梁正溜医学英语unit1TextB

1、Doctors under Stress Marco Villegas Doctors StressA Quotationfrom an ophthalmic surgeon in South America “A young couple came to me _ that I could do something for their newborn baby. As I examined him, _. His condition was incurable. Can you imagine _ when I told these new parents that their son wo

2、uld never see? As I dismissed them from my office, I _ _. But a moment later my next patient was upon me expecting _ _! Thats what I find stressful.” full of hope my heart sankmy feelings feltoverwhelmed with emotionawelcoming smileA Patients Mind Not with _ but with his/her own need for helpUnlikel

3、y to realize how much stress the doctor _ the doctors problemslives withCoping with Stress Involved, as doctors, in doctor-patient relationships _Learning, as medical students, to _ _ early while struggling for a place in the medical school in one way or anotherlivewith stressThe Useful Language Q:

4、What happened when the ophthalmic surgeon examined the newborn baby? ones heart sinks The Useful Language Q: How did the eye doctor feel when the young couple had left? feel overwhelmed with The Useful Language Q: Whats there on the patients mind? live with The Useful Language Q: Does everyone becom

5、e involved in doctor-patient relationships? in one way or another The Useful Language Q: What happens when medical training starts? a jolt to Medical TrainingA Shocking Experience The traumatic first visit to _ The sight of naked, shriveled bodies in different stages of being cut open to reveal _ _

6、The strategies to cope with _ the dissecting roomtheanatomythe emotionsMedical TrainingA Shocking Experience Coming face-to-face with _ _ in their youth Realizing for the first time how often patients are denied _ because there is not enough money incurable diseaseand deathneeded treatmentMedical Tr

7、ainingA Shocking Experience To cope with the stress on the part of _ _To distance themselves emotionally from patients by _ newlyqualified doctorsdepersonalizing themThe Useful Language Q: What is the strategy students learn to cope with their emotions ? resort to The Useful Language Q: What does cl

8、inical training mean to medical students? come face-to-face with The Useful Language Q: What do medical students first realize in the hospital? be denied sth. The Useful Language Q: How do newly qualified doctors cope with the stress? distance oneself from Compassion Fatigue Unprepared for the emoti

9、on of _ _ Feeling difficult to break _ Expected to listen to _ Tiring to deal with _ Suffering a type of _ doctor-patientrelationshipsbad newsthe patients anguishanxious, frightened peopleburnoutCompassion Fatigue “Work was flooding me: needy people wanting _; distressed people wanting to _; ill peo

10、ple needing _; manipulative people _ _; people coming to _; people pressing for me to _; people coming down the telephone wires into my own homeand even _. People, people, people. I wanted to be of use, but this was _.” A Doctors Dilemma, by John W. Holland. my timeoff-load their distressmy actionpu

11、shing andpullingsee mego to themmy bedroommadnessCompassion Fatigue Seniority to bring about _ Life-and-death decisions to _ A challenge to avoid the habit of _ _ A dilemma for the compassionate doctor to go without _more responsibilitybe instantly madedistancingoneself emotionally from patientssuff

12、ering compassion fatigueThe Useful Language Q: What do patients often need ? give vent to The Useful Language Q: What is the physicians burnout called? compassion fatigue The Useful Language Q: What do the manipulative patients do? push and pull The Useful Language Q: Does the stress ease with age?

13、the passing of years Coping with Difficult Patients Wasting the doctors time by rambling on without _ Calling the doctor at night or on weekends _ _ _ the doctor would prefer not to recommend Tending to lose confidence in the medical expert with their _ Abandoning the treatment before it has time to

14、 _ _ Having _ behind them coming to the pointfornonemergenciesDemanding treatmentonline informationtakeeffectthe lawyerThe Useful Language Q: How can a patient waste the doctors time? rumble on The Useful Language Q: How busy is a doctor? the pros and cons of The Useful Language Q: What is the impat

15、ient patient likely to do? take effect Defensive Medicine A surge in the number of _ against doctors Frivolous claims made to _ A wrongful suit to cause great harm_ _ _ committed by some doctors Decisions made based on the possible need to defend them in court rather than on _ malpractice suitswin r

16、ichesembarrassment,loss of time, stress and anxietySuicidewhat is best for the patientPessimism? Pressures on doctors to _Increased suffering from some diseases despite _mountadvances in medical scienceThe Useful Language Q: What is the surge reported in many countries? malpractice suits against The Useful Language Q: What do some lawyers do? medical liability in