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Psychology, Stress, Lifestyle, and Health, What Is Stress

WEBStress is everywhere and, as shown in Figure, it has been on the rise over the last several years.Each of us is acquainted with stress—some are more familiar than others. In …

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Psychology, Stress, Lifestyle, and Health, Stress and Illness

WEBIn this section, we will discuss stress and illness. As stress researcher Robert Sapolsky (1998) describes, stress-related disease emerges, predominantly, out of the fact that we …

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An Introduction to the Human Body

WEBHuman physiology is the scientific study of the chemistry and physics of the structures of the body and the ways in which they work together to support the functions of life. Much …

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Accessibility Resources OERTX

WEBDescription Overview: A list of accessibility resources shared with the OER Essentials PD class at McLennan Community College. Subject: Health Sciences, …

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Psychology, Stress, Lifestyle, and Health, What Is Stress

WEBThe scientific study of how stress and other psychological factors impact health falls within the realm of health psychology, a subfield of psychology devoted to understanding the …

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Chapter: Happiness: The Science of Subjective Well-Being …

WEBUniversity of Utah, University of Virginia. Subjective well-being (SWB) is the scientific term for happiness and life satisfaction—thinking and feeling that your life is going well, not …

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Introduction to Sociology 2e, Health and Medicine, The …

WEBThe Social Construction of Health. If sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in society, medical sociology is the systematic study of how humans …

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Anatomy and Physiology OERTX

WEBAnatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by …

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Introduction to Sociology 2e, Health and Medicine, …

WEBEach of the three major theoretical perspectives approaches the topics of health, illness, and medicine differently. You may prefer just one of the theories that follow, or you may …

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Open Educational Resources Nursing Essentials (ONE) Project

WEBOpen educational resources can be reorganized, modularized, and integrated into learning management systems and other instructional tools. For schools of nursing, which may …

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OER Nursing Essentials OER Commons

WEBWelcome. The OER Nursing Essentials hub features resources developed as part of the ONE Project, a collaboration between the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board …

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Psychology, Stress, Lifestyle, and Health, Stressors OERTX

WEBFor an individual to experience stress, he must first encounter a potential stressor. In general, stressors can be placed into one of two broad categories: chronic and acute. …

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OER Nursing Essentials (ONE) Project Group Resources OERTX

WEBThis group's purpose is to serve as an information hub for the OER Nursing Essentials (ONE) Project, a collaboration between Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board …

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Introduction to Sociology 2e, Health and Medicine, Global Health

WEBSummary. Social epidemiology is the study of the causes and distribution of diseases. From a global perspective, the health issues of high-income nations tend toward diseases like …

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Biology, The Chemistry of Life, Biological Macromolecules, Proteins

WEBProteins are one of the most abundant organic molecules in living systems and have the most diverse range of functions of all macromolecules. Proteins may be structural, …

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The Science of Biology

WEBBiology is a science, but what exactly is science? What does the study of biology share with other scientific disciplines? Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) can …

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Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine

WEBAccording to the functionalist perspective, health is vital to the stability of the society, and therefore sickness is a sanctioned form of deviance.

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Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

WEBFigure 26.1 Venus Williams Perspiring on the Tennis Court The body has critically important mechanisms for balancing the intake and output of bodily fluids.

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The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation

WEBTable 20.3. Three homeostatic mechanisms ensure adequate blood flow, blood pressure, distribution, and ultimately perfusion: neural, endocrine, and autoregulatory mechanisms.

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