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A P Fertziger

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PubMed1983

Right-and left-brain approaches to death education.

Some recent advances in the understanding of brain function are considered in terms of their potential impact on death education. The notion of right- and left-brain cognitive styles is examined in terms of the pedagogic impact it may have on an individual's capacity to understand and therefore be educated on the subject of death. The idea that the human brain (mind?) relates to death in two diametrically opposed ways is discussed and a holistic death educational format is proposed based on the synthesis of these two oppositional styles.

Attitude to Death↗
PubMed1976

An analysis of 70 years of morphine classical conditioning: implications for clinical treatment of narcotic addition.

A review of all morphine classical conditioning studies performed since Pavlov reveals significant shifts in methodological and conceptual thinking during the past 7 decades. These shifts have tended to obscure the fact that a great deal of basic data are still needed before morphine classical conditioning can be understood. These data are needed to help clarify the relationship between drug conditioning and drug addiction. Recent evidence, for example, suggests that once morphine autonomic conditional reactions are established, they are highly resistant to extinction. The inclusion of these types of data in any conceptualization of drug dependency would appear to be of help in the formulation of new clinical approaches to this problem.

Animals↗
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Reflections: turn toward wellness--what remains to be done?

A hypothetical visit by a figure who represents the ideals of Hippocratic Naturalistic Medicine is used as a strategy to enable the reader to examine certain aspects of the issue of wellness. As the invited guest speaker before and imaginary gathering or convention of health professionals, this mythic figure represents a wellness ideal against which the current state of the "wellness approach" to health care can be critically examined. Where has the wellness orientation made progress, where has it gotten bogged down, and where must it ultimately go? Though the spirit of the wellness orientation to human health has obviously made enormous progress in the past few decades there still remains much to be done. This quasi philosophical discussion represents an attempt to critically examine some of the areas which the wellness orientation must begin to address.

Health Promotion↗