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ERIC Number: EJ433067
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446
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How Medical School Shapes Students' Orientation to Patients' Psychological Problems.
Merrill, Joseph M.; And Others
Academic Medicine, v66 n9 suppl pS4-6 Sep 1991
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)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, College Role, Emotional Problems, Higher Education, Medical Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Professional Education, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Student Development, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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