...that I would agree most with the psychodynamic viewpoint as well as the sociocultural viewpoint. I had difficulty in choosing only viewpoint when the causal factors can be extremely vague when it comes to substance abuse. I agree with the psychodynamic viewpoint because people who experience a lack of nurturing during early childhood often carry it with them throughout their adult lives if the issue goes unresolved. Substance abuse is not the only disorder that may be caused by childhood trauma. There are a lot of other disorders that can be linked to early childhood experiences as well, which is why I find myself agreeing with this viewpoint. I also would have to agree with the sociocultural viewpoint because society plays an enormous role when it comes to an individual’s behavior and attitude, a person’s environment can definitely have an impact on their decisions in life. People are constantly striving for the approval of others or trying to fit in with their friends, so the sociocultural viewpoint seems perfectly reasonable. Furthermore, I believe that the behavioral/cognitive and biological viewpoints are also important when it comes to understanding the causes of substance abuse. However, I do not find them as influential as the psychodynamic and sociocultural viewpoints. There seems to be a biological basis for almost any disease or disorder, but I feel that there is still a lot to learn about the biological viewpoint of substance abuse. The behavioral/cognitive...
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...In times of conflict, gaining an understanding between two parties can still be insufficient to obtain a level of peace, one must also be willing to accept the others viewpoint. Even when the same level of understanding has been accomplished, an individual can still encounter intra-personal conflict as a result. In order to minimise the amount of conflict we encounter, we must first attain a level of understanding of another’s own morals and viewpoints. In times, our own identity can be a productive force that instigates conflict. In Greenville’s novel ‘The lieutenant’ the governor ordered a prisoner to be lashed for the stealing of food in the settlement. Warungin, the native, watched on in interest, yet soon he finds himself standing alone pleading with the governor for the ‘horror of the punishment’ to stop. What is seen as a horrendous brutality in his eyes is considered to be standard practice for the marines of His Majesty’s Service. This level of misunderstanding creates a division between Warungin and The British allowing tension to rise and Inter-personal conflict to occur, because the morals of each party do not agree. This is also demonstrated in the documentary ‘A Kill Team’. Set in the war zone of Afghanistan in a platoon of around 20 U.S soldiers, Sergeant Winfield is confronted with a viewpoint that does not agree with his own standing morals....
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...Personal Ethics Statement There are many ethical viewpoints out there out today, an example can be of the viewpoint of on how the elderly and disable should be treated. I have first hand seen the bad treatment on the elderly and the disable. Some people view them as being weak, and almost useless. This is wrong to have this type of view just because they can't get around like they use to, or see things the way the we ( young adults and youth) see things, don't mean they are any different than we are. But it seem that people don't care. For an example, when I am looking for a parking space I tend to park further away so that the elderly and the disable can have a closer park for themselves. This is what I do, do others do this, I don't know. It really don't seems like no one care if the ones who need a close park or need to park in the handicap should park there. In fact, I see people park in the handicap and look like they either don't need a handicap park, or look like they just took they park even though its not their handicap sticker. This is just one example of ethical viewpoint. When I first saw that I had to write about my blind spots I have, I had to sit and think because I didn't know. As I was thinking, I was that my blind spot was somewhat obvious to myself, I don't like asking for help. I would rather fail an assignment them ask for help. I really need to be more open to get help when I need it, then not being able to succeed I what I need help with. I...
