MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'blame'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008276&cid=t_106252_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fcan-you-blame-the-environment-for-your-bad-habits.html Live fast, die young. You’re a long time gone. Sleep when you’re dead. The hedonists mantras. Lifestyle choices whether in terms of food consumption, alcohol and drugs or sexual activity are down to the individual. Nannying by governments, who have their own mantras: Smoking Kills, Know your limits, Get your five-a-day, Use protection, etc, all costs money, is apparently ignored by most people, and probably has little effect on those lifestyle choices. But, some researchers believe that the concept of freewill when it comes to smoking, drinking, poor eating habits and other health risks is not entirely independent of external forces. Claudio Ricciardi of the Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, at the Italian National Institute of Health, in Rome, goes so far as to... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008276 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:18:30 +0100 5008276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883687&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F29%2Fthe-situation-of-donations%2F From BBC: We give more to a drought victim than a war victim because we suspect the latter may be partly to blame for their plight, the authors say. It could explain why the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami sparked a huge response but the Darfur appeal received less. The study was published in the European Journal of Social Psychology. “These conclusions are borne out by our experience,” said Brendan Paddy of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), a UK body that co-ordinates aid appeals. “Appeals for a humanitarian disaster arising from conflict tend to get significantly less response than natural events.” * * * In the study, the psychologists invented a fictitious famine. They then told test groups the famine was caused either by a “drought” or “armed ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883687 Mon, 30 May 2011 01:44:12 +0100 4883687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848007&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F20%2Fthe-situation-of-criminal-blaming%2F We report three original experiments that suggest that an actor’s bad motive and bad moral character can increase not only perceived blame and responsibility, but also perceived causal influence and intentionality. We show that people are motivated to think of an action as blameworthy, causal, and intentional when they are confronted with a person who they think has a bad character, even when the character information is totally unrelated to the action under scrutiny. We discuss implications for doctrines of mens rea definitions, felony murder, inchoate crimes, rules of evidence, and proximate cause. * * * Download the paper free here. Related Situationist posts: The Criminals that Other Criminals Punish “Intuitions of Punishment?,” “Attributing Blame — from the Baseball Diamo... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848007 Sat, 21 May 2011 02:22:03 +0100 4848007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190559&cid=t_106252_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FtRbnJeOuoos%2F According to Harvard Business Review: “Playing the blame game never works. A deep set of research shows that people who blame others for their mistakes lose status, learn less, and perform worse relative to those who own up to their mistakes. Blaming is contagious.” The bottom line is simple. When you blame others for how you feel, you give them your power.  No one can make you feel anything.  No one is more in charge of your destiny.  Believe this and watch your confidence soar. It’s an illusion if you believe, “If they’d be like that, I’d be like this.” You give away your power by believing your state is dependent on others.  By playing the blame game, you shout to the world: I have no control over my life—I’m a victim Other people in my life are more powerful than... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190559 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:49:35 +0100 4190559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982014&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-blaming-mcdonalds-for-heart-disease%2F2010.09.18 I’m trying to get off the topic of fatness, but just when it seems right to move on to something less hopeless, we hear that even doctors can be felled by obesity’s resilience. To the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group of well-meaning doctors who are buying expensive TV ads blaming McDonald’s for heart disease, I have just 5 words: McDonald’s is not the problem! Gosh. It’s maddening to think that such smart people could be that misguided — a whole committee of doctors completely devoid of any master-of-the-obvious is hard to fathom. Don’t misunderstand — I’m not advocating McDonald’s food as overly nutritional, but blaming MacD’s for our obesity epidemic is like blaming guns for violence (for the recor... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982014 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3982014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816766&cid=t_106252_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fletting-go-of-blame%2F Often those of us who live or have lived with someone else’s problem drinking either blame ourselves or the drinker. “If I were a better spouse, he wouldn’t be drinking.” “If she really loved me, she would have kept her promise and given up the alcohol.” When we understand that alcoholism is a progressive disease that affects the drinker as well as those close to the drinker, we realize that blame is as relevant with this disease as it is with diabetes or Alzheimer’s. The more we know about the disease we are dealing with, the better we are able to make healthy choices as to how we react. “Many of the symptoms of alcoholism are in the behavior of the alcoholic. The people who are involved with the alcoholic react to his behavior. They try to control it, make up for it, or h... