According to the World Health Organization,what is the best description of "health"?

A) Simply the absence of disease.
B) Involving the total person and environment.
C) Strictly personal in nature.
D) Status of pathological state.

WHO defines health as "...the extent to which an individual or group is able,on the one hand,to realize aspirations and satisfy needs;and,on the other hand,to change or cope with the environment.Health is,therefore,seen as a resource for everyday life,not the objective of living;it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources,as well as physical capacities." Nurses' attitudes toward health and illness should consider the total person,as well as the environment in which the person lives.People free of disease are not equally healthy.Views of health have broadened to include mental,social,and spiritual well-being,as well as a focus on health at family and community levels.Conditions of life,rather than pathological states,are what determine health.