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Physical Dimensions of Wellness

The state of public health is the most important indicator of the wealth and prosperity of a nation. The incidence is often associated with their lack of awareness of the risk of certain diseases and first aid skills, the presence of bad habits and a generally low level of self-preservation culture. At the same time, a tendency is observed in the youth environment related to the weakening of the value attitude to their health. One of the most important aspects of physical dimension of healthcare is weight control, physical exercise, the conscious abandonment of smoking, alcohol, and drugs. The abuse of tobacco, alcohol, drugs harms individuals and society effects on a person’s physical health, ranging from minor disorders such as digestive problems or respiratory infections to potentially fatal diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis C and various types of cancer. Unhealthy lifestyle influences the functioning of the brain and a change in the way it responds to external influences (distorted perception of reality; confused and disordered thinking; the development of mental disorders, loss of control, anger, hopelessness and depression; self-destructive behavior. Also, the negative impact on society includes losses associated with unused opportunities and human abilities; all types of criminal activities related to drugs and alcoholism; expenses for medical and social services (Bircher & Kuruvilla).

One of the consequences of an unhealthy lifestyle can be the development of depression that requires treatment. In the context of emotional dimension of health, depression is divided into 2 types: reactive (psychogenic) and endogenous. Reactive depression occurs in a person in response to any traumatic event: illness or death of a relative, strong conflict, separation, illness, resentment or injustice, or prolonged stress. In this case, the cause of depression is outside the person and work with this depression is aimed at eliminating the cause, and sometimes the medication method is used to treat this depression. Endogenous depression is more complex. The causes of such depression are considered a lack of hormones - serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine. If the body produces them in insufficient quantities, then the person begins to worry greatly about and without it, feels a sense of oppression, severe apathy, the worthlessness of his existence, etc. Usually, depression is the sum of biological, psychological, and social factors; rarely, only one specific cause leads to depression. Heredity, conditions of early development and features of a person's life determine the degree of his susceptibility to depression (Bircher & Hahn). The development of depression can also be influenced by hormonal causes or lack of sunlight in the winter. The likelihood of depression increases, for example, in cases of physical illness, for example, dementia, thyroid dysfunction or Parkinson's disease, the use of narcotic substances and alcohol.

Physical dimension of health is related to the body and depends from the dynamic balance of the functions of all internal organs, their adequate response to environmental influences. Biological health is linked to mental health is a state of general mental comfort. Thus, human health is a process of conservation and development of his mental and physiological qualities, optimal performance and social activity with a maximum life expectancy (Bircher & Hahn). Optimal motor activity affects in a stimulating way on the functions of the central nervous system and mental activity of a person. In this context, physical and physical health are interconnected and interdependent. Data provided by the World Health Organization indicate that at least 50% of human health depends on lifestyle (Bircher & Kuruvilla). Thus, the dominant role of lifestyle in ensuring human health is more than obvious.

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