Ana #8 – Supernatural
June 13, 2009The placebo effect is taken in great skepticism among people. Scientist and doctors have been trying to prove its miracle mechanism, even though they haven’t yet been proved by the current science. Several illness and health problems solved have been attributed by this powerful sugar pill, not only this; the placebo effect can be attributed to medical procedures as well.
The word placebo from Latin for “I shall please” which denotes a positive meaning. This placebo treatment is mostly known as a sham medical intervention that leads the patient to believe in its effectiveness and, mysteriously sometimes the illness is cured. For example, a study of gastric or duodenal ulcers found that placebo treatments, in many cases, were as effective as active drugs: of the 1692 patients treated in 31 trials, 76% of the 916 treated with the drug were healed, and 48% of the 776 treated with placebo were also healed. On the other hand, in 2001 was publish a study that showed that was no evidence of important placebo effects except in the treatment of subjective outcome, such as pain.
Despite of the contradictions, there are two main theories about how placebo effect takes place. First, it is believed that what occurs is a positive belief from the patient that the treatment works and he will be healed; as a result the pacient tends to bias and he really feels better or in other cases he is cured. It shows an important role of the brain in the treatment of illness.
The Second theory is that the positive effect caused by the placebo treatment is simply a conditioned response of the pacient to the treatment. This conditioned response is a proven result of Pavlov’s experiment, where he ringed a bell before giving food to a dog several times and after some time, when he just ringed the bell the dog would salivate because he would associate the bell’s ring with receiving food although there was no food stimulus whatsoever. Similarly, from conversations with the doctor, articles read, comments of other people, or any previous experience, the patient is lead to believe that something is going to happen and it triggers his nervous system response.
In contrast, there are many religious people who believe that the placebo effect is nothing more or less than god’s invisible hand choosing their lives outcome. Whereas, other people think that the placebo effect does not exist, and it’s simply a natural progression of the disease. In spite of all beliefs, the answer to this issue is kept to the future, for now, as Shakespeare stated: “There are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
The placebo effect is taken in great skepticism among people. Scientist and doctors have been trying to prove its miracle mechanism even though they haven’t yet been proved by the current science. Several illness(es) and health problems solved have been attributed by this powerful sugar pill(.) Also(,) the placebo effect can be attributed to medical procedures as well (Hummm, you are right. The END of this paragraph is weird because you are introducing a new topic here.)
The (Latin) word, placebo, (means) “I shall please,” which denotes a positive meaning. This placebo treatment is mostly known as a sham medical intervention that leads the patient to believe in its effectiveness and, mysteriously sometimes the illness is cured. For example, a study of gastric or duodenal ulcers found that placebo treatments, in many cases, were as effective as active drugs: Of the 1692 patients treated in 31 trials, 76% of the 916 treated with the drug were healed, and 48% of the 776 treated with placebo were also healed. On the other hand, in 2001, (a study) was publish(ed) (which) showed no evidence of important placebo effects, except in the treatment of subjective outcome, such as pain.
Despite the contradictions, there are two main theories about how placebo effect takes place. First, it is believed that what occurs is a positive belief from the patient (in which) the treatment works and he will be healed; as a result the patient tends to bias(ed) and he really feels better(,) or in other cases(,) he is cured(,) which shows an important role of the brain in the treatment of illness(es).
The second theory is that the positive effect caused by the placebo treatment is simply a conditioned response of the pacient to the treatment. This conditioned response is a proven result of Pavlov’s experiment, where he (rang) a bell before giving food to a dog several times and after some time, when he just rang the bell the dog would salivate because he would associate the bell’s ring with receiving food(,) although there was no food stimulus whatsoever. Similarly, from conversations with the doctor, articles read, comments of other people, or any previous experience, the patient is led to believe that something is going to happen and it triggers his nervous system response.
In contrast, there are many religious people who believe that the placebo effect is nothing more or less than God’s invisible hand choosing their lives outcome. (Meanwhile), other people think that placebo effect does not exist, and it’s simply a natural progression of the disease. In spite of all beliefs, the answer to this issue is kept to the future. (F)or now, as Shakespeare stated: “there are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Ana,
What is your objective in writing this paper? What do you want to show your readers? Sometimes, your paper sounded very “textbookish” where you were simply offering information instead of defending a point. Maybe it would be a great idea for you to focus on another topic to be submitted as part of the portofolio.
Rick