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mind–body intervention

therapeutic approaches that focus on harnessing the power of the mind to bring about change in the body or achieve reduction of symptoms of disease or disorder. The various techniques used include relaxation training (e.g., autogenic training, progressive relaxation), meditation, prayer, and creative arts therapy. See also complementary and alternative medicine.

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March 17th 2025

privacy

privacy

n.

1. the state in which an individual’s or a group’s desired level of social interaction is not exceeded.

2. the right to control (psychologically and physically) others’ access to one’s personal world, such as by regulating others’ input through use of physical or other barriers (e.g., doors, partitions) and by regulating one’s own output in communication with others.

3. the right of patients and others (e.g., consumers) to control the amount and disposition of the information they divulge about themselves. See privileged communication. —private adj.