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Direct linkRay, Oakley – American Psychologist, 2004
The author reviews some of the social and behavioral factors acting on the brain that influence health, illness, and death. Supported with data from several areas of research, his proposal for understanding health and illness provides both the concepts and the mechanisms for studying and explaining mind-body relationships. The brain is the body's…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Brain, Psychosomatic Disorders, Psychophysiology
Cohen, Sheldon – American Psychologist, 2004
The author discusses 3 variables that assess different aspects of social relationships-social support, social integration, and negative interaction. The author argues that all 3 are associated with health outcomes, that these variables each influence health through different mechanisms, and that associations between these variables and health are…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Social Networks, Social Integration
Gatchel, Robert J. – American Psychologist, 2004
An exciting period in mental and physical health research is beginning, resulting from a paradigm shift from an outdated biomedical reductionism approach to a more comprehensive biopsychosocial model, which emphasizes the unique interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors required to better understand health and illness. This…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Pain, Mental Health, Chronic Illness
