The Healing Heart
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The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Healing Heart canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5208424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Healing Heart Context triple: [Norman Cousins, notableWork, The Healing Heart]
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A.
The Informed Heart
The Informed Heart is a psychological and philosophical study by Bruno Bettelheim that examines how individuals preserve their sense of self and meaning under the extreme dehumanization of Nazi concentration camps.
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B.
Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
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C.
The Wellspring
The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
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D.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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E.
The Ways of Love
"The Ways of Love" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1989 album *Freedom*, reflecting his characteristic blend of introspective lyrics and melodic rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Healing Heart Target entity description: The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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A.
The Informed Heart
The Informed Heart is a psychological and philosophical study by Bruno Bettelheim that examines how individuals preserve their sense of self and meaning under the extreme dehumanization of Nazi concentration camps.
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B.
Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
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C.
The Wellspring
The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
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D.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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E.
The Ways of Love
"The Ways of Love" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1989 album *Freedom*, reflecting his characteristic blend of introspective lyrics and melodic rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates |
active patient participation in healing
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cultivation of positive emotional states ⓘ use of humor as therapeutic tool ⓘ |
| author | Norman Cousins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
impact of laughter on health outcomes
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integration of medicine and psychology ⓘ placebo-like effects of hope and optimism ⓘ relationship between emotions and immune function ⓘ role of belief and expectation in healing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional factors in physical health
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patient attitudes toward illness ⓘ recovery from serious illness ⓘ |
| genre |
health literature
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non-fiction ⓘ popular medicine ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
holistic health
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patient-centered ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
chronic illness
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complementary and alternative medicine ⓘ psychological resilience ⓘ stress and disease ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norman Cousins' personal illness experiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coping with serious illness
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mind–body connection ⓘ power of positive emotions ⓘ psychoneuroimmunology concepts ⓘ role of humor in healing ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Anatomy of an Illness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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health professionals interested in mind–body medicine ⓘ patients with serious illness ⓘ |
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Subject: The Healing Heart Description of subject: The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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