Benedetti et al., 2003: Making the injection of drugs visible increased the drug's effectiveness and decreased pain and anxiety among patients
Reference:
Benedetti, F., Maggi, G., Lopiano, L., Lanotte, M., Rainero, I., Vighetti, S., & Pollo, A. (2003). Open versus hidden medical treatments: The patient's knowledge about a therapy affects the therapy outcome. Prevention & Treatment, 6(1), 1a.
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Making the injection of drugs visible rather than invisible to patients increased their effectiveness, including greater reductions in pain from morphine, greater reductions in anxiety from diazepam, and greater reductions in heart rate from propranolol.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
Personal and Social ExperiencesApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Changing beliefs in and about interpersonal conflicts and interactionsHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
Will this treatment or behavior help me?Will this treatment or behavior help me?Psychological Question Addressed
Will this treatment or behavior help me?Psychological Process 2:
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Social Area:
Health
Intervention Technique:
Prompting by altering situations