PSY 211 Module Two Milestone Template
Review the arcle “Six Dimensions of Wellness.” Then answer each queson with a minimum of 3 to 5
sentences. Support your answers with credible sources when appropriate. Complete this template by
replacing the bracketed text with the relevant informaon.
Choose one of the wellness dimensions and explain whether you feel it is guided more by
nature or nurture. Explain your response.
[Although I believe that all six of the wellness dimensions are guided by both nature and
nurture, I feel that the emoonal wellness dimension is guided more by nurture than nature.
According to the co-founder of the Naonal Wellness Instute, Dr. Bill He/ler, "the emoonal
dimension recognizes awareness and acceptance of one’s feelings" and "it includes the capacity
to manage one’s feelings and related behaviors including the realisc assessment of one’s
limitaons, development of autonomy, and ability to cope e3ecvely with stress. The
fundamentals of how a person is able to process feelings and emoons are learned at an early
age and are carried on into adulthood. What a child experiences in relaon to emoon and
feelings becomes their model in how to handle them as they grow into adulthood. If a child
grows up in a home where they feel they are unable to talk about or express their feelings, then
they will do the same in their adult relaonships. They will have a hard me opening up about
feelings and emoons in his adult relaonships because as a child he or she was expected not
to.]
Explain how one dimension of wellness in4uences cognive well-being during a speci5c stage of
development.
[During early development of children, emoonal wellness is key. Children need to feel
comfortable emoonally in order for them to focus on the world around them, explore, and
learn. When a child grows up in an emoonally unstable environment, they are unable to
develop emoonal well-being. They may become anxious, insecure, worried, etc. causing them
to not naturally explore and experience things as they should.]
Idenfy the wellness dimension that you feel most in control of. Explain your response.
[The physical wellness dimension is the dimension that I feel most in
control of. This dimension allows me to understand the value of regular
physical acvity, learn about diet and nutrion, and avoid harmful or
unhealthy habits. I am responsible for partaking in physical acvity, self-
care, and gaining knowledge and understanding of healthy eang habits.]
Idenfy the wellness dimension that you feel least in control of. Explain your response.
[The intellectual wellness dimension is the dimension that I feel least in control of. I enjoy
drawing, painng, coloring, wring, and so many other things but feel like when doing these
acvies, I spend too much me worrying about if what I am working on would look stupid to
the people around me. I guess I just do not trust myself enough to let me imaginaon run wild.]
Choose one dimension that you believe to be predominant in development. Explain your
response.
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[The dimension that I believe to be predominant in development is the social wellness
dimension. At the core, humans are social beings. Also, children learn everything from their
parents and the adults with whom they interact. It is something that is taught and learned. Our
development would be signi5cantly hampered if these relaonships did not challenge and ful5ll
us.]
Explain how emoonal intelligence and resilience factors a3ect your well-being.
o Consider how you can apply the dimensions of wellness to support your own well-being
in your response.
[Emoonal intelligence and resilience are traits that in4uence a person's capacity to use
emoons appropriately and wisely in various situaons. Individuals who are emoonally
intelligent can e3ecvely perceive and understand emoon in themselves and others, as well as
express and control their own emoons. This allows a person to facilitate their own spiritual,
intellectual, and emoonal development. An emoonally intelligent person can ulize their
thinking and behavior in an e3ort to control their feelings instead of the alternave of allowing
their feelings to control them.]
References:
He/ler M.D., B. (1976). "Six Dimensions of Wellness Model." Naonal
Wellness Instute, Inc. NaonalWellness.org
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