ENSP Academic Year: 2022- 2023

Instructor: DRABO A. Level: LSIO/ Freshmen

TEXT: What is Health?

Health is a term that refers to a combination of the absence of illness,the ability tocope
with everyday activities, physical fitness, and high quality of life. In any organism, health can
be said to be a "state of balance," or analogous to homeostasis, and it also implies good
prospects for continued survival. Wellness is a term sometimes used to describe the
psychological state of being healthy, but is most often used in the fieldof alternative medicine
to describe one's state of being.

The most widely accepted definition is that of the World Health Organization (WHO).
and not merely
It states that "health isa state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
this statement has been
the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1946). In more recent years,
productive life." The WHO
modified to include the ability tolead a "socially and economically
cannot be defined as a state at all,
definition is not without criticism, as some argue that health
as a process of continuous adjustment to the changing demands of living and
but must be seen
changing meanings we give to life. The WHO definition is therefore considered by many
of the
proposition.
as an idealistic goal rather than a realistic
through the science of medicine, but can also be improved by
Health is maintained and
Physical fitness, weight loss, healthy eating, stress management training
individual effort.
substance abuse are examples of steps to improve one's health.
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1. The term "health" is NOT connected with.....

a. coping with everyday activity

b. high quality of life

c. physical fitness of individuals

d. illness of patients
2. Which of the following is TRUE about WHO'sdefinition?

a. Health can be easily defined.

b. It is a complete definition.

c. It has been recently changed.

d. Is considered as a realistic proposition.

3. Which of the following is another appropriate title for the

passage?

a. Definition of Health

b. WHO's Definition of Health

c. Health Maintenance

d. Healthy Lifestyle

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