In recent years, the company has become embroiled in a number of scandals relating to its operations in the Middle East in particular. In addition to accusations of shoddy workmanship causing deaths, rape and subsequent cover-up, and human trafficking, the company has also committed environmental violations regarding so-called "burn pits" that contained a number of toxic chemicals to which American soldiers were exposed (Wise & Olsen, 2010), has come under fire for essentially embezzling $12 billion (Newton-Small, 2007), and has been charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribery in Nigeria (CNN, 2009)
Vocational Profile Person-centered planning meets several needs, including linking the individual with job development efforts, to create an accurate portrayal of the person's life, to develop relationships with potential connectors and to assist with the transition to the life of an employee (Mast & Callahan, no date)
Commenting about this, Griffith says, "My life is a living laboratory." (Dean) as this is a testament to his ability to observe a host of different problems and then be able to create solutions that can address them
Cultural Profile of Danny Below is the profile of a college Freshman using the ADRESING format by Hays (Hays; Hays 309-315) This method of assessment of cultural awareness is used by many clinical psychologists in order to guarantee cultural sensitivity during therapy and to provide culturally relevant care: Age or generational differences: Danny is 19, and a Freshman in college Disability: He has no visible disabilities and none of which he is aware
The types of customer systems we will install are more likely to be priced anywhere from $10,000 - $50,000 or more. The price of panels is also highly dependent on the price of silicon, the main ingredient, and this can be highly volatile (Sweet, 2009)
It is worth noting out in this case the marketing approach that is termed as the resource-based view (RBV) is to be adopted. This approach was popular come time in the nineties and involved an inside-out approach to marketing (Grant,1991)
In order to come up with a comprehensive marketing strategy, it is fundamental to formulate a thorough and in-depth assessment of the resources that are available to the WNH. The resources are to be appropriately profiled (in terms of all the strengths and weaknesses) as well as the prevailing environment in which the hospital is to operate (Hooley, Saunders and Piercy,2004)
These sites can be viewed within a larger trend that shifts the influence of interpersonal correspondence to mediated messages." (Barnes, 1) Indeed, today it can be said that where its base competition exists, Facebook has largely vanquished its closest competition in the American market from which it has drawn its base target audience
Miyazaki & Fernandez (2000) would observe of the trend that "although several prior academic and industry studies have evaluated commercial Web sites for privacy -- and security -- related disclosures, most have taken a general approach and have not examined how such disclosures may affect consumer behavior." (Miyazaki & Fernandez, 54) MySpace would provide both considerable income to its creators and something of an ethnographic context for evaluation of such behaviors
By tapping into this new and powerful form of search, Facebook can also tear off a significant chunk of the value of the act of searching." (Salkever, 1) This is to say that the availability both of private information from others and the simultaneous access to the opinions, impressions and expectations of others has rendered this disclosure as a means to relating and connecting
Not only is Charlotte the fastest growing city in the state of North Carolina, but it is also one of the fastest growing cities in the entire nation. Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina, with a population of over 650,000 (Christie 2007)
"Observations that addiction runs in families… have been supported by formal family studies that indicate a clustering of addiction in families, with higher rates in parents of affected individuals and their relatives [3,4]. Indeed, one's risk of developing alcohol-related problems increases with both the proximity and number of affected relatives" (Ball, 2008)
As stated earlier, she has all the physical signs of an eating disorder, including severe weight loss, refusal to eat, and a denial that anything is wrong. She also is extremely avoidant with eye contact, something which has been known to be representative of social anxiety (Cuming, 2009)
Diagnosis The client appears to suffer from alcoholism and drug abuse along with an eating disorder. "Numerous studies suggest that eating disorders (EDs) and alcohol and other drug use disorders (referred to throughout this paper as substance use disorders [SUDs]) frequently co -- occur and often co -- occur in the presence of other psychiatric and personality disorders" (Grilo et al
However, there will need to be a treatment plan in place to help get the Alyssa through the first few days of withdrawal. It will be wise to admit her to a hospital or rehab facility which has a detox unit and which will have medical professionals who will be able to guide her through this process, check her vital signs, and give her medication, if absolutely necessary, to help her control her symptoms (Harris, 2012)
For instance, "psychologists say that eating disorders, like other addictions, are often rooted in the need to numb emotional pain with substances or the rush provided by bingeing and purging. The disorders are often driven by childhood trauma like sexual abuse, neglect and other sources of mental anguish" (Kershaw, 2008)
She also appears to suffer from low self-esteem which appears to fuel her depression. Furthermore, it's been found that individuals with low self-esteem sometimes generate high-stress events through their own behavior, which in turn, only contributes to their depression (Orth et al
It's important to consider that Alyssa appears to be likely be the adult child of an alcoholic father: "Children of alcoholics are at the highest risk of developing alcoholism and are prone to learning disabilities, eating disorders, stress related medical problems, and compulsive achieving. Children of alcoholics also develop an inability to trust, an extreme need to control, an excessive sense of responsibility, and denial of feelings; these problems persist through adulthood" (Schultz & Videbeck, 2009, p
Home schooled children now number 1.2 million in the United States, and the number is steadily growing (Farris, 1997)
Their children are less likely to be exposed to peer pressure, prejudices and "must-haves" to be in with their schoolmates. Teaching children academic subjects as well as family-based religion, spirituality, culture, morals and ethical beliefs are the real heart and soul of home schooling (Leppert, 2003)