Six Dimensions of Health

Associate Level Material

Six Dimensions of Health Worksheet

Part 1

For each of the following six dimensions of health, list at least one characteristic, activity, belief, or attitude that reflects that dimension in your life. Provide a brief explanation with each example. Refer to Ch. 1 in the text for explanations of these dimensions.

Physical health: I believe physical fitness is important to keep healthy. I go to the gym regularly to keep in shape.

Social health: I feel like an important part of this aspect of health is having a significant other whether it be a girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband. My fiancé is important to me and she keeps me socially healthy or else I would never leave the house.

Intellectual health: An activity to achieve and maintain this aspect would be to read a book. Not only because you can learn from books but also because it stimulates your brain into reading into the book and thinking about it more critically than what is on paper.

Environmental health: When I think of this I think of school. Because school is an activity to better our lives so that we can change our environment such as new house, car, material possessions we enjoy, etc.

Emotional health: To me emotional health is just believing in yourself, have some self-confidence and take control of your emotions don’t let your emotions control you.

Spiritual health: I feel that this aspect is not all about religion, it’s about having a clear conscience and doing what you think is right not just doing something because everybody is telling you it is right.

Part 2

In approximately 125 to 200 words, describe health and wellness in your own words using the ideas and concepts for each of the six dimensions of health.

I feel like health and wellness is an equal amount of all six aspects. You cannot call yourself healthy if you are lacking in any area. You may think you are healthy but you are not. You have to be able to find out how to...