Core Concepts in Health 2004 Update with PowerWeb/OLC Bind-in Passcard, HealthQuest CD-Rom & Learning to Go Health

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The most reliable and widely used personal health text, Core Concepts in Health utilizes the theme of personal responsibility to teach and motivate students about health and wellness. For the 2004 Update, the overall content, organization, and features of the ninth edition remain in place, but within this framework, key topics and issues have been updated with the most recent information available.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780072878592
ISBN-10: 0072878592
Pagini: 768
Dimensiuni: 216 x 277 x 24 mm
Greutate: 1.61 kg
Ediția:9
Editura: McGraw-Hill Education LLC
Colecția McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

PART I. ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR WELLNESS

1. Taking Charge of Your Health

Wellness: The New Health Goal

Choosing Wellness

How Do You Reach Wellness?

Being Healthy for Life

2. Stress: The Constant Challenge

What is Stress?

Stress and Disease

Common Sources of Stress

Techniques for Managing Stress

Creating a Personal Plan for Managing Stress

3. Psychological Health

What Psychological Health is Not

Defining Psychological Health

Meeting Life's Challenges

Psychological Disorders

Models of Human Nature and Therapeutic Change

Getting Help

PART II. UNDERSTANDING SEXUALITY

4. Intimate Relationships and Communication

Developing Intimate Relationships

Communication

Pairing and Singlehood

Marriage

Family Life

5. Sex and Your Body

Sexual Anatomy

Hormones and the Reproductive Life cycle

Sexual Functioning

Sexual Behavior

6. Contraception

Principles of Contraception

Reversible Contraception

Permanenet Contraception: Sterilization

Issues in Contraception

Which Contraceptive Method is Right For You?

7. Abortion

The Abortion Issue

Methods of Abortion

Complications of Abortion

Decision Making and Unintended Pregnancy

8. Pregnancy and Childbirth

Preparation for Parenthood

Understanding Fertility

Pregnancy

childbirth

PART III. MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS: SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

9. The Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs

Addictive Behavior

Drug use, Abuse, and Dependence

How Drugs Affect the Body

Representative Psychoactive Drugs

Drug Use: The Decades Ahead

10. The Responsible Use of Alcohol

The Nature of Alcohol

Alcohol and Health

Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

Drinking Behavior and Responsibility

11. Toward a Tobacco-Free Society

Why People Use Tobacco

Health Hazards

The Effects of Smoking on the Nonsmoker

What Can Be Done?

How a Tobacco User Can Quit

PART IV. GETTING FIT

12. Nutrition Basics

Nutritional Requirements: Components of a Healthy Diet

Nutritional Guidelines: Planning Your Diet

A Personal Plan: Making Informed Choices About Food

13. Exercise for Health and Fitness

What is Physical Fitness?

The Benefits of Exerciwse

Designing Your Exercise program

Getting Started and Staying on Track

14. Weight Management

Basic Concepts of Weight Management

Factors Contributing to Excess Body Fat

Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle for Successful Weight Management

Approaches to Overcoming a Weight problem

Eating Disorders

PART V. PROTECTING YOURSELF AGAINST DISEASE

15. Cardiovascular Health

The Cardiovascular System

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

Major Forms of Cardiovascular Disease

Protecting Yourself Against Cardiovascular Disease

16. Cancer

What is Cancer?

Common Cancers

The Causes of Cancer

Detecting, Diagnosing, and Treating Cancer

Preventing Cancer

17. Immunity and Infection

The Chain of Infection

The Body's Defense System

The Troublemakers: Pathogens and Disease

Giving Yourself a Fighting Chance: How to Support Your Immune System

18. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The Major STDS

Other STDS

What You Can Do

PART VI. ACCEPTING PHYSICAL LIMITS

19. Aging: A Vital Process

Generating Vitality as You Age

Confronting the Changes of Aging

Aging and Life Expectancy

Life in an Aging America

20. Dying and Death

Why Is There Death?

Understanding Death and Dying

Planning For Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Loss

Coming to Terms With DeathPART VII. MAKING CHOICES IN HEALTH CARE

21. Health Care: Conventional and Complementary Medicine

The Rise of Complementary Medicine In The United States

Conventional Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Why Do consumers Use Complementary Medicine?

The Future: Conflict, Convergence, or Collaboration?

22. Self-Care: Skills for the Health Care Consumer

Self-Care: Managing Medical Problems

Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care

Paying for Health Care

PART VIII. IMPROVING YOUR CHANCES: PERSONAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

23. Personal Safety: Protecting Yourself from Unintentional Injuries and Violence

Unintentional Injuries

Violence and Intentional Injuries

Providing Emergency Care

24. Environmental Health

Classic Environmental Health Concerns

Population Growth

Pollution

Healing the Environment

Appendix A: Nutritional Content of Popular Items from Fast-Food Restaurants

Appendix B: A Self-Care Guide for Common Medical Problems

Appendix C: Resources for Self-Care

Credits

Index

*Each Chapter contains the following sections: Tips for Today / Summary / Take Action / Journal Entry / For More Information / Selected Bibliography

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