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Introduction
It integrates developmental psychology to mental wellbeing activities known as
behavioral medicine or medical psychology. There are two distinct sub elds
within health psychology. There are two types of behavioral health: behavioural

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therapy, which focuses on treatment, and behavioral health, which focuses on

prevention (Dowd and Jung, 2017). Food, tness, health insurance use, and
personal decision are just a few of the many topics that fall under the purview
of health psychology.
Why and how the human response to stress demonstrates the mind-body
relationship, from a biopsychosocial perspective
An essential part of the biopsychosocial model of health and sickness is that
biological, psychological, and social variables all work together to in uence
how people feel, think, act, and behave. For a long time, notions like the nature
vs nurture controversy held that any one of these variables might alter a
person's development route. An individual's genetic composition (biology),
mental health and behaviour (psychology), and social and cultural setting
(society and culture) all have a role in their health outcomes, according to the
biopsychosocial model.
Mind and body are affected by stress. This impacts the conduct of an
individual. Every day, a person goes through various emotions, some of which
might cause him to get stressed out. This leads to different negative emotions,
such as frustrations, anxieties, and depressive tendencies, as people get more
stressed out. Hormone levels and behaviour are in uenced by stress, which is
transmitted through the mind (Aspinwall and Taylor, 1997). An alteration in
blood ow is possible while under the in uence of an upsetting circumstance.
It can lead to heart attacks or panic attacks in certain people. An individual's
mental and emotional wellbeing is harmed by stress, which in turn causes a
slew of physical ailments. Stress affects various brain parts, such as the
prefrontal cortex, which is particularly vulnerable to its effects (Cohen, 1988).
Under normal circumstances, this region is ideal for retaining knowledge and
learning new skills, but under the pressure of a crisis, the opposite happens.

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An individual's amygdala (the brain region that is responsible for emotional

functioning) sends a stress signal to the hypothalamus while under stress
(Cheng and Ng, 2006). As a result, the neurological system enables it to
communicate with the body. In this way, the individual is given the cues to ght
back against these stressful conditions. Stress can harm brain cells and
diminish the size of the brain if the person is unable to cope. Stressful
emotions have also been shown to impair blood cell activity, lowering immunity.
White blood cell reactivity to infected and cancerous cells is reduced in a study
when participants experience high levels of stress (Baum, O'Keeffe, and
Davidson, 1990). When people are anxious, they tend to heal slower, and
immunizations don't work as well as they should. According to recent studies,
talk therapy like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has also been shown to improve
cell activity and hence the body's ability to ght sickness.
One groundbreaking study examined the in uence of the mind-body
relationship on breast cancer survivors. Mindfulness meditation or joining a
support group decreased some of the research participants (Lee and You,
2020). Both of these were done by a control group. According to the research
ndings, those who meditate or attend support groups have more long-term
health bene ts, such as longer telomere length, than those who don't. Short
telomeres have been linked to illness, whereas longer telomeres have been
shown to protect against it.
An example of the mind-body connection is how the breath affects the mind.
Another example is how guided imagery affects the body. The primitive regions
of our brains react as though something is indeed happening when we envision
something. In this way, pleasant imagery affects the neurological system,
which relaxes all of the body's systems (Milne, Sheeran and Orbell, 2000).
Relaxing the body's response to stress has been shown to aid the immune

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system, and visualization may even help illness prevention. The fact that the
mind and body are made up of two separate but connected entities is
demonstrated by pain's presence (Mann and Tomiyama, 2007). There have been
numerous counter-arguments to this remark, which is why it's so controversial.
On the other hand, Cartesian dualism maintains that the soul and the body are
two distinct substances that are distinct from one another.
Improving Your Mind-Body Connection
Practice stress management techniques. Stress management techniques,
including writing, participating in a hobby, using a creative outlet, volunteering
or meditating, can help you focus on things that are happening (Heron and
Smyth, 2010). One may calm the mind and body. Relaxation methods, such as
meditation or deep breathing, are valuable ways of bringing one's emotions into
balance. Invest in you. Sometimes, it can be crucial to schedule time just for
yourself and do whatever you need to do to help yourself emotionally. What do
you like doing? What are you passionate about? Invest in all areas of your
health: nutrition, tness, relationships, work-life balance and personal hobbies
(Zuckerkandl and Pauling, 1965). Develop resilience. People with stability can
healthily cope with stress and emotions. Resilience can be learned and
strengthened with different strategies. These include having social support,
keeping a positive view of yourself, accepting change and keeping things in
perspective.

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proactive coping. Psychological Bulletin, 121(3), 417.
Baum, A., O'Keeffe, M. K., & Davidson, L. M. (1990). Acute stressors and chronic
response: The case of traumatic Stress 1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,

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20(20), 1643-1654.
Cheng, C., & Ng, A. K. (2006). Psychosocial factors predicting SARS‐preventive
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Cohen, S. (1988). Perceived stress in a probability sample of the United States.
Dowd, A. J., & Jung, M. E. (2017). Self-compassion directly and indirectly
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Lee, M., & You, M. (2020). Psychological and behavioral responses in South
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