Assessment is one of the key elements of creating and Integrative Health plan.  Personal Health Inventories (PHIs) provide initial information about Meaning, Aspiration, Purpose (MAP) and a general idea about how a person is doing with regards to each of the components of the Circle of Health (Figure 1).  As you discuss the PHI with patients, you will help them select an area or areas they wish to focus on. 

The questions featured here will help you to explore their chosen areas in greater detail.  Experiment with using some of these questions and develop questions of your own.  Of course, of these questions are questions you MUST ask; these are simply suggestions.