Essays on Debriefing

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS

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Thesis

In making this application, I certify that I have read and understood the guidelines and procedures developed by McNeese State University for the protection of human subjects and that ...

Part A: Personal Safety

Question 1 Hazard The personal safety hazard in scenario A is the unlocked front door and the open windows while the client is asleep. In scenario B is the client banging the seat on the train platform. In scenario C, the community member who yells abusive things to the support worker and his client and follows them around the shopping mall. In scenario D, the personal safety hazard is the uneven path that exists in the complex where the client lives. In scenario E, the arrival of all customers at once causing much commotion is the personal safety hazard. ...

Introduction

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops because of exposure to a traumatic experience. According to the Institute of Medicine (2012), the vital element of PTSD is the development of the characteristic symptoms that follow exposure to extreme traumatic stressors, including personal experiences. For an event to cause PTSD, it has should have had an actual or implied dire injury or near death experience to the victim. Such events could also threaten one’s physical and psychological integrity. The most common traumatic events happen during military combat, hostage situations, violent assault, torture, terrorist attacks, and disasters. While PSTD is most common ...

Discussion 6

The success of negotiations is largely determined by the success of every step of the negotiation process: preparation, face-to-face discussion, and debriefing. While planning and face-to-face phases are extremely important for negotiations, debriefing is crucial in the long-run, since it helps to identify the success factors of the negotiations and to reflect on the practices, which require further improvement (McRae, 1998).

The post-negotiations debriefing sessions, which I have participated in, mostly followed a similar structure. Firstly, the meetings usually took place soon after the conclusion of negotiations, in order to be able to derive lessons from the negotiations, while the ...

Introduction Psychology is simply defined as the study of the behavior of human Psychology is simply defined as the study of the human behavior and mind. Research in this area is geared towards explaining behavior, thoughts and emotions. Human identity is one of the major components of behavioral psychology. This forms the core of discussion in this article. Identity is one of the key issues dealt with in the study of psychology. Behavioral scientists have developed several approaches to the study of identity. This article discusses two f the major theories of psychological approaches to identity and ...

Introduction

Research is an integral part of studies especially in the institution of higher learning and other learning institutions. Peer-reviewed scholarly articles are one of the fundamental research sources that students use to source academic information. J.D. Wallace authored an article, Accelerated Peer-Review Journal Usage Technique for Undergraduates, to explain how students use these sources on their research and academic purposes. Wallace (2008) delineates a chronology flow of how students should interact with the peer-reviewed journals in order to make their maximum usage. Therefore, this paper outlines the various notions discussed by Wallace in regards to research methods. It provides a critical ...

- The hierarchy of business decision makers categorizes organizations based on how they use business research to make decisions. List and explain the three levels in the hierarchy. - Top level management composing of the CEOs, managing directors, general managers, etc. they are the people who plan and oversee the business performance. - Middle level management; composing of assistant managers, senior managers etc. they are responsible for planning the implementation of the policies of the business to achieve set objectives. - Operational level employees. This is the last level in business hierarchy. It comprises of the ...

Discussion 8

Post-incident Analysis (PIA) refers to the evaluation of incident response applied to identify and correct shortfalls, as well as determine strengths and to promulgate them (Endsley & Garland, 2000). PIA serves the role of reinforcing personnel actions and departmental procedure that are flawless and advice management on how they can improve the operations of their department. The analysis does not aim at placing blame on any party, but to identify causes of inefficiency, then determine the system within the organization that causes the failure. For that reason, the incident does not represent the fault of only one individual but has ...

Introduction

Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found death outside Brown’s Bundy Drive condo in Los Angeles in the Brentwood area. It is said that Nicole Brown Simpson and the O.J.Simpson divorced two years earlier. Police believed that O.J.Simpson was the murderer due to the evidence, which were both found and collected at the scene. Nicole was found to have defensive hand wounds. He also had several stabbings on his head. The larynx could be seen through a gaping in her neck and there was an incision of a vertebra C3. Simpsons lawyers during trial the begged for permission ...

