Health and social care - Physical, intellectual and emotional need.

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Health and social care

Physical need –

It is most important that your physical needs are met. Physical needs induce food, drink, warmth and shelter. To be healthy we need a balanced diet that is a diet that contains all the nutrients that help the body to function properly. We need fluids to drink and clothing to keep us warm.

Intellectual need –

These are needs that are met by using that part of the mind that does your thinking. We use our brains so solve our problems that occur in our day – to day lives, in our work and during leisure and recreational activities. We also use our brains to help us develop new skills and knowledge.

We all have our own interests and like different things and so as individuals we think differently. To make the best use of all our abilities we need to intellect to set our goals and targets. By doing this we help to develop our self-esteem. When we communicate with others our intellectual needs are being met. Taking part in activities that stimulate the brain to solve a problem we feel a sense of achievement.

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Emotional need –

How do we feel about ourselves and others? How we feel is linked to our emotions. Sometimes we feel happy because we have achieved a goal, such as being successful in an examination or at sport. Sometimes we feel sad because a pet dies or we have to move away from our friends. Being accepted by our families, our friends and others is very important to us. We all need to be love and wanted and when this happens our emotional needs are being met. Being treated with respect, dignity and having privacy and independence helps us ...

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Individuals' needs have been identified and described well. It would have been helpful if the criteria/criterion being addressed were provided. There were parts of the essay that seemed to be very closely copied from the textbook - avoid this. 4/5