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I don't think physicians have viewed incontinence as an important problem, and when someone is admitted with a condition like incontinence, there tends to be a fatalistic attitude that nothing can be done.

On a somewhat less fatalistic level, businesses are constantly reminded that their operations are not invincible especially if the threat comes from nature.

Children who have witnessed violence also may display symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder such as diminished ability to concentrate in school, persistent sleep disorders, flashbacks, disordered attachment behaviors with significant caretakers, sudden startling and nihilistic, fatalistic orientation toward the future.

And if you still can't educate away your boss' fatalistic obsession with databases, add a few attitude questions about communication to your survey and compare your results with the database (satisfaction overall with communication, credibility of information, etc.).

Controlling for students' sociodemographic background, school experience, academic performance, and status among peers, analysis revealed: (1) Mexican American children who saw themselves as biliterates had the highest self-confidence as compared to monoliterates and oral bilinguals; (2) English monoliterate children had lower fatalistic attitudes than other children; (3) self-reported Spanish monoliterates seemed disadvantaged in the three measures of self esteem; and (4) there was a strong interactive effect between parents' education and children's birth place (U.S.

These interviews provide an interesting glimpse of the often fatalistic way workers see themselves and their work.

A fatalistic reply which concedes Black a huge advantage.

But we need not be fatalistic. Even if we are distressed by disappointments that we have endlessly endured, we should always hold on to a sliver of hope.

We can be fatalistic about the direction we're headed in - towards an early grave and a burden on the NHS.

There is an all-party refusal to alter anything and the masses are either too frightened or fatalistic to force the issues.

| SIR - I am pleased to hear Dr John Etherington (Letters, Oct 30) now appears to accept the reality of man-made climate change, but he is fatalistic and defeatist in thinking we can do nothing about the situation because we only contribute only 2% of total world CO2, but fails to mention our per person emissions are amongst the highest in the world.

THE ART OF GETTING BY Sky Movies Premiere 6.20pm PREMIERE Freddie Highmore uses his fatalistic outlook to coast through school.

You are right there with her from beginning to the fatalistic end.

Fatalistic high school student George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore) doesn't see any point in completing class assignments and the socially awkward loner is on the verge of failing to graduate.