Medical Self Assessment

Chapter One

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Wellness – Optimal health and vitality

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The Dimensions of Wellness       

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Physical Emotional Intellectual Interpersonal (or Social) Spiritual Environmental Other aspects: Occupational and Financial

The dimensions of wellness interact continuously, influencing and being influenced by one another

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1900 versus today

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Infectious disease 

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A disease that is communicabl communicable e from one person to another

Chronic disease 

A disease that develops and continues over a long period of time

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