Head first : the biology of hope
Cousins, Norman
Head first : the biology of hope / Norman Cousins - First edition - xii, 368 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.
Birth of an obsession Encounters with patients Learning from medical students The patient-physician relationship The infinite wonder of the human brain (and how it affects even AIDS) Denial, no. Defiance, yes False hopes vs. false fears Illness and guilt Problems beyond the doctor's reach The laughter connection Medical mistakes Mesmer, hypnotism, and the powers of mind Firewalking Physician in literature Task force beginnings On the defensive Triumph without victory Belief becomes biology Functional age The society of challengers Obsession revisited Report to the dean A portfolio of related matters A guide to technical terms
0525248056
Medicine, Psychosomatic
Emotions--Health aspects
616.08
Head first : the biology of hope / Norman Cousins - First edition - xii, 368 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.
Birth of an obsession Encounters with patients Learning from medical students The patient-physician relationship The infinite wonder of the human brain (and how it affects even AIDS) Denial, no. Defiance, yes False hopes vs. false fears Illness and guilt Problems beyond the doctor's reach The laughter connection Medical mistakes Mesmer, hypnotism, and the powers of mind Firewalking Physician in literature Task force beginnings On the defensive Triumph without victory Belief becomes biology Functional age The society of challengers Obsession revisited Report to the dean A portfolio of related matters A guide to technical terms
0525248056
Medicine, Psychosomatic
Emotions--Health aspects
616.08