Essentials of Health and Wellness Book

	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xviii
	How to Use Essentials of Health and Wellness	xx
Unit 1	Developing Health and Wellness Skills	1
Chapter 1	Health for Adolescents	2
	You and Your Health	4
	The Health Continuum	5
	What Do We Mean by "Health"?	6
	Why Should Health Be Important to You?	9
	Developing Your Health Literacy Skills	14
	Health Literacy Skills	16
Chapter 2	The Wellness Lifestyle	20
	Wellness and Health	22
	Wellness Behaviors	23
	Health Promotion	25
	Developing a Personal Wellness Plan	28
	Acquiring Wellness Information	34
Chapter 3	Problem Solving	40
	Health Risks	44
	Thinking as a Way to Control Risks	47
	The Need for Problem Solving	48
	Problem-Solving Processes	51
Chapter 4	Communicating for Wellness	62
	Effective Communication	65
	Nonverbal Communication	69
	Listening Skills	69
	Communication Styles	72
	Using Communication Effectively	74
Unit 2	Personal Health	79
Chapter 5	Caring for Yourself	80
	Your Skin	82
	Your Hair	91
	Your Nails	92
	Your Teeth and Gums	93
	Sleep	96
Chapter 6	Safeguarding Your Senses	99
	Vision	101
	The Structure of the Eye	101
	Power of Accommodation	102
	Hearing	104
	Touch	107
	Smell	109
	Taste	111
	Synesthesia	112
Chapter 7	Understanding Growth and Development	116
	Physical and Chemical Changes of Adolescence	118
	Male Reproductive System	123
	Female Reproductive System	127
	Fertilization	131
Unit 3	Physical Health	135
Chapter 8	Eating for Wellness	136
	Nourishment	139
	Nutrients	139
	Dietary Fiber	150
	Water	151
	Planning to Eat Well	152
	Eating Safely	156
Chapter 9	A Healthy Approach to Weight Management	159
	American Views About Weight	161
	Influences on Ideas About Weight	162
	Exploring Body Image	163
	How Much Should I Weigh?	164
	Factors that Affect Weight Management	168
	Dieting	171
	Healthy Techniques and Strategies to Manage Weight	172
	Understanding Eating Disorders	173
	Creating a Healthy Weight Management Plan	175
Chapter 10	Enjoying a Physically Active Lifestyle	180
	The Benefits of Being Physically Active	182
	Physical Fitness	185
	Avoiding Injury	191
	Developing a Personal Fitness Plan	194
Chapter 11	Preventing Injury	200
	Choices and Consequences	202
	Unintentional Injuries	203
	Intentional Injuries and Violence	212
Unit 4	Mental Health	223
Chapter 12	Managing Stress	224
	What is Stress?	226
	Stressors	227
	How Stress Affects Your Body	232
	How Stress Affects Your Health	236
	Protecting Yourself from the Effects of Stress	237
	Managing Stress	239
Chapter 13	Mental and Emotional Health	245
	Defining Mental and Emotional Health	247
	Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	248
	Developing Your Identity	249
	Characteristics of the Mentally and Emotionally Healthy Person	250
	Defense Mechanisms	254
	Developing Communication Skills	256
	Managing Your Feelings	258
Chapter 14	Understanding Mental Illness	262
	The Human Brain	264
	Recognizing Mental Illness	265
	Causes of Mental Illness	266
	Forms of Mental Disorders	267
	Treatment Professionals	276
Chapter 15	Understanding and Preventing Suicide	279
	Understanding Suicide	281
	Contributing Factors	283
	Protective Factors	285
	Warning Signs	286
	Preventing Suicide	288
	Are You at Risk?	291
Unit 5	Social Health	295
Chapter 16	Healthy Relationships at Home	296
	What Is A Family?	298
	Qualities of Healthy Family Relationships	300
	Changing Family Structures	301
	Adolescence: Changing Roles and Responsibilities	302
	Common Stressors for Families	306
	When Trouble Strikes	307
	Succeeding in Family Relationships	308
Chapter 17	Health Peer Relationships	311
	Why Social Relationships Are Important	313
	Developing Social Relationships	314
	Types of Friends	317
	Qualities of a True Friend	319
	Common Stressors in Teen Relationships	320
	Skills for Relationship Success	322
	Peer Pressure	324
Chapter 18	Resolving Conflict	328
	Understanding Conflict	330
	Recognizing Potential Conflicts	332
	Experiencing Conflict as a Teen	334
	Approaches to Conflict	335
	Conflict Resolution	336
Chapter 19	Healthy Romantic Relationships	344
	Types of Love	346
	Characteristics of Romantic Relationships	347
	Sternberg's Three Components of Love	347
	Infatuation	350
	The Process of Dating	351
	Unhealthy Relationships	357
Unit 6	The Greatest Risks to Health and Wellness	361
Chapter 20	Tobacco	362
	The Respiratory System	364
	Why People Smoke	366
	Effects of Tobacco Smoke	368
	Cost of Smoking	375
	Low-Tar, Low-Nicotine Cigarettes	375
	Bidi Cigarettes	376
	Helping Someone Quit Smoking	377
	Smokeless Tobacco	378
Chapter 21	Alcohol	381
	The Nature of Alcohol	383
	Drinking Behaviors	385
	Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Health	389
	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	392
	Alcohol and the Law	392
Chapter 22	Drug Abuse	398
	The Importance of Medicines	400
	Drug Abuse	402
	Preventing Drug Abuse	414
Chapter 23	Infectious Diseases	417
	History of Infectious Diseases	419
	Causes of Infectious Diseases	420
	The Chain of Infection	425
	Preventing Infectious Diseases	426
	Stages of Disease	428
	Major Infectious Diseases	430
	Bioterrorism	436
Chapter 24	Chronic Diseases	440
	The Nature of Chronic Diseases	442
	Cardiovascular Disease	442
	Cancer	449
	Other Chronic Conditions	453
Unit 7	Healthy Consumerism	459
Chapter 25	Understanding the Media	460
	Defining Terms	462
	Why are the Mass Media Important to Health?	463
	The Media and Social Reality	464
	Advertising in the Mass Media	467
	Violence in the Mass Media	469
	Sex in the Mass Media	471
	Analyzing and Evaluating Media Messages	471
Chapter 26	Understanding Health Information	474
	Health Care in the United States	476
	Finding Health Information	477
	Health Fraud	480
	Self-Responsibility for Health	480
	When to See a Health Care Professional	482
	Types of Health Care	482
	Selecting Health Care Professionals	483
	Communicating with Health Care Providers	485
	Using Medications Wisely	485
Chapter 27	Shopping versus Buying	490
	Becoming a Wise Consumer	492
	Teen Consumer Spending	494
	Becoming a Savvy Spender	495
	Paying for Health Care	498
	Your Rights as a Health Care Consumer	500
Unit 8	Healthy Adulthood	503
Chapter 28	Stressors of Adulthood	504
	Adolescence: Preparing for Adulthood	506
	Young Adulthood	507
	Middle Adulthood	513
	Older Adulthood	515
Chapter 29	The Healthy Family	521
	Dating and Courtship	523
	Marriage	524
	Deciding to Have Children	530
	Motherhood	534
	Fatherhood	534
	Good Childrearing Practices	534
Chapter 30	Contributing to a Healthy Community	538
	What Is a Community?	540
	What Makes a Healthy Community?	541
	Glossary	553
	Credits	565
	Index	567