?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Psychosomatic+Plasticity%3A+An+%22Emergent+Property%22+of+Personality+Research%3F&rft.creator=Jawer%2C+Michael&rft.subject=Psychobiology&rft.subject=Neurophysiology&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Psychosomatic+plasticity%2C+defined+as+an+extreme+capacity+to+turn+suggestions+into+bodily+realities%2C+is+as+phenomenon+well+worth+investigating%2C+as+it+challenges+mainstream+conceptions+about+the+relationship+between+mind+and+body+in+health+as+well+as+illness.++The+field+of+psychoneuroimmunology+(PNI)+offers+a+framework+within+which+to+understand+this+phenomenon%2C+as+PNI+makes+a+compelling+case+for+the+biological+unity+of+self.++Hartmann%E2%80%99s+Boundaries+concept+is+particularly+applicable%2C+as+it+suggests+that+the+minds+of+%E2%80%98thin-boundary%E2%80%99+persons+are+relatively+fluid+and+able+to+make+numerous+connections.++Wilson+and+Barber%E2%80%99s+identification+of+the+fantasy+prone+person%2C+and+Thalbourne%E2%80%99s+transliminality+concept%2C+are+similarly+relevant.++Taking+these+explorations+a+step+further%2C+the+author+proposes+that+the+flow+of+feeling+within+individuals+represents+the+key+to+psychosomatic+plasticity.++Blushing%2C+psoriasis%2C+and+immune+reactions+are+offered+as+examples%2C+as+are+more+anomalous+reports+such+as+those+provided+by+heart+transplant+recipients+and+cases+said+to+be+indicative+of+reincarnation.++In+each+instance%2C+persons+who+are+highly+sensitive+(i.e.%2C+have+a+speedier+and+more+direct+flow+of+feeling)+are+more+likely+to+evidence+physical+reactions.++Psychosomatic+plasticity+represents+an+emerging+area+of+interest+in+personality+research%2C+one+that+clearly+merits+further+investigation.+&rft.publisher=Elsevier&rft.contributor=Dossey+MD%2C+Larry&rft.contributor=Riley+MD%2C+David&rft.contributor=Horrigan%2C+Bonnie&rft.date=2006-03&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4862%2F1%2FPsychosomatic_Plasticity_-_Paper_in_Explore.pdf&rft.identifier=++Jawer%2C+Michael++(2006)+Psychosomatic+Plasticity%3A+An+%22Emergent+Property%22+of+Personality+Research%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4862%2F