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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 4, 541-547 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/014616727800400407

Social Psychological Perspectives on the Physician's Feelings and Behavior

Melvin L. Snyder

Dartmouth College

Steven Mentzer

University of Minnesota, Medical School

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.


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