Discussion of Glasser’s “Quality World” among Medical Students benefited Group Dynamics

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Background: Glasser described the "Quality World" as a "personal picture album" of all the people, things, ideas, and ideals that we have discovered and it increases the quality of our lives. Summary of work: Participants were 205 medical students, 4 to 7 students were allocated as a group. They were asked to fill an open answer to 4 categories of "Quality World" (the people we most want to be with, the things we most want to own or experience, the idea or system of belief that govern much of our behavior, and the places we most want to visit) and discuss them in an open forum. Summary of results: Among 205 students, 50.2% wanted to be with adoring people; followed by entertainers and artists (18%), 51.7% wanted to own material wealth; 27.3% considered family, friends, and lovers most valuable; 52.2% wished for an overseas trip. As a belief that governs much of their behavior, only a small portion of medical students thought wealth or honor are most valuable. Despite their low estimated value, wealth or honor are most important to pursue. Conclusions: We suggest that discussing “Quality World” might be a useful tool to gain understanding among the health personnel in small group activities and increas group dynamics.