Explain The Component Of Health

The component of health consists of five parts, social, physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual (SPECS). Social health refers to the quality of your relationship and connection with friends, family, teachers, and others you are in contact with, to communicate effectively. For example, to maintain a positive relationship with people around you, you must have the ability to relate and communicate with others including friends, family and those you don’t know, form new relationships, communicating through varies technology phones, computers, social media, face to face or by letters. In addition, physical health is the way that your body functions. For instance, being physically healthy means, eating right things, getting regular exercise, being at your recommended weight and avoiding drugs and alcohol. Due to, being physically healthy, your body will be able to fight diseases and …show more content…
To give an example, being emotionally healthy means, to be sensitive to how people feel when they are experiencing a loss, stress or anxiety, comforting them and also when you are feeling down, talk to someone you trust or do something that you enjoy, a great organisation that help those who are going through tough times is ‘Beyond Blue’ or ‘Children Help Line’. Following on, cognitive health is the ability to recognise reality and cope with the demands of daily life. Such as, using your knowledge to make informed decisions, predict consequences, to solve problems effectively and develop plans quickly. Finally, spiritual health is the harmonious relationship with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose. An example is living according to one’s belief, morals and values. To conclude, the five components of health, social, physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual (SPECS) have a connection and relies on each other so that the individual has a healthy