The Placebo Effect story
A medical practitioner attempts to dissuade a hypochondriac from believing he has contracted a deadly disease found in the pages of a science-fiction novel. Directed by: Jerry Levine. Story by: Rebecca Swanson, Brent V. Friedman.
11 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if my thoughts became reality | choice | The textbook hypochondriac Harry Radditch's overactive imagination conjured into reality a fictional virus he's read about in the science fiction novel "Mission to Zebulon". Harry subsequently conjured into reality a cure for the virus and also an ice age. |
| contagious disease in society | major | Dr. Leslie Coburn and her fellow medical practitioners were facing an outbreak of a deadly and highly contagious virus. |
| doctor and patient | major | Leslie and her hypochondriac of a patient Harry. In one scene, Leslie have a little girl patient of hers a flu shot. |
| human vs. contagious disease | major | Dr. Leslie Coburn and her fellow medical practitioners were facing an outbreak of a deadly and highly contagious virus. |
| hypochondria | major | The story follows the textbook hypochondriac Harry Radditch as he experiences strange and alarming symptoms. |
| medical occupation | major | The story follows Dr. Leslie Coburn as she treats a textbook hypochondriac who is experiencing strange, and alarming symptoms. |
| the placebo effect | major | Leslie was going to dose Harry in a placebo as she usually did. Later she injected a placebo to make him dematerialize the virus. |
| dealing with children | minor | Leslie deftly handled a cranky little girl who didn't want her inoculation. |
| global cooling | minor | The hypochondriac Harry, through his overactive imagination, worried an ice age into existence. |
| manners | minor | Leslie emphasized manners when she took over both the girl and the man from less patient nurses. |