MSc Independent Engineering Scholarship (IES) Proposal

Personal Details Dissertation Proposal Background This project is inspired by the need to utilize semi conductor technologies that have spiraled in the past decade to develop high efficient solar cell materials which are capable of utilizing higher degree spectrum light. The University of (University Name) Infrastructure development permitting the development of systems capable of measuring new solar cell performances has allowed the usage of a single chip with discrete components. The system is applicable in a host of functions including space, terrestrial and recycling of used Silicon wafers to produce solar cells. The design consists of an ...

Article 1

What is the ethical Issue? This article was published by Alan W. Dowd in the December 2011 issue of The American Legion Magazine. The article relates to the growing interest among various countries such as the US, Russia, Canada, Sweden and the Nordic countries in the Arctic region. For all these countries the driving factor is the energy reserves in terms of oil and gas found in the Arctic region. Other factors which make it attractive for countries to wish to control the Arctic region include security and shipping economics because the Northwest Passage in the Arctic can ...

Abstract

According to George W. Doherty, every person has had stress in life. Such stress is caused by too much pushing of the body. The result is the body getting sick. Professionals push themselves so much to get good results. A good example is an athlete training so hard to win one race. These people have devised ways to deal with stress. One finds himself making difficult decisions or unexpected responsibilities Stress can occur for long periods or short periods. Stress reduces the body’s urge to fight.

Chapter 8: Stress Management

The types of stress includes: psychological stress, prolonged physical stress and strenuous ...

an evaluation of the impact on distance education”

Introduction

The research article entitled “Psychology Experiments on the Internet: an evaluation of the impact on distance education students” was published in the Open Learning Journal, Volume 18, No. 2, dated 2003. The authors are Chris McKillop, Bundy Mackintosh and Stuart Watt. The former two are affiliated with The Open Univeristy, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, and the latter one is from The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.

Focus of the Study

The primary focus of the study was not the demonstration of the psychological experiment over the internet, but its impact on the learning ...

The purpose of the Critical Incident Stress (CIS) Debriefing Management Tool was originally to help first responders after they responded to gruesome calls with great loss. It is presently used to help the primary people, the victims, and the secondary people, the responders, cope with various level of exposure to traumatic situations. CIS Management is ‘‘a comprehensive, systematic, integrated, and multi-tactic form of crisis intervention that is applied to manage critical incident stress after traumatic events’’ (Pender & Prichard, 2009). The goals of the CIS Management model is to determine the severity of the impact of the crises event, assist in ...

The taking of hostages is seen as an attention- seeking behavior to attract an audience, for without an audience hostage taking is meaningless. The taking of hostages should be viewed as an attempt at problem solving .Hostage takers in most cases use hostages as bargaining chips throughout the negotiation process. The negotiator is engaged to initiate a dialogue with the captor who is the hostage taker to ensure safe release of the hostages. The negotiator should be able to ensure the safety of the hostages, the criminals and the general public surrounding the incident. For the negotiation team to be ...

Fostering patient safety with multiple patients

The Ironside et al article is an article about safety in the nursing occupation. The safety of patients is important in any health facility. This research focused on how using experiences of multiple patient simulations affected the competence levels of nursing students. Apart from simulation, the simulation model also assessed how the students’ tolerance for ambiguity, age and grade point average related to simulation outcomes. The results are evidence to nursing educators on how multiple patient simulations impact on nursing students’ competence. The results also show the need to document student competencies inpatient safety before releasing them to enter ...

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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When the going gets tough, the tough get going—and going, and going until, they snap. People who work in law enforcement must be tough to carry out and overcome the demands of their jobs; but no matter how tough they are, people in law enforcement suffer from stress. Unfortunately, toughness is an adaptation to this type of job, and toughness often acts as a barrier when it comes for the “tough” to seek help for themselves.

Law Enforcement Officers and Stress

Police officers give help but never ask for it; it is seen as a sign of “weakness.” They prefer self-help, and have adopted a number ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that is becoming an increasing concern in the society because of its far-reaching consequences. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that develops in a person following exposure to a traumatic event that threatens a person’s safety (Kinchin, 2004). It is a severe form of trauma that is so overwhelming with a person having difficulty returning to the normal state of interacting with others. Traumatic events that could result to PTSD include natural disasters such as a flood or fire, war, terrorist attacks, and sudden unexpected death of a loved one. Kidnapping, sexual or physical abuse, childhood neglect, and assault are more ...