Health and Wellness for Life w/Online Study Guide

by Human Kinetics

• ISBN13: 9780736068505
• ISBN10: 0736068503
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-19
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Health on Demandand Health and Wellness for Lifeprovide professors teaching general-ed health courses the option to customize their student textbooks to match their syllabi. With a custom Health on Demandtext, your students pay for only the material you'll actually cover in class, plus you can match the text's content to the unique needs of your setting. The standard text, Health and Wellness for Life, offers a ready-made option for those looking for a textbook that covers all the essential personal health topics for the general student population.Both options feature content developed by 15 veteran health educators and organized into a cohesive course text by Human Kinetics, a publisher with more than 30 years of experience in providing top-quality information resources to the fields of health and physical education and to the various kinesiology subdisciplines.The standard text includes 16 chapters of the topics most often covered in a general-education health course. Or you can choose from a total of 23 chapters to ensure your text includes the material that is most important for your students. For those electing to customize a text, new chapters will be offered as they are developed to expand your options even further.Student-friendly textbook features make reading and learning more enjoyable Both the standard text Health and Wellness for Lifeand the customizable Health on Demandtext include the following student-friendly features:- A conversational tone used throughout the book makes it accessible and relevant for any student.- Discussion and assessment questions, quizzes, surveys, hypothetical scenarios, and learning objectives add interest to the textbook and help students retain what they've learned.- A look at the effect of gender and ethnicity on health issues makes learning more personal for each individual.- Special focus on timely and controversial issues encourages students to think critically about media and advertising.- Special elements on steps for behavioral change and the mindbody connection show students how to take action to address health issues to improve mental and physical health.- A glossary of terms defines concepts presented in each chapter.- Several application activities for each chapter engage students'critical-thinking skills.- The online student resource provides additional information, links, and tools that expand on topics from the text.Complete coverage of important concepts The standard textbook covers these important topics:-Fitness, nutrition, and weight management-Mental health and stress management-Relationships, reproductive choices, and pregnancy and childbirth-Health promotion, chronic diseases, and prevention of infectious diseases-Consumer health and alternative medicine, environmental health, and substance abuse and dependency-Healthy aging and wellness throughout lifeThe customizable text from the Health on Demandseries allows you to select the chapters you'll actually use, with options on how sensitive topics such as abortion are treated. Alternative chapters cover topics such as these:-Body Composition-Musculoskeletal Health-Cardiovascular Health-Injury Prevention and First Aid-Death and Dying-Spirituality-Reproductive Choices (without abortion)Professors may select any combination of chapters from the standard book and optional chapters and have them placed in any order in the final textbook. Profess

Table of Contents

Standard Book Contents

Preface

Health Promotion

Health and Wellness

Fitness

Benefits and Guidelines

Effective Goals

Theories and Models of Behavior Modification

Health Promotion 101

Chapter Review

Fitness Basics

Physical Activity, Exercise, and Physical Fitness

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Muscular Strength and Endurance

Flexibility

Body Composition

Special Considerations

Being Active in College

Fitness Basics 101

Chapter Review

Nutrition

Body Basics

Digestion, From Beginning to End

Eating a Balanced Diet

Food Safety

Junk Science

Nutrition for Special Populations

Nutrition 101

Chapter Review

Weight Management

How Did We Get Here?

Basic Regulation of Eating and Body Weight

Ways to Assess Weight and Fatness

Health Effects of Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight

Causes of Overweight and Obesity, and Underweight

Embracing a Healthy Weight Management Lifestyle

Dieting in the United States

Weight-Loss Maintenance

Critical Moments for Weight Management

Size Acceptance

Managing Too Little Body Weight (Underweight)

Changing the Obesogenic Environment

Weight Management 101

Chapter Review

Mental Health

Young Adults and Mental Health

History and Stigma

Treatment Methods Over Time

Medication

Psychological Theories

What Determines Mental Health?

