Background: Holistic thinking, which is rooted in Eastern culture, is assumed to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Recently, such holistic thinking has been proposed to be applicable to Western medici...Background: Holistic thinking, which is rooted in Eastern culture, is assumed to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Recently, such holistic thinking has been proposed to be applicable to Western medicine practices for alleviating serious side effects;however, the obscure and often ill-defined terms of TCM, such as qi, yin yang, and wuxing, pose considerable obstacles for further understanding TCM. In the present study, we explored whether and how TCM is actually related to the scientific construct of holistic thinking, to elucidate the particular cultural signature of TCM. Methods: A random sample of 101 college students majoring in TCM and 93 non-medical college students was recruited for the study. Two psychological scales—the Chinese Holistic Thinking Scale and the TCM Competence Scale were used respectively to measure the holistic thinking and participants’ ability to apply the TCM in practice. Results: We found that individuals who thought more holistically were better at applying TCM to modern medical problems. Interestingly, TCM was associated with holistic thinking in both TCM and non-medical students, suggesting that this association is intrinsic. Further exploration revealed that the association and variability facets of Eastern holistic thinking—which emphasize that the world is interconnected and ever-changing, respectively—significantly accounted for the individual differences in competence in utilizing TCM in practice. Conclusion: In short, our study provides the first empirical evidence linking TCM to the Eastern holistic thinking style, which not only deepens the understanding of TCM from a scientific perspective but also promotes dialogue between TCM and Western medicine for building safer and more effective health care systems.展开更多
It is an unavoidable fact that we need to have intercultural communications. This essay first introduces the necessity of intercultural communication. What's more, two main reasons for conflicts in daily communica...It is an unavoidable fact that we need to have intercultural communications. This essay first introduces the necessity of intercultural communication. What's more, two main reasons for conflicts in daily communication are mentioned in the essay, which show the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Typical cases are also offered to analyze why the differences exist and how to mitigate the influence.展开更多
The world could be analyzed in many dimensions,like rich and poor,peace and warfare,equal and oppressive,but one of the most important dimensions may be the difference between different societies of individualist and ...The world could be analyzed in many dimensions,like rich and poor,peace and warfare,equal and oppressive,but one of the most important dimensions may be the difference between different societies of individualist and collectivist.This article is trying to discuss is the difference between individualism and collectivism in the western and eastern cultures,and also will explain and discuss it in some aspects,such as their viewpoint,their attitude on self-enhancement and self-criticism,and the goal setting and motivation,and take some cases which some researches and psychologists did and some cases found for example to describe it.Also it presents that social orientation and environment,and culture background will take important role to impact people’s mind and choice on individualism and collectivism.No matter individual or collective,it all have advantage and disadvantage for each,it needs comprehensive evaluation for differential environment which can obtain relative reasonable conclusion.展开更多
慢加急性肝衰竭(acute-on-chronic liver failure,A C L F),一个在东西方学者定义有分歧的名词,目前一致认为ACLF是一种在基础肝病的基础上,有别于代偿与失代偿肝病的独立实体,该疾病发展对患者生命造成巨大威胁,越来越受到全球学者的重...慢加急性肝衰竭(acute-on-chronic liver failure,A C L F),一个在东西方学者定义有分歧的名词,目前一致认为ACLF是一种在基础肝病的基础上,有别于代偿与失代偿肝病的独立实体,该疾病发展对患者生命造成巨大威胁,越来越受到全球学者的重视,本文将对急性肝功能衰竭、ACLF中西方定义差异、疾病预后发展及治疗的相关进展做一综述.展开更多
文摘Background: Holistic thinking, which is rooted in Eastern culture, is assumed to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Recently, such holistic thinking has been proposed to be applicable to Western medicine practices for alleviating serious side effects;however, the obscure and often ill-defined terms of TCM, such as qi, yin yang, and wuxing, pose considerable obstacles for further understanding TCM. In the present study, we explored whether and how TCM is actually related to the scientific construct of holistic thinking, to elucidate the particular cultural signature of TCM. Methods: A random sample of 101 college students majoring in TCM and 93 non-medical college students was recruited for the study. Two psychological scales—the Chinese Holistic Thinking Scale and the TCM Competence Scale were used respectively to measure the holistic thinking and participants’ ability to apply the TCM in practice. Results: We found that individuals who thought more holistically were better at applying TCM to modern medical problems. Interestingly, TCM was associated with holistic thinking in both TCM and non-medical students, suggesting that this association is intrinsic. Further exploration revealed that the association and variability facets of Eastern holistic thinking—which emphasize that the world is interconnected and ever-changing, respectively—significantly accounted for the individual differences in competence in utilizing TCM in practice. Conclusion: In short, our study provides the first empirical evidence linking TCM to the Eastern holistic thinking style, which not only deepens the understanding of TCM from a scientific perspective but also promotes dialogue between TCM and Western medicine for building safer and more effective health care systems.
文摘It is an unavoidable fact that we need to have intercultural communications. This essay first introduces the necessity of intercultural communication. What's more, two main reasons for conflicts in daily communication are mentioned in the essay, which show the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Typical cases are also offered to analyze why the differences exist and how to mitigate the influence.
文摘The world could be analyzed in many dimensions,like rich and poor,peace and warfare,equal and oppressive,but one of the most important dimensions may be the difference between different societies of individualist and collectivist.This article is trying to discuss is the difference between individualism and collectivism in the western and eastern cultures,and also will explain and discuss it in some aspects,such as their viewpoint,their attitude on self-enhancement and self-criticism,and the goal setting and motivation,and take some cases which some researches and psychologists did and some cases found for example to describe it.Also it presents that social orientation and environment,and culture background will take important role to impact people’s mind and choice on individualism and collectivism.No matter individual or collective,it all have advantage and disadvantage for each,it needs comprehensive evaluation for differential environment which can obtain relative reasonable conclusion.
文摘慢加急性肝衰竭(acute-on-chronic liver failure,A C L F),一个在东西方学者定义有分歧的名词,目前一致认为ACLF是一种在基础肝病的基础上,有别于代偿与失代偿肝病的独立实体,该疾病发展对患者生命造成巨大威胁,越来越受到全球学者的重视,本文将对急性肝功能衰竭、ACLF中西方定义差异、疾病预后发展及治疗的相关进展做一综述.
