Assignment: Personal Relationships and Spiritual Health
Personal relationships can be rewarding and, at times, challenging. Think back to this week’s Discussion and what constitutes a healthy or unhealthy relationship. Consider your own relationships and think about how they impact your personal health and wellness.
In addition to considering your relationships, think about your spiritual health. Spiritual health is characterized by subscribing to a way of life or “a belief in a supreme being or a specified way of living prescribed by a particular religion” and it also may include “the ability to feel a part of a greater spectrum of existence” (Donatelle, 2019, p. 6). What brings meaning to your life and how important is your spiritual health to your personal health and wellness?
To prepare for this Assignment:
Complete the following Personal Health Assessments in Health: The basics, 13th edition:
- Chapter 5, “Connecting and Communicating in the Modern World”
- Chapter 4, “Preventing Violence and Injury”
- Chapter 2, “Focus On: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health”
As you complete the assessments, consider the following questions:
- How Well Do You Communicate?
- Are You At Risk for Violence?
- What’s Your Spiritual IQ?
Review Chapter 2 in Health: The Basics, 13th edition. Also, review the article “Spiritual wellness, holistic health, and the practice of health education” located in the Learning resources. Focus on the impact of spiritual health on health and wellness.
Assignment (3+ pages):
- Summarize any insights you gained related to your relationships as a result of taking the Personal Health Assessment.
- Explain how your spiritual health might impact your health and wellness.
- Explain at least three ways you may attain positive spiritual health.
Support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate.
Sources to be used:
Donatelle, R. J. (2019).
Health: The basics (13th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson.
- Chapter 6, “Connecting and Communicating in the Modern World”
- Chapter 5, “Preventing Violence and Injury”
- Chapter 2, “Focus On: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health”
Hawks, S. (2004). Spiritual wellness, holistic health, and the practice of health education.
American Journal of Health Education, 35(1), 11–16.Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012).
Personal Health and Wellness: Dimensions of Health Wheel [Multimedia], Baltimore, MD: Author.
- Dimensions of Health: Week 3
Optional Resources
Lehmiller, J. J. (2009). Secret romantic relationships: Consequences for personal and relational well-being.
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin,
35(11), 1452–1466.Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Web Resources on Cyber-safety
Washington State Office of the Attorney General: Internet Safety (2008). Retrieved from
http://www.atg.wa.gov/internet-safety-families-and…
Wired Safety (2011). Retrieved from
http://www.wiredsafety.org/
USE OF TEXTBOOK IS NECESSARY as well as other provided resources!!
Textbook link: https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/#/books/97801348…