tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979705298376384839.post4897322202515242357..comments2023-08-08T15:52:59.283+01:00Comments on Why Do People Get Ill?: Anger and wound healingDavid Corfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397105318808501794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979705298376384839.post-15044103290722894612008-03-07T10:26:00.000+00:002008-03-07T10:26:00.000+00:00Victor, I'm not implying anything, I'm just report...Victor, I'm not implying anything, I'm just reporting some research in the field. I think you raise an interesting point about the causal direction. Apparently we find correlated the two variables - anger expression level and wound healing times. More is needed to establish a causal effect from the first to the second.<BR/><BR/>One should always consider a common cause for two correlated variables. Perhaps a common physiological state causes variation in both variables, as you suggest. <BR/><BR/>If you could, you'd want to intervene on the first variable and see how it affects the second. Not so easy, of course. Perhaps in the act of intervening on this first variable, you unintentionally affect a hidden common variable.<BR/><BR/>Something you might try is to interfere with the means of anger expression. If my anger levels are very affected by the presence/absence of a specific individual, it would be interesting to find how their presence or absence affected the healing time.<BR/><BR/>This suggests to me that more investigations where few subjects are studied in greater psychological detail would be beneficial, and that something is being missed by the drive to process as many people as possible to give a study the air of being 'scientific'.David Corfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397105318808501794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979705298376384839.post-54553846651739822502008-02-26T13:09:00.000+00:002008-02-26T13:09:00.000+00:00those whoese wounds healed quickest kept best tabs...those whoese wounds healed quickest kept best tabs on their anger ...are you impying that managing ones anger leads to quicker healing?<BR/>is it not possible(perhaps more logical) that those with a "healthy" level of anger are actually healthier individuals and thus heal quicker i.e. you are less inclined to have "anger level problems" if you are already healthy (the original "anger-level problem maybe originating in ill health ,poor physiological functioning)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555684112118600757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979705298376384839.post-51370383551367088792008-02-20T19:20:00.000+00:002008-02-20T19:20:00.000+00:00This may have some bearing on it. Similarily, they...This may have some bearing on it.<BR/> Similarily, they say when a person<BR/> is diagnosed with cancer for example; Positive attitude and a strong loveing support group can absolutely make a difference in the recovery and healing process. I am a survivor myself, and I can tell you that it does hold water as they say. My family and support group of friends etc. made a world of differnce. <BR/> Keep best foot forward<BR/><BR/> Dana W.Dana Warshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257099283530590594noreply@blogger.com