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816766 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:41:00 +0100 3816766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3362363&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fkhyra-ishaq-time-to-lynch-another.html THE devastated father of Khyra Ishaq "spoke lovingly" of the daughter starved to death by her mum and step-dad and said: ‘What they did was evil – I’ll never forgive them.’Biological father Ishaq Abuzaire, previously known as Delroy Francis before he converted to Islam, lives abroad. He had no idea the Muslim couple had been abusing his little girl after taking her out of school and locking her away from the world.Muslim convert Mr Ishaq had married Gordon in 1995 and the couple had six children together. But the marriage faltered after he took a second wife, as allowed under their faith. Mr Ishaq, 38, said: ‘‘Me and Angela were happy for years, but as Muslims we both knew I would eventually seek a second wife. Angela accepted this, so I met my second wife Carolina in 2003.Birm... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3362363 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:41:00 +0100 3362363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212459&cid=t_106252_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fbring-it-on-life-and-ill-just-write-a-blog-about-it%2F Our children and grandchildren have a lot more literature than we did while growing up. We had all of those scary fairy tales about witches burning children, babies rocking out of trees with their cradles falling and wolves with drooling jowls dressing up like Grandma. I also remember one trouble making little guy called Chicken Little who came around in a near panic exclaiming, “The sky is falling. The sky is falling.” Well, Mr. Little, I have news for you. The figurative sky fell and we survived. I’m not sure if you thought it was just going to fall on you or if it was going to fall on everyone but voila, here we are with dust and debris all over the tops of our heads yet we’re still alive. We’re fortunate in so many ways. We’ve had a painful reminder in Haiti of thousands of... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212459 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:53:46 +0100 3212459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804234&cid=t_106252_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FU1pRWsI9gUE%2F There are several good reasons Alcoholics Anonymous wants its members to avoid the spotlight. A dozen years ago, after my first novel came out, I was on a live radio talk show in New York City when the show’s host asked, "So, are you in AA?" It was a logical question. My first novel [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804234 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:09:00 +0100 2804234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570339&cid=t_106252_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F03%2Fpatient-safety-sixth-report-of-session-2008%25e2%2580%259309-volume-i-report-together-with-formal-minutes%2F Title: Patient Safety: Sixth Report of Session 2008–09: Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes The Skinny: Identifies the need for improved patient safety systems in the NHS and emphasises that this should be the first consideration of NHS organisations. Recommends: Measurement and evaluation using samples of patients’ case notes at periodic intervals to calculate rates of harm. (Trusts, NPSA) NHS organisations must recognise it is key that harmed patients and their families or carers are seen to be entitled to receive information, anexplanation, an apology and an undertaking that the harm will not be repeated.  PALS should be utilised as an independent service. The NHS Redress Scheme should be implemented to reduce litigation. (DH, Tusts) Develop an an open, reporting and le... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570339 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:42:50 +0100 2570339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473257&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fjunior-hospital-doctors-are-incompetent.html Junior hospital doctorThose GPs who wake up in the morning listening to the Today programme on Radio 4 are used to the medical stories that always start, or contain, some criticism of GPs. We don’t know this, we don’t know that, we need more training, we are overpaid, we are lazy and so on. It is deeply depressing and saps morale.The medical story this morning was different. It was precise and to the point. British junior hospital doctors are incompetent, inexperienced, negligent fools who are allowing patients to die of acute renal failure, an illness that is eminently treatable if only it is promptly diagnosed. “It can be diagnosed at the bedside with a simple blood test” suggested the egregious twat of an academic who was clearly enjoying his two minutes of perceived fame on the... