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Zhang Yue, Nanda, Eu Jin, Zheng Win, Sheryl, De Rong

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Zhang Yue, Nanda, Eu Jin, Zheng Win, Sheryl, De Rong

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VIVEK OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, Sher, Meena, Az, Ambrose, Leanne

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All-or-nothing: exaggeration

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2.	What strategy for identity protection is used?

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Avoidance of future situations that could "reveal his inadequacy"

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3.	What types of thinking patterns are making the situation worse?

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1. "He better avoid situations that reveal his inadequacy" - THIS WILL COST HIM IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE HE WILL MISS OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
2. "everyone knows that he doesn’t have what it takes to be a top student" - HOLDING ON TO WHAT YOU THINK OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE CAPACITY TO EMBRACE YOUR OWN IDENTITY AND GROWTH

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- Used to producing good results prior to med school and hence the high expectations are still there
- importance of checking in with ourselves and whether or not we are falling in these pitfalls

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Am I good enough: He thinks he is not a good son, not a good medical student

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Avoidance: stays back in school until he knows everyone will be asleep at home

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• Ben
• Joey
• Jomain
• Liz
• Lu
• Wil

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He wanted to be a good student and a good son, but he chose to redirect all his focus to studying and neglects his mum (until he is up to standard).

Instead of handling two things at once, he chose one only (all-or-nothing)

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We tend to sacrifice another topic / social activity if we need to focus on a specific task (e.g. ANATOMY)

But we can learn to manage our time better and do both

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We don't understand what he's going through, so we have to be sensitive

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Denial (see q2)

identity of being a good person - not a disrespectful and unprofessional student, that "she has her reasons for the unprofessional demeanor" that is not accepted/understood

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denial - coming up with excuses for unprofessional behavior

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Questioning competency (her definition of competency is performance-based, rather than including professionalism).

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Am I a good person

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all-or-nothing; feels that he is not there yet; will redeem himself when he gets there

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exaggeration: not spending enough time = bad son
denial: avoiding his mom

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We should all:
1. be forgiving since everyone is dealing with a complex set of challenges and issues
2. be mindful as our words can spiral into someone else's identity crisis.

Sam is not receptive to positive feedback from his mum due to being trapped in his perceived identity as a bad son and student.

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A matter of balancing priorities
Not avoiding the problem and letting it snowball

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Denial:
"Barbara immediately apologizes but then defends herself. She says it hasn’t been her fault..."

Since she perceives competency based on IRA and GRA performance, she denies that the feedback on paying attention and getting to class on time can have an effect on her competency = denial.

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-Barbara keeps thinking that the director "just doesn't get it"
-keeps self-justifying: blames her shortcomings on other people

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-how we treat difficult patients (e.g. think that you don't know them well) -- think about how we can do better as a doctor and not blame it on the patient. don't take offence immediately and react to it.
-handling feedback from superiors -- have self-awareness, disconnect between what they are thinking and what we are thinking?

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- Diverting blame (blaming it on her dad for being late since he drives her).
- Making assumptions about the course director (old-fashioned).
- Not receptive to feedback (dismissive).

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All or nothing. (Whether you can be a good son or not a good son)

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- Striking balance between academic and professional competency.
- Being receptive to feedback and acknowledging that it's okay to make mistakes.

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Avoidance and redirecting focus to studies.

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What strategy for identity protection is used?

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Exaggeration.

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All-or-nothing feeling is similarly felt when we have challenges with time management and spend less time with our friends/family due to studies.

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What types of thinking patterns are making the situation worse?

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What strategy for identity protection is used?

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What strategy for identity protection is used?

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Denial. She thinks the feedback is invalid and does not see her actions as being wrong. She tries to justify her actions.

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When we might take criticism at a personal level, and you might feel you are unworthy due to this 'bad point' about yourself.

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Yvonne, Yu Bin, Scarlett, Henry, Clarissa, Prashaad

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- am i competent?
- am i good?

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What strategy for identity protection is used?

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- denial: blaming her dad when she is running late, blaming the course director for not understanding millennials
- rationalization: she still scored good grades for IRA and GRA

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Denial, evidenced by:
1) Blaming others (e.g. blaming her dad when she is late);
2) Defensive (e.g. thinks that the Course Director is out of touch; gives "justifications" for her actions)

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- fixed mindset: this is just how i am, i can't help it
- defensiveness

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- sometimes trying to justify ourselves when receiving negative feedback in order to protect our ego and identity

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1) All or nothing - denial. Denies everything because if she admits to a mistake in any 1 aspect it affects her self-identity.
2) Fixed mindset - instead of learning from the feedback, rejects it and does not want to grow from taking in the feedback.
3) Behaviour stems from complex intentions

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Being defensive against feedback results in no improvement.

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When receiving feedback - we may try to justify ourselves when receiving feedback, but this reminds us to have a more open mindset to consider whether we can learn / improve from the feedback.