Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art

The concept of „being healthy” means something different for everyone. The cause for this discrepancy lies in multifarious determinants of health and depends i.a. on age, sex, social situation, and especially on the system of values determining aims in life. For the disabled health is an important,...

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Main Author: Małgorzata Janowska-Matuszewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WSB University in Torun 2013-12-01
Series:Torun Business Review
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Online Access:https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/242
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description The concept of „being healthy” means something different for everyone. The cause for this discrepancy lies in multifarious determinants of health and depends i.a. on age, sex, social situation, and especially on the system of values determining aims in life. For the disabled health is an important, but not an indispensable condition to achieve personal happiness. This way of thinking stands in contradiction to the one presented by the able-bodied. Actively pursuing one’s passion for art increases life satisfaction of the disabled, both in the personal and in the professional sphere of life.
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spelling doaj.art-f85a826a1af048b6ac4dd8a2355f30ed2022-12-22T03:22:29ZengWSB University in TorunTorun Business Review1643-81752451-09552013-12-011212291308184Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing artMałgorzata Janowska-Matuszewska0WSB University in Torun ul. Młodzieżowa 31a 87-100 ToruńThe concept of „being healthy” means something different for everyone. The cause for this discrepancy lies in multifarious determinants of health and depends i.a. on age, sex, social situation, and especially on the system of values determining aims in life. For the disabled health is an important, but not an indispensable condition to achieve personal happiness. This way of thinking stands in contradiction to the one presented by the able-bodied. Actively pursuing one’s passion for art increases life satisfaction of the disabled, both in the personal and in the professional sphere of life.https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/242Health Criterion List, Personal Criterion List, disabled artist, perception of disability
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Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
Torun Business Review
Health Criterion List, Personal Criterion List, disabled artist, perception of disability
title Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
title_full Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
title_fullStr Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
title_full_unstemmed Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
title_short Meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
title_sort meaning and place of health in the system of values of the physically disabled people doing art
topic Health Criterion List, Personal Criterion List, disabled artist, perception of disability
url https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/242
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