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473257 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:51:00 +0100 2473257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367527&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F25%2F90210%25e2%2580%2599s-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder%2F Whenever TV and movies portray a person with mental illness, it’s usually a “crazy schizophrenic,” an ax-wielding sociopath, a violent, drug-addicted mental patient or an insane asylum escapee — or a combo of all four. Either way, that person is almost always hopeless, dangerous and deranged. When the news media tries to tackle mental illness, it’s typically after a horrific tragedy has occurred. A writer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Daily Cardinal explains: “The script usually goes as follows: tragic event occurs, media pounces, the feeding frenzy begins, the public is inundated with endless graphic and heart-wrenching details, pundits and analysts play the blame game until the next media firestorm occurs.” Stigma in mainstream media is nothing new, and ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367527 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:32:46 +0100 2367527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2307026&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fwhen-all-else-fails-blame-family-doctor.html "They weigh 80 stone, claim thousands in benefits - and can't work. Who do they blame? Anyone but themselves.It's a fantasy all right, but we're to blame. We're the ones funding £22 grand a year to house, feed, and clothe the Chawners of Blackburn (pic above). And to keep them in all the saturated fats, sugar, and Gaviscon they will ever need. Why should they work?Wat TylerWat Tyler draws my attention to the Chawner family of Blackburn.'Some days I barely eat at all,' declares Emma Chawner, daughter of the house and, at 17 stone, its lightest occupant. 'I don't have breakfast most days. Sometimes I don't have lunch either, and might only have a salad roll for tea. I'm always eating lettuce and apples and stuff.' (Dr Crippen has a simple technique to deal with people like Emma)Too fat to w... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2307026 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:28:00 +0100 2307026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2290587&cid=t_106252_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Frestaurants-cause-gerd.html As a medical physician for over 50 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects and let you the reader come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary with astounding results.Visit http;//www.americanacupuncture.com/ for more valuable medical information.GERD Gastroesophageal reflux disease, called GERD, occurs in 20% of Americans.  The stomach acids, with the same acidity as battery acid, help you digest the food you eat.  The stomach acids splash up to the esophagus, causing heartburn.  Many of you may simply have laryngitis or chronic dry cough, and it is uncertain that this is gastric re... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2290587 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:16:00 +0100 2290587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210709&cid=t_106252_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FIx3qH9lUqco%2Fthe-blame-game.php Allow me to get all Oprah and Dr. Phil on you for a moment. I had an "a-ha" moment today while watching Dr. Phil. He was speaking about blame and made it crystal clear that Blame implies intent and that in the absence of the intention to do something, there is no need to blame yourself (or another). Blaming yourself is unhealthy and unnecessary. A better choice? To me, it's... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210709 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:19:38 +0100 2210709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039944&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F16%2Fgreat-expectations%2F “We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal [to be] that which others have made of us.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre While I’m happy that the election turned out the way it did, I worry about all that’s expected of our new president-elect. Headlines report Obama is expected to solve the health care debacle, save the American car industry, right the mortgage problem, make science and education a priority again, keep the globe from warming, cure race relations… There’s more but you get my point. A lot of these expectations Obama set upon himself. He won by being the adult in the room, the go-to guy; he wanted the job and we expect he can handle it. But it got me thinking about the rest of us. When is the pressure of expectations a good thing? When is it b... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039944 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:00:34 +0100 2039944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964452&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F16%2Fwhy-torture-because-it-feels-good-at-least-to-us%2F Kevin Carlsmith is an assistant professor of psychology at Colgate University doing great work of significant interest to our readers.  Today, he published fascinating commentary,  “Torture’s Attraction Is Not Information — It’s Retribution,” in Nieman Watchdog.  Here are some excerpts. * * * How did the United States go from a champion of human rights to a state that condones and practices torture on detainees?  The present administration’s first line of defense is one of semantics: The United States has a policy against torture, ergo, actions taken in its name cannot be “torture.”  Its second line of defense invokes the utilitarian argument of expediency: It was necessary to obtain mission-critical information from combatants w... