Chapter 1 – Taking Charge of Your Health

Wellness

Physical Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Intellectual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Interpersonal Wellness
Environmental or Planetary Wellness

Public Health Issues

Prevention

Lifespan
Causes of Death
Healthy People 2010 – 2 national wellness goals

Health Issues for Diverse Populations

Sex & Gender
Ethnicity
Income and Education
Disability
Geographic Location
Sexual Orientation

Choosing Wellness

· Factors

o Health habits

o Heredity/Family History

o Environment

o Access to Health care

o Health habits can make a difference

· Your wellness profile

o What’s your current health habits

o Choosing a target behavior

o Being healthy for life

Chapter 2 – Stress: The Constant Challenge

Introduction

Positive and negative events

What is stress?

Physical responses to stressor

Actions of the nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system

Actions of the endocrine system
Homeostasis
Fight-or-flight reaction

Emotional and Behavior responses to stressor

Effective and ineffective responses
Personality & stress
Type A,B,Cs
Hardiness
Stress-resistant personality

Cultural background
Gender
Past Experiences

Stress and Disease

General Adaptation Syndrome

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Allostatic Load
Psychoenuroimmunology

Stress & Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease
Immune system changes
Other Health problems

Common Source of stress

Major life changes
Daily hassles
College stressors

Academic
Interpersonal
Time-related
Financial
Non-traditional students

Job-related stressors
Social Stressors

Managing Stress

Social support & communication
Exercise
Nutrition
Sleep
Time Management
Spirituality
Writing
Cognitive

Positivity
Humor

Relaxation

Progressive
Visualization
Meditation
Deep-breathing
Yoga
Music
Tai chi

Counterproductive Coping Strategies

Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Binge eating

Plan to manage stress

Identifying stressor
Getting help

Chapter 3 – Psychological Health

Intro

Normality
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Psychological Health

Realism
Acceptance
Autonomy
Capacity for intimacy
Creativity

Self-esteem

Stability
Defensiveness
Optimism
Honest communication
Loneliness
Anger with self and with others

Psychological Disorders

Anxiety

Simple Phobia
Social Phobia
Panic Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive

Mood Disorders

Depression
Mania and Bipolar Disorder

Getting help

Self-help
Peer counseling and support groups
Professional help

Types of psychotherapy

Behavioral therapy
Cognitive therapy
Psychodynamic and interpersonal therapies
Humanistic therapy

Chapter 4 – Intimate Relationships and Communications

Developing intimate relationships

Self-concept and self-esteem
Roots of identity
Friendship
Love, sex and intimacy
Pleasure and pain of love
Transformation of love

Challenges in relationships

Honesty and openness
Unequal or premature commitment
Unrealistic expectations
Competitiveness
Balancing time spent
Jealousy

Relationships

Successful
Unhealthy
Ending a relationship

Communication

Nonverbal communication
Communication skills

Self-disclosure
Listening
Feedback

Gender and communication
Conflict and conflict resolution

Pairing and singlehood

Choosing a partner
Dating
Living together
Same-sex partnerships
Singlehood

Marriage

Benefits
Issues
Commitment
Separation and divorce

Stress-producing events

Family life

Deciding to become a parent
Becoming a parent
Parenting styles

Authoritarian
Permissive/indulgent
Uninvolved

Single parents
Stepfamilies
Successful families

Chapter 5 – Sexuality, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Sexual Autonomy

Female sex organs

Clitoris
Cervix
Vagina
Uterus

Male sex organs

Scrotum
Testes
Circumcision

Hormones and Reproductive Life Cycle

Female Sexual Maturation

Physical changes
Menstrual cycle

Ovulation*
Menstrual problems

Male Sexual maturation

Aging and Human Sexuality

Menopause
Male changes

Sexual functioning

Sexual stimulation

Physical
Psychological

Sexual response cycle

Excitement
Plateau
Orgasmic
Resolution

Sexual problems

Common

Vaginitis
Endometriosis
PID
Prostatitis
Testicular cancer

Erectile dysfunction

Sexual behavior

Sexual orientation
Varieties

Celibacy
Autoeroticism and masturbation
Oral-genital stimulation
Anal intercourse
Sexual intercourse

Atypical and problematic
Commercial sex

Pornography
Prostitution

Responsible sexual behavior

Open, honest communication
Agreed-on sexual activities
Sexual privacy
Using contraception
Safer sex
Sober sex
Taking responsibility for consequences

Fertility

Conception

Lifespan of egg
Genes

Infertility

o Female infertility

o Male infertility

o Treating Infertility

o Intrauterine insemination

o IVF, GIFT, ZIFT

o Surrogate motherhood

Pregnancy

o Pregnancy tests

o Changes in a woman’s body

o Diagnosing fetal abnormalities

o Prenatal care

o Checkups

o Blood tests

o Nutrition

o Avoiding drugs and other environment hazards (FAS)

o Activity and exercise

o Preparing for birth

o Complications of Pregnancy and Pregnancy loss

o Ectopic pregnancy

o Spontaneous abortion

o Pre-eclampsia

o Low birth weight

o Infant mortality

Childbirth

o Choices

o Labor and delivery

o Pain relief

o Cesarean deliveries

Postpartum Period

o Lactation

o Postpartum depression