Concept of health and illness

Concept of health and illness

Health - health is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional, social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.

This definition emphasis health as a positive state of well-being and not just absent of disease.

Aspects of good health (1) physical health

                                         (2) mental health

1: physical health - physical health can be defined as a state in which all the body parts are anatomically intact and are performing their physiological function perfectly and harmoniously.

A person is physically healthy if he or she looks alert and responsive . it is a very simplistic definition but it basically covers the following,

* All the body parts should be present 

* All of them are in there natural place and position.

* Weight normal for age and height.

*None of them has any pathological defect.

*All of them are doing their physiological function perfectly and harmoniously.

2: Mental health - it is a state of emotional, psychological and social wellness evidence by satisfying interpersonal relationship effective behavior and coping, positive self concept and emotional stability.

mental health can be influenced by a wide variety of factors which can be categorised as individual, interpersonal, social or cultural.

Individual factor include persons biology makeup, sense of harmony in light, vitality, ability to find meaning in life etc.

Interpersonal factor include effective communication, ability to help other,

intemasy etc.

Social or cultural factor include sense of community access to educate resources Intoleranceof violence
A person is mentally healthy if he or she is relaxed and free from any worries.

Social health - social health indicates how person interact with other people as well as the consequences or benefit of such interaction in relation to the well-being of that person.
Social health deals with how people relate to each other and how an individual is able to socialize with other people and form relationship.

A person with good social health
*Gets along well with people around
* Have pleasant manners
*Helps others and fulfills responsibility towards other