Well-being
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Well-Being
Well-being, also known as wellness, prudential value or quality of life, refers to what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone. So the well-being of a person is what is ultimately good for this person, what is in the self-interest of this person. Well-being can refer to both positive and negative well-being.
Sometimes different types of well-being are distinguished, like mental well-being, physical well-being, economic well-being or emotional well-being. The different forms of well-being are often closely interlinked. For example, improved physical well-being (for example, by reducing or ceasing an addiction) is associated with improved emotional well-being.
