Table 3 Contents of the Japanese version of the “Textbook of Behavioral Medicine”
From: Development and future perspectives of behavioral medicine in Japan
I. General Remarks |
1. What is behavioral medicine? The history and development of behavioral medicine. 2. Biological understanding of behavior (1) Behavior and brain, (2) Neuroendocrinology of behavior, (3) Pharmacology of behavior, (4) Behavior and genetics (epigenetics) 3. Psychological understanding of behavior (1) Information processing of recognition, (2) Behavior and character, (3) Behavior and life cycle, (4) Psychological assessment of behavior 4. Sociological understanding of behavior (1) Interpersonal behavior and social behavior, (2) Behavior and society, (3) Behavioral medicine and biostatistics 5. Holistic understanding of behavior (1) Behavioral science and health science, (2) Behavior and psychosomatic medicine, (3) Behavior and preventive medicine |
II. Particular expositions |
1. Theories of behavior psychology (1) Learning theory of behavior psychology, (2) Stress coping, (3) Assessment of stress 2. Behavior modification techniques (1) Behavior therapy, (2) Cognitive therapy, (3) Cognitive-behavioral therapy, (4) Mindfulness, (5) Biofeedback, (6) Stage model for behavior modification 3. Application of behavior modification (1) Smoking cessation, (2) Obesity and diabetes, (3) Exercise and physical activity, (4) Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia, (5) Type A behavior, (6) Eating disorders, (7) Depression, (8) Anxiety disorders, (9) Chronic pain, (10) Palliative care, (11) Treatment of alcoholism 4. Communication with patients (1) Medical interview, (2) Motivational interviewing, (3) How to inform bad news, (4) Health behavior and health education (health promotion), (5) What is QOL? |