Imagery for Health   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

CSIH 4115 - Imagery for Health


This course will review the place of imagery and the imagination in traditional healing practices, and the contemporary applications of imagery in healthcare. Students will review the experimental evidence for the impact of imagery on immune function, neurochemistry, and medical illness. Students will learn to utilize imagery as a diagnostic tool, as a medical rehearsal for coping, and as a therapeutic tool for medical illness and emotional disorders. 3 credit(s)