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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESBEHAVIORAL SCIENCESINTRODUCTION AND ITS INTRODUCTION AND ITS

IMPORTANCEIMPORTANCE

QURATULAIN MUGHALQURATULAIN MUGHALBATCH 4BATCH 4

ISRA UNIVERSITYISRA UNIVERSITYDOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPYDOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Behavioral SciencesBehavioral SciencesSciences concerned with the study, observation Sciences concerned with the study, observation

and explanation of person behavior either in and explanation of person behavior either in single individuals or in groupssingle individuals or in groups

It also concerned with the study of individual It also concerned with the study of individual differences indifferences in relationship to patient’s behavior relationship to patient’s behavior

It involve the systematic analysis and It involve the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior investigation of human and animal behavior through controlled and naturalistic experimental through controlled and naturalistic experimental observations and rigorous formulationsobservations and rigorous formulations

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Spectrum of Behavioral Spectrum of Behavioral SciencesSciencesPsychologyPsychology The study of the mind, occurring partly via the The study of the mind, occurring partly via the

study of behavior. The study of the nature, study of behavior. The study of the nature, functions and phenomena of human beingsfunctions and phenomena of human beings

SociologySociology The scientific study of society. The study of the The scientific study of society. The study of the

development, nature and laws of human society.development, nature and laws of human society. Sociology also focuses on social stratification, Sociology also focuses on social stratification,

social class, social mobility, religion, social class, social mobility, religion, secularization, law, and deviance.secularization, law, and deviance.

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Continue…Continue…Anthropology:Anthropology: The study of the origins, history, The study of the origins, history,

mechanisms and constitution of mechanisms and constitution of human cultureshuman cultures

EthologyEthology The study of behavior of non-human The study of behavior of non-human

species in the natural settingspecies in the natural setting

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Continue…Continue…EchologyEchology Deals with the relations of human Deals with the relations of human

beings to their environment and the beings to their environment and the quantification of this relationshipquantification of this relationship

EpidemiologyEpidemiology The study of illness in defined The study of illness in defined

populationpopulation

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Importance Of Behavioral Importance Of Behavioral ScienceScienceIt focus on the normal human It focus on the normal human

behavior.behavior.It teaches the humanization of the It teaches the humanization of the

education of doctors.education of doctors.

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Importance Of Behavioral Importance Of Behavioral ScienceScience In Medical TeachingIn Medical Teaching1. Mind body interaction1. Mind body interaction2. Patient behavior2. Patient behavior3. Physician role and behavior3. Physician role and behavior4. Physician patient interaction4. Physician patient interaction5. Social and cultural issues in health 5. Social and cultural issues in health

carecare6. Health policy and economics6. Health policy and economics

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