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

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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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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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Webn. ( pl. diagnoses) the process of identifying and determining the nature of a disease or disorder by its signs and symptoms, through the use of assessment …

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Weba category of health care service and delivery provided by several fields involved in psychological assessment and intervention (psychology, psychiatry, …

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

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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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Webin medicine and mental health science, a prediction of the course, duration, severity, and outcome of a condition, disease, or disorder. Prognosis may be given …

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Webn. the physiological or psychological response to internal or external stressors. Stress involves changes affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing …

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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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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 technique used in regression analysis in which the goal is to forecast an outcome or response variable according to a subset of predictor variables narrowed …

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Webstigma. n. the negative social attitude attached to a characteristic of an individual that may be regarded as a mental, physical, or social deficiency. A stigma …

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Webn. the ability of an individual to conform to a treatment regimen, especially one involving drug treatment, as outlined by a health care provider. External factors that …

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