Benefits and negative consequences of developing genetically modified children.

In a minimum of 100 words....What is the KSAO's of an individual and using them in a job analysis. A work oriented method of job analysis may take a different approach to collecting information. One work oriented method of job analysis is a time and motion study.

What is a time and motion study and its advantages/disadvantages?

This week's discussion forum is based on your reading on Personality Disorders chapters. Thus, the case vignette enclosed portrays Henry Smith who suffers from two personality disorders. Make sure to justify your diagnoses for your chosen case vignette. This case suffers from two personality disorders therefore you need to justify both diagnoses with specific behaviors. Do not diagnose these cases with any other disorders except personality disorders.

CASE: Case Vignette #2 – Henry Smith

            Henry Smith, a 19-year old college sophomore, was referred to the student health center by a teaching assistant who noticed that he appeared odd, worried, and preoccupied and that his lab notebook was filled with bizarrely threatening drawings.

            Henry appeared on time for the psychiatric consultation.  Although suspicious about the reason for the referral, he explained that he generally “followed orders” and would do what he was asked.  He agreed that he had been suspicious of some of his classmates, believing they were undermining his abilities.  He said they were telling his instructors that he was a “weird guy” and that they did not want him as a lab partner.  The referral to the psychiatrist was, he said, confirmation of his perception.

            Henry described how he had seen two students “flip a coin” over whether he was homosexual or straight.  Coins, he asserted, could often predict the future.  He had once flipped a coin and “heads” had predicted his mother’s illness. He believed his thoughts often came true.  

            Henry had transferred to this out-of-town university after an initial year at his local community college.  The transfer was his parents’ idea, he said and was part of their agenda to get him to be like everyone else and to attend parties and hand out with girls. He said all such behavior was a waste of time.  Although they had tried to push him into moving into the dorms, he had refused, and instead lived by himself in an off-campus apartment.

            With Henry’s permission, his mother was called for collateral information. Henry insisted that he should be present when the call was made to ensure that the psychologist was talking to his mother and not his instructors.  His mother said Henry had been quiet, shy, and reserved since childhood. He had never had close friends, and never dated, and had denied wanting to have friends.  He acknowledged feeling suspicious and anxious at times, but these feelings did not improve when he was around other people and only got worse. He was teased by other kids and would come home upset.  His mother cried while explaining that she always felt bad for him because he never really “fit in”, and that she and her husband had tried to coach him for years without success.  She wondered how a person could function without any social life.

            She added that ghosts, telepathy, and witchcraft had fascinated Henry since junior high school.  He had long thought that he could change the outcome of events like earthquakes and hurricanes by thinking about them.  He had consistently denied substance abuse, and two drug screens had been negative in the prior 2 years.  She mentioned her grandfather had died in an  “insane asylum” many years before Henry was born, but she did not know his diagnosis.

            On examination, Henry was tall, thin, and dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. He was alert and wary and, although nonspontaneous, he answered questions directly.  His affect was flat during the interview and he would often go on tangent and overelaborate on minor details.  He denied feeling depressed or confused.  Henry denied having any suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts.  He denied having any auditory or visual hallucinations, panic attacks, obsessions, compulsions, or phobias.  His intellectual skills seemed above average and he had a perfect score on his Mental Status Examination.

In no less than 150 words - How would growing up under a Communist country vs. a Democratic country affect a person’s socialization? Or would there be no effects? Why or why not?

Answer the following question in short essay form. Under what conditions should a multinational company localize its HR practices? What criteria should the multinational company use to determine which HR practices should be localized?

Answer the following question in short essay form. What are the different types of expatriate employees? What are the different approaches to global staffing? What would be examples of staffing practices that foster the global integration process of a company?

Conduct the necessary research to identify the legal parameters that exist in using behavioral assesment tools.

How did fascists in Germany, Italy, and Japan come to power in the Interwar Era? Does fascism still exist today?

B. Discuss body image issues that can occur at this time(adolescents) in a person’s life and offer your opinion on the best way to address this.

compare and contrast how various cultures view aggression

what is the purpose of assessment in measuring worldview in counselling?

Do you start new projects (such as college) with great enthusiasm, only to lose motivation along the way? How can you keep you motivation strong?

What is the process of hiring federal bureaucrats, and what is the difference between Federal Bureaucrats and State, Local, and Shadow Bureaucrats?

Must be 300 words and works cited

Consider the concept of Symbolic Threat in relation to (terror management theory)TMT. Post an example from contemporary culture or politics, history, or your own experience of a symbolic threat evident between two cultural groups, and relate it to TMT.

The book titled The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman, tells the story of Lia Lee, a Hmong child with epilepsy, who lived in Merced, California. When 3-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, a chain of events was set in motion from which Lia, her parents, and her doctors would never recover. Lia’s parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the “Quiet War” in Laos. Her parents and doctors both wanted the best for Lia, but their ideas about the causes of her illness and its treatment were very different.

The Hmong see illness and healing as spiritual matters that are linked to virtually everything in the universe, but the U.S. medical community marks a division between body and soul and concerns itself almost exclusively with the former. Lia’s doctors attributed her seizures to the misfiring of her cerebral neurons; her parents called her illness “qaug dab peg”—the spirit catches you and you fall down—and ascribed it to the wandering of her soul. The doctors prescribed anticonvulsants

; her parents preferred animal sacrifices. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down moves from hospital corridors to healing ceremonies, and from the hill country of Laos to the living rooms of Merced, uncovering in its path the complex sources and implications of two dramatically clashing worldviews.

Lia’s doctors prescribed a complex regimen of medication designed to control her seizures. However, her parents believed that the epilepsy was a result of Lia “losing her soul” and did not give her the medication as indicated because of the complexity of the drug therapy and the adverse side effects. Instead, they did everything logical in terms of their Hmong beliefs to help her. They took her to a clan leader and shaman, sacrificed animals, and bought expensive amulets to guide her soul’s return. Lia’s doctors believed that her parents were endangering her life by not giving her the medication, so they called child protective services, and Lia was placed in foster care. Lia was a victim of a misunderstanding between these two cultures that were both intents in saving her. The results were disastrous: a close family was separated, and the Hmong community faith in Western doctors was shaken.

Lia was surrounded by people who wanted the best for her and her health. Unfortunately, the involved parties disagreed on the best treatment because they understood her epilepsy differently. The separate cultures of Lia’s caretakers had different concepts of health and illness. This example illustrates how culture and health influence each other and at times clash. To help ensure good care for diverse patients, health care providers must address cultural issues and respect the cultural values of each patient. There are several issues to consider about this case:

How can healthcare providers prepare for situations like Lia’s?

Should child protective services have been contacted?

Were Lia’s parents irresponsible?

How did the parents’ belief system affect Lia’s health care?

Were the parents’ decisions morally and legally wrong?