OSPP - Year 2 Mod 5
- a complex structure that the individual uses to link their motivations and competencies to their
career role,
- the development of professional values, actions, and aspirations, and
- an ongoing process of self-reflection on the identity of the individual - ANS-How does Wilson et
al (2013) define professional identity?
*Professional identity* is how an individual conceives of themselves as a doctor, whereas
*professionalism* involves being and displaying the behaviour of a professional; in the case of
doctors this includes ethics, expertise, and service. Coulehan (2013, p. 895) argued that
professional identities "represent the physician's interpretation of what being a good doctor
means and the manner in which they should behave." - ANS-What is the difference between
professional identity and professionalism?
- gender
- prior work experience in health care
- understanding of teamwork
- knowledge of the profession
- cognitive flexibility
- confidence
- caring
- communication
- leadership
- professionalism
- autonomy
- social extroversion
- expectations
- sense of fit
- self-esteem
- self-image
- values - ANS-What are some characteristics that influence personal identity?
How we think and feel about ourselves thereby including the multiple selves of awareness,
esteem, worth and confidence (Marsh & Scalas 2010). - ANS-What is self-concept?
According to Samuel (2009), self-esteem is the "individual's evaluative appraisal of self. In the
broadest sense it is more or less synonymous with such concepts as self-worth, self-respect
and personal acceptance" - ANS-What is self-esteem?
- a complex structure that the individual uses to link their motivations and competencies to their
career role,
- the development of professional values, actions, and aspirations, and
- an ongoing process of self-reflection on the identity of the individual - ANS-How does Wilson et
al (2013) define professional identity?
*Professional identity* is how an individual conceives of themselves as a doctor, whereas
*professionalism* involves being and displaying the behaviour of a professional; in the case of
doctors this includes ethics, expertise, and service. Coulehan (2013, p. 895) argued that
professional identities "represent the physician's interpretation of what being a good doctor
means and the manner in which they should behave." - ANS-What is the difference between
professional identity and professionalism?
- gender
- prior work experience in health care
- understanding of teamwork
- knowledge of the profession
- cognitive flexibility
- confidence
- caring
- communication
- leadership
- professionalism
- autonomy
- social extroversion
- expectations
- sense of fit
- self-esteem
- self-image
- values - ANS-What are some characteristics that influence personal identity?
How we think and feel about ourselves thereby including the multiple selves of awareness,
esteem, worth and confidence (Marsh & Scalas 2010). - ANS-What is self-concept?
According to Samuel (2009), self-esteem is the "individual's evaluative appraisal of self. In the
broadest sense it is more or less synonymous with such concepts as self-worth, self-respect
and personal acceptance" - ANS-What is self-esteem?
