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Connect Core Concepts in Health, BRIEF by Paul M. Insel and Walton T. Roth

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Connect Core Concepts in Health BRIEF 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.

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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: Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Children

7: Contraception and Abortion

Part Three – Substance Use Disorders: Making Responsible Decisions

8: Drug Use and Addiction

9: Alcohol and Nicotine

Part Four – Getting Fit

10: Nutrition Basics

11: Exercise for Health and Fitness

12: Weight Management

Part Five – Protecting Yourself from Disease

13: Cardiovascular Health and Cancer

14: Immunity and Infection

Part Six – Living Well in the World

15: Environmental Health

16: Conventional and Complementary Medicine

17: Personal Safety

Part Seven – Accepting Physical Limits

18: The Challenge of Aging

About the Author

Paul M. 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 T. 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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