Behavioural Science 01

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Behavioral Sciences and their importance in healthBio-Psycho-Social Model of Healthcare

Desirable attitudesCorrelation of brain function, mind and Behavioral

SciencesRoles of a doctor of physical therapy


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Behavioral Sciences(The science of behavior)

Sciences concerned ith theStudy!bservatione"planation

of human behavior either in sin#leindividuals or in #roups$

individual di%erences in relationship topatient&s behavior


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Behavioral Sciences

Behavioral sciences the systematicanalysis and investi#ation of human andanimal behavior throu#h controlled and

naturalistic e"perimental observations $


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Behavioral Sciences coversPsycholo#y

study of the mind, occurrin# partly via the study ofbehavior$ 'he study of the nature, functions andphenomena of human bein#s$

(nthropolo#y)

study of the ori#ins, history, mechanisms and constitutionof human cultures

*tholo#y) study of behavior of non-human species in the naturalsettin#

*colo#y

Deals ith the relations of human bein#s to theirenvironment and the +uantication of this relationship


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Sociolo#y scientic study of society$ 'he study of the

development, nature and las of human society$

Sociolo#y also focuses onsocial straticationsocial class

social mobilityReli#ion

adeviance$

*pidemiolo#y study of illness in dened population


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!b.ectivesof Behavioral

Science 'eachin#)/$ Humani0ation of the education of doctors

1$ ( focus on the science of behavior

2$ 3nderstandin# normal human behavior

4$ ( preparation for clinical practice


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domains of the behavior science in

medical settin#)/$ Mind body interaction

1$ Patient behavior

2$ Physician role and behavior

4$ Physician patient interaction

5$ Social and cultural issues in health care

6$ Health policy and economics


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Human BehaviorBehaviorrefers to the actions or reactions

of an ob.ect or or#anism, usually in relationto the environment$

Human behavior is the collection ofbehaviors e"hibited by human bein#s

Behavior can be)Conscious or unconscious,!vert or covert,7oluntary or involuntary$


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Human Behavior

'he behavior of people falls ithin a ran#e)

Common or uncommon8 unusual,

(cceptable or unacceptable8outsideacceptability

'he acceptability of behaviour andnormativity is evaluated relative to social

and moral norms and re#ulated by variousmeans of social control$

Social behaviour is behavior specically

directed at other people$


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Human BehaviorHuman behavior is in9uenced by)

Culture

(ttitudes*motions

7alues

*thics

(uthority

Coercion

:enetics


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Relevance of Behavioral

Sciences to Health & Medicine:o Etiology of illness,

o

Presentation of illnesses,

oDelivery of health care,

os!ects of social and !sychological

treatment,


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Methods of Studyin# Human

Behaviour) !bservation

;uestionnaires

Structured


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Data Sources!>cial Reports


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Determinants ofBehaviour/$ Biolo#ical determinants

o :enetic


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Biolo#ical Determinants ofHuman Behavior

Behavior is biolo#ically determined

'he comple"ity of the behavior of anor#anism is related to the comple"ity of itsnervous system$

!r#anisms ith comple" nervous systemshave a #reater capacity to learn ne

responses and thus ad.ust their behavior$


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Bio-Psycho-Social Model of

Healthcare'he biomedical, social, and psycholo#ical

models conver#ed under the development ofpsychiatrist :eor#e *n#el$


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'he biopsychosocial model states that hile thethree domains of health @i$e$, the biomedical, thesocial, and the psycholo#icalA are all

interrelated, they are also independent$if an individual is healthy @by medical standardsA

and perceives him or herself to be ill, then thatindividual may be considered unhealthy$

Conversely, someone ho has a medicalcondition @i$e$, a diseaseA and perceives themself to be ell, may not be considered healthyunder the biopsychosocial model$


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Desirable attitudes(ttitude is an e"pression of favor or disfavor

toard ( person, place, thin#, or event$

E(ttitudes the most distinctive andindispensable concept in contemporary socialpsycholo#yF$ :ordon allport

(ttitude can be formed from ( personGs past

and present


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Correlation of brain function,

mind and BehavioralSciencesBrain) visible , tan#ible$

Mind) invisible, ma#nicent orld of thou#ht,

feelin#, attitude, belief and ima#ination$'he brain is the physical or#an mostassociated ith mind and consciousness$

brain functions conscious or unconscious$

Behavioral Sciences a brid#e beteen mindand brain and its functions$


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Roles of a doctor of physical

therapy Physical thera!istshealth care professionals hodia#nose and treatindividuals of all a#es, from neborns to the very oldest

ho have medical problems or other health-relatedconditions that limit their abilities to move and performfunctional activities in their daily lives$

e"amine individual

develop plan usin# treatment techni+ues to promote

ability to movereduce painrestore functionprevent disability$


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or= ith individuals to prevent the loss ofmobility before it occurs by developin#tness- and ellness-oriented pro#rams forhealthier and more active lifestyles$

physical therapists assume leadership roles inrehabilitation$

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