Behavioral Science In Medicine I & Ii (Foundations Exam 2)

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Behavioral science

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the scientific study of behavior
- understand or change patient behavior
- helps us to understand and regulate our own behavior

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psychology

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the study of the "psyche" or mind but also includes the study of behavior and its causes
Unit of analysis: individual

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cognitive psychology

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studies how we think, including how we perceive and how we remember, priming, how we apply schemas

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social psychology

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studies how we act and react, in the actual or implied presence of others
- how the individual thinks, feels, and behaves in these situations
unit of analysis: the individual

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social cognition

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studies how people think in social contexts, including antecedents and consequences
- part of both social psychology and cognitive psychology

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learning theory

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studies the principles of classical (Pavlovian) and operant (instrumental, Skinnerian) conditioning, observational learning
- how our brains are wired to learn or how they are wired NOT to learn

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clinical psychology

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studies the principles of psychopathology, overlaps with psychiatry
- great emphasis on psychological testing and psychotherapy

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personality psychology

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studies the ways that people differ in their responses to life situations (ex: introverted vs. extroverted)

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communication

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study of human communication
Unit of analysis: a dyad (sender and receiver) or group (speaker and audience)

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sociology

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study of how society functions
Unit of analysis: a social group
- studying who and why
- important in understanding public behavior

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anthropology

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the study of how societies/cultures differ in their functioning
- important when you interact with those from a different culture
unit of analysis: a specific culture or subculture

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psychiatry

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the study primarily of psychopathology and its remediation/management (including use of somatic treatments-->meds)
unit of analysis: an individual

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family therapy

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the study of psychopathology in interactions between people, including couples, nuclear families, and extended families
Unit of analysis: the interacting group in which the dysfunction is occurring

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psychosomatic medicine

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the study of how psychological factors influence physical disease
- the use of behavioral methods to influence patient behaviors towards decreasing disease and increasing health
Unit of analysis: an individual but sometimes a group (public health)

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behavioral medicine and health psychology

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the use of behavioral methods to influence patient behaviors towards decreasing disease or increasing health
Unit of analysis: an individual or group