Introduction to Health OER Textbook

by Marie Vicario

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I have compiled chapters from various textbooks in order to offer students an opportunity to further enhance learning, and also as an option for those that may not be able to afford to purchase a hardcopy textbook for the introduction to health course. This textbook will also include IDEA material.

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Publisher
Southwestern College
Subjects
Medicine
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Healthy Behaviors and Wellness
  7. 1.1: Why Study Wellness?
  8. 1.2: Dimensions of Wellness
  9. 1.3: Health Problems in the United States
  10. 1.4: Behaviors That Promote Wellness
  11. 1.5: Behavior Modification
  12. 1.6: Lifestyle Modification Barriers
  13. 1.7: Assessing Your Personal Lifestyle Behaviors
  14. 1.8: Stress
  15. 1.8.1: What is Stress and How Does it Affect Wellness?
  16. 1.8.2: What Are the Strategies for Managing Stress?
  17. 1.8.3: Assess Your Stress Level
  18. 2: Psychological Health
  19. 2.1: Intro to Psychological Health
  20. 2.2: Social Health
  21. 2.3: Developing and Protecting Individual Attributes
  22. 2.4: Supporting Families and Communities
  23. 2.5: Supporting Vulnerable Groups in Society
  24. 2.6: Mental Illness
  25. 2.7: Mood Disorders
  26. 2.8: Depression
  27. 2.9: Dysthymic Disorder
  28. 2.10: Bipolar Disorder
  29. 2.11: Factors That Influence Psychological Well-Being
  30. 2.12: Physiological Needs
  31. 2.13: The Causes of Depression (depressive disorders)
  32. 2.14: Treating Depression
  33. 2.15: Coping with Depression
  34. 2.16: 2.23 Anxiety Disorders
  35. 2.17: The Stigma of Mental Illness
  36. 2.18: Safety Needs
  37. 2.19: Social Belonging
  38. 2.20: Esteem
  39. 2.21: Self-Actualization
  40. 2.22: Self-Transcendence
  41. 2.23: Mental Health
  42. 2.24: Emotional Health
  43. 2.25: Spiritual Health
  44. 3: Stress
  45. 3.1: What is Stress and How Does it Affect Wellness?
  46. 3.2: What Are the Strategies for Managing Stress?
  47. 3.3: Assess Your Stress Level
  48. 4: Substance Use and Abuse
  49. 4.1: Drug Abuse and Addiction
  50. 4.2: Types of Drugs, Possible Health Effects, and Treatment Options
  51. 4.3: Alcohol, Nicotine, e-cigarettes, and Prescription Drugs
  52. 4.4: Assessing Your Personal Risk Factors for Substance Use and Abuse-
  53. 5: Nutrition
  54. 5.1: The Basics of Nutrition
  55. 5.2: Calories (Food Energy)
  56. 5.3: References and Links
  57. 5.4: Basic Nutrition and Healthy Eating
  58. 6: Physical Fitness
  59. 6.1: Physical Fitness
  60. 6.1.1: Exercise- Not a Passing Fad
  61. 6.1.2: What are Physical Activity and Exercise?
  62. 6.2: Health Benefits Associated with Regular Physical Activity
  63. 6.3: Health Related Components of Physical Fitness
  64. 6.4: Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
  65. 6.5: Muscular Physiology
  66. 6.6: Resistance Exercise Programing
  67. 6.7: Implementing Your Fitness Plan
  68. 6.7.1: Additional Safety Concerns
  69. 7: Body Composition
  70. 7.1: Body Weight versus Body Composition
  71. 7.2: Diseases Associated with Excessive Body Fat
  72. 7.3: How Much Fat is Needed?
  73. 7.4: Body Fat Distribution
  74. 7.5: Body Mass Index
  75. 7.6: How to Measure Body Composition
  76. 7.7: Weighing in on the U.S.
  77. 7.8: What Can Be Done?
  78. 8: Weight Management
  79. 8.1: Weight Management Through Diet
  80. 8.2: The Importance of Physical Activity in Maintaining a Healthy Weight
  81. 8.3: Keeping the Weight Off
  82. 8.4: Health Risks of Being Underweight
  83. 8.5: References
  84. 9: Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
  85. 9.1: Cardiovascular Disease Intro
  86. 9.2: Stroke
  87. 9.3: Metabolic Syndrome
  88. 9.4: Cancer
  89. 10: Diseases and Disorders
  90. 10.1: Immunity and Immunizations
  91. 10.2: Introduction to Epidemiology
  92. 10.3: Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders
  93. 10.4: Diabetes
  94. 10.5: Communicable (Infectious) Diseases
  95. 10.5.1: What are STDs?
  96. 10.6: What are the Most Common Types of STIs?
  97. 10.6.1: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections (STDs/STIs)
  98. 10.6.1.1: Prevention Techniques for STIs/STDs
  99. 10.6.1.2: What is the Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of STIs?
  100. 10.6.1.3: STI Treatment Options-
  101. 10.6.1.4: Developing a Personal Plan for STI Prevention
  102. 10.6.1.5: Helpful Resources
  103. 11: Relationships and Communication
  104. 11.1: Intro to Relationships and Communication
  105. 11.2: Theories of Love
  106. 11.3: Theories of Mate Selection
  107. 11.4: Marriage
  108. 11.5: Cohabitation
  109. 11.6: Marrieds and Non-Marrieds
  110. 11.7: Violence in Relationships
  111. 11.8: Sexual Violence
  112. 11.9: Intimate Partner Violence
  113. 12: Gender and Sexuality
  114. 12.1: Sexual Scripts
  115. 12.2: Genital Development
  116. 12.3: The Importance of Sexuality
  117. 12.4: Sexual Anatomy
  118. 12.5: The Sexual Response
  119. 12.6: The Sexual Experience
  120. 12.7: Sex and Gender
  121. 12.8: Sexuality
  122. 12.9: Contraception
  123. 12.10: Reproduction
  124. 13: Environmental Health
  125. 13.1: Intro to Environmental Health
  126. 13.2: Overpopulation
  127. 13.3: Air Pollution
  128. 13.4: Climate Change
  129. 13.5: Water
  130. 13.6: Waste Management
  131. Back Matter
  132. Index
  133. Glossary
  134. Detailed Licensing