OBJECTIVE The "psychic healing" ability of a well-known Australian psychic was subjected to a televised experimental test. METHODS Twenty volunteers suffering from chronic pain were recruited by newspaper advertisements. Half were randomly assigned to the treatment or control condition using a double-blind procedure. RESULTS Comparison of pre- and posttreatment McGill Pain Questionnaire rat...

SOMATIC illnesses are accompanied by psychological reactions in major or minor form, varying accordiing to the nature and severity of the disorder, the age, sex, personalitv structure and intelligence of the patient. Moreover, emotional experiences are known to have somatic concomitants and consequently a psychic disturbance mav be expressed through physical symptoms. For example, it is widely ...

Summary The aim of the article is to increase interest in social systems theory Niklas Luhmann among practicing workers. enigmatic statement from that only ‘communication can communicate’ explained with reference his autopoietic which identifies three distinct types systems: communication, life and consciousness. proceeds describe meaning nature before discussing place individual Luhmann’s how ...

Jung’s research can be divided into three different phases. In the psychiatric phase (from 1900 to 1912) the fundamental core of psychic dynamics and organization: the “feelingtoned representation complex” is individuated, representing a psychic unit endowed with a certain degree of specificity and autonomy. The affect autonomy and its role in the organization of psychic life was subsequently t...