Social Psychological Perspectives on the Physician's Feelings and Behavior
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 4 (4) , 541-547
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014616727800400407
Abstract
We advocate developing a psychology of the physician and illustrate with two examples. Two functions the physician performs are making judgments and communicating to the pa- tient. One line of research has identified systematic errors in making judgments. Another has explored reluctance to com- municate bad news. Both these lines illustrate how social psy- chological perspectives can illuminate the feelings and behavior of the physician.Keywords
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