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Discuss the Model of Wellness As Presented By Myers, Sweeney and Witmer (2000).
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QUESTION 3: DISCUSS THE MODEL OF WELLNESS AS PRESENTED BY MYERS, SWEENEY AND WITMER (2000) The holistic model of wellness was developed by Myers, Sweeney and Witmer. "Wellness" refers to a way of life orientated towards optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated by the individual to live more fully within the human and natural community. Ideally, it is the optimum state of health and well-being that each individual is capable of achieving. The Model of Wellness consists of 5 life tasks, namely: 1. Spirituality 2. Self-direction 3. Work and leisure 4. Friendship and 5. Love These life tasks interact dynamically with each other, and with various life forces (eg. Family, community, religion). Global events, whether natural or human, have an effect on the life tasks and life forces. Changes in one area of wellness affect other areas (in positive and negative directions), and different components of wellness are more or...
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