[Leslie22894]

My first thought: It’s yuck, gross and ick! My immediate second thought is concern for the patient’s welfare. While it may be yucky for me to SEE it, I’m not the one having to EXPERIENCE it. So my primary thoughts are concern and empathy for the individual experiencing it. I don’t ‘act’ to hide that something is gross. The patient knows it’s gross, I know it’s gross and all are more comfortable when that is openly acknowledged and discussed. However, I will say that once one is in the medical field for a few years, you become quite desensitized to what may seem repulsive. When you see/smell/hear things over and over again, they lose their shock value. Very few things shock me or gross me out anymore – though having to deal with a patient’s bowel problems can still disgust me. I think that this desensitization is a part of the lack of response from medical professionals that you have noticed.

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Name : Leslie22894, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : Gainesville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Psychologist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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