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964452 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:01:21 +0100 1964452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1951801&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ftime-to-crucify-social-workers.html What is child abuse? (Click to enlarge)It’s time, once again, to vent our collective spleens.It’s time, once again, for those on the moral high ground to stand up and be counted.It’s time, once again, to crucify a social worker.Haringey Council has done it again. Eight years on from the Victoria Climbie scandal, their social service department has allowed another defenceless child to be horrifically murdered. Frankly, we find the details of Baby P's case too distressing to read, and it seems nobody comes out of it well. But it beggars belief that Haringey Social Services decided to leave the child with his drug addict "slob" mother, even though he was on the "at-risk" register, and even after the police had advised he should be removed.(Three star disgrace)You cannot legislate to era... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951801 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:21:00 +0100 1951801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943413&cid=t_106252_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F-lyjpR51Ujg%2F Linking autism to rates of rainfall could be said to be a quite extensive attempt to find an environmental cause of autism, and one that is clearly external and not genetic. Since the study was reported earlier this week, it’s been getting a lot of press. Two genetic studies were also recently noted this week: Ars Technica looks closely at one study on language genes. Another study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine looks at parents’ concerns about their own risk and their children’s risks for genetic disease. With the development of genetic testing and, too, of direct-to-consumer genetic tests, parents can find out a lot more about their genetic profile and quite readily. Is there a tendency to shy away from genetic theories of autism because ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943413 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:23:36 +0100 1943413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921031&cid=t_106252_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fq6C1ogMsCKs%2F A three-year-old autistic boy died after being strangled by his seatbelt on a schoolbus this past Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. An aide has been arrested: During a police investigation into the incident, the boy’s mother said that she realized he was unconscious when she boarded the school bus to help him off after it arrived at her house. Police later began to suspect that the incident was a result of the boy being improperly secured into his seat, a suspicion that led to the arrest of his aide Many, many thoughts with the boy’s family. Many. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, autism speaks, blame, bob wright, disabilities blog, disability, Education, Fundraising, Safety, Science, seatbeltShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921031 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:11:17 +0100 1921031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918055&cid=t_106252_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1U4pHPbHlVo%2F Do we really need a “crusade against autism”?  Autism Speaks co-founder Bob Wright, grandfather of an autistic child, spoke of just such a “crusade” in the inaugural Annual TreeHouse Lecture. Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick (who’s the parent of an autistic child) writes about how such a “crusade” does more harm than good in the October 29th Spiked. Here’s his conclusion: Many families affected by autism welcome the higher public profile of autism, as reflected in the US election campaign. If this leads to greater resources to enable children with autism to get appropriate schooling and for affected families to get the support that they need, then that will be progress. If, however, resources are diverted into the pursuit of phantom environmental cau... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918055 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:32:35 +0100 1918055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894928&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fblame-the-patient%2F When a patient or client isn’t doing better in psychotherapy, sometimes a therapist may fall back onto that old familiar refrain, “Well, the patient just isn’t doing the work. He’s to blame for his lack of progress in getting better.” Dr. Richard Friedman describes this strategy in a thoughtful article in yesterday’s New York Times. It’s not uncommon for a psychotherapist, when faced with a client who doesn’t seem to be improving after months (or even years) of therapy, to blame the patient. They aren’t trying. They’re not doing their homework. They don’t really want to get better. There’s a dozen different reasons a therapist will come up with depending upon the specific client. More often than not, though... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894928 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:34:21 +0100 1894928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1854150&cid=t_106252_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F10%2F05%2Fthe-sweet-lif%2F Once a month a group of friends and I get together to discuss one of life’s big questions. Last month the question was: What is happiness? As the discussion progressed, two more questions emerged. At what point does happiness bleed over into ignorance and idiocy? At what point does anger become destructive instead of instructive? These days it’s all too common to pick up the paper and discover that a dozen people were shot, and the killer’s neighbors say he was a quiet man, a good neighbor, and they can’t believe he did this. The killer was that adept at disguising his rage. Till now. In the Ken Burns series The War, Sascha Weinzheimer told the story of how she nearly starved to death in a prison camp in the Philippines. After the war ended and Weinzheimer return... