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The placebo response : a study of the personality correlates of placebo reactors
A definition of placebo accepted in this study was that of "an inactive substance or preparation,. formerly given to please or gratify a patient, now used in controlled studies to determine the efficacy of medicinal substances." The placebo effect was accepted as any effect attributable to a pill, …
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The placebo response : a study of the personality correlates of placebo reactors
A definition of placebo accepted in this study was that of "an inactive substance or preparation,. formerly given to please or gratify a patient, now used in controlled studies to determine the efficacy of medicinal substances." The placebo effect was accepted as any effect attributable to a pill, …
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Demystifying the Placebo Effect
… offers a philosophical analysis of the placebo effect. After offering an overview of recent evidence concerning the phenomenon, I consider several prominent accounts of the placebo effect that have been put forward and argue that none of them are able to adequately account for the …
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Placebo-Reaktionsraten : eine Meta-Analyse placebokontrollierter Doppelblindstudien
Einleitung: Sind Placebo-Effekte oder unspezifische Therapie-Effekte therapeutisch relevant oder nicht? Diese Frage spaltet die 'Scientific Community' in zwei Lager: jene die glauben, daß Placebos therapeutisch wirksam sein können und jene, die dies strikt verneinen. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde …
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The placebo effect: measurement by multiple methods
… (IAT) and physiological variables to the placebo effect. The thesis consisted of three main parts. The first collected background data and developed models for two constructs (Optimism and Mindfulness) associated with the placebo effect and implicit attitudes, respectively. The second part …
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The Neural and Psychological Constituents of Placebo and Distraction
Both placebo and distraction have long been used clinically to relieve pain. The present series of experiments examined the neural and cognitive processes that constitute these two psychological forms of analgesia. Study 1 provides evidence that overlapping cognitive resources are involved in both …
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Cultural differences on placebo effects elicited by pharmaceutical ads
Placebo and nocebo effects have been a widely concerning issue, as they describe the psychological factors influencing medication outcomes. Previous research mostly focused on how placebo and nocebo effects occur, offering explanations for their mechanisms. Individual differences, especially at the …
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An Investigation into the Role of Subliminal Inputs in Placebo Response
… of psychoneuroimmunology, (Hyland, 2011a), the placebo response is a short-term, problem solving response to a variety of inputs processed via the ‘infornet’. However, within the current infornet model of placebo response, these inputs are categorized as either conscious verbal inputs, or inputs …
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Longitudinal Perspective of Participation in a Double Blind Placebo Surgery Trial
<p>Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurological disorder that causes both motor symptoms and non-motor symptoms in individuals. Overall, PD impacts the physical, emotional and social functioning in the lives of those impacted by the disorder. In 2001, Freed et al. investigated …
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The role of the prefrontal cortex in hypnotic and placebo analgesia.
… have referred to hypnosis as a mega placebo (Kirsch, 1997) or “hypnobo” (Raz, 2007) suggesting that hypnosis and placebo are effectively the same phenomenon. However, there is evidence that their mechanisms of action are different (Parris, 2016a) and that whilst placebo effects rely …
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A double blind placebo controlled proving and comparative material medica of Ubiquinone
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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The Relative Effectiveness of Reinforced Practice, Placebo, and Suggestion in Producing Behavior Change
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7207064.pdf: 2875268 bytes, checksum: 688a667c168d90d8af17cd3e3f00c76f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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The role of branding and pricing on health outcomes via the placebo response
… a medical treatment, this effect may modify the placebo response. As the placebo response modifies the overall effect of the treatment in an additive manner, this implies that marketing factors may have a direct effect on medical outcomes, particularly in disorders that have large placebo …
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The placebo effect in nutritional supplementation and improvement in performance outcomes : a meta-analysis
<p>A placebo is an inert substance given to a patient or subject that is not known to cause any physiological benefits. It is used in many clinical trials and research studies, however, there is always the chance the results of the study could display a possible placebo effect. The purpose of this …
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Social Anxiety Reduction in the Context of Social Modeling Utilizing a Placebo Alcohol Beverage
… report lessened state social anxiety following a placebo drink, and that this effect would be stronger for female participants. The final sample (N = 39) consisted of 21 men and 18 women ages 21-28 (Mage = 22 years; 54% White [non-Hispanic]). All participants viewed a gender-matched videotaped …
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Expectation, the placebo effect and Parkinson's disease : an investigation using high-resolution positron emission tomography
The placebo effect represents a fascinating example of how cognition can influence the physiology of the brain and body. The expectation of therapeutic benefit elicited by a placebo given in the guise of active medication has been proposed to be a form of reward expectation, and is associated with …
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From Placebo to self-help: Investigating retention, outcome and mechanisms in self-directed gratitude interventions
… Psychological mechanisms that underlie the placebo response may also play a primary role in beneficial response to unguided selfhelp therapy. Retention (whether participants completed the intervention), outcome (whether the technique effectively reduced symptoms), and mechanisms (the …
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Factors that Contribute to Susceptibility of the Placebo/Nocebo Effect in Experimentally Induced Ischemic Arm Pain
<p>Placebo’s (positive expectancies producing positive outcomes) and nocebo’s (negative expectancies producing negative outcomes) are real and measurable effects. Real as these effects may be, predicting individuals that may be susceptible to placebo/nocebo effects has been inconsistent. The …
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Effects of Insight, Desensitization, and Attention - Placebo Treatment Ofanxiety: An Approach to Outcome Research in Psychotherapy
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T23:01:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6503655.pdf: 6941522 bytes, checksum: b9a5b4caf1070dd9e394f4cb9da6a2b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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