PSY346H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Hiv, Sympathetic Nervous System, Memory T Cell
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Behavioral medicine, or the study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis. Health psychology - subfield of behavioral medicine that addresses psychological factors important in the promotion and maintenance of health, including improvements in health care systems and health policy formulation. The dsm-iv codes physical disorders on axis iii and recognizes that psychological factors can affect medical conditions. Psychological and social factors can affect the basic biological processes that lead to illness and disease (stress). Long-standing behavior patterns may put people at risk to develop certain physical diseases. Aids is an example of a disease that is influenced by psychological (i. e. , stress) and behavioral patterns (i. e. , life- style risk behaviors). At present, some of the major contributing factors to illness and death are psychological and behavioral.
