Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Subtracting Emotional Reactivity


I often wonder if we should consider taking the advance out of advance care plan. It’s redundant.
Some dictionary definitions of the word plan are as follows:
• a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans
• a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end; program
• scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
• to arrange a method or scheme beforehand for (any work, enterprise, or proceeding)
By taking the word advance out of advance care plan, much of the emotional reactivity around the process might dissipate.
A good discussion topic, I think.

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