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Increase of PTSD in the Military

Psychology
Increase of PTSD in the Military

Introduction

In the post cold war era, there was widespread hope for the end of armed conflict. However, such hopes were belied. Instead of long-drawn standoffs between the major powers of the world, the nature of conflict became more variegated and localized. Added to the larger number of smaller scale conflicts was the new phenomenon of a ‘clash between civilizations.’ Islamic movements challenged the supremacy of the United States, which had emerged as the sole superpower on the global stage. The new realities have forced the United States to continue to deploy military ...

Introduction

Bousso, Poles and Cruz (2013) refer to a concept as an abstract image or a representation formulated in the mind. Therefore, it may mean one thing to one person and another thing to someone else. Concepts are important in the work of research in that a probe into their occurrence leads to the development and formulation of theories (Bousso, Poles, & Cruz, 2013). Thus, the development of theories in nursing practice and research is heavily dependent on the analysis of concepts; which are the structural elements of theory, which inform nursing practice and research (Bousso, Poles, & Cruz, 2013). Examples of ...

1. Introduction and statement of the problem
Europe and European Union are facing one of the biggest migration and refugee problems after the history. The influxes of the migrants that are fleeing from the Middle Eastern and North African countries are risking their lives to reach the old continent. The deteriorating human rights, civil war, insecurity and abuses are forcing people to risk their lives on boats and long journeys. The majority of them are coming by boat which is increasing the threat of drowning that has reached alarming rates in the recent past. Based on the United Nations ...

English

Increased school violence is rapidly turning the school environment to fortresses, resulting in added mental stress and a siege mentality amongst children. Escalatory security mechanisms to prevent school violence only accentuate the problem, and tackle the issue at a surface level. A holistic approach to tackle school violence would require acknowledgement of the risk factors that propel children and young adults to resort to violence at school. These risk factors need to be propagated throughout society for greater community awareness. Potential cases of students displaying risk indicators need to be proactively identified for intervention at school and societal level. Feedback from ...

Introduction

Public concern is escalating on children engaging in crimes at an age below thirteen years. The young offenders are at a great risk of becoming extremely violent and dangerous criminals if appropriate intervention and prevention to curb their behaviors is not initiated. The number of child offenders handled by juvenile courts is on an upward trend since 1997 when the numbers of child cases was about two hundred thousand children below thirteen years. Currently, juvenile courts have to deal with cases of children offenders approximately one million two hundred thousand. It is apparent that majority of the offenses reported are ...

Abstract

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents are a real threat to human life and property in the modern world. CBRNE incidents involve a significantly higher risk as compared to hazardous material (Hazmat) events primarily due to the involvement of terrorist elements. The rapidly increasing risk of terrorism along with a significant increase in nuclear threats considerably elevates the importance of CBRNE preparedness. CBRNE defense involves the readiness, prevention, response, and avoidance of events that may adversely affect human life, health, property, and infrastructure. The United States has training programs and professionals in all divisions of the armed ...

Introduction

Childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary health and social, physical and psychological issue. Beside the most examined health issues also the psychological and social are very important that are derived from the obesity. Children are confronted with discrimination, which result in negative body image, low self-esteem, depressions and other which shows that the issue must be examined from different aspects. Obesity has severe impacts on the children with numerous social and health related concerns. Psychology as a discipline can help to decrease the alarming rates of obese children in the country. There have been various factors identified ...

Among the various issues faced by societies globally is the danger associated with the so-called global warming or climate change. Although often used interchangeably, global warming and climate change are two different scenarios that have synergistic relationship. Defined as the overall increase in the global temperature due to excessive accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, global warming differs from climate change which is defined as the abnormally drastic change in climate patterns which have started since the beginning of the 20th century. Despite their differences, global warming and climate change are often seen as two inseparable phenomena. The ...

Tax Haven is a country or an area where either taxes are not levied at all or are levied at a lower rate as compared to other areas or countries. International taxation may lead to higher tax rate and hence a higher amount of payment, due to this the various entities having subsidiaries may establish themselves in a tax haven. Different countries are a tax haven for different entities and businesses. Such a situation may lead to competition among governments. Various business houses prefer to establish themselves in an area where the tax rates are low. As per a report in 2012, the amount of unreported ...

Abstract

Although a lot of academic research and clinical studies have been done in some countries like Western Europe and North America on factors leading to overweight, it is only recently that affluent countries such as UAE have started to realise the harmful effects of obesity on health and the economy. As the government takes the help of experts on this issue it has observed that there are several factors leading to children being dangerously overweight, such as genetics, environment and habits. Therefore, it is important to tackle this problem through the joint efforts of the community, the private sector and ...

