Lifespan Approach to Health and Wellness for Nursing

0 Psycho-physiological aspects of health 6 4. 0 Prevention of illness and promotion of health 7 5. 0 Discussion 8 6. 0 Conclusion 9 References 10 Abstract During individual’s lifetime, the building block of a person such as genetics is subjected to various influences which include psychological, biological and various social experiences. In order to develop a medical model of a patient, it is important to understand the influences of the age blanket they are in on health and wellness. According to James and Prout (2015) those children who isolates themselves and are not engaged in any activity they are believed to have social development troubles in their life. Liam experiences refrain from social activities within the school in presence of his peers. In clinical perspective withdrawal is view as a symptom it is associated with other clinical disorders such as anxiety, depression and other personality disorders.

For instance, Liam requires mental care from nursing perspective. This is because Liam seems to be overweight and not in good hygiene, he wears only one uniform the whole week which makes it to have bad smell in other days apart from Monday because it is washed in the weekend. This is because when socializing people may acquire various lifestyles which are harmful to their health such as alcohol or smoking while those who are non-social can develop problems such as depression due to withdrawal. Poor social and economic situations can have negative effects to health. Stressful circumstances in the environment which we live in destroys our health and can led to premature deaths in the society (Kluegel and Smith, 2017). Various psychosocial risks such as low self-esteem and isolation increase chances of poor mental health and also the risks of premature deaths.

There are few social factors which can affect the level of people’s fitness. Who you’re in the society and where you come from has a very great role in health (Zagorski et al. For instance, Liam who comes from a very unstable family is overweight; he cannot afford many school necessities such as books and pens. He also has stress but not prohibited to see clinicians. 0 Psycho-physiological aspects of health In relation to the person's stage of the lifespan, explore the relationship between emotions and health, stress and stress management. Identify types of responses that are evident in relation to the participants. It is very important to help Liam to learn how to manage stress in early age by helping him to accept the situation of his family and know that we are all different in this world.

Children experiences stress just like adults. Stress in children can be as a result of various sources such as poor family background, sustaining and making new friends, not doing well in school among others. Children are not able to express that they are experiencing stress and this makes it difficult to recognize it hence it is manifested through behavior change (Cook et al. One of them can be withdraw from activities, performing poorly in school, acting irritable. Encouraging Liam to participate in 10-week children management of weight program will be beneficial to him and it involves the participation of the whole family. These 10 sections include participation in exercises for about 45 minutes, which includes physical exercises in the classroom and nutrition education section of about 45 minutes which is usually offered by a dietician (Lopez et al.

Many children especially those who come from social economic families tend to be overweight yet they take only two meals a day. It is important to educate these families on how decisions influence the health state of their children. For instance, at lunchtime Liam either takes biscuits or chips which he carries from home, this junky food has negative effects to his body and as a result of high amount of fats which is contained in them, he is overweight. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from: https://www. wiley. com/en- us/Health+Inequality%3A+An+Introduction+to+Concepts%2C+Theories+and+Meth ods%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9780745691091 Cook, A. , Spinazzola, J.  Culture, behavior, and personality: An introduction to the comparative study of psychosocial adaptation.