Health Psychology Cognitive & Behavioral Intervention

Final: Cognitive/Behavioral Intervention

As a health psychology professional, populations of individuals count on you for health related information to improve their lives. Understanding health issues and traditional and non-traditional treatment, while assessing and addressing individual perceptions, attitudes, cultures, and health practices can positively affect the health of populations. Consider how traditional medicine rarely takes into account an individual’s perceptions and cultural practices when treating disease. How might these considerations influence the effectiveness of these treatments? For treatments that involve thought processes and behaviors their effectiveness might rely on other factors.

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For this Assignment, revise Part One of your Final Project from Week 5 based on the Instructor feedback you received. Then, for Part Two of your Final Project, select four to six cognitive/behavioral interventions that you believe might be applicable to the disease you selected in Part One of your Final Project.

The Assignment (Part One and Part Two: 12–16 pages):

Submit an APA-formatted essay that includes the following:

A description of the cognitive/behavioral interventions you selected
An explanation of why these interventions would be appropriate for the disease you selected from Part One of the Final Project
An explanation of how the effectiveness of these interventions might vary based on a population or other factors
An explanation of how you might use each cognitive/behavioral intervention as a treatment, and why
An explanation of the strategies you might use to educate populations about the role of cognitive/behavioral interventions in preventing and assisting in the treatment of disease

Be sure to submit your revised Part One of the Final Project with Part Two of the Final Project. Also be sure to revise the abstract and reference pages to include the findings and references for Part Two of your Final Project.

READINGS

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Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Matchim, Y., & Armer, J. M. (2007). Measuring the psychological impact of mindfulness meditation on health among patients with cancer: A literature review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(5), 1059–1066.
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Tai Chi Chih acutely decreases sympathetic nervous system activity in older adults by Motivala, S. J. et al in The Journals of Gerontology, 61A(11). Copyright 2006 by Oxford University Press. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Sharma, H., Chandola, H. M., Singh, G., & Basisht, G. (2007). Utilization of ayurveda in health care: An approach for prevention, health promotion, and treatment of disease. Part 1—Ayurveda, the science of life. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 13(9), 1011–1020.
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Witek-Janusek, L., Albuquerque, K., Chroniak, K. R., Chroniak, C., Durazo-Arvizu, R., & Mathews, H. L. (2008). Effect of mindfulness based stress reduction on immune function, quality of life and coping in women newly diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 22(6), 969–981.
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2008). What is complementary and alternative medicine? Retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam

MEDIA

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Chronic Diseases. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Please click on the following link for the transcript: Transcript (PDF).

Optional Resources

Cho, W. C., Yue, K. K., & Leung, A. W.(2005). An outline of diabetes mellitus and its treatment by traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Journal of Chinese Medicine, 78, 33–41.
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Integrative Medicine Blog. (2010, Dec. 5). Psychoneuroimmunology and the future of medicine. Retrieved from http://integrativemedicineblog.com/2010/12/psychoneuroimmunology-the-future-of-medicine/
Robertshawe, P. (2007). Treating fibromyalgia with massage. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, 13(3), 151–154.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Share Guide: The Holistic Health Magazine and Resource Directory. (n. d.). Alternative medicine: A new understanding. Retrieved from http://www.shareguide.com/altmedicine.html
Sharma, H., Chandola, H. M., Singh, G., & Basisht, G. (2007). Utilization of ayurveda in health care: An approach for prevention, health promotion, and treatment of disease. Part 2—Ayurveda in primary health care. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 13(10), 1135–1150.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Wilson, D. R. (2012). Birthing traditions in Tibetan culture. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 27(1), 33–38.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Wilson, D. R. (2012). The use of acupuncture in the childbearing period. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 27(3) 50–56.
Wilson, D. R., & Dillard, D. M. (2012). Use of hypnosis in the childbearing year. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 27(3), 31–36.
World Health Organization. (n. d.). General guidelines for methodologies on research and evaluation of traditional medicine. Retrieved from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2000/WHO_EDM_TRM_2000.1.pdf

Health Psychology Cognitive & Behavioral Intervention