Health and Wellness for Life West Texas A&M University

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Student-Friendly Textbook Features Make Reading and Learning More Enjoyable
The text includes 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.
• The 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 mind–body 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 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 life

Complete Ancillaries Help Instructors Implement the Course
Instructors will receive access to a complete set of ancillaries:

• A presentation package with more than 500 PowerPoint lecture slides covering all available chapters
• A test package with more than 500 multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer questions covering the content from all chapters
• An online student resource with extended discussions of topics related to the content of each chapter, answers to review questions from the textbook, and definitions of terms used in each chapter

With Health and Wellness for Life, you can help your students create their paths to lifelong well-being.

Audience

Custom ebook for students at West Texas A&M University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Health Promotion
Health and Wellness
Fitness
Benefits and Guidelines
Effective Goals
Theories and Models of Behavior Modification
Health Promotion 101
Chapter Review
Chapter 2. 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
Chapter 3. Nutrition
Body Basics
Digestion, From Beginning to End
Eating a Balanced Diet
Food Safety
Junk Science
Nutrition for Special Populations
Nutrition 101
Chapter Review
Chapter 4. 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
Chapter 5. 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
Chapter 6. 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
Chapter 7. 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
Chapter 8. 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
Chapter 9. Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Male and Female Reproductive Anatomy
Conception and Implantation
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Postpartum Period
Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth 101
Chapter Review
Chapter 10. 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
Chapter 11. Chronic Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease
Arthritis
Lung Disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Alzheimer's Disease
Chronic Diseases 101
Chapter Review
Chapter 12. 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
Chapter 13. Environmental Health
Ecosystems
Environment and Public Health
Diseases and Disorders
Going Green
Environmental Health 101
Chapter Review
Chapter 14. 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
Chapter 15. 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
Chapter 16. 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

Author

This textbook was created by a team of knowledge specialists. The chapters were written by veteran health educators selected for their proficiency in the subject matter, and the content was developed to relate specifically to a college audience. The book was then 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.

Since its founding in 1973, Human Kinetics has been committed to providing informational and educational products in the physical activity and health fields.