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7 years ago in #contest by aaqib11b (53)
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In my own terms we have to explain where it comes from, because placebo is some kind of cure from imaginary illness
Suppose we have human/patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments (very common in nowadays though)
Normally I would clasified this as mental disfunction when patient is convinced that his/hers stage of illnes can be cured with certain medicine-fully convinced meanwile all sighns/examines by doctor normally shows that there is no such condition.
For a win win situation doctors came up with an idea to serve that patient empty injections or pills that they believe contain medicine can experience an improvement in a wide range of health conditions than it comes to recovery- placebo effect.
Hope sounds reasonable
Your explanation is the best in my opinion !!!
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Except when he goes wrong in the very first sentence. Imaginary illness? That's different. That's hypochondria and its subsequent treatment (by psychiatric treatment, I'd expect - no pills for that).
The whole answer is garbage to put it mildly. Sorry.
Check: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo
At least he didn't take his answer from: http://www.emergency-live.com/en/health-and-safety/what-is-the-placebo-effect/ like @dee-y and @mickyscofield did.
PMSL @spammers
He ??? :)))))) "Some kind of cure from imaginary illness“BTW :)))
"In my own terms we have to explain where it comes from, because placebo is > some kind < of cure from imaginary illness"
Anyway you are not the one to judge - "The whole answer is garbage to put it mildly. Sorry" because you didn't post this quiz :)
same as me :) but it would be nice to respect our(Steemians)opinions:)
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Lol. But I have a biological science degree. And I've known my answer to be the correct answer for around three DECADES.
Smfh. Google it if you don't believe me.
Since I mentioned them copying the answer from the link, the two of you have upvoted the spammers?
Their formatting is even identical:
Depression
Pain
Sleep disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome
Menopause
Smfh x2 I'm sorry for hurting your feelings. Pretend you're right if it means that much to you.
For your information LOL' really mean "Lucifer Our Lord"
I can upvote every comment I like and I do and by the way I am a wife of Donald Trump :))))
You almost convinianced me ...
You two are a pair of kids? PMSL. What's the age limit for joining? I thought you had to be an 18 year-old adult.
You don't take being wrong very well, do you? You're both pretty immature - very child-like.
And avacross - I apologise for assuming you were male. Sorry. Sincerely.
I'm fairly sure this contest was only meant to be a little bit of fun (the prize hardly being stipulated). Then the spammers come. Then the team-taggers come with one claiming her friend's to be the best answer pmsl.
I think I should set up a charity for you 4 sad fucks. You're obviously all in need of every bit of help you can get, fair on unfair.
It seems like it is right time to say things aloud especially when it is related to my post- again personal individual opinion and others Steemians spamming accusations. Ugh :(((
Hey mister where is your good manners to have normal cultural conversation?
Thats why I am asking ( based to all your comments across ALL topics went through all this "Garbage" of yours) where is your propriety?
I don't understand how someone can be so crytical( not cynical
as you describe yourself myster ZOO whatsoever) and negative as you already proved your primitive behahiour.
My parents are teachers I gained equivalent education but I dont have to write about it everytime to shut other peoples mouth! A bit of modesty for Goodness sake! We are all the same! The same gotten here the same way will die.
A bit of respect to your oponent in conversation, because not everyone are idiots as you think and if you need an extention or satisfy your ego there are better places for that. As I said I am not planning to repeat my self again. Your degree doesnt make you a better human being or an expert. I see only a really middle aged sad man who is "trying to be positive" but at the same time ruin other peoples good intentions.
In my own terms, the placebo effect can be explained as the administering of drugs or pills, usually during drug test phase in which the real test drug is administered to patients "A" while the placebo drug or fake and unharmful drug is also administered to patients "B" to effectively observe the symptoms and efficiency of the drug. Now in some cases, patients "B" who were not given the real drug would react positively or negatively as individuals differ. There are some conditions in which a placebo can produce results even when people know they are taking a placebo. Studies show that placebos can have an effect on conditions such as:
Depression
Pain
Sleep disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome
Menopause
In one study involving asthma, people using a placebo inhaler did no better on breathing tests than sitting and doing nothing. But when researchers asked for people's perception of how they felt, the placebo inhaler was reported as being as effective as medicine in providing relief.
Experts also say that there is a relationship between how strongly a person expects to have results and whether or not results occur. The stronger the feeling, the more likely it is that a person will experience positive effects. There may be a profound effect due to the interaction between a patient and health care provider.
The same appears to be true for negative effects. If people expect to have side effects such as headaches, nausea, or drowsiness, there is a greater chance of those reactions happening.
