Thursday, July 24, 2008

Dimensions of Health

The accepted dimensions based on the definition given earlier include physical or biological, mental or psychological, and social. The other dimensions suggested include spiritual.
It is obvious that health is not a unitary concepts. It changes with our social / cultural environment. It is easier to place these dimensions as levels on a hierarchy. The physical / biological will be the most basic one. It is the FINAL COMMON PATHWAY through all the other levels has to be translated into. Phenomena taking place in other levels finally produce changes at this level.
Psychological level includes functions like sensation, perception, thinking, mood and emotions etc.
Social level includes interpersonal and group interactions, cultural variables etc.

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