This book presents a broad but indepth coverage of the subject of personal health. It is divided into seven parts in which the following topics are discussed: (1) the human personality, social behavior, emotional growth, mental health, and coping skills; (2) drug dependencies, alcoholism, use of tobacco, psychological dependencies; (3) sexuality, deviant behavior, reproduction, marriage and the family; (4) physical fitness, nutrition, weight control and dieting; (5) heart disease, pulmonary and other respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, cancer; (6) consumer health, medical services, health fraud and quackery; (7) environmental health, population dynamics and pollution. Controversial topics are discussed, and the reader is encouraged to make value judgments. Each part includes a glossary of key words and a bibliography for further reading. (JD)