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 'diploma'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4525053&cid=t_202638_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F26%2F10-forms-of-twisted-thinking%2F Both David Burns (bestselling author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and Abraham Low (founder of Recovery, Inc.) teach techniques to analyze negative thoughts (or identify distorted thinking — what psychologists call “cognitive distortions”) so to be able to disarm and defeat them. Since Low’s language is a bit out-dated, I list below Burns’ “Ten Forms of Twisted Thinking,” (adapted from his “Feeling Good” book, a classic read) categories of dangerous ruminations, that when identified and brought into your consciousness, lose their power over you. 1. All-or-nothing thinking (a.k.a. my brain and the Vatican’s): You look at things in absolute, black-and-white categories. 2. Overgeneralization (also a favorite): You view a nega... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4525053 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:17:59 +0100 4525053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318375&cid=t_202638_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi1APIXzOtPU%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonWhen you erase a test score and write in a new one for your own benefit, that’s cheating, right? So what is it when you do this several thousand times? Ofqual, the British education standards regulator, “secretly downgraded the GCSE [General Certificate of Secondary Education test] results of thousands of pupils to avoid public fury over dumbed-down tests,” reports the Daily Mail. “Fearing a row over inflated results, Ofqual’s chief executive ordered all exam boards to cut the number of pupils getting top scores just two days before marks were finalized.” The argument for national education standards is based on a host of unexamined and incorrect assumptions. One is the belief that the authorities overseeing such standards (and ass... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318375 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:05:15 +0100 3318375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313537&cid=t_202638_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F08%2Fto-build-self-esteem-allow-yourself-to-be-proud%2F Growing up how many times did you hear stuff like, “Who do you think you are?” or “Pride is a sin. Be humble.” It could have been well intentioned people, like our parents, who thought they were giving us good advice or maybe it came from people who, for whatever reason, wanted us to keep our light under a rock. There’s such a thing as the kind of pride that goes before a fall. I get that. Another word for that kind of pride is hubris; the excessive, empty pride that some people on Wall Street had way back in 2008. Pride can also be a good thing. It can nurture our self worth. Too often we don’t allow ourselves to bask in that warm glow of prideful accomplishment when we’ve done something well. Those old voices keep us from being completely OK with... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313537 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:00:08 +0100 2313537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798096&cid=t_202638_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2F393495177%2F So, nursing is set to become an all-graduate profession by 2015. Technically, I am a graduate; just not a nursing one (yes, I did psychology, but let’s not talk about that). Somehow I don’t think this will wash with future employers anyway. So, since I’m currently doing the diploma, I have a decision to make. At the end of my second year (assuming I can manage a 55% average mark) I will be given the chance to change to the degree course. If I do so, I will be given a means tested bursary and my income will drop by roughly half. Given that I already spend the majority of my free time doing bank shifts, I’m slightly concerned by this. Alternatively, I can hope I get a job once qualified that will put me through the degree ‘top up’ and spend yet more time i... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798096 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:40:01 +0100 1798096