Would You Do It Again?

What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?().

Would people choose what they think would maximize their subjective well-being (SWB)? We present survey respondents with hypothetical scenarios and elicit both choice and predicted SWB rankings of two alternatives. While choice and predicted SWB rankings usually coincide in our data, we find systematic reversals. We identify factors-such as predicted sense of purpose, control over one's life, f...

What would you do if it were your kid?

If you could halve the mortality rate, would you do it?

Received 19 April 2002; electronically published 19 July 2002. Financial support: National Institutes of Health (grants AI 331144, AI 48793, and M01 RR-00585). Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Gregory A. Poland, Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Dept. of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, 611C Guggenheim Building, 200 First St. SW, Roc...

again, you should read again

0

Death after discharge--what would you do?

ith sferred . In the usual pile of paperwork was a newspaper clippin (not his real name to respect confidentiality) had died 2 after his discharge to another facility. I had a feeling it happen, but it greatly upset me nevertheless. The ques were the usual ones a doctor asks when a patient dies. I have done anything to prevent it? What should I do n better understand what happened and to preven...