...RUNNING HEADING: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES University of Phoneix September 23, 2013 Dr. Victoria Anyikwa Culture refers to a set of shared values, beliefs, and norms held by individuals of a group. Culture includes customs, material artifacts, and language that is transmitted from generation to generation. In the United States alone, there are several cultural differences. People do not dress the same, have the same religion, people have different perceptions of the world around them, have different languages, and also have different ways of expressing their personality. Differences between individuals within a culture are much greater than differences within groups. A person's belief, personality, sexual preferences, social standing, education, among other factors affect human behavior and culture. Recognizing and understanding differences in cultural patterns provides a framework for interpreting goals and behaviors of others. The purpose of this paper is to analyze religion and sexual identify/ orientation and point out their significance in understanding cultural differences. Religion Religions throughout the world are distinct in differences and relationship, with some having faith in saints, some in sacrifices and some in multiple gods. Religion is observed throughout the world in unlike traditions in few factors or other and can affect an individual’s behavior in his or her own tradition. According to Santrock (2010), people in numerous traditions will carry...
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...Psych/640 March 2015 Volume 1, Issue 1 Visual Imagery What is Visual Imagery Two important cognitive systems a person has are a person’s visual and verbal systems which are two very basic ways that individuals are able to express themselves to others. These two systems allow individuals to both create word and visual images in order to communicate thoughts with other individuals. In the verbal system a person is able to create words, portray thoughts, sequence words together in order to communicate with other people. In the visual system the system is more sensory based, relying on holistic, emotional, personal, and fantasy-based information or images. This system though being called visual is not just about seeing it’s also about sounds and touch. This paper is going to compare and contrast verbal and visual imagery, provide an argument of which is considered more important by the author, and provide justification of the argument with research . Inside this issue Visual Imagery ............................ 1 Visual and Verbal Systems .......... 1 Argument of Importance ............ 2 Closing Thoughts......................... 2 Visual and Verbal Systems For cognitive functioning to work in most individuals they must use imagery as well as verbal systems together. According to Mzoughi and Abdelhak (2011), most people uses both verbal and visual together though some people may be better at one or the other. Some individuals may be better visually and be considered...
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...JSBMHA and HIPAA Case Study Jsbmha and Hipaa Case Study How does HIPAA serve to protect patient rights? HIPAA protects any individual’s past their present and future information whether it be physical, mental or any other condition that affects that person. It also protects anything that identifies the individual involved, that would their name, address, birth date and Social Security number. Nothing should be discussed about any individual that an agency is helping. It should not be discussed with anyone who is not directly involved with the case even if that person works for the agency. If they are not involved then it should not be discussed. What areas of the JSBMHA did HIPAA compliance impact? HIPAA has a great impact on patients rights, all areas of the JSBMHA were affected by these two individuals. They affected the patients, and put the agency in an awkward position. They affected the agency, the grandmother could make others aware about what happened and this could affect the agency negatively. People who are involved with the agency could be made to feel uncomfortable about giving them any information. It would mean that information at the JSBMHA is not secure, the trust has been violated. What actions should the JSBMHA director take about the HIPAA violation? Explain your answers in detail. I feel that both individuals should be suspended, this is a serious violation. The have put the agency in a very bad situation and have lost the trust of the...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix G Security Assessment Directions Choose two settings from Ch. 9 of the text and list each setting. Then, complete the following tables. List five threats appropriate to the environment from the setting you chose. Rate the risk for each threat from 0 (low) to 10 (high). Then, list five appropriate countermeasures, including at least two countermeasures specific to physical security and one countermeasure specific to personnel and security management. Once you have completed the tables, write a brief explanation of each countermeasure, stating how the countermeasure reduces the risk associated with that threat. Setting 1: airport security | | | | |THREAT |RISK |COUNTERMEASURE | | |Probability |Criticality |Total | | |Example: | | | | | |Information theft |4 |7 |11 |Employee screening, limited computer | | | | | |access, and computer monitoring...
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...Personal Responsibility William H. Hill Jr. GEN/200 31 January, 2012 Sherell Ellis I believe that personal responsibility is to be accountable for one’s actions and an individual obligation to personal success. College diplomas are not given to teams. These special certificates are presented as an acknowledgement of individual accomplishment and a testament to a student’s hard work, personal dedication and commitment in achieving academic success. In an educational environment a person can and should give credit to those who have provided them with instruction and by imparting some of their wisdom upon them. However, once someone has been provided with the tools and resources to assist them along the way, ultimately it is up to the individual on how to use those tools correctly. Instructors only have a limited amount of time during which they can provide direction, guidance, and encouragement. After that, students on their own to control the amount of time and effort that is necessary to be successful in reaching their personal educational goals. Once out of the classroom, a student must take upon themself to manage their time wisely and to make the correct decision of how much effort you should personally dedicate to their studies. Although a group of people can perform as a team in order to reach a common goal, and the pooled resources of a group increase the probabilities...
