PSYC 2000 Lecture : Behavioral Modification Lecture
Document Summary
U. s. health care is : prohibitively expensive for many reactive and not proactive. April 1, 2009 ( preventative approach is not highly valued in our culture. ) Modification: complementary/alternative medicine: alternative health care, not taught widely in medical schools, not used in hospitals, not usually reimbursed by insurance companies, subfields of alternative medicine. Alternative systems of medical practice: health care ranging from self-care according to folk principles, to care rendered in an organized health care system based on alternative traditions or practices. Bioelectromagnetic applications: the study of how living organisms interact with electromagnetic (em) fields. Diet, nutrition, life-style changes: the knowledge of how to prevent illness, maintain health, and reverse the effects of chronic disease through dietary or nutritional intervention. Herbal medicine: employing plan and plant products from folk medicine traditions for pharmacological use. Manual healing: using touch and manipulation with the hands as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool.
