A Stress Discussion Group for Medical Interns.

Ziegler, John L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ295437

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Stress Discussion Group for Medical Interns.

Ziegler, John L.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v59 n3 p205-07 Mar 1984

A weekly discussion group for first-year medical graduate students to discuss stress in their lives revealed three major sources of stress: (1) high expectations of themselves under conditions of high time and professional pressure; (2) loss of control over one's life; and (3) ambivalence about dependence versus independence. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Coping, Discussion Groups, Expectation, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Medical Education, Personal Autonomy, Psychological Patterns, Self Determination, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Student Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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