Group Interventions in PSTD Treatment

Group interventions in PSTD are preferred to individual treatments due to the benefits of group therapy. The group environment provides safety, cohesion and empathy. The individuals get an opportunity to form trusting relationships. There is no single treatment strategy of the condition due to the nature of its complexity. There are four main group interventions known as cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, art therapy and psychological debriefing. Cognitive behaviour therapy which involves exposure and stress inoculation therapy has been proven to be quite effective. It is used to treat fear and cognitive distortions. It is a lengthy and intensive treatment.

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Abstract

The development of an individual involves changes that are both physical and psychological. People encounter numerous challenges as a result of life dynamisms, which make it necessary to seek the assistance of professionals to help them in dealing with life issues. Both the physical and psychological changes that occur throughout the life of an individual are often referred to as transitions. Life transitions can be challenging, and they are usually accompanied by psychological and physical downturns. As such, life coaching becomes an essential part of human development. Different people do not have the same life encounters. Therefore, their transitions ...

Introduction

Obesity may be defined as the condition where an individual has more fat in his body more than the stipulated amount. It has been realized to have various effects on the individual’s health, such as diabetes and heart failures. This issue was mainly believed to be prominent amongst the older members of the society, however, over the years, the issue of obesity has been realized to be a disease that is also affecting the children in the society. As per the World Health Organization report (2012), about 170 Million children have been realized to be overweight and hence ...

Abstract

The paper explores the research on the global pilot shortage in aviation, in relation to human resource management on the sector and airport industries affairs as the area of concern. Consequently, it also evaluates how the industry safety is compromised, resulting in few airlines benefiting commercially (Jehn, 2009). Also, it points out the distinct sectors of the airline industry as major carriers and regional affiliates in regard to their individual efficiency on pilot’s employment.

Background Introduction

The impact of shortage in trained pilots and efforts to keep the cockpits staffed to meet the passenger demands for flights is discussed in ...

Is the U.S Southern Border patrol Effective?

Abstract
The primary role of the United States border patrol is to detect and prevent illegal aliens from getting into the country. Furthermore, it also plays a big role in preventing human trafficking. All kinds of people with ill intentions do find their way into America. Such individuals are a threat to the security of American citizens. They participate in acts such as smuggling, robberies, homicides and murder cases. In fact, a significant portion of the prison population in America is composed of illegal immigrants. Moreover, these people become a burden to the government since they increase capital expenditures ...

Climate Change

The United Nations is a unique international organization. It was founded after the Second World War by the representatives of 51 countries, who were the supporters of the course in the maintenance of peace and security throughout the world, the development of friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living conditions and state of affairs in the field of human rights. Its unique character and assigned by the Charter powers allow the Organization to carry out activities on a wide range of issues, being for its 193 Member States a forum that allows them through the General ...

Abstract

Developed countries have long agreed that there is a necessity to assist developing countries if the world is to develop continuously without issues. These developing countries have the capacity to compete against developed countries if they are given enough support and education on how they can bolster their development. Today, two regions are currently succeeding in breaking the expectations of the international community and they are East Asia and Latin America. Since the end of the Second World War, countries for both regions launched extensive economic reforms that enabled prosperity to persist in the region. Considering this change within ...

Introduction

In the end of the twentieth century the United States was concerned with the spread of the drug abuse among the pregnant females. Several experts came to the conclusion that the addiction to the drug during the pregnancy will impact the mental and physical health of the child. Moreover, the experts predicted that the children born by the mother using the drugs will show the unsatisfactory academic performance. Besides, it should be said that the increased interest of society to the problem with crack babies was caused by the policy introduced by Ronald Reagan on position of the President ...

Introduction

Community policing programs are extremely necessary and vital to keep communities and our youth and young adults safe. Without community policing, a lot of young ones would be more inclined to commit crimes and ruin their futures before it even starts. The point and goal of community policing is to instill trust in the communities towards law enforcement officers and to ensure that the communities are remaining safe. First and foremost, we must understand what community policing is. Community policing is a system that allows police officers to work with individual citizens, groups of citizens, and public and private ...

INTRODUCTION

Childhood obesity is a health problem which is rampant in the nation today. Millions of children are affected by obesity. There are many factors that regulate the problem of weight amongst children, and they are associated with the physical and psychological effects on obese children. Various factors govern the obesity in children. These include their nutrition and dietary intake, the quality of food, individual behavior of children towards eating and sometimes the effects of medication on the body. Moreover, lifestyle and physical activities have a major role to play in their lives. Children are always equipped with devices and ...