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...trustworthy, and authoritative with respect to the topic and need at hand. Because the individuals were engaged in providing Susan with data, material, information, and advice they should be regarded as primary sources in her manuscript. The specific role that each individual played was critical to the development and progression of Susan’s research. The psychologist provided information; the electrician was the subject matter expert and author due to his knowledge of electricity and contribution to the methods section. The sleep therapist is also a subject matter expert and the student collected key data. Since the individuals contributed to the research in a manner that allowed the forward progression of the subject, Susan should assign these persons as creators to indicate where the information came from. Ethically speaking, an author is defined as an individual who responsible for the intellectual content...
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...health care manager who wants to encourage efficiency and the highest standards of service? A stage of Change Model as proposed by Prochaska and Colleagues for addictive behaviors consists of six dynamic stages. The six stages are: Precontemplation, Contemplation, preparation, action maintenance, and termination. Precontemplation is when an individual is not considering making any changes. Contemplation is the time when an individual is aware there is a problem and is considering taking action to resolve it. Preparation refers to the time when an individual commits to taking action sometime within the next 30 days. Action is the busiest time. There are noticeable efforts to change the targeted behavior. Maintenance is the stage when a person tries to stabilize the behavior change and prevent relapse. Termination is the final stage, this occurs when there is zero temptation to revert back to the old behavior. Healthcare administrators can utilize the Prochaska Stages of Change model to assists themselves in developing procedures to support patients or subordinates who will benefit from behavior modification. It helps one to recognize that the customary counseling and patient is not always effective with all individuals’. Being familiar with the stages through in which individuals pass during the course of successfully altering a behavior permits us to be able to fashion interventions to the individual. Our understanding of this concept permits one to enrich those stages by...
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...Foundations of individual behavior An organization is a place where the group of people play vital role in to accomplish an ordinary ambition, as a team, combining individual prospects. Their behavior as an individual and collective always reffect in an organization. Organizational behavior is referred as a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals groups, and structure has on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization`s effectiveness. `You can teach smart people anything` are the words spoken by Microsoft founder Bill Gates who believes that the IQ score of an individual is more important than the experience he got, especially when he or she is applying for a job. It is true tha the greatest asset of any successful company is the combined intelligence of the workforce working for it. A company never hires an individual just because there is a vacancy place that needs to be filled, or the applier is highly experienced and intelligent. The fact is that the company hires an employee to who its see as a navigator, who will follow to the path of success. Thus, it is important to draw an attention to the intelligence of an individual rather than just hire him on the basis of his experience. In any work environment, there are various types of people who differ from each to another on the base of skin color, height, gender...
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...Quinlan Case, Barber v. Supreme Court Case, Cruzan Case, Gilgunn Case --Protected under the 14th amendment Autonomy- determining moral responsibility for one's actions Some people think that a patient’s death should be in the hands of the physician, if their condition isn’t consistent or advancing. A will is something that people use to make sure their desires are met if they are unable to make the decision by themselves. The idea of keeping a will was widespread in the 1990’s, the number of people that say they have a living will more than doubled from 12% in 1990 to 29% now (Peoplepress 1). But what about the other 71% of American’s? An accident can happen to anybody and if you aren’t able to make decision’s for yourself who is the person who will be making those decision’s for you. The regulations on the subject in the United States is that the patient or surrogate must be informed on the subject and can consent to or refuse all treatments given to them (Atsjournals 1). Life support would fall under this law in the case of someone not getting better, they could be taken off of life support with the allowance of a delegate of the patient. Some people think this shouldn’t be allowed and it should be in the hands of the patients doctor. Personally, I think that the decision should be made by the family member’s, although, I feel that the doctor should be the one to bring it up to...
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...Television over Paper There will always be news wherever you go. When you witness a certain event, the chances of you seeing a person or a group of persons reporting about that event will be high. Even the simple sharing of information around your friends is broadcasting news. There are many persons, groups, institutions, and media groups writing and reporting news; you can see them in television, newspapers, or even live from the event. In our society of today, you will observe many persons acquiring news on Television channels, and less people reading newspapers having almost 20 pages back to back. Both may have the same content, but many still choose television over newspapers. Filipinos resort to Television News over Newspapers because of Simple Literacy Status, Presentation, and the society we have now. Filipinos resort to TV news because a large percentage of Filipinos are only categorized as simple literate. Simple literate is defined as persons only understanding simple statements, and a survey from the National Statistics Coordination board gathered data stating that 93.4% of Filipinos are simple literate as of 2006 (NSCB). The language in written reports, papers, or novels differs from the language used when delivering it orally. For example, this is the 1st part of an article taken from the Guidon Newspaper: When putting it to oral presentation, the report can shorten the selection. It can be reported as: "The University President appealed...
