Fighting fear - and losing

**Barrett Dorko** · 07-05-2012, 01:12 PM

There’s a statement at about minute 8 of this podcast I felt deserved consideration here:

Quote:

The primary emotion is anxiety…this is an anxiety that is partly legitimate and genuine, but it’s an anxiety that spread in a strange way where it didn’t really belong.

What the speaker is discussing are the threats that were inherent to the cold war, but, being who I am, my mind turned to the application of this to the phenomenal ignorance of modern neuroscience displayed by the newest graduates of professional programs.

Is this a result of the underlying anxiety of their instructors?

Gil Haight · 07-05-2012, 01:54 PM

Barrett,

I'm not sure who said this " the need to be normal is the predominant anxiety disorder of our time", but it seems to fit here. After all we (PTs) are the policemen of health rules are we not? It makes sense the profession would struggle to shift in light of conflicting data.
Gil

**Barrett Dorko** · 07-05-2012, 02:11 PM

Gil,

It was Thomas Moore in Original self.

I think this hits it precisely.

advantage1 · 07-05-2012, 03:39 PM

One term that I like that I think causes this anxiety is cognitive dissonance.

**Barrett Dorko** · 07-05-2012, 03:57 PM

Sure, but this condition was defined and explained in the 50s in the scientific literature. See here.

It's 2012 for cryin' out loud.

**Barrett Dorko** · 07-05-2012, 11:00 PM

That thread about dissonance I linked in the last post?

Today, it's my favorite.

Have a look.

07-05-2012, 02:11 PM	#3
Barrett Dorko Writer and Clinician Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Age: 61 Posts: 12,673 Thanks: 612 Thanked 1,485 Times in 870 Posts	Gil, It was Thomas Moore in Original self. I think this hits it precisely. __________________ Barrett L. Dorko P.T. www.barrettdorko.com

07-05-2012, 03:57 PM	#5
Barrett Dorko Writer and Clinician Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Age: 61 Posts: 12,673 Thanks: 612 Thanked 1,485 Times in 870 Posts	Sure, but this condition was defined and explained in the 50s in the scientific literature. See here. It's 2012 for cryin' out loud. __________________ Barrett L. Dorko P.T. www.barrettdorko.com

07-05-2012, 11:00 PM	#6
Barrett Dorko Writer and Clinician Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Age: 61 Posts: 12,673 Thanks: 612 Thanked 1,485 Times in 870 Posts	That thread about dissonance I linked in the last post? Today, it's my favorite. Have a look. __________________ Barrett L. Dorko P.T. www.barrettdorko.com

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07-05-2012, 01:54 PM	#2
Gil Haight Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 269 Thanks: 55 Thanked 51 Times in 25 Posts	Barrett, I'm not sure who said this " the need to be normal is the predominant anxiety disorder of our time", but it seems to fit here. After all we (PTs) are the policemen of health rules are we not? It makes sense the profession would struggle to shift in light of conflicting data. Gil

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advantage1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 628 Thanks: 162 Thanked 191 Times in 108 Posts	One term that I like that I think causes this anxiety is cognitive dissonance.