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Table 3 The JSBM core curriculum for behavioral science and its association with psychological topics

From: Special series on “The meaning of behavioral medicine in the psychosomatic field” establishment of a core curriculum for behavioral science in Japan: The importance of such a curriculum from the perspective of psychology

Lecture theme

Lecture keywords and training methods

Related areas of psychology

1. Shaping

• Imprinting

• Classical (respondent) conditioning

• Operant (instrumental) conditioning

• Cognitive learning

• Social learning (observation and imitation)

• Brain neurotransmitters

Learning, cognition, nervous function, physiology, society

2. Motivation

• Motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic)

• Needs

• Frustration

• Conflict

• Adjustment mechanisms

• Defense mechanisms

Education, practice, health

3. Stress (psychological)

• Stressors

• Stress reactions

• Psychological models of stress

• Cognitive appraisal

• Coping

• Life events

• Relaxation techniques

Practice, physiology, health

4. Stress (environmental) and health

• Workplace stress

• Other kinds of stress (childhood stress, parenting stress, etc.)

• Stress management

• Social support

Practice, development, industry, organization, health

5. Life-span development

• Mental development

• Life cycle

• Gene-environment interaction

• Life tasks

Development, heredity

6. Individual differences

• Personality

• Type theory

• Trait theory

• The Big Five

• Intelligence

• Role theory

• Gender

Personality, development, society

7. Interpersonal relationships

• Interpersonal cognition

• Needs and conflict

• Group dynamics

• Social adjustment

• Interpersonal communication

• Culture

Society, culture

8. Theories of behavioral modification

• Motivation

• Behavioral therapy

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

• Stimulus control

• Self-efficacy

• Multiple-theory integration model

• Empowerment

Learning, cognition, practice, health

9. Behavior modification techniques

• Lifestyle guidance

• Health guidance (smoking cessation/medication/counseling)

• Teaching and coaching

Learning, cognition, education, practice, health

10. Health communication

• Dissemination of public health and medical information (guidelines, participation in medical examinations)

• Doctor-patient communication

• Communication between medical practitioners

Society, health

11. Society and health

• Inequality and health

• Social capital

• Social participation

• Social epidemiology

• Social determinants of health

• Cultural competence

Society, health, culture

12–15. Seminars/ practicums

Proposals for actual treatment strategies and role-plays based on medical scenarios

Practice, health