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Table 2 Types of incidents associated with emotions

From: (How) do medical students regulate their emotions?

Types of incidents

Emotions

 

Embarrassment, shame, unease

Shock surprise

Admiration

Sadness pity

Stress

Implied

Anger

Positive

Total

First contact with patient dying

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

First contact with patient suffering

1

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

5

First contact with patient with terminal disease

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Interaction D-Pa

2

6

1

4

2

8

1

2

26

Interaction S-Pa

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

4

Interaction D-Sa

0

2

1

0

0

2

1

0

6

Interaction D-Da

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

Performing a clinical task

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

Interesting clinical case

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

Total

4

20

2

7

4

11

3

3

54

  1. aD-P interactions between doctors and patients, S-P students and patients, D-S doctors and students, D-D doctors with doctors