Hurricane Katrina is in category five of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This is the most catastrophic category because of its heavy damage to an area. In 2005‚ the city of New Orleans experienced this tropical storm and collapsed to its mercy. Although the destruction of New Orleans was horrific to the culture and history‚ rebuilding this city to its former ways should be put off until this devastation is sure to not occur again. Investing millions‚ maybe even billions‚ to a city
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Cognitive Disorder /Dementia Cognitive disorder is a class of disorder in which is characterized by a impairment in cognitive abilities and daily functioning‚ Cognitive disorders and not psychologically based. Cognitive impairment involving a generalized and progressive deficit in the areas of memory‚ the learning of new information‚ the ability to communicate‚ in making good make judgments‚ and in motor coordination. This loss of intellect‚ memory‚ or mental capacity‚ is usually accompanied
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interested in this research internship? What research projects‚ topics‚ or papers (e.g. on our website‚ in developmental/cognitive psychology‚ in linguistics‚ etc) do you find interesting? I am motivated to apply to this research internship due to my strong interest in and passion for developmental cognitive psychology. My curiosity in the neural underpinnings of cognitive development was first sparked through my past volunteer experience interacting with children and teenagers suffering from
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Individual Treatment in Group Process Practice Psychoeducational Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Divorced Women Experiencing Anxiety and Depression Amy Danowski CNSL/561 August 20‚ 2012 Donna Clark Assessment: Clinical interview Diagnosis: Axis I 300.02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 296.23 Major Depressive Disorder‚ Single Episode‚ Severe without Psychotic Features Axis II V71.09 No diagnosis Axis III None Axis IV Problems with primary support group
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Paper PSY/250 Traci Petteway January 12‚ 2013 University of Phoenix There are similarities and differences when analyzing the components of biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs express important aspects of biological factors that approaches personality. Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs focused on a theory of human motivation‚ management training‚ and personal development. Maslow divided organismic
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Behavioral Finance Jay R. Ritter Cordell Professor of Finance University of Florida P.O. Box 117168 Gainesville FL 32611-7168 http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/ritter jay.ritter@cba.ufl.edu (352) 846-2837 Published‚ with minor modifications‚ in the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal Vol. 11‚ No. 4‚ (September 2003) pp. 429-437. Abstract This article provides a brief introduction to behavioral finance. Behavioral finance encompasses research that drops the traditional assumptions of expected utility
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are more likely to fall victim to the environment they live in because that is all they know. After this happens for decades and decades‚ perception sets in and we don’t view them as individuals but as a certain type of person. During hurricane Katrina all the people that lived in those areas of poverty had no means of transportation to leave. They stayed hoping and praying they could survive the storm. When it came they were flooded‚ trapped on the roofs of houses and buildings for days with no
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her situation. Elena is a smart‚ socially engaged Mexican American attending public high school. She opens the session with presenting problems regarding conflict over what she might do after high school. Preliminary conceptualization from a cognitive perspective Overall‚ there is an obvious feeling of disempowered regarding her right and or ability to make life decisions. She comes from a close-knit family‚ though some of her siblings have moved away to seek out goals beyond those that they
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Counselor met with Pt. for his mandatory individual session. In this session‚ Pt. processed his goals for treatment his stage of change. Pt. agreed with this writer that he needs to obtain a sponsor‚ attend recovery meetings‚ and maintain meaningful employment and safe housing that is conducive of his recovery. Pt. talked about bonding with his father and rebuild their relationship. He talked about rebuilding his relationship with his parents who continue to support his recovery. Client also reviewed
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Which of the three perspectives do you find most persuasive? Least persuasive? Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises‚ what are the management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina? Why would we not want to have a federal fire department? If the federal government tells the states and cities they will receive no assistance in the event of a disaster‚ what do you
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