【Psychology（心理学）hasanewapplicationinthefieldofmedicine.Manydoctorstogetherwiththeirpatientsarelookingforalternativemethodsoftreatmentofphysicalproblems.Inlargehospitalsm】

　　Psychology（心理学）hasanewapplicationinthefieldofmedicine.Manydoctorstogetherwiththeirpatientsarelookingforalternativemethodsoftreatmentofphysicalproblems.Inlargehospitalsmoderntherapy（疗法）seemstofocusonthephysicaldisease.Patientsmayfeeltheyaretreatedlikebrokenmachines.Somedoctorshaverecognizedthisasaproblem.Theyarenowusingpsychologicaltherapyinwhichthepatientisworkingwiththedoctorsagainstthediseasewiththehelpofmedicine.Thepatientdoesnotwaitforthemedicineandtreatmenttocurehimorherbutinsteadthepatientjoinsinthefight.

　　Thedoctorknowsthatadiseaseaffectsapatient'sbodyphysically.Thebodyofthepatientchangesbecauseofthedisease.Heisnotonlyphysicallyaffectedbutalsohasanemotionalresponsetothedisease.Becausehismindisaffectedhisattitudeandbehaviorchange.Themedicaltreatmentmightcurethepatient'sphysicalproblemsbutthepatient'smindmustfighttheemotionalones.ForexamplethestudiesofonedoctorCarlSimontonM.D.haveshownthatatypicalcancerpatienthaspredictableattitudes.Shetypicallyfeelsdepressedupsetandangry.Herconstantdepressionmakesheractsunfriendlytowardherfamilyfriendsdoctorsandnurses.Suchattitudesandbehaviorspreventrecovery.Thereforeadoctor'streatmentmusthelpthepatientchangethat.Simonton'smethodemphasizestreatmentofthe“whole”patient.

　　TheattitudeofacancerpatientreceivingradiationtherapyanX-raytreatmentcanbecomemorepositive.ThephysicianwhoisfollowingSimonton'spsychologicaltreatmentplansuggeststhatthepatientimaginethatheorshecanseethetumor（肿瘤）inthebody.Inthementalpicturethepatient"sees"apowerfulbeamofradiationlikeamillionbulletsofenergy.Thepatientimaginesthebeamhittingthetumorcellsandcausingthemtoshrink(萎缩).ForanothercancerpatientDr.Simontonaskshimtoimaginethemedicinegoingfromthestomachintothebloodstreamandtothecancercells.Thepatientimaginesthatthemedicineislikeanarmyfightingthediseasedcellsandseesthecancercellsgraduallydyingandhisbloodcarryawaythedeadcells.Boththemedicaltherapyandthepatient'spositiveattitudefightthedisease.

　　Doctorsarenotcertainwhythismen