profound impact on society. The focus is to explore and explain the issue of serial murder; identify its possible causes with an emphasis on psychological roots and propose remedies with a connection to psychological measures. Research findings tentatively indicate that serial murders stem from a highly complex interaction of sociological, biological and psychological factors (Cotter 61). In the context of narcissistic events, one human behavior aspect may be depicted as pathological and destructive and
strategies are forms of helping another person. This can be a voluntary or statutory position. an example, is a befriender who would give an elderly/disabled person support like a friend does because they may no longer be able to do this themselves. Befrienders, are usually from a voluntary charity or similar organisation. In the UK, a statutory helper would be most likely found within the NHS. An example of a statutory provision would be a counsellor working within the NHS, giving 6 sessions of counselling/psychotherapy
Climate and culture are both important aspects of the overall context, environment or situation. Organizational climate encompasses standards and behaviours that underwrite to the exclusive social and psychological environment of an organization. It is often represented in the form of belief, values and symbols shared by a group which governs how people behave in an organisation According to Needle in 2004 ‘’organizational climate represents the collective
Introduction The term conflict has acquired a multitude of connotations due to its ubiquity and pervasive nature. The semantic jungle around the concept has produced substantial ambivalence and has left many scholars unsure about its meaning and how best to deal with it. Nonetheless, conflict is regular in every kind of sociable situation. It is a process in which one side feels that the other side is sidelining their interests and ideas. In regards to organizational conflict, it occurs when a group's
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Rosa 2016 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION These are some of the questions that the field of neuroscience and psychology have drawn their attention to the study of factors underpinning decision making in a moral dilemma, specifically the role of emotions. A psychologist and neuroscientist, Greene (2001), made used of the philosophical examples of Philippa Foot and Judith Jarvis Thomson, the now famous Trolley and
Attachment Theory in the Therapeutic Alliance ....the therapist role is analogous to that of a mother who provides her son a secure base from which to explore the world (Bowlby, 1988). I was always intrigued by the fact that psychotherapy inevitably involves a kind of interaction between two (or more) people who bring with them their own baggage to the therapy. The client is the one who is being ‘helped’ in and from the process of therapy but self growth and personal development is bidirectional
new constitutions adopted in countries undergoing democratic transitions and in the passage of laws and policies giving practical effect to this right by a rapidly growing number of countries and international organizations. A fundamental value underpinning the right to know is the principle of maximum disclosure, which establishes a presumption that all information held by public bodies should be subject to disclosure unless there is an overriding public interest justification for non-disclosure