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WEBn. the condition of one’s mind, body, and spirit, the idea being freedom from illness, injury, pain, and distress. Browse Dictionary.

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WEBa specialty field in health psychology that applies biopsychosocial theory, research, and practice principles to promote physical health and to help resolve the …

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WEBservices and delivery related to the health and well-being of individuals and communities, including preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, …

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WEBthe subfield of psychology that focuses on (a) the examination of the relationships between behavioral, cognitive, psychophysiological, and social and …

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WEBhealth promotion. education, wellness programs, public policies, fiscal measures, legislation, or other coordinated actions that aim to give people more control …

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WEBa concept that medical practice, in the prevention and treatment of disease, should focus on the whole person—including physical, mental, spiritual, social, and …

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WEBan interdisciplinary subspecialty of behavioral medicine that promotes a philosophy emphasizing individual responsibility in the maintenance of one’s own health …

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WEBmental health services. any interventions—assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or counseling—offered in private, public, inpatient, or outpatient settings for …

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WEBthe branch of psychology that specializes in the research, assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders. …

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WEBn. a dynamic state of physical, mental, and social well-being. Some researchers and clinicians have viewed wellness as the result of four key factors over …

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WEBthe suppression of alpha waves that is observed in some individuals via electroencephalography (EEG) when they focus their eyes on an unexpected stimulus or …

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WEBUpdated on 04/19/2018. the concept that mental and emotional problems are analogous to biological problems—that is, they have detectable, specific, physiological causes (e.g., …

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WEBa model that identifies the relationships of the following issues to the likelihood of taking preventive health action: (a) individual perceptions about …

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WEBmental health. a state of mind characterized by emotional well-being, good behavioral adjustment, relative freedom from anxiety and disabling symptoms, and a …

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WEBin psychotherapy, an abrupt “recuperation” by a prospective client after or during intake interviews and before entry into therapy proper or, more commonly, by a …

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