Re: Fear, etc.

["ruth_weiner" <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>]

Well said, Sandy!  after all, do we do away with staircases and skyscrapers
to placate the acrophobes among us?

Ruth F. Weiner, Ph. D.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Fear, etc.


>Dan wrote the following:
>
>>  "Unnecessary" measurements? In the larger public health picture, taking
into
>>  account the fact that real health effects can be triggered by false
fears,
>>  anything that can be legitimately and honestly done at reasonable cost
to build
>>  or restore peace of mind is, in my opinion, a valid part of the
profession of
>>  health physics.
>
>Sorry Dan, but I have to respectfully disagree with your ultimate
>conclusion. While fear of any unknown may be a valid psychosomatic
>disorder, dealing with and trying to mitigate those fears is not our
>prime responsibility. Our job is to protect the public from "real"
>exposures to radiation and releases of radioactive materials. Dealing
>with one's fears is a job for psychiatrists and those who deal with
>social disorders.
>
>As Keith stated previously, if I have to perform actions that I know
>are only being performed to placate someone, then it is time for me
>to leave this professional and move on to something that I know will
>really make a difference. Acting on superstition or misrepresenting
>the situation and environment, due to political or otherwise, is no
>different than the anti-nuclear side promoting mis-representations as
>they often do. If we do, we become their puppets, and in the end, are
>no different than they are.
>
>
>
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