Write down the Dimensions of health.

Dimensions of health:  There are 4 Major dimensions of health including in the WHO definition of health – Physical, Mental, social and spiritual.

A)     Physical health: Physical health conceptualizes health biologically as a state in which every cell and every organ in function.

1) Signs of physical health:

*Good complexion

* Clean skin

* Bright eyes

* Well cloth

* Not too fat

* Good appetite

* Good appetite

* Sound sleep

         2) Evaluation of physical health:

             *Self assessment

             *Inquiry into medication

             *Clinical examination

             *Nutrition

             *Biochemical and laboratory investigations

B) Mental health: Mental health has been defined more recently as – “A state of harmony, coexistence between the realities of the self” .

Criteria of a mental healthy person:

*Free form internal conflicts

*Well adjusted searches for identity

*Self – esteem

*Knows himself

*Self control – balances

C) Social health: Social health has been defined as – Quantity and quality of an individual’s interpersonal ties and the extent of involvement with the community.

D) Spiritual health: It is the intangible “Something” that goes beyond physiology and psychology. Spiritual health includes integrity, principles and ethics, the purpose in life.