Scale from 1 (I do not agree at all) to 5 (I fully agree) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Percentage of respondents | |||||
1. I treat the cadaver as an object when dissecting | 10.8 | 11.6 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 23.4 |
2. When dissecting, I try to make myself believe that the cadaver is not a person, but only resembles one. | 54.3 | 16.2 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 7.3 |
3. I look at the cadaver as if it was plastic, or a dummy. | 55.4 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 |
4. When dissecting, I cannot look on the cadaver as if it was a dummy. | 17.3 | 12.1 | 18.7 | 25.5 | 26.4 |
5. When dissecting, I do not think that the corpse is a person, just flesh and bone, like in the kitchen. | 35.5 | 16.1 | 19.7 | 15.4 | 13.4 |
6. In difficult situations it is important to maintain objectivity and the right distance. | 2.7 | 3.5 | 17.4 | 30.1 | 46.3 |
7. In operations and dissection, I pay attention to the illness and pathological phenomena, and surgical and dissection technique, rather than the person. | 3.3 | 6.2 | 18.3 | 35.0 | 37.3 |
8. To attain my aims, I had to go through such experiences and learn all of this. | 2.0 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 19.4 | 68.4 |
9. I concentrate on problem-solving, not the visual impression. | 2.1 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 30.7 | 50.4 |
10. You have to accept that pain, suffering and death are all part of life. | 2.1 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 23.8 | 66.1 |
11. If such an emotional thought creeps in, I put a stop to it. | 31.3 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 12.2 |
12. I try to avoid looking into the cadaver’s face and eyes. | 38.0 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 13.7 |
13. I take the view that others have put up with it, and so will I. | 42.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 16.3 |
14. A good mood and humour are very important at dissection-room practicals. | 15.0 | 19.3 | 29.8 | 23.9 | 12.0 |
15. Humour and levity are not appropriate for dissection. | 30.2 | 24.4 | 20.9 | 15.3 | 9.1 |
16. Touching a cadaver is never a problem. | 8.0 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 44.3 |
17. Neither do I have any difficulty if I see a baby, child or young person on the dissection table. | 36.6 | 22.3 | 19.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 |