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Common Physician Thought Distortions, Overgeneralization cognitive errors thought distortion

We continue to look at common thought distortions affecting the entire population that do not spare us as a physician communi...

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Common Physician Thought Distortions, Jumping to Conclusions and Catastrophizing assumptions catastrohpizing cognitive error jumping to conclusion thought distortion

This week we are moving into what I classify as the assumption category of thought distortions. We will look at the first two...

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Common Physician Thought Distortions, Should-statements and Polarization cognitive error polarization should-statements thought distortion

Last week, I introduced the most common thought error patterns in physicians. This week we will look at two prevalent distort...

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