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1854150 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:05:16 +0100 1854150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833696&cid=t_106252_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F403898522%2F Playing the Blame Game -- Video games stand accused of causing obesity, violence, and lousy grades. But new research paints a surprisingly complicated and positive picture, reports Greater Good Magazine's Jeremy Adam Smith. Cheryl Olson had seen her teenage son play video games. But like many parents, she didn't know much about them. Then in 2004 the U.S. Department of Justice asked Olson and her husband, Lawrence Kutner, to run a federally funded study of how video games affect adolescents. Olson and Kutner are the co-founders and directors of the Harvard Medical School's Center for Mental Health and Media. Olson, a public health researcher, had studied the effects of media on behavior but had never examined video games, either in her research or in her personal life. And so the first thi... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833696 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:05:04 +0100 1833696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1705067&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F13%2Fthe-blame-frame-abstract%2F Situationist Contributors Jon Hanson and Kathleen Hanson recently posted their article, “The Blame Frame: Justifying (Racial) Injustice in America” (Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Vol. 41, 2006) on SSRN. Here is the abstract. * * * This Article attempts to elucidate how our forebears, who were presumably as devoted to justice and liberty in their times as we are in ours, failed to condemn behaviors that are today widely viewed as patently oppressive, unfair, and even evil. Our argument unfolds in several Parts. Part II summarizes evidence from social psychology and related fields that helps explain how people who imagine themselves fair and just routinely blame the victims of inequities and excuse the perpetrators or passive observers through blame frames. Bec... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1705067 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:30:03 +0100 1705067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1337974&cid=t_106252_118_f&fid=34892&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeinthenhs.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F31%2Fwhy-does-no-one-listen-to-me%2F I am beginning to repeat myself here because it seems that this whole culture of blame, lets take no responsibility for anything that happens to us thing continues unabated. A BUPA survey of 1000 people has apparently identified that the responsibility for hospital acquired infection rests squarely at the feet of hospital managers. Apparently 80% of those who responded feel managers are to blame for the high levels of MRSA / C - Difficile while only 0.8% think doctors are to blame and only 0.08% blame cleaners. There is no mention of nurses in the report I read, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the blame lies with them, since nurses take a lot of flack these days. The idea that BUPA, an independent health care provider is fuelling the anxiety of people about the state of NH... Life in the NHS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1337974 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:05:13 +0100 1337974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286494&cid=t_106252_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdid-god-give-you-breast-cancer%2F What kind of a question is that? Well, are you honest enough to admit that you have thought about it? Honest enough to admit that in the scheme of things you may even have thought how unfair it was that you got breast cancer? I blame God for a lot of things in my life, and I praise him for many more, but I never blamed him for breast cancer. Honestly. I have been a little angry at God though, like Jonah in the Old Testament, but then I remember that Jonah also ended up in the belly of a whale and I think it may be a better idea to get over it. My anger has been more like a sense of injustice, which includes more than just breast cancer. I get to feeling like I shouldn’t have to bear such adversity. So there is my real sin; who am I to think that I should be above trials? In fact, my bibl... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286494 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:00:59 +0100 1286494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123743&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F209289203%2Fthings_are_getting_worse_pleas.html Rarely a day goes by that we don’t hear horror stories about toxic workplaces … and I am wondering if they’re on the rise. Have you noticed it also? Just the other day I spotted a poster on one office wall that read … Things are Getting Worse – Please Send Chocolates! Unfortunately,  when problems loom up at work … we tend to rewire our brains against the very changes a workplace craves most. In our attempts to offset the troubles we often build dendrite brain cells for even more workplace disaster. How does it happen? 1. We lecture people about changes they need to make … in spite of the fact that lectures work against the human brain.2. We blame others rather than draw from intrapersonal intelligence to change in ways that overcome chall... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123743 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:04:18 +0100 1123743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=922067&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F164324658%2Fthey_made_me_do_it_or_did_they.html Have you ever slipped into a… They-made-me do-it-mode? In other words…. 1. Do you stress at work  because they treat you badly… and make it happen?2. Do you lack motivation because they bore you … and leave you uninspired? 