Title: Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282 - freem URL Source: https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282 Markdown Content: _This conversation was exported from ChatGPT_[[1]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-1) ## gpt-5[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=1 "Edit section: gpt-5") ### User: I’ve been reading and enjoying ‘map of consciousness’ by David Hawkins for a few days now.[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=2 "Edit section: User: I’ve been reading and enjoying ‘map of consciousness’ by David Hawkins for a few days now.") I’ve been reading and enjoying ‘map of consciousness’ by David Hawkins for a few days now. There is a study he references to based on ‘a group of women that was told that they would be given a hormone injection to bring on their menstrual periods two weeks early. Actually they were merely given a placebo injection of saline’ where 70% of women developed early premenstrual tension. It sounds fascinating and I would love to read the original study. Does anyone know where I might find it? Thanks! ### Assistant: That’s a fascinating reference — and you’re right to want to dig into the original study.[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=3 "Edit section: Assistant: That’s a fascinating reference — and you’re right to want to dig into the original study.") That’s a fascinating reference — and you’re right to want to dig into the original study. I wasn’t able to locate exactly the described experiment (women told they’d receive a hormone injection two weeks early and 70% developed pre-menstrual tension) in readily accessible published literature. But I found some close leads and suggestions to help you track it down: ##### 🔍 What I found[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=4 "Edit section: 🔍 What I found") * There is a well-documented paper titled “Open-label placebo treatment of women with premenstrual syndrome” by Nascimento et al. (2020). It doesn’t match the described injection/expectation experiment, but it is a rigorous placebo study in the PMS domain. PMC[[2]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-2) * A more recent trial (March 2025) from University of Basel investigated open-label placebos in PMS (150 women aged 18-45) and found large symptom reductions. ScienceDaily[[3]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-3) * There is a classic sociological/expectancy-effect type study: a paper notes that women told a study was about menstrual symptoms reported more symptoms than those not told. For example: “AuBuchon & Calhoun (1985) … women who were told about the menstrual cycle aspect of the study reported significantly more … symptoms.” ETSU Faculty[[4]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-4) * The researcher Katharina Dalton is significant in the history of PMS research (coined the term, etc). Wikipedia[[5]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-5) ##### 🧩 Why the exact study may be hard to track[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=5 "Edit section: 🧩 Why the exact study may be hard to track") * The description (“women told they would be given a hormone injection to bring on their periods two weeks early, but they were only given a saline placebo, and 70% developed early premenstrual tension”) suggests a deception or expectancy-manipulation study (i.e., the belief induced the effect). These types of studies, especially older ones, may not have been published in easily searchable journals, or may be described in books/monographs rather than peer-reviewed journals. _It may be referenced by David R. Hawkins (in_ Map of Consciousness) in a secondary way (as anecdote or summary) rather than a citation of a formal peer-reviewed paper. Thus the exact wording may differ. * Ethical standards around deception in human subjects have tightened over time; so older studies with such deceptions may be out of print or less cited. ##### ✅ What you can do to track it down[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=6 "Edit section: ✅ What you can do to track it down") * Look up all the bibliographic footnotes or end-notes in the section of “Map of Consciousness” where Hawkins mentions it. See if he gives a study name, authors, or year. * Search databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Google Scholar) using keywords like: “premenstrual tension”, “expectancy”, “saline injection”, “hormone injection”, “placebo”, “menstrual cycle experiment”. * Search older female-hormone/menstrual cycle literature from the 1950s-1970s: PMS was first widely discussed in those decades (Dalton’s work for example). * Check books on PMS history (especially those discussing psychological/sociological aspects, not just hormonal). E.g., see the PDF of “A Sociological Analysis of Premenstrual Syndrome”. ETSU Faculty[[6]](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile&title=Openai%2F69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282#cite_note-6) * If you have access to a university library, ask a librarian for older journals (e.g., Psychosomatic Medicine, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology). * Possibly reach out to Hawkins’ sources: if he lists a bibliography, you might locate the original article via interlibrary loan. If you like, I can attempt a deeper archival search (going back to older literature, non-digital journals, etc.) to find that specific experiment you referenced (the “70% developed early PMS” one) and see if a full citation exists (author, journal, year). Would you like me to proceed with that? ## References[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/69129290-140c-8005-84d5-beb8383f8282&action=edit§ion=7 "Edit section: References") 1. 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