Quests & Quandaries: A Workbook in Human Development

by Hotchkiss, Carol W.

• ISBN13: 9780962767142
• ISBN10: 096276714X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Pathway Book Service

Summary

This dynamic, interactive workbook aimed at students of health and human development courses presents real-life examples and lively discussions of such vital topics as personal identity and education, racism, gender roles, responsible choices in sexuality, and more. Exercises, readings, and relevant quotations guide students toward improved self-esteem, communications, and decision-making skills.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	1	(7)
Questing - Coming of Age	7	(30)
Mentors	14	(2)
Adolescence	16	(19)
Physical and Sexual Development	16	(4)
Intellectual and Moral Development	20	(1)
Personal Identity	21	(6)
Separation and Independence	27	(8)
Quandary Masters	35	(2)
Wellness and Your Body	37	(40)
Wellness	41	(5)
Emergency First Aid	46	(2)
Nutrition and Exercise	48	(14)
Diet	48	(8)
Vegetarian Diets	56	(1)
Exercise	57	(5)
Eating and Weight Disorders	62	(7)
Anorexia Nervosa	63	(1)
Bulimia	64	(2)
Compulsive Exercising	66	(1)
Steroids	67	(2)
Global Nutrition	69	(2)
Dealing With Stress	71	(4)
Quandary Masters	75	(2)
Chemicals and Your Mind	77	(44)
How Your Brain Works	77	(4)
Uses of Drugs	81	(15)
Historical and Medical Uses	81	(4)
Recreational and Personal Use	85	(7)
Drugs and the Law	92	(4)
Drug Information	96	(9)
Use and Abuse	105	(8)
Where's The Line?	105	(6)
Drugs and Driving	111	(2)
Codependency and Enabling	113	(4)
Quandary Masters	117	(4)
Relationships	121	(57)
Self-Esteem	121	(5)
Psychological Self-Defense	126	(3)
Emotions and Emotional Problems	129	(9)
Depression and Suicide	132	(4)
Counseling	136	(2)
Gender Roles	138	(7)
Women's Issues	143	(1)
Men's Issues	144	(1)
Racism	145	(3)
Families	148	(4)
Marriage	152	(6)
Divorce	154	(4)
Friendship	158	(8)
Popularity	162	(4)
What's Love Got to Do With It?	166	(5)
Loss	171	(4)
Quandary Masters	175	(3)
Sexuality	178	(1)
Talking About Sex	178	(5)
Sexual Maturation	183	(1)
Sexual Anatomy and Physiology	183	(3)
Male and Female Reproductive Systems	186	(3)
The Menstrual Cycle	189	(4)
Problems Related to Menstruation	193	(4)
What is Sex?	197	(2)
Sexual Intercourse	199	(3)
Masturbation	202	(2)
Sexual Orientation	204	(2)
Sexual Decision-Making	206	(3)
Conception, Pregnancy and Childbirth	209	(4)
Childbirth	213	(2)
Plans for an Unplanned Pregnancy	215	(5)
Birth Control	220	(7)
STD's and AIDS	227	(6)
Sexual Assault	233	(1)
How to Protect Yourself	233	(3)
Date or Acquaintance Rape	236	(1)
Male Awareness of Rape	237	(2)
Sexual Abuse and Incest	239	(2)
Sexual Values	241	(3)
Quandary Masters	244