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1. Personal Health History Essay
Personal Health History EssayPersonal Health History EssayMust be typed, double-spaced,
in 10-or 12-point type.Must include information from AT LEAST three generations of your
family. You are one of those generations.Must be relatively free from mechanical errors,
including typographical, grammar, and spelling mistakes.This is to be completed in Essay
form and should be 800-1000 words in length.Paper Structure:Introduction:*Explain why
this assignment is an important and relevant one to do for this class.*Describe how you
collected the information for this paper. Do you think this was a good way to collect the
information?*Are there any problems with your information because of the way you
gathered it?Health Assessment:General comments: There are 6 areas of health: physical,
psychological/emotional, cognitive/intellectual, spiritual, social, and environmental. You
MUST address each and every one of the six areas as per the example discussed
belowORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERS*What is your current
health status?*Discuss both positive and negative health issues. Explain why they are
appropriate examples orissues to be discussing in the particular area of health you are
discussing (ie., why is this aphysical health issue), especially if it is a health issue that could
be discussed in more thanone place.*Include health-related habits and behaviors as well as
illnesses or conditions.*Overall, is your health status good or bad? Why do you think
so?Describe your family’s health status*DO NOT just list every individual and their health
issues.*Provide over all trends and patterns. Give percentages. Summarize the
information.*For example: what percentage of the family members have particular health
habits or illnesses?How many generations is that health issue or habit present in? Are there
gender differences?Are they learned behaviors or hereditary issues?*Discuss what impact
your family has had on your current and future health status.*Are there health problems
you are at higher risk of contracting/being exposed to?*Are there positive/negative habits
you have picked up from being around them?*Is there information about your family’s
health you don’t have that you wish youDID have? Why or why not?*Is there information
you wish you did NOT know about? Why or why not?*Did they support you in starting
and/or maintaining positive or negative healthhabits? (for example, attended all your
activities, bought you your first pack ofcigarettes, etc.)*Are there behaviors you need to
change because of what you learned? Why orwhy not?Examples of health information for
each of the 6 areas of health:*Physical: exercise habits, nutrition habits, disabilities, genetic
disorders, illnesses, causes of death, weight,smoking, alcohol consumption, tobacco,
medications, risk-taking behaviors, etc.*Emotional/Psychological: stress management

2. habits, emotional illnesses, anger management behaviors,ability to discuss feelings with
others, attachment style, relationship issues, abuse, phobias, etc.*Cognitive/intellectual:
learning style, cognitive/learning disabilities, sense of humor, educationalexperience,
problem-solving skills, information processing ability, prejudices/discriminatorybehavior,
etc.*Spiritual: Religious affiliation, strength of religious beliefs, moral code, hypocritical
behavior,discriminatory behavior on the basis of religion, level of moral development
(Kohlberg’s Theory, forexample), etc.*Social: interpersonal relationship style, community
involvement, social rules issues (for example, introuble with the law), social “style,” impact
of social issues on other areas of health, social skills, etc.*Environmental: occupational
hazards or risks, living environment safety issues, recycling, pollutionexposure, risk-taking
behaviors, etc.NOTE: many of these examples may be relevant in more than one of the six
areas of health. For example, stress management issues can lead to physical health
problems, social interaction problems, and other issues.Conclusion:What did you learn from
doing this assignment? Personal Health History EssayDid anything surprise you?If you
could do this assignment over again, what would you do differently?*how you gathered
information*time frame*how you approached your analysis*Do you have any suggestions
for improving this assignment/making it more useful?