Holistic Approach to Health and Health Care

2. HOLISTIC APPROACH TO
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Jamilah Saad Alqahtani
Nurse Lecturer, MSN, TOT, OR Nurse Specialist, RGN, BSN

3. AT THE END OF THIS LECTURE, THE
STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
Describe the holistic approach to sustaining
health and well being
Discuss the concepts of emotional well-being and
emotional distress.
Assess the impact of illness on the patient’s family
and on family functioning.
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4. HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND HEALTH
CARE
Health is the integration of the mind and body to develop
holistic care.
Health care requires understanding of the relationships
between the physical and emotional health, and spiritual
well-being of a person.
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5. INTEGRATION OF BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
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6. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES HEALTH
1. Physical Environment
2. Socio-Economic Conditions
3. Support System
4. Emotional state
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7. EMOTIONAL HEALTH & DISTRESS
Emotional health is the ability to function as restfully and
effectively as possible.
 Goal-oriented
 Works effectively to meet daily needs
 Manages life challenges and problems
 Maintain balance of their feelings, thoughts & behaviors
 Satisfaction with interpersonal relationship
Emotional distress is an overall feeling of unhappiness.
 Threatens security and survival
 Ineffective and unhealthy coping strategies
 Dysfunctional behaviors, thoughts, and feelings
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8. MENTAL HEALTH & DISORDERS
 Mental health refers to self and life satisfaction.
Accepts reality/truth
Has positive sense of self
 Mental disorder are behavioral or psychological
symptoms that manifest impaired functioning or risk of
severe suffering or possible death.
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9. FAMILY HEALTH AND DISTRESS
The Family
is where people grow and nurtured (reared)
is where people develop beliefs and values about
life.
is the first source for socialization and teaching
about health and illness.
The illness of a family member affects the entire
family.
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10. 5 FAMILY FUNCTIONS
1. Management – includes
 use of power
 decision making about resources
 setting up rules
 providing finances
 future planning
2. Boundary Setting
 setting of the roles
3. Communication
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11. 5 FAMILY FUNCTIONS
4. Education and Support
 Education - creating skills for living a healthy
life.
 Support – showing caring and loving actions
5. Socialization
Learning of culture and behaviors needed to
perform in the home and the world.
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12. Thank You!
Any Questions?
12JAMILAH S ALQAHTANI 1/18/2020