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Guided Imagery refers to the relaxation and stress-reduction technique which uses positive thoughts and images to relieve pain, slow the heart rate, and stimulate the body's healing responses.

Guided imagery is defined as a technique of relaxation and pain control in which a person conjures up a picture that is held in mind during a painful or stressful experience. It is the intentional visualization of images that are calming, relaxing, or beneficial in other ways. Guided imagery, moreover, is an alternative medicine technique in which patients use their imagination to visualize improved health, or to "attack" a disease, such as a tumor. Some studies indicate that the positive thinking can have an effect on disease outcome, so this technique is now utilized as "complimentary medicine" in some Oncology centers and other medical facilities.

Guided mastery techniques refer to interventions designed to increase health -promoting behaviors by providing explicit information about how to engage in these behaviors as well as opportunities to engage in these behaviors in increasingly challenging situations

Guided participation refers to adult-child interactions, not only during explicit instruction but also during the more routine activities and communication of everyday life. It is the process and system of involvement of individuals with others as they communicate and engage in shared activities. Likewise, Guided participation is the children’s involvement in structured activities with others who are more skilled, typically producing cognitive growth In contrast with Zone of proximal development Please see also Sociocultural perspective.

Guilford's structure-of-the-intellect model . Please see Structure-of-the-intellect model.

Guilt refers simply a negative affective state in which one experiences regret at having done something one believes one "should not" have done.

Guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) refers to a finding that an offender is guilty of the criminal offense with which they are charged but, because of their prevailing mental condition, they are generally sent to psychiatric hospitals for treatment rather than to prison.

Guinea pig refers to a small rodent of the genus Cavia, but is also used referring to someone or something used as a subject of experimentation from the existing fact that guinea pigs were formerly used for experimentation.]