Semantics, yes, but also science. It comes from the same cause, the human mind, and is therefore the very same effect. If both positive and negative expectation

Semantics, yes, but also science. It comes from the same cause, the human mind, and is therefore the very same effect. If both positive and negative expectations affect us in such strong manners, why shouldn't we be honest in our semantics? An identical study was listed here recently, one about how people who thought themselves (un)lucky would (subconsciously) behave themselves in ways to fulfill their mindset. Is that placebo or nocebo? In my judgement, it is best to call a spade a spade: placebos, nocebos, suggestibility, hypochondria, and expectations are one in the same thing with very potent effects.