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The Healing power of Belief
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ilarities are:
They all had a strong will to live
yous response
者的主要特征非常相似：
他们都有着非常强的求生欲望；
坚持；
信他们的治疗会起作用。
e was John Stehlin.
在和
attitudes.
者减慢到几乎停止的程度。这种表演在东方文明并不陌生，但是和十二位甚至更多的对生
物反馈这种用法非常着迷的医师共同在一个美国的医学院观看这个证明，至少说明它的确
非常令人惊愕，
This mind-
body effect should not be surprising in view of the experience over the years with placebos.The t erm “placebo” is used to describe a “pill” that contains no medical ingredients but that often pro duces the same effect as genuine medication.Placebos provide ample proof that expectations ca
n have an effect on body chemistry.According to a recent article on placebos in Medical Word Ne ws,studies conducted over the past 25 years shown that placebos satisfactorily relieved sympto ms in an average of 35 percent of patients tested.These symptoms include:fever,severe postoper ative pain,anginal pain headache,and anxiety,among other complaints.The explanation for this st range phenomenon is that the human mind can create actual changes in body chemistry as a res ult of what is believes.If,for example,a person believes that a certain medication contains a subst ance that can accomplish a specific need,the body tends to move in that direction.
其实从已经进行了多年的安慰剂实验的角度，这种身心效应其实并不应该令人吃惊。安慰
剂这一术语用来形容一种不含有药物成分的“药片”，但是通常会和真正的治疗起到相同的效果。安慰剂提供了充足的证据证明期望会影响人体的化学变化。根据最近医学世界新闻
上的一篇文章，过去25年的研究显示平均35%的被试患者安慰剂能够令人满意地缓解症状。这些症状包括发烧，严重的术后镇痛，心绞痛，头痛以及紧张等其他疾病。对这种奇怪现
象的解释是人的意识可以根据自己相信的东西对身体产生实际作用。例如，如果有个人相
信某些药包括一种能够满足特殊需要的物质，那么身体往往会朝那个方向变化。
An increasing number of scientists now contend that the body’s healing system and its belief syst em are closely related.That is why hope,faith,and the will to live can be vital factors in the war a gainst disease.the belief system are closely related.That is why hope,faith,and the will to live can be vital factors in war against disease.The belief system converts positive expectations into plus f actors in any contest against illness.
越来越多的科学家主张身体的康复系统和它的信念系统紧密相连。这就是为什么希望、信
念以及意志可以成为与疾病斗争中至关重要的因素。在任何与疾病的斗争中，信念系统将
积极的期望转换成正面的因素。
Another crucial factor that influences the system of belief and healing is the attitude of the physi cian.One of a doctor’s main functions is to engage to the fullest the patient’s own ability to mobil ize the forces of mind and body in turning back disease.The patient’s belief in the judgment and healing power of the physician is often more important than the treatment itself in reversing the course of the illness.Dr.Herbert Benson,an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical Sc hool and author of The Mind-
Body Effect,believes that a doctor’s “caring” about his or her patient causes specific physiological improvement.In Annie’s case,for example,she had a very supportive family physician plus the enl ightened Dr.s,who was very aware that encouragement and a positive attitude can be all-important.
另一个影响信念系统和康复系统的决定性的因素是医生的态度。医生的主要功能之一就是
最大限度的致力于用病人自己的能力调动起生理和心理的力量来缓解疾病。病人对医生的
判断和治愈能力的信任常常比逆转疾病进程的治疗本身更重要。哈佛医学院的副教授，身
心效应的作者HB博士相信医生对病人的“关心”会产生特殊的生理改善作用。例如，在
安妮的案例中，她有一个非常支持她的家庭医生和明智的s医生，s医生对鼓励和一个积极
