Behavioral Interventions in the Treatment of HIV.
Behavioral Interventions in the Treatment of HIV.
Unlike cancer which originates within the body, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an infectious disease caused by an invading virus. HIV is destructive in its ability to render the immune system vulnerable to other opportunistic infections such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and autoimmune diseases such as cancer. Similar to certain cancers, HIV and ultimately AIDS are directly linked to modifiable lifestyle behaviors. Due to the use of antiretroviral treatments, AIDS is now considered a chronic but manageable disease. Consider how cognitive/behavioral interventions might assist in the treatment and management of symptoms for this disease.
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For this Assignment, select a cognitive/behavioral intervention that might be used as treatment for HIV. Search the Walden Library and select three articles that support the use of that intervention as treatment for HIV.
The Assignment (3–5 pages):
Submit an APA-formatted essay that includes the following:
A description of the cells involved in the HIV virus
An explanation of influences that the HIV virus has on cell levels and cell functioning for those cells
A description of the cognitive/behavioral intervention you selected.
An explanation of how the cognitive/behavioral intervention you selected is used in treatment for HIV, referencing the articles you selected to support the use of that cognitive/behavioral intervention
You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
READINGS
Contrada, R. J. (2011). The handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
Review Chapter 28, “Stress and the Heart: Psychosocial Stress and Coronary Heart Disease” (pp. 385–398)
Review Chapter 30, “Stress and the Cancers” (pp. 411–423)
Chapter 35, “Stress and Chronic Disease Management” (pp. 487–500)
Kendall-Tackett, K. (Ed.). (2010). The psychoneuroimmunology of chronic disease: Exploring the links between inflammation, stress and illness. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Chapter 8, “Allostasis: A Model for Women’s Health” (pp. 183–218)
Schnurr, P. P., & Green, B. L. (Eds.). (2004). Trauma and health: Physical health consequences of exposure to extreme stress. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Copyright 2004 by Trauma and health: physical health consequences of exposure to extreme stress. Used by permission of AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (BOOKS) via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 6, “Psychoneuroimmunology and Trauma” (pp. 129–155)
Fagundes, C. P., Bennett, J. M., Alfano, C. M., Glaser, R., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., …Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2012). Social support and socioeconomic status interact to predict Epstein-Barr virus latency in women awaiting diagnosis or newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Health Psychology, 31(1), 11–19.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.