3. Do you face financial worries because they pay too little … or ask too much?4. Do you fail to care too much for others … because they fail to care for you?5. Do you miss fun and adventure because they push rigid routines? You see its opposite by how you can win and help others to win – in spite of limitations that slow down progress.  Problems hit leaders and learners daily – but  the masters build new neuron pathways for possibilities,  energize and inspire creative approaches fo... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=922067 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:44:32 +0100 922067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=802235&cid=t_106252_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F16%2FSympathy+absent+in+diabetes+death%2F Filed under: Lifestyle, Daily News, Opinion, Care, ComplicationsA United Kingdom woman's death by diabetes made the news recently. But empathy had no place in the story. Instead, she was recorded as having died of natural causes, yet also convicted of her own murder.The point of the story, which was reported nearly six months after she was found dead in her home, appears to be the fact that her boyfriend was found not to be responsible for her death. The death was originally ruled suspicious because the 41-year-old woman who lived alone was found partially disrobed in her home. Turns out, the boyfriend didn't kill her, but saw her dead through a window and decided to rob her. That's not all he did. He paved the way for her to be publicly ridiculed for struggling with a chronic illness and ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=802235 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 802235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=780758&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F140929216%2F5_reasons_bad_bossess_get_thei.html Believe it or not brain based research points to reasons for bad leadership - where few people think to look. Workers suffer daily from poor decisions made while bad bosses get rewarded because…1. Blame usurps the  courage it takes for change. Look at those who learn the skills for change that improve any workplace and you’ll also see laughter, good will and passion for growth. 2. Action plans for peaceful solutions  appear missing on the opposite side. Consider the person who longs for peace when a leader insists on war, for instance. Naming the problem repeatedly can add an advantage to the bad leader … if there is no solution to violence proposed. 3. Poor tone separates decisions from benefits that could come from other choices. Some people just o... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=780758 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:56:34 +0100 780758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764305&cid=t_106252_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F138387649%2F “Sometimes mothers can do no right” proclaims a July 29th New York Times article targeting Dina Lohan for the foibles, addictions, and recent arrest of her daughter, Lindsay Lohan. Mother blame? Nothing new if you’re the mother of an autistic child. Though widely discredited, the “refrigerator mother” theory of autism—-that children withdrew and retreated into themselves because of cold, emotionally “frigid” parents—-promulgated by self-proclaimed early childhood expert Bruno Bettelheim has left its mark on popular perceptions of autism. I sometimes wonder if remnants of this theory remain in the popular understanding of autism, and unconsciously fuel the insistence of many parents that some external, tangible agent (vaccines; thimeraso... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764305 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:33:42 +0100 764305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751813&cid=t_106252_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F136673714%2Fwhy_we_speak_what_we_really_me.html A friend and fellow writer -  Kimberbee Morrison – over at Know More Media – asked about the pool of racist thought cultivated in the human brain.  I’d referred to it in Kramer’s Rant from Cortisol Triggers.Kimberlee asked … “Does this mean that Richards’ excuse that he is not a racist - is in fact a denial of what is actually in his heart and mind, because his 'pool' of thought only rose to the surface when he was angered?”Yes, Kimberlee … but it means more…. The human brain is shaped literally by what we do daily. Had Kramer invited black neighbors in and shared a fun evening over a fine dinner – his thought pool would have been quite different. Instead he either acted or thought in ways that... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751813 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:04:17 +0100 751813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493331&cid=t_106252_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fblog-post.html This child is infected with HIV/AIDS. He just happens to live inside me. When each of us can look at a child and see the innocence that is there and find compassion for all sorts of ills, why is it that we can not do the same for those of us who carry an inner child inside? Each of us has a history of choices, mistakes, good and bad luck and interactions with others from our pasts which leaves us changed in fundamental ways despite the fact that our inner child is still there...desiring love, hoping for a hug, and just wanting to be made to feel safe. Why is it that we have to judge people living with HIV/AIDS based on how they were infected? Isn't this an illness? Is it any different than cancer, heart disease, or diabetes in the respect that we make daily choices that increase or decreas... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493331 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:13:00 +0100 493331