Hypnosis is not intended to cure diseases but rather to get rid of disease symptoms. It is thus effective in calming the pain associated with childbirth, paralysis, and surgery. Moreover, it is used …show more content…
Additionally, how an individual cares for their body is evident from the emotional and physical states they portray. Therefore, bio-behavioral approaches to mind-body medicine involve a change of nutrition, exercising, relaxation response training, and biofeedback training.
There are psychological approaches to mind-body medicine which include modifying one’s environment with an aim to change the stressors and thus reduce the emotional impact of a certain activity. This involves a change in the behavioral interventions of a person to cure a disease. For example, abandoning a stressful activity is good for a person’s health. Other psychological approaches to relieving stress entail education about diseases, their treatment, and their outcomes has been seen to reduce stress responses by changing a person’s perception toward the disease. Alternatively, an individual can change a stressor’s interpretation by changing their