The word “manipulation” has negative connotations. Usually, its use refers to someone attempting to exert influence or control with a conditional threat. Clinical examples include: “If you don’t prescribe that narcotic for me, I’m going to sue you for negligence.” “I don’t know if I’ll live or die …
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Foiled!
http://www.intueri.org/2008/05/01/foiled/For the past three days, I have wrongly concluded that I have successfully completed the gigantic tome of paperwork the fellowship program sent to me for enrollment purposes. No joke: The postage on the packet was over $10 at the time of receipt. And I have already spent over six hours working on the packet. …
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Push/Pull.
http://www.intueri.org/2008/04/28/pushpull/He had been divorced for many years. Admittedly, I initially felt awkward and a bit intimidated with our arrangement. This man is old enough to be my father… and I’m a trainee… and he’s seeing me for therapy…? The moon waxed and waned many times behind the blanket of grey clouds overhead. …
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manipulative
http://www.emilyskinner.com/blog/2008/05/manipulative.htmlaround you think is appropriate to provide as well. "Manipulative" is one of those words, but I hadn't really thought about it before. Honestly, I had thought that some patients are in fact manipulative, so why not call a spade a spade? Then I read this piece from Maria. Here's a quote: "Consider striking the word “manipulative” from your vocabulary. Just describe what people are doing. “She says that she will kill herself if I don’t give her Vicodin” is a lot more informative than “She’s
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Phantasmagoria by Kishore Murthy
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Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog
http://www.kevinmd.com/blogMaria writes: "I'd like your take on what you think constitutes a 'good' medblog . . . I am continually surprised with what people like about medblogs. Some people like brief links, some people like critical discussions, some people like stories.
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My take: What makes a good medical blog?
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/05/my-take-what-makes-good-...links to interesting reading. Examples are my own blog, as well as Instapundit, FARK.com, and kottke.org. On the other extreme, there are blogs with long, thoughtful entries expressing analysis, creative writing, or stories. Respectful Insolence, intueri, and Health Care Renewal fall into this category. There are also hybrid blogs that combine link-blogging with more lengthy entries, such as Freaknomics and the blog at MedPage Today. I can't say which is "better". Each of these forms have their
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Possibly the Geekiest Pickup Line Ever
http://kk.typepad.com/kk/2008/04/possibly-the-ge.html"If I were a derivative, I would lie tangential to your curves."
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FindSeniorHomes.com - Free Nationwide Senior Living Search
http://california.seniorcommunityliving.comMaria ’s post is one of my favorite picks for today. Check out the post Cookies and Community. below. I highly recommend viewing the full post! The flour used in cookies results from energy from the Sun, nourishment from the Earth (probably somewhere in
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Cookies and Community.
http://california.seniorcommunityliving.com/cookies-and-comm...Maria ’s post is one of my favorite picks for today. Check out the post Cookies and Community. below. I highly recommend viewing the full post! The flour used in cookies results from energy from the Sun, nourishment from the Earth (probably somewhere in
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A mentor's influence
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/mentors-influence.htmlMaria writes about the impact her mentor has.
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Cognitive Distortions and the Five Hindrances (Post 1)
http://virtuallyshocking.com/2008/03/21/cognitive-distortion...is the first in a series of unknown length on my thoughts on Buddhism’s Five Hindrances and their relationship to the concept in psychotherapy of Cognitive Distortions.) I was first introduced to the psychological concept of cognitive distortions by Maria. Per the linked Wikipedia article, cognitive distortions are thought processes that “maintain negative thinking and … emotions”. Learning to refute them is termed “cognitive restructuring”.
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Cognitive Distortions and the Five Hindrances (Post 1)
http://virtuallyshocking.com/2008/03/21/cognitive-distortion...but they will never understand. They’re too busy with the expensive details of their lives— She calls out, “Tall Americano!” and offers a warm smile to the elderly woman who approaches the counter to pick up the steaming beverage. (From The Things That We Hide) A man walked past her on the sidewalk. His dark eyes darted to her face before snapping back to an invisible point in the distant horizon. She saw his surreptitious glance. He thinks I’m hot, she thought to herself.
48 days ago in Virtually Shocking — Cardiac Electriphysiology in silicio by brocktice · Authority: 3
