How Medical School Shapes Students’ Orientation to Patientsʼ Psychological Problems

How Medical School Shapes Students’ Orientation to Patientsʼ Psychological Problems

A survey of 423 medical students assessed (1) authoritarianism, self-esteem, locus of control, self-blame, belief in efficacy of high-tech medicine, and depression; and (2) attributional styles toward patients with psychological or emotional problems. A variety of findings and directions for researc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Academic medicine 1991-09, Vol.66 (9 Suppl), p.S4-S6
Hauptverfasser: OʼDonnell, Joseph, MERRILL, JOSEPH M, CAMACHO, ZENAIDO, LAUX, LILA F, THORNBY, JOHN I, VALLBONA, CARLOS
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitude Change
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attribution Theory
Career Choice
College Role
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Emotional Problems
Higher Education
Humans
Medical Education
Mental Disorders - psychology
Physician Patient Relationship
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians, Women
Professional Education
Psychological Patterns
Specialization
Student Attitudes
Student Development
Students, Medical
Surveys
United States
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Zusammenfassung:A survey of 423 medical students assessed (1) authoritarianism, self-esteem, locus of control, self-blame, belief in efficacy of high-tech medicine, and depression; and (2) attributional styles toward patients with psychological or emotional problems. A variety of findings and directions for research are discussed. (MSE)
ISSN:1040-2446
1938-808X
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199109001-00003