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Connect Core Concepts in Health, BIG

ISBN10: 1265419027 | ISBN13: 9781265419028

Connect Core Concepts in Health, BIG
ISBN10: 1265419027
ISBN13: 9781265419028
By Paul Insel and Walton Roth

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Connect Core Concepts in Health is structured around a unique psychological approach to mind-body health, encouraging students to take proactive control of their health through self-assessment and behavior change. Students can stay current on the latest studies while learning how to negotiate cross-cultural ideas of what it means to be healthy and how to live in our diverse, consumer-oriented society. The text's authoritative, science-based content is also integrated with McGraw Hill's digital resources and tools to support all students and diverse learning styles.

PART ONE - ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR WELLNESS

1 Taking Charge of Your Health

2 Stress: The Constant Challenge

3 Psychological Health

4 Sleep

PART TWO - UNDERSTANDING SEXUALITY

5 Intimate Relationships and Communication

6 Sex and Your Body

7 Contraception and Abortion

8 Pregnancy and Childbirth

PART THREE - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS

9 Drug Use and Addiction

10 Alcohol: The Most Popular Drug

11 Tobacco Use

PART FOUR - GETTING FIT

12 Nutrition Basics

13 Exercise for Health and Fitness

14 Weight Management

PART FIVE - PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM DISEASE

15 Cardiovascular Health

16 Cancer

17 Immunity and Infection

18 Sexually Transmitted Infections

PART SIX - LIVING WELL IN THE WORLD

19 Environmental Health

20 Conventional and Complementary Medicine

21 Personal Safety

PART SEVEN - ACCEPTING PHYSICAL LIMITS

22 Aging: An Ongoing Process

23 Dying and Death

APPENDIXES

A Nutrition Resources

B A Self-Care Guide for Common Medical Problems

About the Author

Paul Insel

Paul Insel, Ph.D. is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.

Walton Roth

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

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