College of Medicine and Health Sciences: St. Lucia

Behavioral Science

Module 1: Basic Behavioral Science Issues

Lecture One :   The Physicians Role-- Objectives

1.   Important terms:

Active versus passive patients         

aggression and counter aggression

authority figures

belligerent patients  

biopsychosocial  

burn out

closed ended questions  

compliance   

confrontation  

content versus process

cultural attitudes  

defensive attitudes  

distortion  

emotional reactions

empathy 

 identification 

 illness behavior  

 insight

 interpretation misperception

misrepresentation 

mutual participation

open-ended questions

over compensatory

 anger

 personality

psychodynamics

rapport

reflection

self-monitoring  

sick

role

transference

countertransference

 unconscious guilt

 unresolved conflicts.

2. What the biopsychosocial model?  
3. What is meant by the concept of the this behavior?  Why is it important to take into account cultural influences?
4. What is meant by the paternalistic model?  What is meant by the informative model?  What is meant by the interpretive model?  What is meant by the deliberative model?
5. Describe the processes of transference and countertransference.
6. What is meant by establishing rapport?
7. Describe the following: open-ended versus close ended questions;  reflection; facilitation; silence; confrontation; clarification; interpretation; summation; explanation; transition; self revelation; positive reinforcement; reassurance; advice.
8. Describes some examples of the major reasons for compliance or noncompliance with prescribed medical treatment.
9. Describe the following: histrionic patients; dependent patients; demanding patients; narcissistic patients; suspicious patients; isolated patients; obsessive patients; the helper ejecting complainer; the manipulative patient.
10. Describe Osler’s character in qualities of the position.  Might this be important in the practice of medicine?

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