Who Do I Serve?

Who do I serve?

COMMENTARY This talk is inspired by the story of Matthew about whom you will hear in a few moments. This ceremony acknowledges a transition in your medical education: A rite of passage from the study of basic medical science in classrooms to new encounters with patients at bedsides and in clinics. On choosing and being chosen You are an exceptional group of women and men. In the style of praise...

How Long Do They Serve?

Do gestures serve an interpersonal function?

Some researchers argue that gestures serve an interpersonal function, such as making the intended message clear (e.g., Gallagher & Frith, 2003; cf. Kita, 2000). In this study, we tested whether gestures serve an interpersonal function, specifically predicting that the higher participants’ autism spectrum quotient, the less frequently they would gesture. Participants completed the Autism Spectru...

who should do it?

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Identity and schizophrenia: Who do I want to be?

Many individuals with schizophrenia have occasional difficulty defining both to themselves and to others who they truly are. Perhaps for this reason they make attempts to change core aspects of themselves. These attempts may be delusional, but are too often unjustly dismissed as delusional before the potential value of the change is considered. Instead of facilitation, obstacles are placed in t...