Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of DSM-IV TR‚ as well as new changes for DSM-V. DSM-IV TR‚ which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition)‚ Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely
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The results I received from the personality test website were very pleasing to me. I received the personality of “The Commander”‚ I think this personality type fits me very well. Some of the strengths that were listed under The Commander includes these qualities; Efficient‚ Energetic‚ Self-Confident‚ Strong-Willed‚ Strategic Thinker‚ Charismatic and Inspiring. These qualities make me realize how true they are to my personality. I enjoy being efficient and efficient people‚ I can be very energetic
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I am aware of my individual strengths and weaknesses when it comes to NCLEX content. Northwestern College’s nursing program has provided me with many different resources in order to determine specific areas of weakness or strength such as Kaplan‚ HESI‚ and ATI tests. All of these computerized test reports gave me insight on which specific
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EXAMINE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NGO’s TO DEVELOPMENT NGO is an acronym which stands for “non-governmental organization. The UN defines an NGO as a kind of private organization that is independent from government control and is non-profit‚ non-criminal and simply an opposition party. According to professor Peter Willets‚ from the university of London ‚ argues the definition of NGO as an independent voluntary association of people acting together on a continuous basis for some common purpose other
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Role of NGOs in India NGOs can and should play the “game changer” to pro-poor development through leadership on participatory research‚ community empowerment and search for development alternatives In a democratic society‚ it is the state that has the ultimate responsibility for ushering development to its citizens. In India‚ through the progressive interpretation of the Constitution and its laws and policies‚ the scope of development has been significantly broadened to include not just
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Su Yi Huang (Sandy) 861187870 Leadership Self Analysis Report Where are you now? What are your current leadership strengths and weaknesses? After I study my surveys results and feedback‚ I did the summary for myself. I am a conservative and traditional person which is very close to what I feel about myself. As a conservative style leader‚ I am detail-oriented and have high deliberateness‚ therefore‚ I usually have great tolerance on doing routine tasks than other people and it helps me do well the
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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Recognizing your personal strengths may not be as simple as you may first think. Knowing and understanding these skills‚ personality traits‚ and job qualities is a must in today’s work society. Once these characteristics are understood and identified‚ you can begin to think about your weaknesses‚ which are generally more difficult to admit. Realizing your own weaknesses‚ and being able to admit them to your team is the first step in creating a positive learning
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When it comes to the strengths and weaknesses of the articles‚ each of the articles has their share of strengths in how the author decides to get his point and argument across on the page‚ and the weakness of the articles is what each author decides not to expand on. In the article‚ “Is Tartuffe a Comic Character?‚” there are more weaknesses than strengths that lurk in the essay‚ but the strengths outshine the weaknesses because the strengths make the idea of Moore become more understanding and clearer
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Romeo is a very well rounded character who possesses many strengths and weaknesses. Some of them are that he will do anything for those he loves and is a very passionate and brave character. This play demonstrates his weaknesses better than his strengths. This play demonstrates a few of Romeo’s weaknesses over and over again. Such as the fact that he will do anything for those he feels strongly about in his life‚ leading to foolish acts of bravado. This is shown when he travels into Verona‚ after
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DSM-IV: Strengths and Weaknesses The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently the most frequently used way of standardizing and defining psychological disorders. However‚ the classification systems such as DSM have advantages and disadvantages. The major weakness of DSM is that it judges symptoms superficially and ignores other possible important factors. The major strength of DSM is that it enables categorization of psychological disorders. The first edition
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