The nurse educator is reviewing the component of a psychosocial assessment with a group of students. Which definition of psychosocial health is appropriate for the educator to include in the review session?
1. Being emotionally balanced and socially astute.
2. Being mentally stable, physically fit, and psychologically well.
3. Being spiritually and psychologically mature.
4. Being mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually well.
Correct Answer: 4
Psychosocial health is defined as being mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually well. Emotionally balanced is another way of referring to emotionally well, though the term is not often used. Being socially astute is a characteristic that one may develop but is not necessary for social wellness. Mental stability is a component of psychosocial health and includes psychologic health. Being physically fit may influence psychosocial health, but individuals may be not physically fit but still in good psychosocial health. Many would argue that children are not spiritually and psychologically mature, yet may exhibit psychosocial health, so being spiritually and psychologically mature are not criteria for psychosocial health. The same is true with being emotionally balanced and socially astute.
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