An Invitation to Wellness
Making Healthy Choices
Chapter 1:
An Invitation to Wellness
Prepared by: Karlyn Grimes, MS RD
©2006 Thomson Higher Education
Dianne Hales’
Invitation to Wellness, 1e
This is your required course material
You will need this material for:
- tests and quizzes
- homework and reading assignments
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One of the biggest reasons why you
need to buy and use this book…
…Dianne Hales
• You won’t be bored when you’re reading her book because she’s not only
a textbook writer but also a highly sought after journalist who knows how to
keep your attention!
• Dianne interviews leading health, fitness and wellness researchers/experts
and incorporates their insights into her textbooks. She is one of the few
journalists to be honored with national awards for excellence in writing by
both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological
Association. .
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Some more reasons why you need
to buy and use this book…
• "Self-Surveys" allow you to assess your healthiness and relate chapter
material to your own behavior. "Your Action Plan," "Goal Setting," and a
"Wellness Journal" follow each survey, providing specific guidelines on
implementing change.
• "Student Snapshot" sections use images and graphics to convey a
compelling view of campus issues representing all types of students.
•"Savvy Consumer" boxes offer specific advice on getting the best possible
health care and services, from spotting nutrition misinformation or
evaluating health risks.
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Chapter 1 Objectives
Identify and describe the components of wellness.
Describe Healthy People 2010
and some of its goals.
Explain how gender, race, and
ethnicity can influence wellness.
Name at least three ways to help become your own
wellness coach responsible for your own well-being.
The Wellness-Illness Continuum
Premature
death
Illness
Symptoms
Average
health
Emotional
growth
Optimal health
Zest and wellness
for life
Fig. 1-1, p. 3
Iceberg Model of Wellness
State of health
Lifestyle/behavioral level
Cultural/psychological/motivational
level
Spiritual/being/meaning
realm
Fig. 1-2, p. 3
The Dimensions of Wellness
Physical
Wellness
Good physical fitness and
confidence in one’s personal ability
to take care of health problems.
The Dimensions of Wellness
Psychological Psychological health refers to both
Wellness
our emotional and mental states –
that is, to our feelings and our
thoughts.
The Dimensions of Wellness
Spiritual
Wellness
The ability to identify one’s basic
purpose in life and to achieve one’s
full potential; the sense of
connectedness to a greater power.
The Dimensions of Wellness
Social
Wellness
The ability to interact effectively
with other people and the social
environment, to develop satisfying
interpersonal relationships, and to
fulfill social roles.
The Dimensions of Wellness
Intellectual
Wellness
Your ability to think and learn from
life experience, your openness to
ideas, and your capacity to
question and evaluate information.
The Dimensions of Wellness
Environmental The impact your world has on your
Wellness
well-being.
Important Health and
Wellness Behaviors
Alcohol Use
Body
Weight
Smoking
Leisure-time
Physical Activity
Men and Women Are Different
Fig 1-3, p. 7
Does Race Affect Wellness?
African
Americans
Infant Mortality
Rate
↑
Life Expectancy
-5 years
High Blood
Pressure
↑
Cancer (colon,
rectal and
prostate)
↑
Whites
Native
Americans
↑
Late Stage Breast
Cancer
Diabetes
Women of Filipino,
Hawaiian, Indian,
Pakistani, Mexican,
South and Central
American and Puerto
Rican Descent
↑
Eye complications
of diabetes
Osteoporosis,
cystic fibrosis,
skin cancer, and
PKU
Latinos
Living in
the U.S.
↑
↑
Student Snapshot, pg 8
To Live Long and Well
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Use seat belts.
Eat an extra fruit or
vegetable every day.
Get enough sleep.
Take regular stress
breaks.
Lose a pound.
If you’re a woman,
examine your breasts
regularly.
If you’re a man, examine
your testicles regularly.
Get physical.
Drink more water.
Do a good deed.