The key answer of exercise 2
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9 - The power of the mind for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning
Question
Read the rest of the article. Find out how the following can affect health.
Answer
- emotional reactions: we can train ourselves to react calmly rather than emotionally to pain
- exercise in old age: if we decide that we want to exercise or do sport, we can continue to do it well into old age
- hypnotherapy: it can save you from using drugs in operations and help you to recover quickly
- meditation: can have a positive effect, e.g. stops monks getting cold
- nocebos: they cause illness because you think they will
- placebos: you get better because you believe the pills will make you better
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