Friday, March 9, 2012
The Placebo Effect- What is it?
It works as a form of medication that is said to be the real thing, and is used to see if we could be cured by the mind power that we are basically "tricked" into thinking we are being cured. Yes, it does work, but you must be convinced that it will work.
The article told me that the Placebo is basically all about the brain."Every mental process is represented in the brain. A placebo can't make you feel better without something happening in the brain--neither can the ding of a text message--because the brain is where feelings happen."
This topic relates to the overall topic of perception because when we go to a doctor we have a perception of what the experience will be like. When we go there we expect to be treated and the doctor to look a certain way, even the pill or treatment they will be using to look a certain way. That's all perception, and that all effects on how well we believe we will be treated, which in turn determines the way our body handles the treatment. Our perception that we are getting a real pill ( the placebo) makes us already know the results of our body, that we will be healed. We have learned the rule of "you do something, to get something". So the thought of us just mentally "thinking" we will be healed is not enough. We must have a pill that confirms we will be healed. That is all perception, which invloves only the brain.
The article told me that the Placebo is basically all about the brain."Every mental process is represented in the brain. A placebo can't make you feel better without something happening in the brain--neither can the ding of a text message--because the brain is where feelings happen."
This topic relates to the overall topic of perception because when we go to a doctor we have a perception of what the experience will be like. When we go there we expect to be treated and the doctor to look a certain way, even the pill or treatment they will be using to look a certain way. That's all perception, and that all effects on how well we believe we will be treated, which in turn determines the way our body handles the treatment. Our perception that we are getting a real pill ( the placebo) makes us already know the results of our body, that we will be healed. We have learned the rule of "you do something, to get something". So the thought of us just mentally "thinking" we will be healed is not enough. We must have a pill that confirms we will be healed. That is all perception, which invloves only the brain.
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