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Learned Control of Physiological Function and Disease

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Mind/Body Integration

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This chapter concerns itself with the application of learning techniques to the remediation of disease. Although the idea of teaching people to control their physiology can be traced back to antiquity, learned control of visceral responses and other involuntary functions has only recently come under systematic investigation by psychologists. This research has developed techniques that, for the first time, have enabled therapists to place the physiological activity of the body under the control of environmental contingencies, in much the same way as has been done with other types of behavior. In essence, it now seems feasible to extend the scope of behavior modification into the domain of medicine.

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