Environment

In my personal and professional experience, the acute inpatient environment may at times appear to lack any positive direction for the mental health nurses working directly with patient care however, if you were to delve beyond this superficial appearance I would also argue that the role of the mental health nurse is, as suggested by Horsfall, Cleary, & Hunt (2010) and Bowers (2005) often established by the patients, their needs and the reason for their admission to an acute mental health…

change through the influence of an individual or the environment. Regardless, that change can affect an individual through his or her actions and behaviors. In his “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime,” Malcolm Gladwell presents a theory to help explain the time period when New York City was crime ridden, and also explains human behavior in his analysis. Gladwell argues that the physical environment of an individual plays a significant role in an…

KEY EVENTS Environmentalism began as a movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s after early awareness of threats to the environment, the publishing of the book Silent Spring, the first Earth Day, and the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, humanity's relationship and dependence on the earth for survival has existed since the beginning of time. Ancient civilizations, such as Rome, Babylon, and Greece, dealt with the problem of air pollution. “Excessive…

or the environment we live in. Due to recent discoveries of Epigenetics, I believe that many behaviors and genes may be influenced by the environment. Epigenetics has shown that certain environmental signs can activate or deactivate certain genes that have a large impact on personality overall. However, due to the complexion of the human genome, there is large evidence that personalities and attitudes overall can change over time but they can be very difficult to change. The environment can…

children interacting with the natural environment have been promoted to early childhood educators and families of children alike, with theorists such as Froebel (1896) encouraging for children to be acquainted with the nature and their fellow creatures. With the development of the world into highly constructed environments Louv (2000) suggests that children are prone to suffering “nature deficit disorder” from the lack of connection with the native outdoor environment and action should be taken…

by an American psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner primarily focused on the person and environment are inseparable and must be considered jointly (Lipsitt and Demick, 2008). The inherent qualities of a child and the characteristics of the external environment which the child finds himself in interact to influence how the child will grow and develop. This collegial relationship between the person and the environment caused the ecological system to be organized into five levels of external influence:…

Ghosting a computer means cloning its content to another environment—giving the appearance that the same computer is available at another location. In other words, ghosting means the computer is not present at other locations but its contents are available to be viewed at different locations. “Human ghosting” is a term being coined by this author to convey the concept similar to computer ghosting; it means people are not physically present, but they are present through the use of the internet…

The effects of his social environment can be traced to a few years before adolescence. The first eight year of the individual’s life serve as the foundation for all incoming development; early notice of the needs of the child is important (Evans, 2000, p.16). Those years also act as…

experiencing a hostile work environment were identified for divorced or separated workers compared to married workers, widowed workers, and never married workers. EDUCATION ~ Higher prevalence rates for experiencing a hostile work environment were identified for workers with some college education or workers with high school diploma or GED, compared to workers with a college degree or higher education level. AGE ~ Higher prevalence rates for experiencing a hostile work environment were…

To analyze Tesla we will begin with the internal environment of the company. The internal environment is a combination of the company’s strengths and weaknesses. In the following section the advantages and disadvantages of Tesla’s business strategy will be identified and explained. Tesla is built upon its largest core competency, its largest strength, innovative engineering and design. The company is led by innovative thinker Elon Musk, who has helped build a team of world class…