Unit 9 Blog

1.      Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?

A: It is harder to help an individual heal when a practitioner is not psychologically, spiritually and physically developed. This is true because it is a matter of ‘’ the blind leading the blind”.  Negative energy occurs when the practitioner and patient are not on the same page and this does not encourage healing. In order for me to achieve the goals I have for myself, I need to improve all three areas of wellness, the physical, psychological and spiritual.

 

2.      How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness, spirituality, physically and psychologically?

A: I assessed my physical health by looking at what illnesses and diseases I suffer from, can contract or have contracted. I also looked at if I was preventing any of these things and my likelihood of getting a disease or illness. Spiritually, I had to look inside myself and find out what my beliefs are and how strong my beliefs in, my own purpose are and there being a higher being. Psychologically I used how I handle stress and stressful situations as measurement tool. In assessing my physical health I scored a 5 out of 10 with 10 being top health and 1 being poor health. I scored a 5 because I have not been eating and exercising like I should have. This has caused me to gain weight and put me in the overweight category. Spirituality I scored a 7 out of 10 as I do have some spirituality but could definitely use more. Psychologically, I scored a 6 out of 10 as I do not handle stress well sometimes. I often have a little temper as well and need to get better control of it.

 

3.      List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, physical, psychological (Mental Health) and spiritual.

A: In my physical health, my goal is to lose at least 15 pounds in the next 6 months. Psychologically my goal is to have considerably fewer emotional outbursts than I do now in the next 6 months. My spiritual goals are to start back attending church services on some occasions and making prayer a daily thing in my life.

 

4.      What strategies can you implement to foster growth in each of the following domains physical, psychological and spiritual? Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example.

A: Strategies that I can use in each domain are setting realistic goals and treating myself for achieving my goals. Physically I will set a schedule for exercise and create a menu of healthy foods that I will eat. Psychologically, I can continue to find different stress relievers and techniques while Spiritually, I can always read the bible or a holy book to help me foster my spirituality. Spirituality exercises include meditation and prayer. Psychological exercises include writing letters of gratitude to someone for a service, writing down positive things down that was accomplished in a day, writing down funny things that happened in a given time frame. The physical exercises that I could do could include, stretching, jogging, weightlifting and playing sports. I will spend some time meditating each day when I wake up and pray before going to sleep and eating food. I will occasionally write a letter of gratitude for good service in a restaurant or to a business who does something good in my opinion. I can write down some funny things that happened in a given time frame when I get angry or stressed out or write down some positive things that I have accomplished in a period of time. I will stretch daily after I either play a sport, go jogging or weightlift.

 

5.      How will you assess your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in maintaining your long term practices for health and wellness?

A: I will assess my psychological progress by documenting every time I have an emotional outburst. This will allow me to see how much better psychologically I have improved. Spiritually, I will see if I am praying more and meditating as well as documenting how many times I went to church in the next six months. Physically, I will look at my weight loss progress, my eating habits and how often I actually get sick to determine an overall improvement of my physical domain. In order to ensure I am doing this in the long term I can incorporate rewards for accomplishing certain things and changing up my basic routine to keep things interesting and fresh. I can document my progress and therefore see my progress and continuously make goals so I can always have something to work towards.