Refrain

surroundings, and consequently the people in them. Throughout the duration of this assignment, I was made aware of this social structure, and how I have become a part of it. Most of us do not intend to compose the masses, but are conditioned from birth to refrain from deviating. This process has integrated social norms into our lives, including standards regarding race, class, and gender. The scavenger hunt challenged the concepts I have been raised to believe and encouraged sociological…

understands the consequences of her decision to refuse treatment, and expresses competence, the physician is within their right and ethical standard to help alleviate any emotional fear or doubt as well as dissipate denial of a condition, but must refrain from imposing their values on the patient. The most effective method of communication of informed consent in this case would be a combination of the prudent person and substantial disclosure rule to ensure the patient knows and understands all…

why she will not tell her if anything is wrong. However, he could always be misinterpretating this whole thing and decided to brush it off, for now. Upon realizing that she said she would annoy him at some point, he have her a small glare. "Please refrain from messing with me, it will not end well." He told his cute crush friend, ending his sentence with a playful grin to show her he was just messing around. After thinking back about his suspicions, he could not help, but to try to question the…

Erik Erikson saw psychosocial development in a series of 8 stages. At each stage the individual faces a developmental crisis between a positive alternative and a potential unhealthy one. (K, Margetts & A, Woodfolk 2013) Stages of conflicts are critical points in an individual’s life, helping determine personalities, egos and identity that will help them adapt for the future. Moreover, as a professional teacher I consider these ideas as practical and respond positively. With a considerable…

pose an ethical issue for a health care professional. Beneficence is an ethical theory that states action that is carried for the benefit of others and to help or prevent harms or simply improve a situation for others. As a nurse, we are expected to refrain from causing harm and have obligations to help our patients. However, if a patient refuses certain life saving treatment, a nurse may disagree with this choice but the patient has the capacity and competency to…

relationship, where I felt like I was not benefiting from the relationship, I would confess; in order to save myself from being criminalized and rid myself of this bad relationship. But if the relationship benefitted me in numerous ways, then I might refrain from confessing and hope that my partner would do the same. If we both withhold our testimonies, we would both serve one year in jail and still keep our relationship.…

Conflict theories are a set of theories were they argue basic values such as the role taking in functionalist theory. Conflict theory believes society is made up of competing groups with different interests. Conflict in this theory is the main ingredient for social order. There are four main parts of conflict theory: feminist theory, Marxist/socialist theory, critical race theory, and the intersectional theory. Feminist theory is the belief to aim to understand the nature of gender inequality…

Similarities occur in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in that they are both telling the same narrative, with minor differences, however. Each story is from a different point of view, way of looking at things, and each author chose to highlight different parts of His birth story. Matthew gives more attention to Joseph and His lineage while Luke gives more attention to Mary and is also the only Gospel account in which “Gentile Magi come and worship the Christ Child” (Blomberg, 2009, p.149). In…

upbeat, friendly, and engaging on a personal level, I should not only help my clients but strengthen the therapeutic relationship. I believe I will be able to help my clients because I have an ability to meet them at a common level, which helps me to refrain from casting moral judgement and getting annoyed or abrasive when a client relapses. I want to have the strength of a sponsor while the clinical skills of a therapist to aid the client in their personal growth and their development of…

Wuornos had control over her action and behaviors and did this purposely due to her self-control whether she has a great deal of this or is lacking. As a result, the Self Control Theory can be defined as, “an individual’s propensity to commit or refrain from committing crimes”, (Adams, 2009). People with low self-control are described as being impulsive, lazy, quick to lose their tempers, prefer physical work instead of mental work, and are self-centered. This theory tells us that someone…