Part 1
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The Mind-Body Connection: How Behavioral Habits Keep Us Well And Make Us Sick.
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The Experience of A Chronic Illness. Acute Illness vs. Chronic Illness. The Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Chronic Illnesses.
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Neuroendocrine System and H-P-A Stress Axis: How the Immune System Is Impaired by Chronic Stress.
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The Top Ten Chronic Illnesses: How Much of the Risk is Genetic? How Much is Behavior and Lifestyle.
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The Major Health Organ of the Body: The Brain.
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Core Beliefs and Behavioral Habits: Their Huge Influence on Health and Illness. The Placebo Effect.
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Optimism and Pessimism: The Medical Consequences.
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Personality, Habits, & Health: How Personality Types Affect the Risk for Chronic Illness.
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Why Is It So Hard for People to Change Their Unhealthy Behavioral Habits?
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The Dirty Dozen: Do Our Behavioral Habits Kill Us? Preventing and Managing the Top Twelve Causes of Chronic Illnesses and Premature Death.
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Too Tired to Eat Well. Dietary and Exercise Habits: Nutritional Strategies That Makes Sense. The Biggest Part of Health Management.
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Stress Management and Health: Mindfulness, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Healthy Sleep.
Part 2
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Coping with Chronic Pain and Fatigue: Arthritic Pain, Muscle Pain, and Neuropathies.
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The Top Cause of Chronic Disability in the Young: Depression and Anxiety.
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Changing Unhealthy Habits into Healthy Ones. SMART Goal-Setting, Action Plans, and Sustaining Change.
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Living Longer but Sicker: Life Expectancy Changes And Surviving Serious Chronic Illnesses.
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Better Habits for Better Health: Preventing and Managing The Top Ten Illnesses and Conditions That Kill Four Out Of Five People.
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Cardio-metabolic Diseases. Lowering the Risk for Biggest Threats to Health: Heart Disease, Stroke, Obesity, and Diabetes.
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Common Forms of Cancer: Healthy Habits for Reducing Cancer Risk and Increasing Survival.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: How Environment and Behavior Increase the Risk. Preventive Care in Dementia Patients.
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Preventing Accidents and Suicide: Recognizing the Risks. Prudent Precautions.
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Dental Considerations in Chronic Illness: Inflammation, Oral Hygiene, and Preventive Care.
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The Five Fickle Fingers of Fate: The Five Behavioral Habits That Most Affect Health and Illness Risk.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe how personality types, core beliefs, and behavioral habits affect chronic illness.
- Discuss the most common chronic illnesses and the key factors in prevention and management.
- Explain how stress, anxiety, and depression influence chronic illnesses.
- Describe practical behavioral habits for coping with disabling chronic conditions like pain, cancer, arthritis, and other diseases.
- List ways to help patients develop healthier habits in terms of nutrition, activity, preventive medical and dental care, and emotional well-being.
- Describe how the information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes.
- Describe, for this course, the implications for dentistry, mental health, and other health professions.