Word of the day: Iatrotropism

RE: Word of the day: Iatrotropism

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:10:02 GMT

[quote user="alex gough"] I think it's more like crying wolf. I posted it because Im sure we all have clients who exhibit dysiatroptropia, hyperiatroptropia and hypoiatrotropia![/quote]Munchausen's Disease by proxy? I described an extreme example of that in my book!

RE: Word of the day: Iatrotropism

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:43:09 GMT

Sounds to me like the classic definition of a psychologist "Someone who tells you what you already know - in language you can't understand!"

Wynne

RE: Word of the day: Iatrotropism

Alex Gough — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:27:08 GMT

Yeah, I guess someone making up new words might be a bit verbose defining them. But it is interesting how he says that people who consult the doctor too little or too much are putting themselves at a disadvantage. He suggests the risk of going to the dr too often could cause the gamblers fallacy, ie she wasnt sick the last 10 times so she wont be now (although I think the gamblers fallacy is actually the opposite, assuming that its about time things changed!). I think it's more like crying wolf. I posted it because Im sure we all have clients who exhibit dysiatroptropia, hyperiatroptropia and hypoiatrotropia!

RE: Word of the day: Iatrotropism

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:22:43 GMT

" First, it suggests that the main problem is one of inappropriate allocation of resources on a societal level when, to me, the problem is best-conceptualized as one involving the effectuation of interventions"

Phew.

RE: Word of the day: Iatrotropism

Francisco Gomez — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:58:16 GMT

Does neutering increase the risk of osteosarcoma? Or does spending money at the vets (increase of iatrotropism) increase the chance to diagnose it?