the application of psychological principles and research to the enhancement of health, and the prevention and treatment of illness.
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
an ancient medical intervention in which a hole was drilled into the human skull to presumably allow "evil spirits" to escape
a concept of health proposed by hippocrates that considered wellness a state of perfect equilibrium among four basic body fluids, called humors. Sickness was believed to be the result of disturbances in the balance of humors.
the philosophical viewpoint that mind and body are separate entities that do not interact
the theory that the origins of specific diseases are found in the internal organs, musculature, and skeletal system of the human body.