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Awareness of Lifestyle Disorders MODULE-3

Personality Holistic Health

An individual’s personality characteristics like optimism, self-efficacy and self-
control etc. inûuence quality of life. Self-mastery, self confidence and self-esteem
are positive indicators of quality of life.

Environmental Characteristics

Environmental factors like unemployment, poverty, pollution etc. are not under
control of an individual and affect her/his quality of life. There are other factors
also which influence quality of life of an individual like poor housing, income Note
and education.

DO YOU KNOW?

Factors affecting Longevity
Lifestyle behaviours
Heredity

Social circumstances
Medical care
Environmental conditions

ACTIVITY 11.1

Visit your neighbouring garden and prepare collage of the physical activity
performed by different individuals.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 11.1

Complete the sentences with appropriate words.

1) i) Physical Dimension of quality of life covers ............................................

ii) Individual responsibility to maintain harmony with surrounding people
comes under .......................................... dimension of quality of life.

iii) Dependence on medicinal substances comes under ............................
dimension of quality of life.

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