II. Introduction
Contemporary problem of childhood obesity is becoming an ever greater issue in the world and also in the United States that is among the countries where the problem has reached alarming rates. The majority of obese children live in developing countries. For the complex problem the comprehensive solution and reform are needed in order to achieve the reduction of obesity. The paper will focus on the identification of the major key factors that cause and contribute to the childhood obesity and measures to be taken to achieve reduction of obesity in the whole society and nation. Beside ...

Question 1a

Social conflict is the tussle for supremacy in the social order. It transpires when various key players compete against each other in communal relations, in return putting forth common authority with a determination to realize ill-assorted goals and inhibit the adversary from accomplishing the goals. The friction, therefore, leads to competition for authority and lack of coexistence between individuals who are in poor relations with one another. Social conflict brings out the notion of ego-centrism, meaning that it makes one want to feel superior and better than the other thus degrading the latter. This battle for supremacy occurs a ...

Importance of Health and medicine

Introduction
The topic area of health and medicine is wide. In general, health and medicine are two areas which are vital for the survival and well-being of human beings. It is through this topic that a number of areas have been explored by experts and helped in improving the life expectancy of human being. For the last century, there has been a number of advancement in medical field. These advancements have been motivated by the urge to promote health and have health individuals (Hughes, Joshi, and Wareham). The advancement ranges from how the diseases are treated to coming up ...

Notwithstanding the fact that the war on terror was officially launched by the White House a little more than a decade ago the main trends in the American foreign policy regarding Middle East have changed significantly in these dozen-something years a couple of times. The issue the United States of America are dealing with in case of ISIS is something very different – both in nature and in scale. Compared to the zeal of the Bush administration to fight every single suspected organization and individual in retaliation for the 9/11 assault, Obama administration was (and is) far more reserved about American warfare in ...

Abstract

Software security is a concept of protecting software from a malicious breach. The main objective of software security is to assure proper functioning of software without threats to privacy and individuality. Technology and industry experts have accepted the significance of this undertaking, but the awareness about handling such issues still lacks appropriate solutions. Software security is a novel field of the computer world that started as early as 2001. Software security is an extensive system that is not constrained to a security mechanism or access control. It includes an appropriate design impossible for intruders to contravene. Perfect software always beholds robust security designs. ...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11).
This strategy has taken a different direction ...

Introduction

Along with health- and welfare-related rights, the right to housing is one of crucial human rights. Thus homelessness represents an important human rights and social concern. According to the definition by the UN Economic Commission for Europe Conference of European Statisticians, homelessness can be viewed either as primary state (rooflessness or the case of persons, living in the streets) or a secondary one (the case of persons with no place of usual residence, who often move between different types of temporary accommodation) (UN Economic and Social Council 3). In the US homelessness is viewed in broader terms. According to the ...

Introduction:

Dreaming entails various theories. People dream because of different reasons in their lives. We dream in order to express our internal lives and feelings in the similar manners. We, therefore, dream in order to make our wishful actions to take place. The wishful thinking in dreams helps us realize or achieve what we wanted to do in life. The act of dreaming helps us to experience the things that we wish to do in life that may or may not be practical at the current state. Dreams, therefore, gives us an opportunity of being the people we cannot be ...

Abstract

Employee turnover is an issue that almost all HR managers have to deal with, and it is an area of serious concern. Attrition is something that HR managers address right from the recruitment stage till the time an employee exits an organization. It is ironical that exit, avoidance and retention is addressed even before the first step of recruitment happens. Many HR managers intuitively factor aspects like how long could an individual stay and be committed to an organization while interviewing them. Surprising as it sounds, however, it is a matter of truth and reality in the world of talent ...

I chose this particular topic for my research paper because the South Caucasus is a region that has had the misfortune of seeing inter-ethnic issues played out in different stages of conflict - both latent and violent, and therefore both conflict prevention and conflict resolution/transformation interventions have been required. Georgia's Armenian inhabited area – Samtskhe-Javakheti – is a case of the former. Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh and also the Georgian-Russian-Ossetian war represent the latter.

Basic Facts about the Armenian Minority Group in Georgia

General Information about Armenians
Armenians constitute the main population of the Republic of Armenia, the country is homogenous. The total population of the country in accordance with the ...

