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Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Health

20 minutes 38 seconds

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Students learn how their emotional health affects their physical health and vice versa. The program describes how many physical ailments have a mental component and are precipitated by factors such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Researchers and clinicians talk about how improvements in psychological functioning can mitigate and even prevent the symptoms of many diseases.

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Runtime: 20 minutes 38 seconds

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