Career and Life

Management

Module 1

Personal Choices

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Career and Life Management

Module 1: Personal Choices
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Welcome
to Career and Life Management

We hope you enjoy your study of Career and Life Management. This course will help you make well-informed,
considered choices in all aspects of your life.
There are three modules in this course. It is recommended that you work through these modules in order because
the concepts and skills introduced in one module will be reinforced, extended, and applied in later modules.

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Contents
General Course Information ................................................................................

Module Overview .......................................................................................................... 10

Section 1
Balancing the Dimensions of Health
Lesson 1
Healthy Life Management ................................................................................................................ 13

Lesson 2
How Do You View Yourself?............................................................................................................. 23

Lesson 3
Social Dimension. ........................................................................................................................... 32

Lesson 4
Intellectual Dimension..................................................................................................................... 48

Lesson 5
Emotional Dimension ...................................................................................................................... 61

Section 1 Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 71

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Section 2
Making Lifestyle Choices
Lesson 1
Healthy Food Choices....................................................................................................................... 73

Lesson 2
Active Living Choices...................................................................................................................... 91

Lesson 3
Stress Management.......................................................................................................................... 98

Lesson 4
Drug Use and Abuse........................................................................................................................ 120

Section 2 Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 143

Module Summary .......................................................................................................... 144

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