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...Personal Ethical Viewpoint Most people have some sense of ethical values and the way in which people view the topic of ethics can vary dramatically from person to person. I believe that I have a great sense of ethics due to my upbringing, convictions and morals. Through life, I have always felt that I am a strong relationship builder and restorer. I have always tried to be objective and well-grounded when connecting with others. I have always maintained a sense of tradition and compassion. My foremost downfall is that I can be arrogant or overconfident at times. The following essay will reveal more about my sunny disposition in life as well as the demons inside me. Personal Preferred Ethical Lens I am lucky to be torn between two very good lenses. The first that will be covered is the Relationship Lens. Let’s define the relationship lens. My understanding is a group of people reflect upon the relationship between deciding what needs to be accomplished and the ethical plan in which to complete it while keeping in mind their duties. The second preferred ethical lens is the Reputation Lens. My interpretation of this lens is simple. People make decisions based on two items. What is ethical and how their reputation or role will come into play with the decision that is made. These two lenses uncannily describe me very well. When there are decisions to be made in my life, I always attempt to look at the big picture and then break it down into segments before making...
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...The Contingency Viewpoint Brad W. Higgins Management 521 January 08, 2016 Zeneo Williams The Contingency Viewpoint The Contingency Viewpoint of management holds that there is no one single best style for every situation. The effective manager must learn to recognize and adapt their style and solutions to fit each particular situation and problem. In this way, they will be able to respond better to their employees' needs, and help them to become more productive. The benefits of contingency management are many. Using evidence-based management, as described by Pfeffer and Sutton (2006), the evidence-based manager must face "the hard facts about what works and what doesn't, understanding the dangerous half-truths that constitute so much conventional wisdom about management, and rejecting the total nonsense that too often passes for sound advice will help organizations perform better." The contingency approach allows the manager to adapt their style and solutions to the issues at hand. For instance, two different employees who repeatedly show up to work late might have completely different reasons for doing so, and must be handled in different ways. Likewise, two poorly producing teams might have different problems they are facing, and the manager must deal with them through different approaches. The key to this is the manager must be able to seek out what will truly motivate their teams and employees. They must also have the tools at their disposal, as well as the...
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...Classical Viewpoint Jessica Faucette MGT/521 September 21, 2015 Diane Classical Viewpoint The viewpoint that will be discussed in this paper is referred to as the classical viewpoint. The classical viewpoint originated during the early 1900s and places emphasizes on finding ways to manage work more effectively and efficiently (Kinicki & Williams, 2015). This viewpoint includes two different branches, which were called scientific management and administrative management, each approach was associated with a few different pioneering theorists. The general idea of classical management concludes that people are rational, which helped develop a road map to becoming a better manager. Scientific Management As mentioned by Kinicki & Williams (2015) scientific management is one of the branches that make up the classical viewpoint and places a large amount of importance on the scientific study and work methods of how to enhance and improve productivity in individuals working life (Kinicki & Williams, 2015). Fredrick Taylor was one of the pioneering theorist, and a American engineer who believed he could remove the act of “underachieving” or “loafing”, by applying four principles of science: (1) Evaluate a task by scientifically studying each part of the task. (2) Carefully select workers with the right abilities for the tasks. (3) Give...
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...Viewpoint Paper Jamie Foreman MGT521 January 11, 2016 Jeffrey Gordon Viewpoint Paper There are three historical management perspectives; Classical viewpoint, behavioral viewpoint, and Quantitative viewpoint. Let's look more closely at the second viewpoint. Behavioral viewpoint is the "emphasized the importance of understanding human behavior and of motivating employees toward achievement". (p.49) It is important to comprehend what motivate employees. Human behavior will lead to achieving significant results, as a manager and for the company. As we look at the second viewpoint, behavioral viewpoint, we see there are three subdivisions; these are early behaviorism, the human relations movement, and behavioral science. Early behaviorism, developed by Munsterberg, Follett, and Mayo, looks at the behavior of people. Munsterberg research help leads to the field of industrial psychology, which is the study of human behavior in the workplace. Follett helped define some of the concepts of the self-managed teams, worker empowerment, and interdepartmental teams. Mayo helped draw attention to the importance of the social beings and how managers who use good human relations can improve worker productivity. All of these studies lead to the theory of Early behaviorism. The human relation movement proposes that better human relations could increase worker productivity. Maslow and McGregor developed the human relation movement. Maslow developed a hierarchy of needs: physiological...
