Word: bahnson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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According to Dr. Claus B. Bahnson, family therapist and professor of psychiatry at Philadelphia's Jefferson Med ical College, heart attacks tend to occur in "outer-directed" families-those that stress the need for success and approval by outsiders. Cancer tends to appear in "inner-directed" families. Such families often channel their emotional response to stress internally through the nervous system. This inward surge may upset the body's hormonal balance and, perhaps, immunological processes-two mechanisms that play a significant role in combating cancer...
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