1. Promoting Health and Wellness Giedrė Matusevičiūtė PSbns02 – 02

2. Content Intoduction Reactance Communicating effectively with health – care providers How to improve communication with health – care providers? Well – being and happiness What are the characteristics of happy people? The happiness formula Does money buy happiness? References Conclusion

3. Introduction Health and proper lifestyle are significant if we want to be happy and lead a productive life.There are two the most important areas that we have to note: health and well – being.

4. Reactance Reactance is a negative emotional and cognitive reaction that results from the restriction of one’s freedom.

5. Communicating effectively with health – care providers Lack of communication between medical care providers and patients can be a major obstacle to good medical care. Such communication failures occur for several reasons.

6. What can patients do to improve communication with health – care providers? Make a list of health – related concerns. Write down the names and dosages of every drug you are currently taking. Determine if your provider will communicate with you via e – mail and under what circumstances. Take notes during the visit.

7. Well – being and happiness What makes for a good life? Subjective well – being : People’s own evoluation of their lives in terms of both their thoughts and their emotions.

8. What are the characteristics of happy people? Happy people have high self – esteem. Happy people have sense of control. Happy individuals are optimistic. Happy people like to be around other people.

9. The happiness formula

10. Does money buy happiness? The research shows that although winning the lottery brings an initial surge in happiness, a year later winners’ level of happiness seems to return to what it was before.

11. Conclusion So the most important thing in life is to take care after the body health and state of mind. Because these two points are essential in order to become happy.

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13. Thank you for your attention.