Aztec Mix
2020-06-19 01:31:47 UTC
I speculate that the diagnosis by a licensed professional, as might pertain to any given individual, as being mentally ill, might perhaps at times induce a nocebo-like effect, which might arouse symptoms of actual mental illness in the participant, even if he or she is actually a psychologically well-adjusted individual to begin with.
But like with the perhaps better known placebo, which might, through similar power of suggestion, produce feelings of and sometimes actual wellness, the opposite effect caused by a nocebo might be that it might cause the individual diagnosed as such to actually feel ill, even when he or she is not.
Such an individual might therefore, as per the expectations of himself, as well as of anyone else who might know of and believe the patient’s diagnosis, actually feel inclined to behave as a mentally ill individual might, thereby displaying symptoms which might further reinforce his or her diagnosis. It is perhaps a viscous cycle to be caught up in!
But like with the perhaps better known placebo, which might, through similar power of suggestion, produce feelings of and sometimes actual wellness, the opposite effect caused by a nocebo might be that it might cause the individual diagnosed as such to actually feel ill, even when he or she is not.
Such an individual might therefore, as per the expectations of himself, as well as of anyone else who might know of and believe the patient’s diagnosis, actually feel inclined to behave as a mentally ill individual might, thereby displaying symptoms which might further reinforce his or her diagnosis. It is perhaps a viscous cycle to be caught up in!