HEALTH

Social and psychological factors affecting health

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Discussion4

Background4

Importance of Health5

Average Health6

Physical Education7

Health and Leisure 8

Cultural approach14

Conclusion14

Social and psychological factors affecting health

Introduction

The famous saying "health is wealth" gives an important meaning to our life. Good health is the most precious and valuable possession for every individual. Good health not only means that a person having no disease but also a fully mental, physical and social well being of an individual. If a person losses his health he also lost the charm of the world. Health is the ability of a person to change him continually with the changing conditions of life in order to function better in the present and to prepare well for the future challenges. In this essay the different factors that can affect the health is discussed but the main focus remain on the social and psychological factors that influence the health of the person.

Discussion

Background

From the creation of an integrated science of man there are various methodological paradigms that integrate historical knowledge and the latest natural and social sciences and humanities. In the 60 years of the last (twentieth) century, a relatively new scientific paradigm is the paradigm of life. In this way of life was interpreted broadly a way of organizing people the ability to live in a system of existing socio-economic relations (Levykin IT, 1980). The concept of "life" reflects, first, the components that make up the life of the individual, and second, the boundaries between these components, and third, their informative features and the relationships between them. Among the main determinants of life stand natural, economic, political, social, physiological and historical factors, as components - working, living, leisure, education, infrastructure development, cultural and recreational facilities, etc. Life also includes social-hygienic and medical and preventive aspects of health.

From the concepts of life and its determinants can be seen that it is determined not only by environmental factors, but also the health of the person, as far as it can carry out its universal function. It emphasizes an important point that health is determined not only by its biological essence, but also social and psychological entity. Health and healthy life - essentially different phenomena, but both are closely the cause-effect relationship. Healthy lifestyle is the process of physical, psychological, and social self-development, in which it becomes more versatile ways to adapt to the constantly changing conditions of the natural and social environment. Forming a human healthy life involves the creation of suitable, comfortable environmental conditions involve him in such forms of activity to maintain a healthy lifestyle has become his natural need and necessity.

Importance of Health

World Health Organization defines quality health as “health is a State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. In this sense, mental health is defined as the welfare State emotional, affective and cognitive that it allows individuals to develop their skills, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitful, and make a significant contribution to their communities (Üstün & Jakob, ...