Six Dimensions Of Wellness Quiz

The social dimension encourages contributing to one’s environment and community. It emphasizes the interdependence between others and nature. As Laura travels a wellness path, she’ll actively seek ways to preserve the beauty and balance of nature along the pathway—such as the river cleanup project. While the dimensions are all interconnected, working out at home is most related to the physical dimension; reading news stories to stay abreast of current issues connects most strongly to the intellectual dimension, and meditating each night relates most strongly to the spiritual dimension.

This is a holistic model and no one dimension is emphasized more than another; therefore, they can be listed in any order. Devising a mnemonic device may be helpful when memorizing the dimensions, however.

The model explains all but “the enhancement of an organization’s overall culture.” The model focuses on an individual’s wellness, not the culture of an organization, workplace, or community.