Positive health in today world -

Ans. is 'b' i.e., Mirage because of changing environment Positive health o The state of positive health implies the notion of "perfect functioning" of the body and mind. o In canceptualizes heath Biologically, as a state in which every cell and every organ is functioning at optimum capacity and in perfect hormony with the rest of the body. ii) Psychologically, as a state in which the individual feels a sense of perfect well-being and of mastery over his environment. iii) Socially, as a state in which the individual's capacities for paicipation in the social system are optimal. o These ideas were widely ventilated some years ago but now appears slightly ridiculous. o Dubos said, "The concept of perfect positive health cannot become a reality because man will never be so perfectly adapted to his environment that his life will not involve struggles, failures and sufferings". o Positive health will, therefore, always remain a mirage, because everything in our life is subject to change. o Health in this context has been described as a potentiality-the ability of an individual or a social group to modify himself or itself continually, in the face of changing conditions of life.