Sweeny And Witmer's Wellness Model

Two thirds of all premature deaths in the United States are due to lifestyle factors. Therefore, in 1996 there was a shift away from disease and illness and towards an emphasis on wellness. Moreover, two individuated by the name of Sweeny and Witmer created “The Wheel of Wellness” which was described as a unique focus and theoretical in grounding in human growth and behavior. However, the model was not illustrated to the use of counseling interventions. Research in medical, social and psychological sciences, combined with traditional research and use of the Wheel of Wellness in counseling suggested that several characteristics of health people were either lacking sufficient emphasis or missing from the model originally presented (Myers, Sweeney, …show more content…
The definition of wellness is the well-being through the body, mind, and spirituality. The development of this definition and wellness model, the incorporated theoretical concepts from several disciplines. The research of social, clinical, health and developmental psychology were the foundation for the wellness model. The original model consisted of five life tasks, these tasks where spirituality, self-regulation, work, friendship and love. Based on the research using an assessment instruments developed from the model (Myers, Sweeney, Hattie, 2000). the results concluded a sample of 3,000 individuals, which the life tasks of work were subdivided into two tasks of work and leisure. Furthermore, the life tasks of self-regulation were divided into seven components. Thus, the model and the WEL concluded a clear definition of these twelve subtasks “as sense of worth, sense of control, realistic beliefs, emotional responsiveness and management, intellectual stimulation, problem solving and creativity, sense of humor, expertise, nutrition, self-care, stress management, gender identity, and cultural identity. Those twelve spots assist to regulate one’s elf to the Adlerian life tasks of work and leisure, friendship, and love. The research concludes, the 5F-WEL and the WEL have been used in studies to primary measure variables, and have been used to study wellness in relation to diverse psychological and demographic indices. The measures have been used for evaluation and as a pretest to assist counselors to measure interventions with elementary school students, college population, and adults. Wellness is linked to constructs such as short and long term traits of psychosocial well-being, health relationships, job stratification, and is linked negatively to psychosocial disturbance and