PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Internal Medicine, Jack Nicholson, Nicotine
23 Mar 2016
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Lecture 22 motivating patients: evidence for the importance of autonomy-support. Dr. wields stick against smokers: either quit, or get another doctor. 5000 patients he sent a letter allowed to do this. I got fed up with wasting my time treating people with smoking-related diseases. People who continue to smoke are obviously not interested in maintaining their health. things that jump out the fact that he"s angry smokers do care about their health. I am surprised at how positive the reaction has been. The support was overwhelming, even from patients who smoke. Since i issued the ultimatum i have had only. 3ptsrequest that their files be transferred to another doctor. it worked. 30 told him they want to quit vs 3 want to switch doctor. 10% were smokers - percentage smaller than most doctors problem: most smokers just don"t go see him for a while, lay low.
