Definitions and factors per dimension
Wellness means to be healthy, happy and well-adjusted in all areas of your life. These facets include your physical, emotional, intellectual, career, social and spiritual wellness. When you take responsibility for your own wellness you increase your chances of success also in your studies and in your career.
Physical wellness means looking after your body. That includes having a safe place to live, having enough to eat and choosing healthy food and drink, doing enough exercise and avoiding things that are harmful to your body.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to physical wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
Emotional wellness is about feeling good about yourself and having positive self-esteem. It is about being aware of your emotions and being able to express them. Emotional wellness is about dealing with stress, expectations and emotional challenges more effectively and taking responsibility for your feelings.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to emotional wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
Intellectual wellness means using your intellect. You use your intellect to learn from life and to acquire new knowledge. Your intellectual wellness also enables you to study successfully. This can lead you to realise your intellectual potential.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to intellectual wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
For a student career wellness is about preparing yourself for your future so that you can one day be happy in your profession. This means that you will then be able to do what you enjoy and it will suit you and your capabilities. One day you will also have to help create healthy conditions for wellness at your work place.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to occupational wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
Social wellness is about having healthy relationships with yourself and those around you - your family and your friends, and also the wider community. It is about being together and having time for fun, working as a team to contribute positively towards your own group and the community.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to social wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
Spiritual wellness is about being connected spiritually and having meaning and purpose in your life. It is about making time for spiritual activities and/or things that make you grow as a human being – e.g. time for praying, for singing, for meditating, for reflecting, for going to church and for doing faith based work.
The potential optimizing factors (POF's) depicted in the mind map below are linked to spiritual wellness and should be maximized for an optimal life.
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