SOCIAL INTERDEPENDENCE, WELLNESS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

Authors

  • Rehana Rehman Assistant Professor, Department of Biological & Biomedical sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi

Abstract

Wellness is an important aspect integral for the healthier existence of an individual. The concept reflects full integration of states of physical, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational and mental (intellectual) wellbeing. Each dimension of wellness wheel supports and interacts to enhance the quality of life. A number of studies on wellness of students have documented that social interdependence by means of social communication and social help has an impact on emotional wellbeing which enables an individual to function normally in society and meet the demands of everyday life. People who are in good mental health have the ability to recover effectively from illness, change as well as misfortune. Social wellness helps in acquiring emotional wellbeing by developing and building close friendships and intimacy, practicing empathy and effective listening, caring for others and their common good, and allowing others to care for them. Successful lives can thus be commanded by emotional stability acquired by building close bonds with commitment to compassion and active listening, caring for others, and letting others care for one other.

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Published

30-06-2016

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Rehman R. SOCIAL INTERDEPENDENCE, WELLNESS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];12(2):1-2. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/433

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016): Pakistan Journal of Physiology

Section

Editorial

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