“Understanding statistics about the risks and benefits of a treatment is called “health literacy.” It” — Jerome Groopman Health Copy Share Image
Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope,… — Jerome Groopman Arise Copy Share Image
Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye - a path to a better future. — Jerome Groopman Better future Copy Share Image
“While it is a convenient construct to divide hope into a cognitive and an affective component, the two are tightly coupled. Feelings… — Jerome Groopman Decision making Copy Share Image
“or she would choose the treatment option that the experts saw as “best,” in this case taking the medication. But in the… — Jerome Groopman Medicine Copy Share Image
There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation - the key elements of hope - can block pain by releasing… — Jerome Groopman Anticipation Copy Share Image
Hope, true hope, has proved as important as any medication I might prescribe or any procedure I might perform. — Jerome Groopman Hope Copy Share Image
True hope is cleareyed. It sees all the difficulties that exist and all the potential for failure, but through that carves a… — Jerome Groopman Better future Copy Share Image
“Despite education and knowledge and experience, when you are the patient--suffering, confused, and despairing--it is very, very hard to take matters into… — Jerome Groopman Education Copy Share Image
“Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us… — Jerome Groopman Against all odds Copy Share Image
False hope can lead to intemperate choices and flawed decision making. True hope takes into account the real threats that exist and… — Jerome Groopman Accounts Copy Share Image
“One of the difficulties I experienced in trying to learn about the biology of emotions was the definition of terms...How would [Prof.… — Jerome Groopman Hope Copy Share Image
“also risks of taking statins. To be sure, seeing a person in front of you has a greater impact than hearing about… — Jerome Groopman Side effects Copy Share Image
“A book is an experiment, and as with all experiments, there is a sense of uncertainty about how it will turn out.” — Jerome Groopman Book Copy Share Image
“to taking an action that could make life even worse. Psychologists call this “loss aversion.” Research in cognitive” — Jerome Groopman Death Copy Share Image
Help, then, is the ballast that keeps us steady, that recognizes where along the path are the dangers and pitfalls that can… — Jerome Groopman Ballast Copy Share Image
Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and… — Jerome Groopman Back pain Copy Share Image
Hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them. — Jerome Groopman Capacity Copy Share Image
On average, physicians interrupt patients within eighteen seconds of when they begin telling their story. — Jerome Groopman Average Copy Share Image
“suffered muscle pain, the most common side effect of statins, or someone else who developed liver toxicity and gastrointestinal upset, which are… — Jerome Groopman Copy Share Image
I feel that I have to do everything better just to be judged as okay. It is something I wish I could… — Jerome Groopman Feels Copy Share Image
Even when there is no longer hope for the body, there is always hope for the soul. — Jerome Groopman Body Copy Share Image
“This is the vicious cycle. When we feel pain from our physical debility, that pain amplifies our sense of hopelessness; the less… — Jerome Groopman Hope Copy Share Image
“their preferences about starting medications for elevated blood pressure or a high cholesterol level. Although guidelines usually have fine print at the… — Jerome Groopman Blood pressure Copy Share Image
“Researchers are learning that a change in mind-set has the power to alter neurochemistry. Belief and expectation—the key elements of hope—can block… — Jerome Groopman Change Copy Share Image
