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The Treatment for Malpractice – Physician, Enhance Thyself: The Impact of Neuroenhancements for Medical Malpractice
Get PDFThis article will introduce some of the issues and offer some possible guidelines which may eventually guide cases of medical malpractice and medical care in the face of neurointerventions. First, I will briefly address the standard of care in medical malpractice cases in general. Second, I will discuss some of the existing and potential physical and neurological enhancements available for physicians. Finally, I will explore how these neurointerventions could alter the standards for medical malpractice for both the enhanced doctors and the entire medical profession
Convergence of Rorschach variables and PAI Borderline Features Scale in a Young Adult Inpatient Population
No full textIndividuals who are diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are heterogeneous in their symptom presentation, behavior manifestations, and underlying personality structure. Therefore, assessment methods beyond a clinical interview can only enhance our understanding and guide subsequent treatment. Two of the most widely used instruments to accurately assess personality traits (with a particular focus on the features of BPD), are the Rorschach and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). The present study focuses on the correlation between these two measures. Specifically, the aim of the current study is to compare and analyze the relationship between self-reported borderline features (via the Borderline Features scale on the PAI) and those detected on a performance-based measure (via the Ego Impairment Index, and other select variables on the Rorschach pertaining to affective instability, identity disturbance, negative relationships, and potential for self-harm behaviors). Data was gathered from a sample of 39 young adult (18-24 years old) psychiatric inpatients in a public general hospital. The sample was diverse with respect to ethnicity, gender, and psychiatric diagnoses. A series of correlation analyses were conducted in order to examine the relationship between scales on the PAI and Rorschach correlates. Support for the relationships between the Borderline subscales on the PAI and various Rorschach variables were limited to three significant findings. Participants with elevations on Borderline Personality Affective Instability (BOR-A) subscale also demonstrated higher total Sum Shading and Color-Shading Blends. Additionally, the correlation between the BOR-S subscale of the PAI and the S-Constellation (Suicide Potential; S-CON) was significant but in the opposite direction that was hypothesized. Therefore, individuals who reported higher levels of self-harm behaviors on the BOR-S were less likely to be at risk for suicide as per the S-CON index. The current study highlights the complexity of personality assessment, particularly when utilizing both self-report and performance-based measures. In addition, this study emphasized the differences between individuals who engage in self-harm behaviors and those who are at risk for committing suicide in the immediate future. The impulsivity and self-destructive qualities of individuals who engage in self-injury appear to be distinct from those who are acutely suicidal
Branding as an Effective Selling Technique for Educational Publishers in this Digital Age.
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From Contests to Colleen Hoover: The History and Continued Success of the New Adult Genre.
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Accessibility of Patterns: A Case Study
No full textThere are experienced professionals in various domains who have documented and published their suggestions on how to solve recurring problems that they have successfully addressed. These problems and suggested solutions are documented in a format referred to as “patterns”. The intention of documenting solutions to recurring problems is to share expertise with less experienced practitioners. The novice then has solutions available to them that would save time and frustration as they encounter the same problems as those before them.It is not known whether patterns can be properly understood and employed as intended by a pattern user that has no prior experience with patterns. This dissertation conducts an investigation into the use of patterns, by use of a case study, to show that patterns are accessible to pattern users in a pedagogical environment. This includes determining whether the patterns were properly understood and employed.In this case study the participants were introduced to a collection of pedagogical patterns and asked to identify patterns that they are already using, patterns that they would find beneficial, and to employ patterns to address existing problems. Interviews were conducted to capture the participant’s thoughts and experiences. Issues were uncovered that pattern users face when selecting and using pedagogical patterns to address problems within a specific context.This study supports the hypothesis that patterns are accessible to someone who is not in the pattern community. The pattern users were able to properly identify patterns that they are using and properly identify patterns that would be beneficial if employed. In scenarios where patterns were found to be in use or newly employed the pattern users successfully addressed their problems 100% of the time
