Capacity Quote by Jerome Groopman

“Understanding statistics about the risks and benefits of a treatment is called “health literacy.” It”

— Jerome Groopman

Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism,…

— Jerome Groopman

Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye - a path to a better future.

— Jerome Groopman

“While it is a convenient construct to divide hope into a cognitive and an affective component, the two are tightly coupled. Feelings and emotions…

— Jerome Groopman

“or she would choose the treatment option that the experts saw as “best,” in this case taking the medication. But in the Dartmouth study,…

— Jerome Groopman

There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation - the key elements of hope - can block pain by releasing the brain's…

— Jerome Groopman

Hope, true hope, has proved as important as any medication I might prescribe or any procedure I might perform.

— Jerome Groopman

True hope is cleareyed. It sees all the difficulties that exist and all the potential for failure, but through that carves a realistic path…

— Jerome Groopman

“Despite education and knowledge and experience, when you are the patient--suffering, confused, and despairing--it is very, very hard to take matters into your own…

— Jerome Groopman

“Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope…

— Jerome Groopman

False hope can lead to intemperate choices and flawed decision making. True hope takes into account the real threats that exist and seeks to…

— Jerome Groopman

“One of the difficulties I experienced in trying to learn about the biology of emotions was the definition of terms...How would [Prof. Richard Davidson],…

— Jerome Groopman