Head first : the biology of hope / Norman Cousins
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TextPublisher: New York : E. P. Dutton, [1989]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 368 pagesContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0525248056
- 616.08
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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
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