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...Conflicting Viewpoints Essay Andrea Counts Professor Lincoln Schreiber Critical Thinking May 3, 2015 Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the punishment for a crime by death ("legal definition of capital punishment," n.d.). It is usually administered via the use of lethal injection for heinous crimes such as murder and other serial offenses. I am a defendant of capital punishment for several different reasons, which are detailed in this assignment. One of the main premises that support my position as a defendant of the death penalty is the separation of church and state ("Should the death penalty be allowed?" n.d.). Many opponents of the death penalty contend that it is an immoral act, as it essentially murder and that murder is inherently wrong. This viewpoint is flawed due to the fact that the United States is a country that believes in separation of church and state. Murder is a sin in many religions, but religion cannot play a role in how punishment for crime is carried out, nor is there anything in the constitution asserting that the death penalty as a form of punishment is against any civil liberties afforded to the citizens of this country. The death penalty is reserved for and carried out on the worst of the worst ("Should the death penalty be allowed?" n.d.). I agree with this premise and it goes back to my original statement in which I said the death penalty is used as punishment for those who have committed heinous crimes. There are those who...
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...Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay - Part I Prewriting Antonio Smith Professor Erin DiCesare PHI 210 Critical Thinking April 20, 2015 Drinking Age Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18 years old? I think that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 years old. There are some interesting subjects that oppose my thinking that can be argued to be true. First, lowering the drinking age would be medically irresponsible. Second, lowering the drinking age would give high school and middle school students easier access to alcohol. Third, lowering MLDA 21 to 18 will irresponsibly allow a greater segment of the population to drink alcohol in bars and nightclubs. It would be medically irresponsible to lower the age limit from 21 to 18 years old to legally drink or purchase alcohol. There are studies that show alcohol consumption can interfere with the growth and development of a young adult brain’s frontal lobes. The frontal lobes are essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization. The potential for chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence, and suicide is greater when drinking at an early age. [1][2][3][4] What’s interesting about this view is that the brain is still growing and effected by early drinking. If I was to look from this angle I would understand that younger people already have a hard time planning...
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...1.) As humans, we desire things and sometimes those desires come with consequences. Such as having a car. Having a car is awesome, but having a car also causes pollution. For me I love driving instead of walking, so I avoid thinking about the amount of pollution driving my car causes. 2.) Having a scientific view point is vital when look at environmental damage. It’s vital because scientist can predict what will happens such as damage to the environment caused by things. Another important viewpoint is a financial viewpoint. Kind of like a scientific view point, but they use logic and equations. With the help of financials, we can get statistical information on our environmental damages. The most import is looking at it form an environmentalist point of view. Environmentalist take facts and data from mathematicians and scientist. With the information they gather, they help to reform the damage caused so it doesn’t get worse. 3.)...
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...What this point of view wants the readers to know is that once a patient is diagnosed with a terminally ill disease the idea isn’t to jump in the euthanasia train. “Life is precious, you only pass this way once, and is worth a fight. It is when the fight is clearly hopeless and the agony, physical and mental is unbearable that a final exit is an option” (Humphry, Euthanasia Opposing Viewpoints). It’s more about seeing what one can do about the illness they have other than just automatically giving up. When people live with the fact that they know they’re in control of their death it can actually come comforting to them. They can use the lethal drugs when they are done with what they’re doing in life and are done suffering from the pain. Yet,...
