Health and Wellness: A Conceptual Differentiation

摘要

ABSTRACTConfusion exists regarding the terms health and wellness. This article presents a conceptualization of health as consisting of social, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical components; a conceptualization of wellness as theintegrationof these components; and a conceptualization of high‐level wellness as thebalanceof these components. Implications of these conceptualizations for health education are presented. Iatrogenic health education disease is discussed and a distinction is made between healtheducationand healthindoctrinatio