Placebo Effect

Question 0

Cognitive dissonance theory

Answer 0

Taking patient expectations out of it
Explain homeopathics
Invested time and money pain and inconvenience so will get better

Question 1

Expectancy theory

Answer 1

From patients previous experience taking successful treatment.
Expect to get better

Question 2

Palcebo effect

Answer 2

Direction of effect same as the intended drug
Stength of placebo effect same as intended drug
Reported side effects of the two often similar
Time needed for the two to be active often similar

Question 3

Interactive theories of placebo effect

Answer 3

Experimenter bias (dr expects me to get better)
Patient expectations (i expect to)
Reporting error (i will please dr so be inaccurate in reporting)
Conditioning effects (associate dr with getting better) 
Anxiety reduction (in control of pain - close gate) 
Physiological theory (release edorphins to trigger pain releif)

Question 4

Non interactive theories

Answer 4

Characteristics of patient (3emotional dependanct, impressionable)
Characteristic of health prof (if higher up then better p e)
Characteristics of treatment (serious treatment then better p e)