Introduction

Vagrancy is associated with homelessness and is not tolerated by the States with regulated society. Although homelessness is a pitiable condition, it is criminalized because of vagrancy. Once vagrancy was viewed unlawful for a different reason of shortage of workers. The first law of vagrancy was introduced by England in 1349 making it unlawful not to work if physically fit. Vagrancy was liable to be punished with 15 days of imprisonment. Vagrancy law in due course (by 1530) shifted its focus towards suspicious or criminal behavior. Originally vagrancy was not tolerated due to shortage of workers due to Plague in 1348. ...

Historical Overview

Indiana gained statehood in 1861 but important events have shaped its political and cultural identity. One of these was the NorthWest Ordinance (1787). At the time, Indiana was not yet part of the United States, and the Northwest Ordinance, provided an ambiguous foundation for states that sought statehood. Until then, Indiana (as well as other surrounding states) were governed through territorial governorship. The Northwest Ordinance was significant for several reasons. First, the governor held absolute vetoing power. Second, the individual liberties were written and protected in an official document and lawfully recognized four years before the enactment of the ...

Abstract

The scientific research deals with the problem of school gangs. The first section of the paper gives insight into the state of affairs in the American school system and the criminogenic nature of educational establishments, with statistics provided reflecting major social trends. The second section considers the rationales behind schoolchildren’s gang affiliation. The third part of the project provides the analysis of preventive measures and their implications. The opinions of prominent philosophy doctors and journalists constitute the backbone of the research paper.
Keywords: school, gang, affiliation, students, rationale, measures
Besides giving profound knowledge of multiple subjects, ...

Abstract

This paper will discuss psychology as a science and other relevant topics under it. Although this is only a brief discussion about the whole subject itself, it envisions to open a broader perspective in taking the subject on a much lighter approach. Furthermore, this paper will tackle about the historical background of psychology and the importance of studying psychology. The topics included herein are made to be brief, concise and laid in simple explanations for better understanding of the subject. Psychology is one of the most difficult courses to be studied since it is a systematic way of arranging logical thoughts supported with scientific ...

With the world actively engaging in methods to counter the debilitating effects of global warming, the issue of changing man’s preferred power source is put into scrutiny. Scientists, experts, and even activists argue that the reason for the continuous severity of global warming is due to man’s preferred use of coal or fossil fuels to power up many of man’s machineries. Although this particular debate is still being discussed by various parties, it is undeniable that there is an ongoing shortage on power and power generators for both developed and developing countries. In the United States, ...

ABSTRACT

Supply chain management is an emerging concept in the construction industry in UAE. SCM tends to provide the organizations in the construction industry with an opportunity to improve cost and time consumption. Moreover, the effective supply chain management provides the organization with an ability to improve the quality of projects as well as the satisfaction level of the clients by meeting the requirements more accurately and precisely.
Although the benefits associated with SCM implementation are quite high in the construction industry but the lack of knowledge and limited perspective of the organization has significantly transformed the benefits into ...

Car Accidents in United Arab Emirates

Car accidents in the UAE have escalated in the recent years. UAE being a young nation has undergone a speedy growth in road construction, vehicle count and the emergence of high-risk road use behavior. With this number of factors, road carnage is set to increase heavily and is presently the second cause of death in the nation. An explosion of immigrants in the nation and the change in life of the citizen after the discovery of the oil in the last century also contribute to the escalated road carnage. Judging by the number of the fatalities reported by the Emirates Traffic ...

Nursing

Introduction
In provision of healthcare, the elements of activity range across a variety of domains and ages from the young to the aged folks. In the United States, certain abrupt structures have emerged and changed the face of demographic curtains. According to a research courtesy of (Newman & Cauley, 2012) an estimated number of 22% of the American population will hit the age of 65 and over by the year 2030. From this research, the largest number of people shall include those over the age of 75 years.

Age-related challenges to providing quality care

Physical changes in elderly people include vision problems. At old age, people tend ...

Abstract

Orthodontic faculty was unavailable in most of the countries during the early periods of the twentieth century. In the United States, orthodontic was considered as a luxury. Later, the value of orthodontic treatment increased among the residents of the United States since most of the people started appreciating it. It is this appreciation of the treatment that consequently increased the need for orthodontic treatment. Therefore, the number of individuals who needed orthodontic services increased. This rise in number of individuals, who needed the orthodontic services, consequently resulted in the need for more specialists in this department.

Introduction

The Need for orthodontic ...

