Question 5 -- MSJA Genetics

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: [1] ]

Subject: Question 5

Author:
Tina

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 16:01:03 12/10/03 Wed

In Question 5 two main points are presented, the psychological aspect of genetic testing and the professionals responsibility toward their patients. In response to the first question, I feel that with any other medical diagnosis it is important for the physician to be able to council the patient. When cancer, for example, is diagnosed it strongly advised by the doctor to seek help in support groups. I think that genetics as a scientific field should not branch out to into the psychological work . I think it is the responsibility of the physician to recommend a means for the patient to find a way to cope with their newly acquired knowledge.
As for the second part of the question addressing the physician's role in the emotions of guilt or anger I think that it is ideal for the physician to try and show the patient that the result are no one person's fault. Anger and guilt are emotions of ignorance many times and to combat that it is necessary to prove to the patient that the technology of his or her parents was in not way able to predict what can be known today. I think, as I previously stated, that it is necessary to provide mental support. It really is hard enough to have a disease from external measures but even harder knowing that what was passed on was genetically linked and unable to be altered.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Please disregard this question! (NT)	Tina	18:02:56 12/10/03 Wed