HLTH (with CourseMate, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card) - Softcover

Nevid, Jeffrey S.; Rathus, Spencer A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111987327 ISBN 13: 9781111987329

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with over 100 students and faculty, HLTH is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners. HLTH engages students with interactive Health Check assessments, in addition to a range of features on everything from the effect of socioeconomic status on health to a checklist to help choose a primary care physician, that help students relate course concepts to their personal lives.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Jeffrey Nevid is Professor of Psychology at St. John's University in New York. He received his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in evaluation research at Northwestern University. He has accrued more than 200 research publications and professional presentations and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen textbooks and other books in psychology and related fields, many in multiple editions. Dr. Nevid has conducted research in many areas of psychology, including health psychology, clinical and community psychology, social psychology, gender and human sexuality, adolescent development, and teaching of psychology. His research publications have appeared in such journals as Health Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Behavior Therapy, Psychology and Marketing, Professional Psychology, Teaching of Psychology, Sex Roles, and Journal of Social Psychology, among others. Dr. Nevid also served as Editorial Consultant for the journals Health Psychology and Psychology and Marketing and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He is actively involved in conducting research on pedagogical advances to help students succeed in their courses.

Review:

1. A Healthy You! 2. Psychological Health. 3. Stress and Your Health. 4. Intimate Relationships and Sexuality. 5. Reproductive Health. 6. Substance Use and Abuse. 7. Alcohol and Tobacco. 8. Fitness for Life. 9. Nutrition for Life. 10. Managing Your Weight. 11. Combating Heart Disease, Cancer, and Other Major Diseases. 12. Infection and Immunity. 13. Playing it Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and Abuse. 14. Consumerism: Making Health Care Safe, Effective, and Accessible. 15. Health and the Environment. 16. Healthy Living Across the Lifespan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1111987327
• ISBN 13: 9781111987329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400