OUR BRAINS CAN HEAL OUR BODIES WITHOUT ACTUAL MEDICATION (PLACEBO EFFECT)
What is placebo?
placebo is a substance or treatment that has no therapeutic effects medically and it is used for the treatment of patient.
these are some types of placebo :-
pills
injections cream / ointment
“SHAM” surgery
what is placebo effect ?
It is the phenomenon where a person has given a placebo which is not even capable to cure symptoms but then also they show improvement therapeutically,
that is in this case is classified as placebo effect.
whenever the placebo does not show any of improvement that is defined as nocebo effect.
How is a placebo administered in a psychology experiment?
In a psychology experiment of 8 people , they are separated randomly into two groups of 4 people each, one group has provided genuine pills and another with placebo and the results shows that one with the correct drug 80% of them are recovered whereas the another group with placebo among 4 of them 60% are recovered with the help of placebo
this shows how our brain can recover without genuine pills it is based upon the intuition and brain power.
Why does placebo works ?
the placebo works because of the psychological and neurological factors of our brain some of them are :-
expectation
perception
classical conditioning
socioemotional factor
genetics
Expectation: – We expect a treatment to work, and our brain anticipates the desired outcome.
Perception:- This happens when we starts belief in the medication that they are working on the problem
Classical conditioning:– Our brains associate certain stimuli (like pills or injections) with relief or improvement, just because of the past experiences.
Socioemotional factor:– Our social and cultural background can influence our beliefs and expectations about medical treatments.
Genetics:- genetics also play very main role to recover.