Kotses H, Rawson J C, Wigal J K, Creer T L
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens 45701.
Psychosom Med. 1987 Sep-Oct;49(5):536-41. doi: 10.1097/00006842-198709000-00009.
Thirty normal individuals were told they were inhaling a substance that would either cause breathing difficulty (N = 15) or not affect breathing (N = 15). Total respiratory resistance was measured prior to and during inhalation. In reality, the subjects inhaled no substance; inhalation consisted of breathing normally into a respiratory resistance recorder. Individuals who received the former suggestion exhibited increased total respiratory resistance during inhalation, whereas individuals who received the latter suggestion did not. These observations demonstrated that the ability of suggestion to affect the respiratory airway is not limited to asthmatic individuals.
30名正常人被告知他们正在吸入一种要么会导致呼吸困难（N = 15）要么不会影响呼吸的物质（N = 15）。在吸入前和吸入过程中测量总呼吸阻力。实际上，受试者并未吸入任何物质；吸入过程只是正常呼吸进入呼吸阻力记录器。接受前一种暗示的个体在吸入过程中总呼吸阻力增加，而接受后一种暗示的个体则没有。这些观察结果表明，暗示影响呼吸道的能力并不局限于哮喘患者。