Diagnosing Mental Illness

Treatment Modalities

Getting Help

Mental Health Professionals

Mental Health 101

Chapter Review

Stress Management

Types of Stress

Types of Stressors

Effects of Stress on Body Systems

Stress and Disease

Stress Management

Negative Coping Techniques

Stress Management 101

Chapter Review

Intimacy and Sexuality

Life Span of Sexual Development

Sexual Anatomy

Stimulation and Climax

Sexual Expression

Spectrum of Sexuality

Sexual Norms

Ability and Sexuality

Intimacy and Sexuality 101

Chapter Review

Reproductive Choices

Male and Female Reproductive Anatomy

Choosing a Birth Control Method

Protection Against Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Protection Against Pregnancy Only

Abortion

Reproductive Choices 101

Chapter Review

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Male and Female Reproductive Anatomy

Conception and Implantation

Pregnancy

Childbirth

Postpartum Period

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth 101

Chapter Review

Infectious Diseases

Chain of Infection

Methods of Transmission

Causes of Infectious Diseases

Risk Factors

Your Body's Defenses

Common Infectious Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Infections

How to Protect Yourself

Infectious Diseases 101

Chapter Review

Chronic Diseases

Cardiovascular Disease

Arthritis

Lung Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

Alzheimer's Disease

Chronic Diseases 101

Chapter Review

Health Care Consumerism

Finding the Right Health Insurance Plan

Choosing a Doctor

Identifying Reliable Information

Being Your Own Health Care Advocate

Reading Medicine Labels

Complementary Alternative Medicine and Alternative Medicine

Avoiding Quacks

Health Care Consumerism 101

Chapter Review

Environmental Health

Ecosystems

Environment and Public Health

Diseases and Disorders

Going Green

Environmental Health 101

Chapter Review

Substance Abuse and Dependency

Scope of the Problem

Who Will Become Abusers?

Types of Drugs

Abuse and Dependency at Different Stages of Life

Substance Abuse and Dependency 101

Chapter Review

Healthy Aging

More People Are Living Longer

Body System Changes During Aging

Aging Theories

Unhealthy Aging

Managing the Changes of Aging

End-of-Life Issues

Healthy Aging 101

Chapter Review

Wellness Throughout Life

Changes in Health and Wellness Over Time

Six Dimensions of Wellness

Factors That Influence Wellness

Reaching and Maintaining Wellness

Wellness Throughout Life 101

Chapter Review

Index

Optional Chapters: Professors may select chapters from the standard text, as well as select from this list of chapters, which are not included in the standard text.

Body Composition

What Is Body Composition?

Body Composition and Health

Assessing Body Composition

Changing Your Body Composition

Body Composition 101

Chapter Review

Musculoskeletal Health

Effects of Physical Activity on Muscle and Bone

Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries

Structure and Function of Healthy Joints

Joint Diseases

Soft Tissue Injuries

Bone Injuries

Osteoporosis

Low Back Pain

Musculoskeletal Health 101

Chapter Review

Cardiovascular Health

Cardiovascular System: A Primer

Process of Cardiovascular Disease

Concerns and Causes

Detection, Treatment, and Management

Nonmodifiable Cardiac Risk Factors

Modifiable Risk Factors

Cardiovascular Health 101

Chapter Review

Injury Prevention and First Aid

Injuries

Prevention

First Aid

Injury Prevention and First Aid 101

Chapter Review

Death and Dying

Dying

When Is a Person Dead?

Burial Options

Spiritual Side of Death and Burial

Coping With Death

Death and Dying 101

Chapter Review

Spirituality

Are Your Basic Needs Being Met?

Is Spirituality the Same as Religion?

Spiritual and Religious Beliefs of North America

Spirituality and Health

College Students and Faith Communities

Turning to Faith in Times of Loss

Getting Personal: Spirituality and You

Spirituality 101

Chapter Review

Reproductive Choices

This alternative version of the chapter contains the same information as listed for chapter 8 of the standard book contents, above, except that it does not have the section on abortion.

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