Porter’s competitive model that resonate around five central points that a strategic business needs to consider in securing its place in the market may not have envisioned the use of information technology during its inception. Indeed, a clear analysis of the original position by Michael Porter reveals no correlation or relationship with information technology. However, Porter threw his analysis into the market in an inquisitive way that leaves the room open for business analysts to seek to address the situation in any way. One of the option is to integrate the systems with a modern information technology in a way that maximizes ...

In its article dated July 21, 2010, GAO did a study to examine the underlying concerns on Maritime Security with respect to waterways, vessels, and ports. The purpose of this study was to highlight how an attack on these channels of transport would cause an extensive influence on the economy and universal trade at large. The testimony of the article aimed at discussing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the progress of its component agencies and the challenges left with respect to four factors. These include enhancing risk management, mitigating the risk of threats entailing small-vessel threats, executing foreign vessel ...

Introduction

The immigrant question in the United States of America still poses a fundamental challenge that government has to grapple with. Indeed, in response to the challenges, Congress has proposed a finely tuned and drafted bill that if approved and enacted into law would at least tackle the immigration concerns in relation to students studying in America having arrived in the land of opportunities at an age below sixteen years. The bill proposed by among others, Senator Durbin was introduced in the two houses in March 2009. It would allow granting of undocumented students legal status under two caveats, that is, the ...

Short and Long-Term Policies: Prisoner Overcrowding 3

Prison Overcrowding Reduction Policy Stakeholders 4
Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Short-Term Goals and Solutions 5
Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Long-Term Goals and Solutions 8
Creation of Jail Capacity Management Boards and Oversight Committees .8
Alternatives to Incarceration .9
Private For-Profit Prisons 11
Conclusion 12

References .13

Short and Long-Term Policies:Prisoner Overcrowding
Overcrowding in jails and prisons is a complex problem that is difficult but imperative for the nation to solve. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world; while countries similar to the U.S. have an average rate of 100 prisoners per 100, ...

Identity theft is something that occurs when a person uses another’s personal identity information, as his or her own. This personal information may include one’s name, credit card details, personal bank accounts etc. Using this information, the person who accesses this information can commit fraud and other illegal activity. Today identity theft is a very big problem throughout the world. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), about 9 million Americans experience identity thefts each year. The criminals have plenty of opportunities to use the stolen identity and benefit. For instance the stolen identity may be used to obtain a ...

Human Rights Framework Will Eventually Alleviate All Forms of Violence against Women

The major main forms of violence against women are battery, rape, domestic abuse among others. Although sex is enjoyable at sometimes it needs to be understood that rape is forced and the consent of the woman is not needed in order to engage in the act. Men are the main abusers of the rights of women and women over the years have had to come together in order to ensure that men do not take advantage of their vulnerability. Although in some countries it has borne fruit, it is worth noting that in most other countries things are not ...

Travelling salesman problem is a grouped as a NP-hard problem. The problem involves identifying the shortest route that a sales man would follow to visit several cities. The travelling salesman problem model several problems of real life applications. There are approximations algorithms developed to solve the problem. However, an exact feasible solution to the general Travelling salesman problem has not been developed; although, the problem has been under research for more than half a decade. Small traveling salesman problems have been solved using exact algorithms developed through various methods, such as genetic algorithms.
It has been proved that the TSP cannot be ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral, childhood, disorder (Griggs & Mikami, 2011). The disorder is easily diagnosed when the child is still small, but it last even when the child matures to adulthood. Children with this disorder cannot pay attention. They also do not control impulsive behavior and can be overactive. ADHD occurs in tandem with other disorders such as OPPOSITION DEFIANT DISORDER (ODD), Learning Disorder, and Conduct Disorder. These associated disorders are referred to as co morbidities of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. Advokat (2010) notes that more than half of the children who suffer from ADHD ...

Clean air is one of the most essential needs for the life of a human being but unfortunately the air is heavily polluted and it is causing a number of serious problems to the health of the people and also it is hampering the environment badly. Air pollution is a severe menace to the residents, animals and environment of the New York City. The problem has been causing health related problems to the residents of the city and recently it has been revealed that air pollution is responsible for more than six percent deaths per annum in the New York City. The ...

Introduction

The market is very competitive today, and it is important for all organizations to ensure that their employees are motivated and determined to work together for success as they are the backbone of any company. It is not only the management of an organization that needs to be productive and well organized for a successful and smooth running, but the employees at the grass-root level also play a very important role as they are the pillars that support the production and produce the output. Therefore it is a necessity to create such an environment within the organization where the workers are safe, ...