Dr. Park: How to interact w/ those who hold different values & beliefs w/ respect

stool of evidence-based medicine

-best research evidence

-clinical expertise

-patient values → therapeutic alliance=20% “power-up”

5 qualities of therapeutic alliance

1. meeting a competent and warm therapist

2. being understood as a whole person

3. feeling appreciated, tolerated, and supported

4. gaining strength and hope for the future

5. helping overcome fears and apprehension

why can therapeutic alliance be hard?

1. bias and reasoning

2. amgyladala hijacking

amygdala hijacking

-immediate and intense emotional reaction that’s out of proportion to the situation

-while the amygdala is intended to protect us from danger, it can interfere with out function in the modern world where threats are often more subtle in nature

how to avoid amygdala hijacking

Engage your prefrontal cortex

1. name your emotion

2. give attention to what is happening physically

3. self talk: what are my choices right now?

-secretes NT GABA which helps calm the amygdala

Wait 90 seconds and use Physiological Sighing

-influences cortical structures regulating emotion and mood and arousal

why the US so divided?

social media: a unique problem of our time

-make algorithms to get our attention

how to address US divide from social media

-Intellectual Humility: Intergroup Contact Theory

-Humanize people: know their story