Outcome 1 1, Explain how individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living Being independent gives individual a feeling of control over their life. Individual will feel more comfortable, safe and reassured when they can do things for themselves and this also helps to uphold their self-esteem. Independence can help individual to achieve their life goals. Being independent contributes positively to their physical health. Keeping active is good for all of our body systems.
You need to incorporate a balanced diet and exercise in your lifestyle. When you are taking care of yourself you have a positive energy that keeps you motivated. Not having a healthy life could cause mental health problems that could lead to depression, weight gain and poor health conditions. You should interact with others around you and live a social life. You need to express yourself rather than bottle up your emotions.
Freddie Ramos We can all agree that friends make our lives better. They encourage us when we’re feeling down and make us laugh. Friends make us feel good, almost anyone would agree. But the article by Tara Parker-Pope, “What Are Friends For?” goes beyond this simple point. The article presents ample evidence that having friends not only makes us happier, it also makes us healthier, both mentally and physically.
Unit 4222-207 Implement person centred approaches in health and social care. 6.1 Explain how individual identity and self esteem are linked with well-being. Everyone wants to be independent, confident, able, attractive, etc. If we make the residents feel comfortable, important and give them a proper care then it’s all linked with well-being. All the basic needs should be met in a certain way.
Strong evidence indicates that feeling close to, and valued by other people is a human need, when we connect we achieve social wellbeing which is important when it comes to total health and wellbeing. Being active is the next step to wellbeing, being active has a strong link between being physically active and good mental wellbeing. Being physically active is thought to cause chemical changes in the brain which can help to positively change our mood (Improve Mental Wellbeing n.d). Being active in also helps lower rates of depression, therefore improving mental wellbeing and how we think and behave in our daily lives. The third step is taking notice, being aware of our surroundings, by visiting new places, helps broaden and strengthens our awareness, it may help us re-affirm priorities in our own lives, and it can help with self-understanding
The spiritual health is means that religious beliefs, but it is not limited to religion. So basically it is mean the connections between each other, the way each of people believes in, and their social network. The influence of the environment on your health is calling the environmental health. Social health helps people to feel confident in social interactions and provides you emotional securities. By that mean being social, meeting new people is a good way to learn and explore to the world.
There are various ways of how they can challenge discriminatory issues and practices in health and social care. One of the ways in which care worker can promote equality, value diversity and respect the rights of service users is to always put the patient/service user at the heart of the service provision. This means that the patients' individual needs will be met and achieved for example; a personal eating plan to a specific individual. Putting the service user at the centre of the provision generally makes a happier and healthier patient in all
Understand Mental Wellbeing and Mental Health Mental wellbeing as a state in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Mental health is central to the human, social and economic capital of nations and should therefore be considered as an integral and essential part of other public policy areas such as human rights, social care, education and employment. In terms of mental health, specific internal and external factors are known to have significant importance: Internal factors * Poor quality relationships * Feelings of isolation * Experience of disharmony, conflict or alienation * Physical illness, infirmity or disability * Lack of self esteem External Factors * Poverty and unemployment * Discrimination and social exclusion * Poor physical environment * Negative peer pressure * Experience of abuse or violence * Family or community conflict or tension It has been widely established that some health determinants can protect mental health, while some can increase the risk of poor mental health. PERSONAL FACTORS Personal factors are things that are unique to each individual (or group ). They include an individual's knowledge, skills, experience, history, and genetic makeup.
The effects that a balanced diet has on health are that it maintains the individual’s entire body. When the individual’s balanced diet is controlled then they are able to be attentive because their brain tissue works more and process information effectively, nervous system function, bone and muscular systems, and growth and development are at best levels. If the individual is at a healthy weight, then they can take part in a healthy weight, they also can participate in activities for example sports. Task (2.1) Outline the importance of family mealtimes The
Positive aging: Positive ageing is having good feelings, maintaining positive attitude, engaging fully and keeping fit with ageing. There exists few ways to maintaining and managing the social, psychological and personal challenges. First, maintaining positive attitude in people by enjoying various activities and undertaking challenges. Second, staying connected with people through social relationships and interactions .Third, keeping the brain active by being alert, flexible and active for the promotion of mental health and positive ageing. Fourth, managing stress by undergoing regular physical activities, seeking support and trying being calm through relaxation techniques and