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...Just Listen Open your ears and close your mouth. That is the golden idea. Everyone has the right to openly voice his or her opinion and thoughts but sometimes that is not what the world needs. Sometimes in order to achieve global change, stepping back, looking through all the bullshit and absorbing other cultures, ideas, and opinions is the best thing. Look through each persons culture, religion, and political position and just focus on his or her human right; the rights that each person in the world is born with regardless of his or her background. Perceiving individuals as humans who deserve rights that protect them from persecution and judgment is the only way to achieve the evolution of the “new” civil rights. Although majority of people believe it is impossible for every individual in the world to be equal the truth is that that is the only way the “new” civil rights are going to evolve because in order to achieve this everyone needs to drop the covers they put up and just listen. Achieving the evolution of the “new” civil rights is a mutual responsibility and in order to do so finding common ground is essential. In this mutual responsibility, it is society’s job to ensure that lawmakers realize the problems and then demand change. “The real solution lies in all of us citizens, not in the tiny subset of us who are lawyers.” (Yoshino 487) Lawmakers are there for society and unless society voices a concern or demand for these “new” civil rights nothing is going to happen...
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...that an important personal trait to have is organization. I believe with proper organization you can achieve personal responsibility which helps you achieve success. I define personal responsibility as having integrity, accepting consequences and the effects that an individual’s actions have on others. To me integrity has three characteristics: being honest, having values or morals, and being self-aware. I believe it is a conscious decision to admit ones mistakes by telling the truth whether or not someone is watching me. Values are used to create an individual’s moral compass telling me what is right or wrong. I feel that many values a person has is often constructed by a person’s culture as well as the individuals that raised them; I believe that a person always has the choice to reevaluate and change their morals as they choose. For a person to have self-awareness I consider if the individual is not only reliable and trustworthy but also possesses humility and are humble instead of a sense of indulgent pride. Another trait of personal responsibility is accepting consequences. I consider accepting consequences as having the courage to face the fear of what may happen because of a person’s poor choices or mistakes. I also feel that to effectively do this is to accept with grace and not contempt, and to be part of solution to the problems caused. To ensure personal responsibility an individual must understand the effects their choices or mistakes have on others. The effects not...
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...themselves with nourishment. Society makes men feel that they have all the weight on their shoulders and men are made to fulfill the manly duties. When I look for certain men, I choose men that have an attractive personality. Some people just choose the looks, but I focus more on the way he portrays himself in front of me and other people. My dating experience has been bumpy and slow these past years. I have only had one boyfriend and have learned nothing. As everyone always says that you always find your soul mate in college, I believe that to be true. As I have not found one yet, I still believe in that opinion. As I see everyone else going out with their boyfriends/girlfriends, it makes me feel sad. I was never much of a social person when it comes to meeting other people. Therefore, I do not agree with this theory because I believe that it is not all about choosing your mate on their physical traits, but more on...
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...Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. A personal responsibility is a choice or decision one individual make for one’s self or a group depending on what needs to be done. A way that you define your character and values on life. How one defines personal responsibility very from person to person as well as situation to situation. For me a sense of personal responsibility if defined by what is right and wrong? In ways that are like the right way and the wrong way of doing things. As well and the right and wrong way to act or treat one another in everyday life. Personal responsibility it doing what you know needs to be done without judgment or procrastination. How one can Identify personal responsibility is to find what needs to be done and do it as it needs to be done. Ways one can identify their own personal responsibilities it to look over the everyday lives. And determine what those priorities are and which of them are not as well as ones wants and needs. One should separate there wants from needs and from there determine what is higher priority. Examples such as rent or fun, food or entertainment, clothes or accessories everyone have different responsibilities. In these processes...
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...stated in the study (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007). On the other hand we do not want to win at the cost of someone else’s feelings. In this style taking shortcuts makes us feel as if we were cheating in a sense. We also become very impatient when people procrastinate with getting started on projects. Our type tends to have the all or nothing approach on work and home life. We are more apt to judge a person on their ability to make things happen. We like things done in the best way possible, because we do not like to look bad. Finally we can be restless, short tempered, and even lash out when under pressure (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007). Strengths and Weaknesses A interactive styles strengths are persuading, being optimistic, motivated and enthusiastic. We are idea people who can get other caught up in our own dreams because we are so good at persuasion. We bring people together to achieve or accomplish goals as well as results. We tend to seek approval for our achievements. Finally we have the ability to think quickly when under pressure. Since we are a people person it could seem that our only competencies would be our people skills. This in really not the case, this is only valuable in performing tasks. We contribute other skills like enthusiasm and optimism; these are things people respond to...
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