Abstract: Since 1965, we have observed several thousands of cases receiving acu-puncture anaesthesia. The results of research show: 1) In the whole processof acupuncture anaesthesia, the patients' psychological factors play anactive role in various aspects, that is, they are important in the effect ofneedling reaction, the analgesia of acupuncture, the regulation by acupun-cture and the efficacy of acupunoture anaesthesia. Some psychological factorsconstitute one aspect of the mechanism underlying acupuncture anaesthesia.2) Recognition, confidence, suggestion, individual experience of pain feeling,co-operation with medical members and above all, emotion play importantparts in acupuncture anaesthesia. 3) The exaggeration and the rejection ofthe effects of psychological factors on the acupuncture anaesthesia are bothincorrect.

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