The client is making a list of past experiences that have brought joy, peace, and hope into the client's life. This is part of which of the following?
1. Lifestyle assessment
2. Social support systems review
3. Health beliefs review
4. Spiritual health assessment
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Lifestyle assessment focuses on personal lifestyle and habits of the client as they affect health.
Rationale 2: A social support systems review takes into account the social context in which a person lives and works and is important in health promotion. This includes individuals, groups, and interpersonal relationships that provide comfort, assistance, encouragement, and information.
Rationale 3: A health beliefs review is a clarification of those beliefs that determine how a person maintains control of his or her own health status.
Rationale 4: Spiritual health is the ability to develop one's spiritual nature to its fullest potential, including the discovery of how to experience love, joy, peace, and fulfillment. An assessment of spiritual well-being is a part of evaluating the person's overall health.
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