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Life choices : health concepts and strategies / Lori Waite Turner ... [et al.]. - 2nd ed. - St. Paul : West Pub. Co., c1992. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

The choice to well
wellness and your choices
health behaviour and behaviour change
e.tc

emotional health
becoming emotionally healthy
emotions
e.tc

emotional problems
the mingled causes of emotional problems
Dysfunctional family dynamics
e.tc

stress and stress management
stressors and stress
stress and the body's systems
e.tc

nutrition
Benefits of nutrition
food choices
e.tc

energy balance and weight control
underweight, overweight and health
Definition of appropriate weight
e.tc

fitness
benefits of fitness
The path to fitness: Conditioning
e.tc

drugs as medicines
The actions of drugs
Drug risks and safety
e.tc

drugs of abuse
Drug abuse defined
Why do people abuse drugs
e.tc

Alcohol: use and abuse
alcohol
why people drink
e.tc

Smoking and smokeless tobacco
why people use tobacco
health effects of smoking
e.tc

Intimacy, pairing and commitment
sexual development
relationships with others
e.tc

Conception, fertility and family planning
conception and fertility
infertility
e.tc

Reproduction and pregnancy
heredity
pregnancy
e.tc

Mature life and aging
expectations and misconceptions
people who age successfully
e.tc

Death and dying
the fear of death
preparation for death
e.tc

Infectious diseases
agents of infection
control of infectious diseases
e.tc

Heart and artery disease
Cancer
The consumer, health information and the health care system
The environment and personal health Rev. ed. of: Life choices / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer and Eleanor Noss Whitney with Dana Knighten Cowley. 1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 0314933832 9780314933836

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Health behavior.
Health.

LC Class. No.: RA776.9 / .L54 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 613 / LIF