B.SC nursing students

2. II SEMINAR ON NURSING
FOUNDATION
CONCEPTS OF HEALTH,
DEFINITION BY WHO,
DIMENSIONS AND
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS.

3. OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH
CONCEPTS OF HEALTH
DEFINITION BY WHO
DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH
MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF NEEDS

4. INTRODUCTION
 Health is our body’s harmony, a state of well-
being. It goes beyond mere absence of illness,
embracing physical, mental, and social balance.
In this seminar, we delve into the multifaceted
concept of health, exploring its definition and
various dimensions. Additionally, we examine
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to understand how
fundamental human needs align with the
pursuit of well-being.

5. DEFINITION BY WHO
HEALTH
“HEALTH IS DEFINED AS STATE OF
COMPLETE PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND SOCIAL
WELL-BEING,NOT MERELY THE ABSENCE OF
DISEASE OR INFIRMITY.”
WHO (1947).

6. CONCEPTS OF HEALTH
Health, wellness or well being have many
definitions and interpretations. the nurse
should be familiar with the most common
aspects of concept and consider how they
may be individualized with specific health
is more than just the absence of illness, it
is an active process in which a person
moves towards his or her maximum
potential.

7. SOME DEFINITIONS
“Health is state of being well and
using every power the individual
poses to the fullest
extent.”(FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE).
“Health is ability to maintain normal
roles.”(TALCOT PARSONS)

8.  “Health is not a condition it is an
adjustment. it is not a state but a
process. the process adapts the individual
not only to our physical but also our
social environments.”
(United States presidents commission
on health needs of nation, 1953).

9. CONCEPT OF HEALTH
1.BIOMEDICAL CONCEPT
2.ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT
3.PHSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
4.HOLISTIC CONCEPT

11. BIOMEDICAL CONCEPT
 BASED ON ‘GERM THEORY OF DISEASE ‘.
 HEALTH MEANS ABSENCE OF DISEASE.
 HUMAN BODY IS MACHINE AND DISEASE IS AN
OUTCOME OF THE BREAKDOWN OF MACHINE.
 INADEQUATE.

12. ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT
HEALTH IS A DYNAMIC
EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN MAN AND
HIS ENVIRONMENT.
DISEASE IS A MALADJUSTMENT OF
THE HUMAN ORGANISMS TO
ENVIRONMENT.

13. PSHYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
 HEALTH IS INFLUENCED BY
SOCIAL,PSHYCHOLOGICAL,CULTURAL,ECO
NOMIC AND POLITICAL FACTORS OF
PEOPLE CONCERNED.
 HEALTH IS BOTH BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL
PHENOMENON.

14. HOLISTIC CONCEPT
 HOLISTIC MODEL IS SYTHESIS OF ALL THE
ABOVE CONCEPTS.
 HEALTH IS MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROCESS
INVOLVING THE WELLBEING OF THE
PERSON AS WHOLE.
 EMPHASIS IS ON THE PROMOTION AND
PROTECTION OF HEALTH.

15. DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH
1. BIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS
 GENETIC MAKEUP, AGE, SEX AND DEVELOPMENT LEVEL
ALL SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE A PERSON’S HEALTH.
 GENETIC MAKEUP INFLUENCE BIOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS IN A TEMPERAMENT, ACTIVITY LEVEL
AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL.
 SEX INFLUENCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE.
 AGE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT FACTOR.

17. DIMENSIONS
2.PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION
 Psychological factors influencing health include mind
interactions, self concept.
 Mind body interactions can affect health status
positively or negatively.
 Emotional responses to stress affect body functions.
 Increasing attention is being given to the minds ability
to direct the body functions. Relaxation, meditation
and bio feedback techniques are gaining wider
recognition by individuals and health care professionals.

18. DIMENSIONS
3.COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS
 COGNITIVE OR INTELLECTUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH
INCLUDE LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
 LIFESTYLE REFERS TO PERSONS GENERAL WAY OF LIVING INCLUDING
LIVING CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR.
 LIFESTYLE CHOICES MAY HAVE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON
HEALTH.
 SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR.

19. DIMENSIONS

20. MASLOW’S HEIRARACHY OF
NEEDS
 Maslow Hierarchy of needs is a
motivational theory that Argues that
while people into mid basic needs,
they sick to meet successively higher
needs in the form of hierarchy. it was
proposed by Abraham Maslow in the
year 1943.

22. PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
 AIR
 WATER
 SHELTER
 REST
 SLEEP
 ACTIVITY
 TEMPARATURE MAINTENANCE

23. SAFETY AND SECURITY
 PHYSICAL SAFETY
 PSHYCHOLOGICAL
SAFETY

24. LOVE AND BELONGING
 FRIENDSHIP
 LOVE
 FAMILY
 RELATIONSHIP

25. SELF ESTEEM
 INDEPENDENCE
 SELF RESPECT
 RESPECT AND
APPRECIATION FROM
OTHERS

26. SELF ACTUALIZATION
 REALIZE ONE’S
ABILITIES AND
QUALITIES

28. SUMMARY
 HEALTH IS STATE OF COMPLETE PHYSICAL,
MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING.HEALTH HAS
EVOLVED OVER THE CENTURIES,SO THERE ARE
VARIOUS CHANGING CONCEPTS OF
HEALTH.MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS IS
MOTIVATIONAL THEORY ARGUES THAT WHILE
PEOPLE AIM TO MEET BASIC NEEDS,SEEK TO
MEET SUCCESSIVELY HIGHER NEEDS IN THE
FORM OF HIERARCHY.

29. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 TEXTBOOK OF NURSING FOUNDATION BY
JYOTI KATHWAL (VISION HEALTH SCIENCE
PUBLICATION).
 NURSING FOUNDATION – BY D.RAJ.
 NURSING FOUNDATION – BY KUMAR
PUBLISHING HOUSE.