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The disorder
The disorder that I would rather treat is paranoid personality disorder. Paranoid personality disorder simply is a disorder that is characterized by paranoid ideations, which are erroneous, irrational beliefs about oneself or others. As the name implies it can be exaggerated to the point of being irrational and persisted in despite evidence to support its non-truthfulness. It is also important to note that this is not a disorder where somebody just has paranoid thoughts on a regular basis but if someone becomes so involved with what they are thinking that it interferes with their daily lives then this is a form of paranoia (Lee, 2017). In schizophrenia there may be hallucinations and disorganized thinking but in paranoid personality disorder people frequently reject their delusions as false.
There are a lot of causes for paranoid personality disorder, one possible cause is a genetic predisposition, which is also the triggers that make it happen. This disorder can lead to co-occurring disorders and it will require specific assessments. Interaction of faith with the disorder would be difficult because faith is rooted in unconditional love which wouldn’t work well for this disorder. This disorder can be treated by medications and therapy. Symptoms of paranoid personality disorder include: Suspicion, unwarranted distrust of others’ motives and actions; Beliefs that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving them; indiscriminate hostility toward a person, group, or organization (Lee, 2017).
The Specific Assessment for the disorder would include: Genetic predispositions- if there is a family history of schizophrenia and the patient seems to have paranoid delusions it is possible that they are being genetically predisposed to this disorder. This disorder can lead to co-occurring disorders such as schizophrenia or PTSD. It is possible that paranoid personality disorder can occur alone but it usually occurs with other mental disorders like schizoid, passive aggressive, antisocial and avoidant personality disorders (Lee, 2017).
Paranoia and delusions are the key features of this specific diagnosis. If a patient has delusions they have unreasonable beliefs that interfere with their daily life, despite evidence to support its non-truthfulness. The treatment for this disorder includes drug therapy (Lee, 2017). Theories would be the way a person with this disorder sees the world and the ways they think they should react to what they see in their environment, while treatment would be how to correct these behaviors or thoughts that may have been causing distress or hardship.
Reference:
Lee, R. J. (2017). Mistrustful and misunderstood: a review of paranoid personality disorder. Current behavioral neuroscience reports, 4(2), 151-165.
Terrorism and Homeland Security
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Terrorism and Homeland Security
Obstacles to developing agreed upon definition of terrorism
The act of jurisdiction not having a standard definition for the term terrorism brings about confusion making scholars come up with different classifications depending on the environment, purpose, and weight of the terror instigated. The overall result is a total contradiction when it comes to developing that one meaning of the word terrorism that can be agreed upon both at the national and international level. One can refer to terrorism as the act of using violence to instigate fear of a targeted enemy. However, this explanation can be challenged as it does not put into consideration both the non-combatants and states which in the modern society involved in everyday terror crisis. According to Martin Gus in his writing “Terrorism and Homeland Security,” government, as well as its personnel and agencies, commit terrorism when responding to the anticipated threats. It becomes even more challenging to define the term as international terrorism mainly arises as a result of the states causing or supporting violence for either self-defense or social-economic and political advantage.
A bright and solitary definition of terrorism is recommended in the universe for quite some reasons. First, the essential motive entails the jurisdiction bodies so that they can be able to make an informed judgment whether it concerns individuals or states at the national level. There needs to be no distinction between supporting and causing terrorism as both leads to terror among the non-combatants who at many instances do not deserve the suffering. Also, the act of developing a distinct meaning will lead to a reduction of the terrorist attacks experienced in various parts of the world and academics people will have an in-depth understanding of the word ceasing confusion among them.
Strategic and tactical lessons drawn from anticolonial groups
The anticolonial groups that were active in the 1950’2 and 1960’s applied some tactics and strategies to fight for their independence against the colonial governments. Africa and Asia are the top continents that were significantly affected by the colonialism imperialism. Economic, social and political factors being the significant incentives that made colonizers acquire international territories made them maneuver and used powerful weapons to overpower the colonialists. However, the use various strategies such as solidarity, guerrilla tactics as well as the combination of military and political power lead to an act of indigenous people successfully struggle for their nations’ freedom. It is quite agitating to learn today’s terrorist groups are applying these line of attack to achieve their dangerous missions.
