Week 2: Reflection

Question 1

What is Reflection?

Answer 1

The process of examining an experience that raises an issue of concern
or
An internal process we use to help refine our understanding of an experience

Question 2

Why is reflection important?

Answer 2

To improve ourselves and locate our strengths and weaknesses

Question 3

Is reflection passive or intentional?

Answer 3

It is INTENTIONAL

Question 4

What does reflection have to do with physical therapy?

Answer 4

allows us to connect our personal experiences, preferences, and beliefs to the experiences of our patient.

Question 5

Reflection encourages to consider the situation from the perspective of:

Answer 5

patient
family
doctor
insurance company
coworkers
textbook 
best evidence

Question 6

Reflections allow us to:

Answer 6

recognize our own assumptions

continually assess our own knowledge

Question 7

What do expert clinicians recommend?

Answer 7

routinely use reflective process
reflective in the moment
after each patient interaction
stop and reflect he the pt did? (what worked, what didn’t and why)
conscious use of the reflective process is essential to developing expertise

Question 8

What is the process of reflection: initial steps?

Answer 8

what?
so what?
now what?

Question 9

What is reflection in action?

Answer 9

attending to the task of interacting with a patient ( subconsciously learned)

Continually questioning, observing, assessing, and adjusting our thoughts and actions throughout the treatment session (active reflection)

Question 10

What is reflection - on action?

Answer 10

What worked in the past? What did not work?

Question 11

Reflection for action:

Answer 11

hypothetical. “What might you do if”?

Question 12

What is content reflection?

Answer 12

Analysis of the problem/situation from the perspectives of all those involved
patients
families
caregivers
nurses
doctors
third - party payers

Question 13

What is process reflection?

Answer 13

determines how we might approach the situation or what strategies we might choose in addressing the problem

determine problem solving strategies, determine efficacy of strategies chosen, explore other available strategies.

Question 14

What is the most difficult level of reflection?

Answer 14

Premise reflection

Question 15

premise reflection requires us to:

Answer 15

analyze and question our own assumptions or assumptions underlying the problems we face

Question 16

What type of reflection enables us to recognize these assumptions and question them before we make judgements or decisions?

Answer 16

premise reflection

Question 17

An outlook in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared to another is:

Answer 17

bias

Question 18

cognitive bias:

Answer 18

the most common type of bias. Explicit. It refers to deviation from standards of judgement whereby you may create inferences, assessments or perceptions that are unreasonable. Positive or negative

Question 19

Prejudice bias:

Answer 19

Prejudice- prejudgment or prior opinion that a person makes before they are given the relevant facts and information. It is usually negative

Question 20

Contextual bias:

Answer 20

when experts who have good intentions are vulnerable to making incorrect decisions, based on external influences or influences that are unrelated to the situation. This can result in a loss of objectivity and can cause the experts to develop subconscious expectations. Can include confirmation bias.

Question 21

implicit bias:

Answer 21

subconscious bias

Question 22

what is Statistical bias?

Answer 22

related to the process of data collection. Statistical bias can affect the way a research sample is selected or the way that data is collected. It can result in misleading results that differ from the accurate representation.

Question 23

_________ attitudes are thoughts and feelings that often exist outside of conscious awareness that affect judgement, decisions and behaviors?

Answer 23

Implicit

Question 24

what are common characteristics of implicit bias?

Answer 24

gender
race
disability
weight 
age
religion
sexual orientation