M ental Disorders Health Professionals view mental and emotional problems as a continuum, with many fine shadings between the “optimum heal...
Can Stress Cause Heart Disease and Lead to Hypertension?
C an Stress Cause Heart Disease? Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability among adults in industrialized societi...
Anxiety Disorders
A nxiety Disorders We all become anxious sometimes, from fear of exams, starting a new job, or wondering how a new friendship will turn out....
Treating Anxiety Disorders
T reating Anxiety Disorders Many treatments have been tried for anxiety disorders , but so far none has proven to be consistently effective...
The Nature of Stress
T he Nature of Stress Stress is a term used to describe certain physical and psychological reactions that human beings (and other animals) ...
The Emotionally Healthy Person
T he Emotionally Healthy Person What are the basic qualities demonstrated by emotionally healthy people in our culture (It`s important to n...
Emotional and Physical Health
E motional and Physical Health Our physical health is closely related to our emotional health . Have you ever had a stomach ache caused by...
The Nature of Emotions
T he Nature of Emotions Two things happen when you have an emotion : 1. You experience certain physical sensations. 2. You label these sensa...
What is Emotional Health?
W hat is Emotional Health? What do we really mean when we talk about emotional health ? Everyone feels some degree of emotion all the tim...
Key Body Responses in Emotions
K ey Body Responses in Emotions There are six responses that scientists commonly look at to study emotions . These are heart rate, blood pre...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
C hronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in older people comprises emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and asthma. COPD is resistance to ex...
Gastrointestinal Disease
G astrointestinal Disease E sophageal Disorders With increased age, esophegeal motility is altered by degenerative changes in the smooth mus...
Renal Failure
R enal Failure Age-related deterioration of the kidneys puts older person at high risk for renal failure . Diabetes mellitus is a major ca...
The Meaning of Health and Wellness
T he Meaning of Health and Wellness Health may be defined as the absence of disease or illness or the state of having a sound mind and body...
What is Philosophy?
W hat is Philosophy? Let us attempt to define philosophy a little more adequately. The word is derived from the Greek words, meaning “ the ...
Phylosophy and Related Fields
P hylosophy and Related Fields Human aspiration, interest, and activity have expressed themselves in four basic directions-the fields of phy...
What is Good Health?
W hat is Good Health? Before we talk about “ good health ” let`s look at someone who is not in good health-Bill, a forty-five-year-old busin...
Cerebrovascular Accidents (Stroke)
C erebrovascular Accidents (Stroke) A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is also known as a “ stroke ”. It may occur suddenly or over a period ...
Goals for Good Health
G oals for Good Health Health is dynamic quality, changing from day to day. Even if you are in good health most of the time, you will have...