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 'critique'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631443&cid=t_132548_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F24%2Fageing-society-2011-vol-31-no-3%2F This article looks at the historical and political development of the term ‘carer’ in various ‘carer’-related settings such as mental health, physical impairment and palliative care. (Print subscription held at Fade Library – if you would like a copy please contact the library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Carers, Critique, Terminology (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631443 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:10:59 +0100 4631443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245288&cid=t_132548_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0CMv_mxQ5SM%2F By Mark A. CalabriaMuch of what drives the policy choices of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve is a belief in the ability to trade higher inflation for lower unemployment, known within the economics profession as the “Phillips curve.”   But does this trade-off actually exist?  While its true that many have found a negative correlation between inflation and unemployment prior to 1960, looking at U.S. data, this relationship appears to have broken down in the mid-1960s, just about the time policy-makers thought they could exploit it (Lucas critique anyone?). It is hard, looking at the graph, which displays the annual change in consumer prices over the previous year and unemployment, to see much of a relationship.  In fact, since 1960, the correlation between changes in CP... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245288 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:38:09 +0100 4245288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845187&cid=t_132548_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FuaJVh6D6qUc%2F I was really interested in the recent critique of the BBC brain training experiment by Dr. Elizabeth Zelinski. I think Owens et al (2010) was a critical piece of research which was not conducted in the right way and was focusing on the wrong sample population.  I totally agree with the comments by Dr. Zelinski regarding the potential for sample bias and the use of some questionable cognitive measures. However, I would like to take this critique further and question whether the study was value for money when there are other studies which cannot achieve funding but would, in my opinion, show the criticism/scepticism of the use-it-or-lose-it theory. I think there is not enough criticism about the age of the sample population used in Owens et al. (2010). We have conclusive cognitive and neuro... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845187 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:14:16 +0100 3845187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790751&cid=t_132548_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F26%2Finsanity-albert-einstein-was-wrong%2F “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” I have heard that quote in my clinical practice so many times in the past year that I decided I have to write about it. Somehow this definition has become part of the collective understanding of abnormal psychology and has been terribly misapplied. I don’t know much more about the context of the quote but I am guessing that it was a bit of a humorous comment on science. First, to critique the quote. If we are going to take this definition seriously to start, then everyone, yes everyone, is insane. Behavioral research in the early part of the twentieth century taught the world about how human beings learn: through long processes of conditioning based on pairings and reinforcement. Consider this, let... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790751 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:11:05 +0100 3790751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560203&cid=t_132548_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHFo3Fa8c0Ek%2F By Neal McCluskeyMark Schneider, a former National Center for Education Statistics commissioner and current American Enterprise Institute scholar, has put together a very insightful — and disturbing — four-part blog series on the oft-cited Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and its creator, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Basically, Schneider writes, the much-hyped PISA figures very prominently in the “international benchmarking” of coming national curriculum standards — which the Obama Administration is coercing states to adopt — despite the paucity of meaningful evidence that doing well on PISA actually translates into desirable educational outcomes. Now, Schneider throws out some debatable stuff him... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560203 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:23:52 +0100 3560203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613837&cid=t_132548_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqHlDnarEDs4%2F Ari Schwartz responded in characteristic even tones to my critique of his testimony in favor of the PASS ID Act, which would revive the moribund REAL ID law. It’s worth a rejoinder, and I’ll offer him the same again here if he wishes. Ari clouds matters slightly by suggesting that my “strong biases” obscure certain facts. I readily admit having a strong bias in favor of liberty — it’s why I do what I do. Ari admits several biases, including one in favor of consensus-building, which was what I accused him of prioritizing over principle. Let’s put aside the question of bias. It’s good to see Ari state that CDT does not support a national ID system. It would be better to see him state that CDT opposes having a national ID system. (I imagine this... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613837 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:40:58 +0100 2613837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561260&cid=t_132548_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F324047230%2Fwhat_separates_critics_from_cr.html  Somewhere we’ve cottoned onto the notion that to critique people’s best ideas leads to progress, excellence, and advantage. Have you found that to be true?While the intention initially may have been to assist others and reach higher performances, reality has degraded critique into a one-upmanship match.  When critics put down, stomp out or ridicule others’ ideas as a way to showcase or support their own, talent suffers and profitability goes down. Does it happen where you work?Increasingly, people tell us that it’s people in power, with advanced degrees and tenured in esteemed positions who tend to take more potshots. I’m not sure if that is so, because I have not seen the research. I do know a few things about critique after years of studying it&rs... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561260 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:31 +0100 1561260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1319545&cid=t_132548_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F255505107%2Fdangerous_myths_that_resist_ch.html Here are 10 myths that have been removed in theory only ... with neuroscience discoveries. Most though,  still await application to improve business. Each myth … in as much as it shapes actions … can  lower productivity at work. Each one also waits in the wings for one courageous person to model and engage in your organization. How many myths in the list below … drive main engines where you work? 1. Venting is often therapeutic. In reality … people who vent can shut down learning and innovation … because of cortisol chemicals increased through venting.  2. Lectures transmit knowledge. In reality … lectures work against the human brain. It’s because working memory can only hold small bits of information &hell... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1319545 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:44:58 +0100 1319545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=740589&cid=t_132548_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F134747014%2Fcritique.html Since the flip side of critique is to celebrate, it only makes sense to cheer on what works and fix the rest. Do we though? Think about polar opposite effects of these two reactions though …  where one person suggests alternatives that would improve productivity, and another attacks flaws in fellow workers. Research shows people leave jobs most often because critique is too high and celebration too low. Support offers blueprints for improvements, whereas critiques tend to drag down and obliterate any hope for change. People do better when co-workers offer ideas and submit insights – and yet critiques push people into downsizing and desperation. Have you noticed low morale lately or listened to words spoken at mainstream departments? People seem down an... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=740589 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:29:58 +0100 740589