Psychological,
spiritual and physical health is necessary to sustain life and it is important
for health professionals and individuals to maintain these obligations in
order to eliminate the onset of certain health risks and sustain optimal
health and well-being. It is important for health professionals to develop
psychological, spiritual and physical well-being because it promotes mental
health for the health professional to heal individuals in a way that is
precious and unique without overshadowing important health needs of spiritual,
psychological and physical health. It is important for health professionals to
sustain their psychological, spiritual and physical health in order to heal
individuals as a whole and help communities which will abolish inequalities
and deliver health equality, improve primary care services, improve
psychological therapies, promotes social inclusion for individuals with mental
health problems by improving employment prospects and opposing discrimination
and stigma (“Psychological Health and Well-being”, 2009).
It is important for the health
professional to develop spiritual wellness in order to maintain balance within
their body and reclaiming medicine’s spiritual roots. It is important for
health professionals to be spiritually involved with self because it can give them
mental stabilization in order to be compassionate and understand the client’s
spiritual needs that is necessary for their complete and whole healing
process. Once the health professional connect with their inner being
(spiritually) they can see life as a whole by servicing work on the soul;
spirituality can consist of being compassionate with clients by holding their
hands when they are depressed and in a distressed state of mind, talking to
them about what is important to them because clients value these experiences
with their health professional. It is important for the health professional to
be spiritually in-tuned because their clients may spiritually and mentally
suffering and have the inability to engage in some deepest questions of their
clients life such as why is this happening to me, is there a God and what will
happen to me if I die? The healthcare professional will need to be
spiritually strong and coherent to certain spiritual situations that will
require the health professional to assist their client’s spiritual needs and
know how to help their client overcome spiritual adversities.
It
is important for the health professional to be physically well because it is
necessary in order to exist and it develops personal responsibilities for their
own health and also make them aware of the importance of their client’s health
and how to incorporate healthy behaviors. By health professionals being
physically well it can empower them to be able to monitor their healthcare
needs along with their client’s health needs and warning signs. Physical health
can be rewarding for health professionals because it allows them to become
physically fit which leads to psychological and spiritual benefits that
enhances self-esteem, determination, having a sense of direction, mental
stabilization and self-control. In order to develop and achieve these goals of
psychological, spiritual and physical needs individuals must maintain a
nutrient-dense diet, meditate to sustain inner-peace, harmony and balance,
exercise regularly or be physically active for mental and spiritual well-being
and eliminate stress by training the mind to produce positive thoughts and
raise their level of consciousness for spiritual growth and well-being.
Assessing
health care needs can be challenging because it is such a broad spectrum of
areas that is necessary to be covered and many factors contributes to
maintaining good health such as eating nutrient-dense foods, exercising
regularly at least 3 days a week for 60 minutes, eliminating stressful
situations and environments that is not conducive to health and well-being,
having positive thoughts while diminishing cluttered ones and being spiritually
aware and conscious of self behaviors in order to fully flourish in life to
sustain optimal health. I would score my psychological, physical and spiritual
wellness a10 because I am intuitive, consciously aware of my behaviors and
actions along with being aware of the consequences of not having self-control, I
know the importance accountability and how my reactions will affect my inner
well-being, physically, spiritually and psychologically. I treat my body as a
whole by meditating, eating nutrient-dense foods and beverages, yoga, consuming
botanical supplements and herbs, practicing loving-kindness and subtle mind
techniques, maintaining a positive environment in order to sustain my
spiritual, psychological and physical well-being.
Goal
development is important for human flourishing by sustaining physical,
spiritual and psychological growth. Goals that are important to achieve in
physical development consist of regularly exercising or being physically active
for at least 4 days a week on the elliptical for 45 minutes, maintaining
adequate portion size meals for food and beverage intake, continue maintaining
an alcohol and drug free environment, making sure to achieve target weight
within the next three months, being consciously aware of my surroundings by
eliminating stressful thoughts and environments; also forgiving, letting go of
painful memories, loving my family unconditionally and maintaining positive
thoughts will allow me to accomplish my goals while achieving human
flourishing. Visual imagery of positive images can create positive thoughts and
be uplifting to my spirit and inner-being, associating my-self with positive
and loving individuals such as family and close friends can bring positive
environments, deep tissue massages, taking trips, being appreciative of the
things I acquired and just be grateful and thankful for the life I have can
create happy and positive environments which allows good health mentally,
physically and spiritually.
There
are several strategies I will incorporate in order to sustain physical,
psychological and spiritual well-being such as cardiovascular exercises to
maintain cardiovascular endurance and physical health, yoga for flexibility,
mental stability, stress management, motivation, inner peace and spiritual
growth. These practices can be implemented by participating on the elliptical
for cardiovascular fitness for at least 45 minutes 3-4 days a week, meditating
everyday for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour for progression of mental
stabilization; meditating, stretching, free weights and exercising will also
help my spiritual development and becoming consciously aware of how to
eliminate negative unhealthy behaviors.
I
will stay committed to my goals and progress more into human flourishing by
staying organized with my thoughts, eliminate being around negative energies
and individuals that can bring my spirit down, maintaining positive thoughts in
order to sustain mental health, not giving up when adversities are present,
loving my-self and family will also help me stay motivated and encouraged in
order to sustain the longevity of mental, physical and spiritual health; eating
proper nutrient-dense foods will also give me the energy necessary to maintain
my health while eliminating the onset of certain health risk such as diabetes
or cardiovascular diseases. Psychological, spiritual, physical health and
well-being is necessary to live a happy and balanced life as a whole and it is also
essential for healthcare professionals to incorporate balance within their life
in order to have the capabilities to heal individuals as a whole effectively.
Reference
Psychological Health & Well-being. (2009).
Retrieved from
www.bps.org.uk/.../psychological.
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