Titlebook: Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; James M. Raczynski,Ralph J. DiClemente Book 1999 Springer Science+Business Media New

Junction

hypertension

Relinquish

耐寒

Stress, Coping, Social Support, and Illnesson. This chapter focuses on stress, coping, and social support. Research questions in these domains revolve around the interconnections among individuals’ emotions, motivation, goals, cognitions, and social relationships. The utility of such research lies in establishing behavioral predictors of ind

单独

pacific

Obesity and Nutrition8–1991, the prevalence of significantly overweight adults in the United States rose by 33%, far from the decrease of 23% targeted by the US Public Health Service. Currently, 20% of adolescent children and approximately one third of all adults in America are defined as obese. Minority populations, es

LUMEN

Physical Activity and physical and mental conditions varies widely. Evidence links regular physical activity to reducing the risk of all-cause mortality primarily due to lowered rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Fig. 1) (Blair ., 1989; Paffenbarger, Hyde, Wing, & Hsieh, 1986). Unfit men who increase their physi

沐浴

Alcohol and Drug Abuseons, inhalants, and designer drugs. No sex, race, social strata, or culture are immune to the effects of drug abuse and dependency. Exposure and experimentation with mood-altering substances occurs in some unfortunate individuals as early as before birth,., from drug-using mothers, but more frequent

愤慨一下

Cardiovascular DiseasesCHD) also known as ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease (CAD)], strokes of different types (including thrombotic, embolic, and hemorrhagic stroke), hypertension, and congenital heart defects. CHD mortality rates have declined in recent years as a result of modifications in risk factors

表被动

Cancer Prevention and Control reviewing a number of risk factors for cancer that can be impacted through the implementation of behavioral interventions. In addition, the psychosocial aspects of cancer are addressed and are linked to treatment issues in cancer prevention and control. Within each section of this chapter, we have