Health And Wellness Class Reflection

During my time in my Health and Wellness class this fall, there were many topics that were covered. Those topics can help me in the long run and even today. My learning was done through online modules, reading chapters, activities in the classroom, guest speakers, movies, and much more. A main goal of this class was to cover the learning outcomes of the course. I believe that the learning outcomes were covered in great length when going through the topics of the course in which we went through. One of the first learning outcomes was expressing a knowledge of the dimensions of wellness. In class, we did an activity in which, each of the six dimensions were placed around the room, and us students were required to identify what we thought was …show more content…
Growing up in a negative household or not having the support one needs, can develop some problems down the road. Throughout the chapters, we were slowly creating a family/friend tree. In this “tree” we discussed four people in our lives that have affected us in a way that is relevant to the chapter. For example, one section was on alcohol and drugs, the student would have had to discuss people in their lives who have contributed to their thoughts on and feelings on alcohol and drugs. Another external factor that can affect a person is drugs and alcohol. We learned a lot of information about many different drugs during out substance presentations. These external factors can have a huge impact on someone’s life, especially if one gets addicted to them. Social detriments are a huge external factor on someone’s life. If someone does not have access to healthy food or exercise because of where they live, then they would not be able to stay …show more content…
During the year, we had a presentation on resiliency from the schools health center. The presentation showed our class what it means to be resilient and how to become resilient. Knowing how to be resilient can improve someone’s personal health awareness. The presentation made by the Mondanock crisis and violence prevention was about domestic abuse. This presentation was helpful when it comes to knowing about how to develop personal health awareness. It showed how to be able to tell if someone is in an abusive relationship or is abusive in their relationship. All of these groups that came into the class to talk gave very useful information about how to develop ones health