Emotional Management

Emotional Management

Medical professionalism demands adequacy in emotional management. Each medical staff is required to demonstrate their professionalism by tucking away signs that may reveal their concerns, hopelessness or despair with regard to patient's survival chances. However, medical professionals are humans—they are vulnerable to emotional feelings.

 Some medical professionals have found a way to adapt to cope with stressful situations because they are aware of effects their behaviors have on patients. The importance of emotional management transcends the immediate effect it has on patients—it gives hope and most importantly, it heals.

Damiani understands the importance managing patient’s emotions. Many years of service at Central State Healthcare System have taught her the need to instill positive emotions to the weak and sick. Creating positive emotions in patients ensures their quick recovery. It is true that most patients don’t just suffer physically—diseases inflict emotional injuries as well. Therefore, physical treatments offer a partial solution to medical conditions. It is not surprising that emotional patients have a recurring cycle of ailments. 

Studies show that a significant number of diseases have causes related to negative emotions. Offering emotional support is fundamental in getting the patients back on their feet (Sotile & Sotile, 2002).  Like Lisa Salvadore, Medical professionals can alter patient’s emotion through provision of constant care. Neglect of ailing patients worsens their conditions. Thus, medical staff should visit the patients frequently to reassure them in their recovery journey. In addition, provision of medical counseling services should be considered. For instance, Medics (like Anil Shandil) that deal with patients that have lost limbs and other parts of the body should take the patients through the acceptance phase.  The process may be lengthy, but eventually, patients will recover and lead a normal life if they received proper emotional assistance.

 In summary, patients require compassion from those that surrounds them in times of need. While family and friends play a role in their recovery, patients look upon medics for treatment and emotional support. A slight betrayal of medic’s negative emotions can result in worsening of patient’s condition or death.

References

Sotile, W. M., & Sotile, M. O. (2002). Beyond physician burnout: keys to effective emotional management. The Journal of medical practice management: MPM, 18(6), 314-318.