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Behavioral Intervention
Definition 1
The use of operant conditioning, including rewards and punishments, in helping a person create an atmosphere where he or she does not contribute to painful stimuli. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A technique used to change subjects' behavior, for example, psychotherapy, lifestyle counseling or hypnosis. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Definition 3
A technique used to help people change the way they react to certain triggers in the environment that cause a negative reaction. In cancer treatment, behavior modification may be used to help patients who have become nauseous during previous cancer treatments cope with nausea they feel when they enter the therapy room to begin a new round of treatment. (NCI Dictionary)
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The use of operant conditioning to alter a person's dietary choices and behaviors.
The evolution of actions, including reactions and responses to the environment, over an individual's lifespan.
Assessment of individual responses to age appropriate stimuli.
The basic relationships between biological and behavioral factors and/or their potential relationship to prevention and/or cessation interventions.
