Many of us have encountered an arrogant or egotistical healthcare provider.
Confidence and self-assurance are good traits for a healthcare provider.
Here are someideasfor understanding and dealing with difficult healthcare providers.
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So he’ll use intimidation, or act conceited to cover up that lack of self-esteem.
In the schoolyard, this healthcare provider was a bully.
In a medical setting, that bully’s intimidation takes the form of arrogance.
This healthcare provider has spent a lifetime with his personality and you won’t be able to change it.
Therefore, your choices are to either learn to work around it or tofind another healthcare provider.
How do you know which approach to take?
You’ll want to assess the importance of this particular healthcare provider to your health.
Will this be a short-term relationship or a long-term one?
Does this healthcare provider have special knowledge or abilities that others do not?
Become familiar with thesteps for finding a new healthcare providerbefore you simply fire Dr.
While they are similar, egotistical and arrogant have slightly different meanings.
Egotism refers to a person who is self-centered and consistently talks or writes about themselves first and foremost.
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