Learning Activities
Overview
Learning Activities for Unit 2.
Activity 2.1
Answers to the learning check are provided below:
- Can you explain why health and wellness would be important to college students?
- Answer: They affect academic performance.
- Can you list three of the most common health issues that negatively affect college students’ academic performance?
- Answer: (any three) Procrastination, Stress, Cold/Virus or other respiratory illness or Flu, Anxiety, Sleep difficulties, Depression, Ongoing or chronic medical conditions, Finances, Intimate Relationships, Family
- What are the three components of health?
- Answer: [Physical, Mental and Spiritual]
- List the eight components of wellness.
- Answer: Physical, Mental or Intellectual, Spiritual, Emotional, Social, Financial, Occupational, Environmental
- Where could you go on campus to address your physical health or wellness?
- Answer: Student Health Center
- Where could you go on campus to address your emotional wellness?
- Answer: Student Counseling Center]
Learning Check
Health can be seen as the normal or optimal functioning of all components of a human being—body, mind, and spirit—and the absence of disease, illness, dysfunction, or pain. Health is important in college because it supports academic performance. Some of the top issues college students report adversely affect their academic performance are respiratory illness like colds, influenza, and other viral illnesses, depression, and chronic medical conditions.
Answer the questions below for a quick assessment of your learning in this unit.
- Can you explain why health and wellness would be important to college students?
- Can you list three of the most common health issues that negatively affect college students’ academic performance?
- What are the three components of health?
- List the eight components of wellness.
- Where could you go on campus to address your physical health or wellness?
- Where could you go on campus to address your emotional wellness?
Activity 2.2
Identify Your Wellness Behaviors and Activities
Directions
- Make a table using the 8 dimensions of wellness: physical, mental/intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, environmental, financial, and occupational.
- Next to each dimension, list activities or behaviors you currently incorporate into your regular routine.
- Next to that, list activities or behaviors you would like to incorporate into your regular routine.
- If you need some ideas, check out this examples in the table below.
Table 1. Wellness Plan
Dimension | Current activity or behavior | Planned activity or behavior |
Physical | Walk to class | Use cardio equipment at the Rec Center for 25 min, 5 times/week |
Mental | Participate in study groups | Visit the Academic Success Center |
Spiritual | Say a nightly prayer | Find a like-minded group of worship |
Emotional | Quiet time/self-reflection | Daily meditation, pursue a hobby |
Social | Meet new classmates | Join a campus club or organization |
Environmental | Use dining hall recycling bins | Recycle paper in computer lab or Newton Gresham Library |
Financial | Pay bills, monitor bank account | Set up a budget for this semester |
Occupational | Follow degree plan | Visit Career Services |
For more information, visit "Creating a healthier life: A Step-by-Step Guide to Wellness" from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma16-4958.pdf