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...CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS ESSAY PART ONE ANTHONY ORTIZ DR. BYRON P WESS CRITICAL THINKING APRIL 16, 2015 For my assignment I chose “Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun.” My position on this issue is such that we have the right to defend ourselves and the right to bear arms. Which it does state in the second amendment the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. In today’s world we have too many victims who were preyed upon by criminals who felt superior because they believed themselves stronger. A premise that opposes my position is “Permitting concealed handguns increases crime.” What’s interesting about this view is that studies have shown that in the past few year’s crimes in rape, aggravated assault, robbery, auto theft, burglary, and larceny involving a concealed handgun have risen dramatically. What’s helpful about this view is it point out the fact that we avoid talking about concealed handguns laws when debating what to do about the roughly thousands of Americans that are murdered by gunfire each year. What I noticed if I were to believe this view is the number of the criminals able to walk the streets with a concealed handguns because of such state laws grant them permission. More guns create more opportunies for injury and death, not fewer. The sense that this condition might make this idea true is the research shows that it is more likely to reduce a person’s chance of being injured during a crime than various other forms...
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...The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was a landmark Act through its eliminating much of the protection that previously existed with respect to patient information held by a treating clinician. The Privacy Rule, a component of HIPAA, allows the treating clinician to disclose otherwise protected health information without any authorization or permission by the patient, in 12 specific instances: to employers who request information concerning a work-related illness or injury; under a wide variety of local statutes, regulations and court orders; to governmental authorities where victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence are involved; in response to a law enforcement official’s request for information about a victim or suspected victim of a crime; or when a clinician believes that protected health information is evidence of a crime that occurred on its premises. That is but a small sampling of the wide range of disclosures that are permitted under HIPAA, again with absolutely no permission required from the patient. Can you imagine? Under HIPAA, if a clinician feels that a patient might have given a controlled substance to another patient while on the premises, thereby committing a crime, the clinician could comfortably turn both patients in to law enforcement officials. Similarly, an eager new law enforcement agent suspecting such behavior among your methadone program patients could request your records and under HIPAA fully expect that you...
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...Conflicting Viewpoints Essay Assignment 2 M. Lakeisha Manigault Professor Sharon Thomas Strayer University November 2, 2014 Conflicting Viewpoints The use of medical marijuana is a widely criticized and argued topic in the community in which each of us lives today. As I’ve searched for or against the use and legalization of marijuana, I’ve been able to find extensive research to support and oppose my belief that medical marijuana should be a form of treatment and the legalization of recreational use. I’ve committed myself to maintaining an open mind for research both for and against my personal belief in the use of marijuana and have come to the conclusion that medical marijuana should be an accepted form of treatment. As for recreational use of marijuana, I’ve yet to settle the matter on whether it should be legal. I believe medical marijuana should be an accepted form of medical treatment. The new research showing the many benefits of its use; there are growing studies that dispel the negative positions made by many based on old and incomplete research. Medical marijuana studies show that it has a wide variety of effects in the treatment of cancer patients, AIDS/HIV, glaucoma, nausea, and pain/analgesia. With increasing research supporting and inciting the need for further studies, the use of medical marijuana could be the future of medicine. The studies could support and lead to less habit forming addictions like the alternatives to pain relief such as morphine and...
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...Viewpoints on Nursing Theories Name Institution Viewpoints on Nursing Theory Middle-range theories comprise of fewer numbers of concepts and propositions. These theories are more concrete and address specific issues more precisely (Fawcett, 2004). The three most common are deliberative nursing process by Orlando, the theory of interpersonal relations by Peplau and theory of human caring proposed by Watson. Fawcett provides three types of the middle-range theories that include; descriptive, explanatory and predictive theories (2004). Middle-range descriptive theories describe a given phenomenon and put it into categories such as mutually exclusive, overlapping hierarchical, and sequential. The explanatory theories will tell more of any relationships that exist between two or more concepts. The predictive theories, on the other hand, seek to verify the effects on one or more concepts when some other related concepts are varied. Evidence-based nursing practice is the deliberate application of theories on human beings related experiences in an effort to guide actions involved in the nursing process. The primary goal of embracing evidence-based practice is to ensure that the healthcare system provides results that are quality and cost-effective. The evidence-based practice are developed from the merging of best research evidence with clinical expertise and the patient needs (Burns and Grove, 2011). In the act of practicing nursing, middle-range theories...
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