The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing The article “The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing: Why Less Is More” by Jill Sanders and Sheba Katz‚ discusses the use of psychological test in family court. The article explained how the use of psychological testing in child-custody cases can provide helpful information‚ but many people including attorneys and judges place too much emphasis on the outcome of the test. The article explains that there is no test to determine whether a person
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Is Drug Testing in the Workplace Truly Effective in Keeping Employees Drug Free? In the field of Human Resources‚ employees are considered the most valuable resource. The job of a human resources representative is to find the best qualified person for the position. There are many forms of pre-employment testing that corporations use. Some use aptitude tests or other forms of intelligence testing‚ but more and more companies are now requiring a passing drug analysis as a condition for hire as
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Drug Testing and Workplace Accidents Paul Rountree‚ M.D. Over the past twenty years the use of workplace drug tests have become commonplace. Both Hanson1 and Zwerling2 have presented excellent overviews of the history of drug and alcohol testing for industry in this country. At present approximately 35 million drug tests are performed each year at a direct cost exceeding one billion dollars. 3 This money is distributed among numerous parties within an enormous drug testing industry‚ and recipients
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Areas Where Drug Testing Can Improve Safety Drug addiction have become very popular in the 1960’s due to the influence of the mass media and music. It has estimated that about 208 million people around the globe are drug users. Despite the government’s full efforts in trying to fight against drugs‚ clandestine laboratories continue to rise and cause havoc in the lives of the people today‚ especially the youth. A large majority of drug users are from the work force which is why some companies strictly
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after‚ workplace drug testing goes about as an obstacle to individuals who may some way or another try different things with‚ or consistently utilize liquor or drugs. Workplace drug testing can possibly enormously improve wellbeing and security in the workplace‚ by disheartening individuals from manhandling substances and in this way enduring any evil wellbeing impacts‚ and diminishing the probability of mishaps and wounds identified with working. Evaluation There is no denying that workplace drug
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Drug Testing in the Workplace As drug use throughout the world continues to rise‚ there are many employers becoming concerned for their businesses. Collecting hair‚ blood‚ or urine is usually the beginning process of a drug test. It is then tested in a lab with chemicals to extract drugs from the samples taken. It is done before one is hired in order to detect the use and or abuse of illegal substances such as marijuana and cocaine. While many people feel that drug testing is a violation of one’s
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Workplace Drug Screening Many employers view drug screening and drug prevention programs as a second line of defense‚ to combat safety‚ and liability issues within the workplace. There are many types of drug testing methods available for use in the workplace. Employees see the use of mandatory or voluntary drug testing in many ways. With drug use on the rise in today’s society very few companies ask who should be tested and why‚ these employers are testing current and potential employees no
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concern in the workplace in spite of testing more regularly by the union and employer It is also estimated by the United States Department of Labor that substance abuse costs American businesses over 100 billion per year and that the industry with the highest rate of substance abuse is the construction industry (Carrell & Heavrin‚
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personality testing in one way or another. Since the beginning of the twentieth century personality testing and psychological assessments have been a staple in the recruitment and selection processes in all manner of position. Be it high level executives down to janitors‚ no candidate is immune to what has become a trusted and normal practice in recruiting. There is currently a long-standing debate among HR professionals and sociologists alike regarding the effectiveness and relevance of testing and its
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Psychological Testing: Establishing Diversity Manrise Moore Townsend State University Individual Appraisal 647101 Dr. Justin Massey December 3‚ 2013 Psychological Testing: Establishing Diversity Psychological testing is the backbone of how psychologists are able to gain a higher level of understanding regarding human beings and how/why they act as they do. Good psychological exams can help tremendously in the task of problem-solving and in getting a better snapshot of a person’s
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