PSY 211 Module Two Milestone Template
Review the article “Six Dimensions of Wellness.” Then answer each question 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 information.
Choose one of the and explain whether you feel it is guided more by wellness dimensions
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 emotional wellness dimension is guided more by nurture than nature.
According to the co-founder of the National Wellness Institute, Dr. Bill Hettler, "the emotional
dimension recognizes awareness and acceptance of one’s feelings" and "it includes the capacity
to manage one’s feelings and related behaviors including the realistic assessment of one’s
limitations, development of autonomy, and ability to cope effectively with stress. The
fundamentals of how a person is able to process feelings and emotions are learned at an early
age and are carried on into adulthood. What a child experiences in relation to emotion 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 relationships. They will have a hard time opening up about
feelings and emotions in his adult relationships because as a child he or she was expected not
to.]
Explain how one dimension of wellness influences during a specific stage ofcognitive well-being
