Dr. Ghaemi constructs a theory that personality traits and characteristics associated with mania and depression are ideal skills that make for the best leaders in times of crisis. He theorizes‚ through clinical research‚ that depression makes leaders more realistic and empathic when confronted with a major challenge. He also theorizes that creativity and resilience‚ which is inherent in some with mania‚ furthers the leadership strengths of individuals. As a backdrop to his theory‚ Dr. Ghaemi
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receive text messages while behind the wheel. Text messaging while driving leads the list as the biggest distraction while driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that distracted drivers account for almost 80% of all crashes and 65% of near-crashes in the United States. In the last couple of years‚ teenagers and adults from around the country and even our area have been killed while texting and driving. Researchers at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park estimate more
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Bipolar Disorder According to National Institute of Mental Health (n.d)‚ bipolar disorders classified the mood disorder that affects the individual regarding the age‚ gender‚ or even the race and characterized the episodes with depression and mania. The disorder affects the person neurologically and the impact of their life affecting the Individual daily activities. The individual suffering from bipolar disorder has drastic mood swings from severe depression to happiness within the space as
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Argumentative Driving Age There have been 1‚348 fewer deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers‚on the other hand in a year there were 4‚358 deaths of teens under 21 from alcohol use.The government should not raise the minimum driving age.Driving makes teens more responsible and makes them more focused.Some people say that it should stay the same for many reasons one being that teens are not responsible enough. If we lowered the driving age it would help make teens more responsible and experienced
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was devastating to the American economy‚ which up to that point had been thriving with ever increasing economic returns for investors and a bull market‚ which encouraged buying. The cause of the crash has been attributed to many things‚ but there is one underlying factor to all of the possible hypotheses‚ and that is the fact that more people in the population had more disposable income in the years leading up to the crash. Those people in the population who had moved
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Alcohol- Related Relative Risk of Drivers Fatalities and Driver Involvement in Fatal Crashes in Relation to Driver Age and Gender. JORNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL.387-395 Problems that motivated the researchers to do this study: * The number of deadly car accidents in the U.S. caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol has increased in the past decades making alcohol one of the main factors of fatal crashes. * The legal level of BAC (blood alcohol concentration) in the U.S. has changed
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taking on new projects‚ mood is unstable‚ clang association‚ grandiosity‚ little to no sleep and a flight of ideas (National Institute of Health‚ 2012). Hirscheld.‚ et al. (2010) states that “Patients with Bipolar 1 have had at least one episode of mania‚ some have had episodes of depression and most patients will have subsequent episodes that can be considered either manic or hypomanic”. The criteria for a manic episode is portrayed in Silver Linings Playbook which includes the following: A distinct
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increase in speed translates to a 78 percent increase in collision energy that’s nearly double. 13‚000 lives lost each year due to speeding. Crashes where speed is an issue cost society more than $40 billion annually. In the U.S.A. it costs society more than $76‚000 for every minute you gain by speeding. Speeding is often one of several risky factors in fatal crashes‚ because alcohol-impaired drivers are more likely to speed‚ and speeding drivers are less likely to wear seat belts. Alcohol‚ lack of seat
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The Term “Depression” is often used to describe general sadness or unhappiness. This loose use of the term confuses a normal mood swing with a clinical syndrome Depressive disorders can bring sever and long-lasting psychological pain that may intensify as time goes by. Major depressive episodes – exist in both Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar disorders Extremely sad mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure in life’s activities) Symptoms last for > 2 weeks Cognitive symptoms (loss
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consumers‚ the disruption lingers throughout the individual’s lifespan. People with bipolar disorder will either alternate between mania and depression or will experience them simultaneously in various episodes (Craighead and Nemeroff‚ 2001). Bipolar disorder is commonly subdivided into three categories: bipolar l which comprises of phases of severe mood episodes from mania to depression; Bipolar ll is a milder form of mood altitude‚ including minor episodes of hypomania that substitute with stages
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