The severity of any strongest feeling dulls over time, especially if the reality of the threat is not obvious, and this happens when the danger is distant in time at least a little. Man gets used to her. This is probably very good, otherwise the life of any chronic patient would be unbearable. The magnitude of the feeling depends on the significance of the need (one likes to command the most, the other likes to eat, and the third likes to receive information). From the degree of her satisfaction now and in the future, taking into account reality and adaptation. Actions are determined by the ratio of feelings that exist at the moment. Therefore, the desire to eat a cake now is “just a minute” stronger than the fear of sclerosis and heart attack. So an intelligent person who planned his behavior on the basis of reliable information, gave himself a word, is not kept. And the other said - and that’s it! “Ironly”. He has a “character”. If we compare the weak and strong psychological types, then the strong relatively high importance of the future, and the weak lives this minute. Character is an innate property of higher nervous activity. True, to some extent it can be strengthened by education and training. There is another important concept of psychology - authority. Among the inborn needs of a person, there are two mutually opposite: leadership and subordination. The first is expressed in the desire to impose one’s will on others. Leadership is often combined with a strong character, that is, the ability to stress, although not always with perseverance. Subordination is expressed in a willingness to follow authority, for a stronger or more intelligent one, for whom what is more significant. A person suffering physically or mentally has an increased need to “lean” against a stronger person, as if seeking protection from misfortunes. The authority of the doctor is based on this. For a weak person, no evidence is needed; he simply believes the doctor. For the strong this is not enough, it must be convinced by objective data. Assessment of objectivity depends on the level of his knowledge. Knowledge, in the end, also comes down to authorities, that is, to the degree of celebrity of the authors of scientific books, because a person can verify only a small part of scientific information with his experience. So the problem of competition of authorities arises. The properties of the nervous system that we inherited from animal ancestors determined mental conflicts regarding health: a person can neither restrain himself from eating, nor force him to do physical education, even if he believes in the usefulness of such a regimen. If he is now healthy, then future illnesses pose a unrealistic threat to him, and although life is priceless, it is more pleasant to synergize now. Another thing, when I just got sick: the reality of the threat immediately increased sharply, and this is not a joke. If a reputable doctor says, then you can suffer: fast and sweat from gymnastics. True, the weak and this does not make his way, he adapts to the thought of danger, soon gives up all sorts of modes and goes with the flow: he eats plenty and stays all night in front of the TV. However, in addition to feelings reflecting biological needs, there are still beliefs instilled in society. They are expressed in verbal formulas (“what is good and what is bad”), which are sometimes of such great importance that they can push to death, that is, prove to be stronger than the instinct of self-preservation. Beliefs are created according to the principles of conditioned reflexes and are formed as a result of upbringing and, a little, personal creativity. With regard to health, they are expressed in relation to food (tasty and tasteless) and the rules of behavior (how to live: limit yourself or relax, be treated or overcome pain). Unfortunately, the emotional significance of beliefs is usually weaker than biological needs. But our society has not yet exhausted the possibilities of education, including the correct beliefs in a healthy lifestyle. A person is happy or unhappy with his feelings: some are pleasant, others are unpleasant, depending on the degree of satisfaction of the corresponding need. The feeling of acute happiness is short-lived. Adaptation does not allow you to “stop the moment." Most of the time, our well-being is rather “gray”: neither good nor bad. For the purpose of modeling the psyche, we use the term “level of mental comfort” - UDC, since the models need to express a state of mind with a certain number. Usually the numbers fluctuate around zero, but the failures of life and illness can permanently shift them to the zone of negative values.
What does all this information from psychology have to do with health and disease?
The most direct. From distant ancestors we got not only a body that requires training, but also the psyche, more precisely, biological feelings that can turn into vices or, more delicately, into flaws.
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