An invitation to health
Subtitle: choosing to change
By: Dianne Hales
Publisher: Wadsworth/Cengage Brooks/Cole
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [14th ed.]; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9780538736558; 9780538497459
Notes: Previous ed. has different subtitle: the power of prevention.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: section 1. Taking charge of your health; title: 1. Your invitation to healthy change; title: Health and wellness; title: The dimensions of health; title: A report card on the health of Americans; title: Health disparities; title: A report card on the health of young adults; title: Staying healthy on campus; title: Making quality health-care decisions; title: Making healthy changes; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 2. Psychological and spiritual well-being; title: Psychological well-being; title: Feeling in control; title: Spiritual health; title: Sleepless on campus; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 3. Personal stress management; title: What is stress?; title: What causes stress?; title: Stress and physical health; title: Stress on campus; title: Men, women, and stress; title: Other personal stressors; title: Responses to stress; title: Traumatic life events and stress; title: Organizing your time; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 4. Taking care of your mind; title: The brain : the last frontier; title: Understanding mental health; title: Mental health on campus; title: Depressive disorders; title: Anxiety disorders; title: Attention disorders; title: Schizophrenia; title: Suicide; title: Overcoming problems of the mind; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: section 2. Healthy lifestyles; title: 5. The joy of fitness; title: What is physical fitness?; title: The inactivity epidemic; title: Physical activity and health; title: The principles of exercise; title: Improving cardiorespiratory fitness; title: Building muscular fitness; title: Drugs used to boost athletic performance; title: Becoming more flexible; title: Keeping your back healthy; title: Body composition; title: Evaluating fitness products and programs; title: Sports nutrition; title: Safe and healthy workouts; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 6. Personal nutrition; title: What you need to know about nutrients; title: Eating guidelines for Americans; title: The way we eat; title: Taking charge of what you eat; title: Food safety; title: Nutritional quackery; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 7. Managing your weight; title: The global epidemic; title: Body image; title: Understanding weight problems; title: Health dangers of excess weight; title: If you're too thin : how to gain weight; title: A practical guide to weight loss; title: The psychology of losing weight; title: Maintaining weight loss; title: Treating severe obesity; title: Unhealthy eating behaviors; title: Eating disorders; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: section 3. Responsible sexuality; title: 8. Communicating and relating; title: Your social health; title: Personal communications; title: Nonverbal communication; title: How men and women communicate; title: Forming relationships; title: Healthy relationships; title: The science of romantic love; title: Assessing a relationship; title: Mature love; title: Dysfunctional relationships; title: Committed relationships; title: Family ties; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 9. Personal sexuality; title: Human sexuality; title: Sexuality and the dimensions of health; title: Becoming male or female; title: Women's sexual health; title: Men's sexual health; title: Responsible sexuality; title: Sexual behavior; title: Sexual diversity; title: Sexual activity; title: Sexual response; title: Sexual concerns; title: Sex therapy; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 10. Reproductive choices; title: Reproductive responsibility; title: Conception; title: Birth control basics; title: Abstinence and nonpenetrative sexual activity; title: A cross-cultural perspective; title: Choosing a birth control method; title: Barrier contraceptives; title: Hormonal contraceptives; title: Intrauterine contraceptives; title: Fertility awareness methods; title: Emergency contraception; title: Sterilization; title: Abortion; title: Childfree by choice; title: Pregnancy; title: Childbirth; title: Infertility; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: section 4. Avoiding health risks; title: 11. Avoiding addictions; title: Risky behaviors; title: Gambling on campus; title: Drug use on campus; title: Understanding drugs and their effects; title: Men, women, and drugs; title: Caffeine and its effects; title: Medications; title: Prescription drug abuse on campus; title: Substance use disorders; title: Common drugs of abuse; title: Treating substance dependence and abuse; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 12. Alcohol use, misuse, and abuse; title: Drinking in America; title: Drinking on campus; title: Understanding alcohol; title: The impact of alcohol on the body; title: Alcohol, gender, and race; title: Alcohol problems; title: Alcoholism treatments; title: Alcoholism's impact on relationships; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 13. Tobacco use, misuse, and abuse; title: Smoking in America; title: Tobacco use on campus; title: Why people start smoking; title: Why people keep smoking; title: Smoking, gender, and race; title: Tobacco's immediate effects; title: Health effects of cigarette smoking; title: Other forms of tobacco; title: Quitting; title: Environmental tobacco smoke; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: section 5. Protecting your health; title: 14. Preventing infectious disease; title: The power of prevention; title: Your cardiometabolic health; title: Metabolic syndrome; title: Diabetes mellitus; title: Hypertension; title: Your lipoprotein profile; title: Cardiovascular (heart) disease; title: Crises of the heart; title: Stroke; title: Cancer; title: Other major illnesses; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 15. Avoiding infectious diseases; title: Understanding infection; title: How your body protects itself; title: Immunization for adults; title: Common cold; title: Influenza; title: Meningitis; title: Hepatitis; title: Epstein-Barr virus and infectious mononucleosis; title: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); title: Herpes gladiatorum (mat herpes, wrestler's herpes, mat pox); title: Tuberculosis; title: Group A and Group B strep infection; title: Toxic shock syndrome; title: The "superbug" threat : MRSA; title: Insect- and animal-borne infections; title: H1N1 virus and influenza (swine flu); title: The threat of a pandemic; title: Emerging infectious diseases; title: Reproductive and urinary tract infections; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 16. Lowering your risk of sexually transmitted infections; title: The ABCs of safer sex; title: Sexually transmitted infections and diseases; title: Human papilloma virus; title: Genital herpes; title: Chlamydia; title: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); title: Gonorrhea; title: Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU); title: Syphilis; title: Chancroid; title: Pubic lice and scabies; title: Trichomoniasis; title: HIV and AIDS; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 17. Getting quality traditional and nontraditional health care; title: Getting quality health care; title: Personalizing your health care; title: Choosing a primary care physician; title: Asserting your medical rights; title: Elective treatments; title: Getting quality nontraditional health care; title: The health-care system; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 18. Protecting yourself form injury, violence, and victimization; title: Personal safety; title: Safety at work; title: Safety at home; title: Which gender is at greater risk?; title: Living in a dangerous world; title: Crime and violence on campus; title: Sexual victimization and violence; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 19. Creating a healthier environment; title: The environment and your health; title: Climate change; title: The impact on pollution; title: The air you breathe; title: Working toward sustainability; title: The water you drink; title: Indoor pollutants : the inside story; title: Chemical risks; title: Invisible threats; title: Your hearing health; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: 20. A lifetime of health; title: The aging of America; title: Successful aging; title: Sexuality and aging; title: The challenges of age; title: Preparing for medical crises and the end of life; title: Death and dying; title: How we die; title: Suicide; title: The practicalities of death; title: Grief; title: Learn it/live it; title: Self survey; title: Making this chapter work for you; title: Glossary; title: References; title: Index.