Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been the focus of considerable attention‚ and some controversy‚ since it was formally recognised in 1980 by the American Psychiatric Association. This essay will discuss the history of this relatively new diagnosis and its place within the DSM-IV-TR‚ whilst three perspectives of pathological reaction to trauma‚ namely‚ socio-cultural‚ psychological and biological factors will also be compared. In conclusion this essay will discuss how the three perspectives
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A person can be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon the experience of a traumatic event. PTSD also involves the constant reliving of the trauma and have symptoms of irritability‚ insomnia‚ or emotional outburst. In recent studies‚ patients with PTSD were found to be linked with having high levels of lower back or neck pain. This pain is believed to be a psychological outcome of PTSD rather than physical effect of it. Dunn‚ Passmore‚ Burke‚ and Chiconie (2009) were interested
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Public Administrator Restrictions Keith Folger Grantham University Abstract The discussion that public administrators should be restricted to only laid down rules in the discharge of their duties bears a great many implications. Whether or not they should have some amount of discretion in performance of their duties may vary greatly depending on the amount of oversight required for the particular level of administration. Administrators working in the U.S. capitol may not be allowed the same
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Written Brief #4 Ethical conduct on its surface seems like a simple enough area to grasp firmly and abide by. Most people are born hard wired with a certain sense of order that is conventionally thought of as ethical conduct. Ethical conduct cannot be gauged and categorized due to its ever changing nature. Today’s public administrators face many dilemmas in regard to ethical conduct. This is not because today’s public administrators are inherently evil. This is mainly due to the elevated
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Situation Analysis and Problem Statement InterClean‚ a cleaning product solution company‚ is one of the leaders in the sanitation industry. David Spencer‚ InterClean¡¯s CEO‚ believes that for the company to stay as a major player‚ it needs to meet the new regulations and change their selling point from cleaning products to customized solutions. In order to find the best solution for InterClean to succeed in aligning organizational structure around the new model‚ current issues and opportunities
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The Scale Model Club of the Philippines’ Case Study The Scale Model Club of the Philippines: Managing Fun in a Hobby Club A. STATEMENT OF KEY ISSUES Scale model club of the Philippines (SMCP) is an organization dedicated to the hobby of plastic scale modeling in the Philippines. It was established by five hobbyists in 2001‚ the main goal of which was to develop the full potential of its members in scale modeling. The club has three main purposes‚ (1) to promote scale modeling as a hobby‚ (2) to
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THE CHAIN OF COMMAND Jonathan Smith Professor Richmond Liberty University 03 May‚ 2012 Abstract The management tools have been consistently remained changing since the advent of industrial revolution. Human has been exploring different techniques and models to manage its assets and operation effectively. However‚ the principles and theories formulated during the first quarter of 20th century are still being used as the base of each new management model. This paper mainly highlights
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SPOL Deming (2016) defined a system as “a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system.” The aim for any system should be everybody gains‚ not one part of the system at the expense of another. Every aspect of the organisation should work in harmony to achieve a shared aim/vision. Guilfoyle (2014) states it’s essential to understand the aim of the system. In context‚ the vision of SFRS is “to make Staffordshire the safest place to be” and the vision
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Briefing Summary Elmer Boyd Staats and the Pursuit of Good Government Kathe Callahan Public Administration Review: March/April 2006; 66‚ 2; ProQuest Callahan’s Administrative profile of Elmer Boyd Staats‚ provides a summary of the transformative organizational changes under Staats leadership during his fifteen year appointment as the head of the General Accounting Office. Addressing what Callahan identifies as the pursuit of good government‚ Elmer Boyd Staats embarked on a career as a public servant
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Organizational Change Organizational Change Management is “all of the actions required for an organization to understand‚ prepare for‚ implement and take full advantage of significant change”. The goals of Change Management are: * The successful design‚ implementation‚ measurement and maintenance of an organization’s change initiative * Enhancement of their on-going capacity for managing change Lewin’s force field analysis model states that all systems have driving and restraining
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