The field of health and behavior addresses the interaction
of behavioral, psychological, emotional, social,
cultural, and biological factors with physical health
outcomes, such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis,
diabetes, and chronic pain. The core philosophy of
the field of health and behavior is threefold:
(1) Behavioral, psychological, emotional, social, cultural,
and biological factors are inextricably linked;
(2) these factors together affect health; and (3) these
factors can be used as avenues for prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation. Research and clinical practice in
health and behavior are inherently multidisciplinary—
that is, many disciplines contribute and no one discipline
owns the field. Disciplines involved in health and
behavior include psychology, epidemiology and public
health, sociology, nursing, medicine, and anthropology,
to name a few.
The field of health and behavior research is vast
and ranges from the scientific examination of basic
behavioral and social processes to the evaluation of
preventive and treatment approaches to policy analysis.
It addresses such varied topics as pain management,
cardiac rehabilitation, social aspects of genetic testing,
anxiety and heart disease, prevention of HIV/AIDS,
stress effects on the immune system, approaches to
smoking cessation, chronic disease management,
community interventions, and socioeconomic status
and health.
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