Impact of WWI on Society: Freud, Jung, Einstein

The Impact of World War I on Society and Thought

The First World War left Britain in a disillusioned and cynical mood, with an increasing feeling of rootlessness and frustration due to the slow dissolution of the Empire into the Commonwealth. Writers like George Orwell warned their readers against totalitarianism. Nothing seemed to be right or certain. Scientists destroyed the old views of man and the universe, and new views that had emerged at the beginning of the century spread through society.

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Social Work with Groups: Interaction, Structure, and Change

**Individuals, Groups, and Networks: Perspectives on Social Work with Groups**

*1. Introduction*

The socialization process shapes our identity and culture, allowing us to be active members of society. In this process, the group plays a key role as a foundation for socialization. In situations of weakness, lack, or failure to adapt to the environment, group dynamics offers an excellent opportunity for treatment.

People are always involved in groups, from primary groups (relationships that generate support

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Understanding Variables: Types, Roles, and Measurement

1. What is a Variable?

A variable is a property that can vary and whose range is capable of being measured.

2. Types of Variables

  • Quantitative or Numerical Variable: A variable that can be measured numerically.
  • Qualitative or Categorical Variable: A variable that can only be classified into categories.
    • Nominal Variable: Indicates a property without any inherent order (e.g., names, gender).
    • Ordinal Variable: Possesses an order between the values (e.g., low, medium, high).
  • Dichotomous Variable: Attributes
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Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development in Children

Block III

III.4 Affective-Social Development

According to Freud, affective-genital development, or sexual development, goes through several stages: the oral (up to 18 months), anal (from 18 months up to 3 years), the phallic (3 to 6 years), latency (until the first period or ejaculation), and genital (after the first period or ejaculation). Let’s describe each:

Oral Stage

In the oral stage, pleasure is concentrated in the mouth and is structured around the breast. This fact has a substantial impact

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Organizational Socialization: Stages, Content, and Retention

Socialization Concept

Socialization is the process through which an individual learns the values, skills, expected behaviors, and social knowledge necessary to take on an organizational role and participate as a member. (Louis, 1980, pp. 229-230).

It’s also the process through which a new employee transitions from an outsider to an internal member, whether entering a new organization or moving to a different role within the same organization. (Cooper-Thomas & Anderson, 2006).

Socialization: Various

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Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Depression

Schizophrenia Differential Diagnosis

DeficiencyParkinsonDeliriumAmphetamine Use
  • B12
  • Folate
Basal Ganglia problem
  • Fluctuating level of consciousness
  • Altered sleep-wake cycle
  • Negative cognition
  • No true delusion
  • Some auditory hallucinations
Schizoid PersonalityCatatonic SchizophreniaHebephrenic Schizophrenia
  • Auditory hallucinations
  • Personality deterioration
  • Prominent psychomotor issues
  • Catatonic stupor
  • Catatonic excitement
  • Diagnosis in adolescents/young adults
  • Prominent affective charge
  • Unpredictable & inappropriate
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