
Behavior & Society
We Must Reduce the Trauma of Medical Diagnoses
If a diagnosis is not delivered with care, it can form an intense “flashbulb memory”
Jaclyn Hennessey Ford is a research assistant professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College. Her research focuses on mechanisms supporting memory retrieval across the adult life span.
If a diagnosis is not delivered with care, it can form an intense “flashbulb memory”
Amidst the horror there is altruism, which leaves a deep impression
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