5 Components of
Wellness
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social
Spiritual
HEALTH / WELLNESS- DEFINED
Wellness- Optimal health, making
responsible decisions and lifestyle
choices
Health –
A good balance of all 5 components of
wellness.
Wellness Continuum
Premature
Death
Wellness
Birth
(Optimal Health)
Wellness is a
process, never
a static state.
The Wellness Continuum

Moving from the center to the left shows a
progressively worsening state of health.
Moving to the right of center indicates
increasing levels of health and wellbeing.
PHYSICAL WELLNESS
Physical Wellness

The physical component of
wellness involves the ability to
carry out daily tasks, develop
cardio respiratory and muscular
fitness, maintain adequate
nutrition and a healthy body fat
level, get adequate sleep, and
avoid abusing alcohol and other
drugs or using tobacco
products.
Mental Wellness

Mental Wellness involves the ability to
learn and use information effectively for
personal, family, and career development
Learning
Personal
Career
Information
Family
Development
Emotional Wellness
Emotional Wellness is the ability to control
stress and to express emotions
appropriately and comfortably.
Social Wellness

The social component of wellness means
having the ability to interact successfully
with people and one's personal
environment.
Spiritual Wellness

The spiritual component of wellness
provides meaning and direction in life and
enables you to grow, learn, and meet new
challenges.
Religions
Prayer
Morals
Meditation
Values
Yoga
*Draw a Wellness continuumMark where you feel you currently
fall.
*In 3-4 sentences describe why you
chose that current location
&
*List 2-3 ways you can improve &
move closer to Wellness
(Optimal Health)
There are:
3 factors affecting overall health
1. Lifestyle Disease
What is a lifestyle disease?
1. Lifestyle Disease=
Any disease that you get due to your
daily choices

EXAMPLES: If you___________ then you
will are at risk of_____________
2. Genetic/Hereditary

Examples:
3. Environmental

Examples:
Steps to the Decision
Making Process
 Don’t
Laugh While Drowning Elephants
Step #1
Define the Problem
-Examine the situation.
-What decisions need to be
made?
-Consider
Everything
involved
Step #2
List the Options
-What are the possible choices
you could make?
-Share your options
with others.
-Ask for advice.
Step #3
Weigh the options/outcomes
-Apply criteria to eliminate any
solutions
-Does it follow values?
-Is it safe, legal, healthy etc…
Step #4
Make a Decision and act on it
-Use everything you know to
make a responsible decision.
-Feel good about your
decision if you really
thought it through.
Step #5
Evaluate your decision
-Reflect on what happened.
-Did it turn out the way you
thought it would?
-Would you do the same
thing if faced with this
situation again?