What is health?

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Task 2 what is health

There are 3 types of health, negative, holistic and positive.  Positive Health is defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. An illness is a physical pain or mental state that causes distress, whereas a disease is a physical change to the body structure or function.  However negative health is defined as a view on health where health equals to the absence of illness/disease. . It is a negative view because it is based on not having anything wrong with you and your health. Health is the overall physical, social, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing of an individual. This shows that health can come in many different terms. These terms (PIES) are physical, intellectual, emotional and social, which all have an effect on an individual’s overall wellbeing.  A Patients overall health can also be known as their holistic health. Holistic health is where a client is looked/cared for holistically. This can be done by maintaining their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. It covers the health of your entire being and extends to your resources, environment and relationships. 

Physical health

Physical health is about an individual being fit and healthy. It is also known as having enough energy for both your daily work and your leisure activities. It means that your body systems are working well including your immune system which works to resist/fight against infections. Physical health involves getting adequate/enough rest and sleep and having a balanced nutritional intake. Physical activity is an important part of maintaining personal physical health.

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Personal hygiene is a main factor for physical health as by having good hygiene correlates that you will have better health and also a better lifestyle.

By having bad personal hygiene will make a person ill due to the lack of cleanliness. It can also lead to many illnesses and diseases. This will also affect the individual in a social way as by being ill will make the person stay at home this will give them less chances to socialize with their friends. This will make them feel lonely and isolated which will be an emotional factor.

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