Psychological factors in emergency medicine.
Human psychology, neuroscience and behavioural economics study the human mind, brain and behaviour. Scientific research has discovered a great deal about the factors that influence human perception, judgment and activity in the real world. In this article, I aim to provide an outline of the relationship between decision-making, cognition, emotion and behaviour. I propose that meta-cognition, or thinking-about-thinking, has the potential to inform how we practice emergency medicine. By accommodating human traits rather than trying to defy them, we can ultimately benefit our patients.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Marc
M
Gutenstein
D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D011582:Psychological Theory
behavioural economics; decision-making; emergency medical service; emergency medicine; psychology