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Emotional Wellness and Stress Resilience
Published in Gia Merlo, Kathy Berra, Lifestyle Nursing, 2023
Elizabeth R. Click, Alyssa Vela
Like many psychosocial constructs, there are many definitions of wellness and related terms. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), wellness is more than the absence of disease or suffering; it is a dynamic state of being that includes physical, mental, and social domains (Misselbrook, 2014). Further definitions of wellness emphasize an active process that consists of a culmination of health behavior decisions (Misselbrook, 2014). The active term wellness differs from well-being, which is often defined as a momentary state of health. The American Psychological Association’s (2021a) definition of well-being is a state characterized by contentment, happiness, good quality of life, a good outlook, good mental and physical health, and little distress. Emotional wellness means to be able to cope with the stressors of life and to adapt when faced with difficulties. Emotional wellness can be identified by supportive relationships, the ability to experience and express a broad range of emotions, and a healthy concept of oneself (Stewart-Brown, 1998). It is also important to note that these terms are not associated with only the experience of constant positive emotions. When emotions and/or state of being is predominantly negative, individuals may experience a decline in quality of life (QOL).
Emotional Wellness and Stress Resilience
Published in Michelle Tollefson, Nancy Eriksen, Neha Pathak, Improving Women's Health Across the Lifespan, 2021
Gia Merlo, Ariyaneh Nikbin, Hanjun Ryu
Emotional wellness is “an awareness, understanding, and acceptance of our feelings, and our ability to manage effectively through challenges and change.”1 Challenges and change are inevitable in our daily lives and the lives of our patients, which can result in stress. For women, stress also becomes more pronounced during periods of significant transitions during the lifespan, such as puberty, childbirth, and menopause.2,3,4 Prolonged stress can precipitate or exacerbate both medical and psychiatric illnesses.5,6 Stress is the most time-consuming topic that primary care physicians discuss with their patients who have chronic illness.7 In fact, it is estimated that 60–90% of primary care physician visits involve stress-related complaints or an illness augmented by stress.8,9 Therefore, to achieve optimal health and wellness, effective counselling of patients on effective stress management techniques appears an important skill to develop.
Understanding the Patient, Wellness, and Caregiving Work of Older Adults
Published in Rupa S. Valdez, Richard J. Holden, The Patient Factor, 2021
Abigail R. Wooldridge, Wendy A. Rogers
In this section, we synthesize and describe what is known about the patient, wellness, and caregiving work of older adults. We organize activities older adults engage in by the setting in which the work is done and by whether the work is related to management of health, activities beyond health care or caregiving. Table 9.1 presents this framework. Patient work includes the self-management activities described in the previous section, information management, and coordination of their own care network. Wellness work includes activities related to enhancing social support and engagement and maintaining a high quality of life. Although these activities may not be directly related to managing an illness, they are related to healthy aging and can influence health outcomes (Cohen, 2004). Caregiving work includes performing health management activities for a care recipient, especially those activities described previously.
Occupational ideation and participation among middle school students in a college-going culture program
Published in Journal of Occupational Science, 2021
Sheryl J. Ryan, Stephanie Flank, Therese Vesagas, Ean Tolentino
In occupational science, occupation is described in relation to population health, wellness, and prevention. Not only has occupation been described as an essential element of a healthy lifestyle, theorists have described the ability of members in a society to engage in needed and meaningful occupations as one of the fundamental determinants of health from a population health perspective (Bass & Baker, 2017; Leadley & Hocking, 2017; Wilcock & Townsend, 2014). This applies to populations with and without disabilities (Hildenbrand & Lamb, 2013), such as children growing up in poverty (Leadley & Hocking, 2017). The growing need for description of occupation within populations and for health equity invites continued inquiry, including among children and adolescents in under-resourced communities.
Holistic wellness in the life of Angela Merkel: a call to revise the wheel of wellness in the light of new positive psychology movements and socio-cultural changes
Published in International Review of Psychiatry, 2020
Claude-Hélène Mayer, Roelf van Niekerk, Paul J. P. Fouche
Wellness is a central concept in the positive psychology movement (Burnell, 2013; Nel, 2013) and is defined not merely as the absence of illness, but as the movement on a continuum towards optimal functioning, dependent upon individual self-responsibility and motivation (Roscoe, 2009). Myers et al. (2000, p. 252) view wellness as “a way of life oriented toward optimal health and well-being, in which body, mind and spirit are integrated by the individual to live life more fully within the human and natural community”. The holistic wellness theory conceptualises wellness as a multidimensional and a synergistic construct (Myers et al., 2000), focussing primarily on the concept’s positive aspects. The model has been applied with much success in psychobiographical research of, for example, Burnell (2013), Mayer (2017), and Nel (2013).
A pilot study exploring the relationship between wellness and physical fitness: an examination into autonomic health
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2020
Michael D. Oliver, Alvin L. Morton, Debora R. Baldwin, Subimal Datta
In the wellness literature, there are a plethora of studies which incorporate self-reported measures of physical wellness7–9 and physical wellness is often targeted in interventions to improve individual health and quality of life.6,10 In addition, objective measures of physical fitness can take many forms. Accordingly, there are four primary components of fitness (e.g., cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition) that have been identified as having a substantial impact on health status.10–12 Optimizing one or more of these factors has been shown to improve academic performance,13 reduce risk factors associated with disease,14 and improve perceptions of psychological self-report measures.15 However, research examining the extent to which these four components of fitness collectively relate to health status from an Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) functioning perspective is lacking.