How to gain weight by looking up.

How to gain weight by looking up.

How to Gain Respect as an Educator

Respect is often mentioned spontaneously when people talk about relationships in society, and intuitively everyone seems to know its meaning. In any kind of relationship, respect is often said to contribute to successful interactions. Scientists, politicians, writers and journalists commonly use the term ‘respect’ in their arguments with remarkable conviction...

Does weight gain lead to weight loss?

Weighed down by stigma: How weight-based social identity threat contributes to weight gain and poor health.

Weight stigma is pervasive, and a number of scholars argue that this profound stigma contributes to the negative effects of weight on psychological and physical health. Some lay individuals and health professionals assume that stigmatizing weight can actually motivate healthier behaviors and promote weight loss. However, as we review, weight stigma is consistently associated with poorer mental ...

How to look after your patients by looking after yourself.

I t is sometimes said that the vocation of being a doctor would be simply marvellous if it wasn’t for the patients—who seem to get in the way of doing one’s job properly. Repeatedly the literature suggests that a major cause of burnout in professions that involve much dealing with the public is the emotional demands of such encounters. Yet despite the new emphasis on patient communication in va...