For instance, ISIS effectively communicate and coordinates their diplomacies effectively enhancing solidarity among the members who are made to believe that performing violence activities like mass killing is not a terrorist act. In the dominated countries such as Iraq and Iran, the terrorists use the indigenous learned lessons such as the political and military power combination to accomplish their international missions. Support from the states and other private organizations in the modern society makes them remain healthy and able to persist government attacks as they have well-organized armament. Today, these terrorists might not be that perfect through the application of indigenous techniques learned from the anticolonial groups. Therefore, they incorporate the use of media and advanced technologies as compliments to increase success chances. Regardless of various superpowers trying to terminate the terrorists’ social media platforms, but they still come up with strategies to outfit this and head up threatening their targets.
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine remain fighting allies who have not come to a peaceful consensus. However, I firmly believe that in the future there is a possibility of having peace between the two rivals. In moving the peace process forward, the best action will be signing a peace treaty between Palestine and Israel. Even there have been some efforts to have an agreement, Israel seems to be the barrier of the intended solution. The reason behind its dismissal when it comes to signing the treaty might be involving social-economic and political factor which are challenging to deal with. The act of Palestinians targeting the Israel who are in the states as well as the fear of the antagonist to lose the economically powerful regions such as Gaza and Jerusalem.
In this area, the United States should play the essential role of acting as mediators who will help in maintaining peace among the two nations. The United States being a superpower can effectively take part in that as they have adequately equipped military body and capable of providing financial support. The success of the United States in enhancing unity can be among the best historical reputation of the nation.
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First generation physician essay
My goal is to become a physician and use my practice in the underserved community I grew up in. I grew up in a low-income neighbourhood on the far east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, until I graduated High school and joined the U.S Navy. Being a first-generation physician within my immediate family is vital to the patients and communities I will ultimately serve. People who grow up in these neighbourhoods should have physicians they can relate to.
My family is poor, and I’m the first in my immediate family to choose medicine. The experience of being a first-generation physician within my immediate family will have an impact on who I will end up serving in my career as a physician.
I left the air force after college and was able to attend the Indiana University School of Medicine. This was not an easy transition for me to make from being in the military to entering medical school. My first-semester orientation covered politics and religion. Class discussions about religion were less than ideal for me, but I wanted to fit in with the people at Indiana University School of Medicine.
I grew up in a single-parent household with my mother and brother. My household was very dependent on government assistance to maintain. My parents were 16 and 17 when they had me and never married. My mother had to work two jobs to provide for my brother and me. My mom worked the night shift at a hotel, and my father worked during the day as a Medicaid driver.
High school is the highest level of education for both my parents. My mother was unemployed for most of my life, and my dad was a driver. Currently, my mom works for united airlines as a baggage handler, and my dad is an entrepreneur with a trucking business.
I am the first in my family to receive a bachelor’s degree. I am striving towards my medical degree and will be the first physician in my family. I’m hoping that my degree will inspire others in my family to attend college and focus on a higher level of education. I aim to be a role model for those who grow up in low-income neighbourhoods.
My parents grew up during the time of segregation, and my parents are not familiar with the current climate for racial issues around the United States. My parents would have difficulty understanding that there is still inequality in healthcare, especially regarding women’s health, pre-existing conditions and insurance discrimination. I think this is due to their race or lack of interaction with people outside their own race.
This means so much because not only will I be in a profession that I have a passion for, but I also will be setting the standard for my family and generations to come. In advocating for my patients, I will be defending patients’ rights to have access to health care. I will also advocate to improve the healthcare system to ensure equal access and prevent discrimination. This would serve my community immensely because many in my community are unaware of the system imposed on them due to poverty and lack of education. The low quality of healthcare they receive will affect the health of their families and, therefore, the health of their community. I believe that it is my responsibility as a physician to help those who cannot afford traditional medicine or are not able to find a doctor who understands their concerns.