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Introduction to Health
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- EN
Contents· 150 sections
- 01: Introduction to Health
- 1.01: Narrow Perspectives of Health
- 1.02: Broader Perspectives of Health
- 1.03: Dimensions of Wellness
- 1.04: Behavior Change and Goal Setting
- 1.05: SMART Goal Setting
- 1.06: The Six Dimensions of Health
- 1.07: Leading Causes of Death
- 1.08: About Determinants of Health
- 1.09: Health Disparities
- 1.10: Risk Factors and Levels of Disease Prevention
- 02: Psychological Health
- 2.01: Intro to Psychological Health
- 2.02: Social Health
- 2.03: 2.11 Factors That Influence Psychological Well-Being
- 2.04: Developing and Protecting Individual Attributes
- 2.05: Supporting Families and Communities
- 2.06: Supporting Vulnerable Groups in Society
- 2.07: Mental Illness
- 2.08: Mood Disorders
- 2.09: Depression
- 2.10: Dysthymic Disorder
- 2.11: Bipolar Disorder
- 2.12: Physiological Needs
- 2.13: The Causes of Depression (depressive disorders)
- 2.14: Treating Depression
- 2.15: Coping with Depression
- 2.16: 2.23 Anxiety Disorders
- 2.17: The Stigma of Mental Illness
- 2.18: Safety Needs
- 2.19: Social Belonging
- 2.20: Esteem
- 2.21: Self-Actualization
- 2.22: Self-Transcendence
- 2.23: Mental Health
- 2.24: Emotional Health
- 2.25: Spiritual Health
- 03: Stress Management
- 3.01: Chronic Stress
- 3.02: The Effects of Stress on the Body
- 3.03: Stress and the Brain
- 3.04: Your Bodies Response to Stress
- 3.05: General Adaption Syndrome
- 3.06: Distress may be Destructive to Health
- 3.07: Eustress
- 3.08: Burnout and Stress Relateed Illness
- 3.09: Common Causes of Stress
- 3.10: Common signs and symptoms of stress
- 3.11: Do women react to stress differently than men
- 3.12: Can Stress Affect My Health
- 3.13: The Effect of Stress on the Immune System
- 3.14: Does Stress Cause Ulcers
- 3.15: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- 3.16: Stress is in the Eye of the Beholder
- 3.17: Managing Stress
- 3.18: Coping with Stress
- 3.19: Exercise and Stress
- 3.20: Meditation and Health
- 3.21: Relaxation Techniques
- 3.22: Resilience
- 04: Relationships and Communication
- 4.01: Intro to Relationships and Communication
- 4.02: Theories of Love
- 4.03: Theories of Mate Selection
- 4.04: Marriage
- 4.05: Cohabitation
- 4.06: Marrieds and Non-Marrieds
- 4.07: Violence in Relationships
- 4.08: Sexual Violence
- 4.09: Intimate Partner Violence
- 05: Gender and Sexuality
- 5.01: Sexual Scripts
- 5.02: Genital Development
- 5.03: The Importance of Sexuality
- 5.04: Sexual Anatomy
- 5.05: The Sexual Response
- 5.06: The Sexual Experience
- 5.07: Sex and Gender
- 5.08: Sexuality
- 06: Sexual Health
- 6.01: Sexuality
- 6.02: Public Health Approach to Sexual Health
- 6.03: Stigma
- 6.04: Sexual Dysfunction
- 6.05: Sexual Frequency
- 6.06: Sex and Health
- 6.07: Sexual Happiness
- 6.08: Sexual Bias and Misconceptions
- 6.09: Reproductive Health
- 07: Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- 7.01: Levels of Disease Prevention
- 7.02: Sexually Transmitted Infections
- 7.03: STD STI Treatments
- 7.04: STD STI Prevention- How to Prevet STI's
- 7.05: What are infectious diseases
- 7.06: Symptoms and signs of infection
- 7.07: What causes infectious diseases
- 7.08: Direct person-to-person transmission of pathogens
- 7.09: Indirect person-to-person transmission of pathogens
- 7.10: Animal-to-human transmission of pathogens
- 7.11: Immune Defenses Against Infectious Diseases
- 7.12: Risk Factors and Levels of Disease Prevention
- 08: Substance Use and Abuse
- 8.01: Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
- 8.02: Types of Drugs
- 8.03: Prescription Drugs
- 8.04: Alcohol Abuse
- 8.05: Tobacco
- 8.06: Myths about Smoking and Cigarettes
- 8.07: Drug Addiction
- 8.08: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
- 09: Nutrition and Healthy Eating
- 9.01: Nutrition and Health
- 9.02: Planning a Diet
- 9.03: Popular Diets
- 9.04: Food Supplements and Food Replacements
- 9.05: Food Safety
- 10: Weight Management
- 10.01: Weight Management intro
- 10.02: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
- 10.03: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
- 10.04: Balancing Calories and Eating Healthfully
- 10.05: Body Image
- 11: Physical Fitness
- 11.01: Physical Fitness
- 11.02: Health Benefits Associated with Regular Physical Activity
- 11.03: Health Related Components of Physical Fitness
- 11.04: Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
- 11.05: Implementing Your Fitness Plan
- 12: Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes and Cancer
- 12.01: Cardiovascular Disease Intro
- 12.02: Stroke
- 12.03: Metabolic Syndrome
- 12.04: Diabetes
- 12.05: Cancer
- 13: Health Care Choices
- 13.01: Understanding your Health Care Choices
- 13.02: How to Read Health News
- 13.03: Health Care Choices - The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA)
- 13.04: Health Insurance - Key Terms
- 13.05: Choices in Medical Care
- 13.06: Alternative Medical Practices
- 13.07: Health Disparity
- 14: Environmental Health
- 14.01: Intro to Environmental Health
- 14.02: Overpopulation
- 14.03: Air Pollution
- 14.04: Climate Change
- 14.05: Water
- 14.06: Waste Management