The fact that the placebo effect is tied to expectations doesn't make it imaginary or fake. Some studies show that there are actual physical changes that occur with the placebo effect. For instance, some studies have documented an increase in the body's production of endorphins, one of the body's natural pain relievers.
One problem with the placebo effect is that it can be difficult to distinguish from the actual effects of a real drug during a study. Finding ways to distinguish between the placebo effect and the effect of treatment may help improve the treatment and lower the cost of drug testing. And more study may also lead to ways to use the power of the placebo effect in treating disease.
Post cited from WebMD.com
Flagging you for plagiarism.
You shouldn't just copy things off the internet. Google what I wrote. The only search result will lead to this page. You know what you did.
Plagiarism alert @cheetah
Nice contest probably for research purpose.
A placebo is anything that seems to be a "real" medical treatment -- but isn't. It could be a pill, a shot, or some other type of "fake" treatment.
The placebo effect is a pervasive phenomenon; in fact, it is part of the response to any active medical intervention. The placebo effect points to the importance of perception and the brain's role in physical health.
Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), vehicle infusions, sham surgery, and other procedures based on false information.
There are some conditions in which a placebo can produce results even when people know they are taking a placebo. Studies show that placebos can have an effect on conditions such as:
Depression
Pain
Sleep disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome
Menopause
Flagging you for plagiarism.
You shouldn't just copy things off the internet. Google what I wrote. The only search result will lead to this page. You know what you did.
Plagiarism alert - @cheetah
A placebo effect is generally linked with medical science when a doctor gives the patient a fake treatment which as per science will not have any positive impact on the patient but the patient ends up thinking that the treatment was effective and helped to cure his illness .
Indirect positive impacts of placebo effect
A placebo effect even though doesnt have a positive impact on your body but it may have a positive effect on your mental approach to your illness which in turn might help in curing the disease.
Also there are circumstances when an illness doesn't have a cure but the doctor is compelled to give the patient a pill (like sugar pills)to give him relief on the mental side.
On the negative side, patients may end up consuming medicine which are unnecessary and end up harming their own body.
A major example of placebo effect is homeopathy . The basic theories behind homeopathy is that dilution increases the dose of a medicine which doesnt make sense at all and also the concept of water memory when water remembers the ingriedients added into it. But evven then homeopathy became popular because of blacebo effect in the 20th century. During the start of the 20th century, the field of medical science was not as developed as it is now. Most of the medical practices affected the body negatively as they were unscientific. Operations resulted in more infections and deaths than cure. This is when homeopathy was introduced to the people of america. Homeopathic medicines did not have any postivie effect on the body nor did they have any negative effect. So, when illnesses cured over time because of the immunity mechanisms of our body, the common people started to bilieve that it was because of homeopathy. This lead to the rise of the pseudoscience of homeopathy.
the term placebo effect cen be defined on general terms as " an action or a thing is credited for a case for which it actually does not have any impact"
Weird quiz. Can't wait to hear what you're rewarding good work with - call me a cynic but...
Anyway, the placebo effect:
People get ill all the time. They go to doctors. They get their medicine and most of them ideally make full recoveries. Science found that doctors could substitute fake medicine (ie. pills containing everything except for the desired substance - which you might only get milligrammes of in the proper medicine) and patients receiving such treatment would STILL go on to make a full recovery.
So, in many cases, the act of seeing a specialist will help a patient recover even if their medicine is genuine / fake.
The fake medicine is known as a placebo and people getting better off fake medicine is thus the placebo effect.
Obviously, the placebo effect will only work for certain symptoms - more illness than injury.
May I ask why you're interested / need to know?
Whilst I'm no medic, I'm pretty sure you can attribute pychosomatic elements to a lot of illnesses. That is illnesses can be made worse by the mental state of the patient or even be caused by it. So, a cheerful doctor tells you you're going to recover, no problem. You trust the doctor (he's an expert) so you go away with a smile on your face with your prescription. You get the medicine / placebo. Whichever you get, you've now perked up after the doctor, so you soon start feeling better and recover.
2 examples:
I'm pretty sure a placebo would have zero effect if antibiotics were needed to fight disease. Your immune response is struggling to overcome a species of bacteria - that's where the wonders of antibiotics come in.
You're overweight, stressed, a heavy smoker and you go to the doctor with chest pains, knowing that your blood pressure will be too high (sphygmomanometers are not that expensive). He gives you blood pressure pills, so you walk away less stressed with less 'in need of' a cigarette (so you smoke a little less). He could have given you placebos here, quite easily. By reducing your stress and smoking, your blood pressure falls to safer levels.
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