Workshop 4: Imagery and its Affects on Health Outcomes

Workshop 4: Imagery and Its Affects on Health Outcomes (overview and workshop)

What is imagery?

The pervasiveness of imagery

Imagery in current day health practices

Why imagery must be ‘targeted’ to be effective

Types of imagery used as medical intervention

diagnostic imagery

mental rehearsal imagery

end state imagery

How imagery effects physiology, biochemistry, and immune response

Imagery and surgical recovery

Imagery for treatment of pain

Imagery in the treatment of cancer

Imagery, premature infants, and lactation

Imagery for anticipatory grief (death and dying)

Who benefits from imagery; who does not