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Travel Along For A Day In The Life Of A Professional Wildlife Manager Part 1
The alarm clock rang and I rolled over to see what time it was. It was 7:00 am and I needed to hit the road early today. My schedule was full and I wanted to catch an hour on the sun.I made my usual trip to the bathroom to shower and then returned to my bedroom to get dressed in a nice clean uniform. I grabbed some breakfast and headed down the hall to my home office.An early check of email and faxes showed just the regular stuff, with some junk mail thrown in, of course. I checked my voicemail and learned that I had to include another stop to pick up a raccoon that was caught that night. With 10 stops on the books, it was going to be a very busy day! I re-checked my schedule to figure out where to fit in this raccoon catch and penciled it in.Heading out the door, I forwarded my office phone to the cell phone and made my way to the truck. I gave it a good look over to make sure all of my equipment I needed was on board and I was on my way.The first appointment of the day was going to be an easy one. The young couple had squirrels in their attic and was tired of living with their “squirrel alarm clock”. I checked my map to get a good idea of where they were located and rolled the truck out of the driveway.Traffic was a little lighter at this time in the morning, so I was going to be able to get to my 8:30 am appointment with ease. Or so I thought. About halfway to my client’s house, traffic ground to a halt and I needed other options. Listening to the radio, I learned that there was an accident that was going to snarl things up for another 20-30 minutes

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* Stormy relationships
* Manipulative
* Dependency
* Devaluation
* Masochism/sadism
* Demanding
* Entitlement

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

* BPD occurs in an estimated 2% of the population
* People with BPD comprise nearly 10% of the patients seen in out-patient clinics
* 15-20% of in-patient admissions are for BPD
* Sufferers of BPD comprise 30-60% of the clinical population with personality disorders
* 3:1 ratio of women to men who have BPD
* 69-75% of BPD sufferers resort to self mutilation

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general popula

Bad First Dates
Did you ever go on a first date that looked like love but turned out bad? Would you like to know how to encourage a relationship and avoid ever having that kind of experience again?One of my clients called the other day to say she had the worst first date of her life. The guy who asked her out told her they would be getting together with a few friends. Then, he took her to a shopping party at his sister’s house. Not only was she expected to buy something, but his sister pressured her to become part of the sales team.One of my friends from childhood was invited to a guy’s parent’s house for dinner for their first date. She was nervous, but she went anyway. His parents and three brothers were present. Before they had finished the salad, the family was in a heated argument. Over the main course, they were screaming at each other loud enough for the neighbors to hear. By the time dessert came, they were almost breaking the furniture. Finally, her date drove her home. When she timidly broached the subject of the family fight, he brushed it off with, “Oh. That was nothing. It’s usually worse than that”Some bad first dates have unexpected events that are out of our control. However, here are some first date ideas that may minimize problems that can occur. Avoid the following for a first date:Expensive restaurantsA multiple course meal at an expensive restaurant can become agonizing if five minutes into the evening you wish you had never agreed to go out with this person. Go to a coffee house, or, if you must go to dinner, pick a cheap, b

Impulsivity – that’s how this all started. I ran across it as a symptom of bipolar somewhere in my endless hours of research. It was an exact fit for much of my behavior, thus peaking my interest. Some of the forms it takes are impatience, risk taking, spur of the moment thinking, underestimated sense of harm, extraversion, sensation and pleasure seeking, rapid decision making and the inability to resist temptations and the expression of it in an inappropriate environment. This definitely sounded like me. Well, my impulsivity research has lead to more information on borderline personality disorder (BPD) than anything else. So, since I found that BPD is often comorbid with bipolar, I thought I might as well share what I discovered.

DIAGNOSIS

BPD usually surfaces in the early twenties, but like anything there are no hard and fast rules. A continual pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, poor self-image, impulsivity, anger and fear of abandonment are the hallmarks of this disorder. Unfortunately common symptoms occur in mood disorders, schizotypal personality disorders, paranoid personality disorder, ADHD and a host of others. It is estimated that nearly 6 million Americans suffer from BPD. To be classified as BPD, the DSM-IV states that you must meet five or more of the following criteria:

1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment

2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships

3. Identity disturbance – markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self

4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self damaging:

*Spending
*Sex
*Substance abuse
*Gambling
*Reckless driving
*Binge eating

5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures or threats or self mutilating behavior

6. Affective instability due to marked reactivity of mood

7. Chronic feelings of emptiness

8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger

9. Transient, stress related, paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms

Associated features include a depressed mood, addiction or dramatic/erratic antisocial personality. Some suffer from transient psychotic-like symptoms (e.g. hearing their name being called) during times of stress. People with BPD may undermine their own goals by sabotaging themselves right before nearing the completion of the goal. Many feel more secure with transitional objects (e.g. pet or inanimate objects) than they do having interpersonal relationships. Despite the continuum of relationship problems they have, they may deny that they are the problem. In fact, often they blame others for their difficulties.

The following is a list of feelings and behaviors that are common among people with BPD:

Affect

* Helplessness or hopelessness or worthlessness
* Guilt
* Shame
* Anger (including frequent expressions of anger)
* Anxiety
* Chronic/episodic depression
* Loneliness
* Boredom
* Emptiness

Cognition

* Odd thinking
* Unusual perceptions
* Non-delusional paranoia
* Quasi-psychosis

Impulse Action Patterns

* Substance abuse/dependence
* Sexual deviance
* Manipulative suicide gestures/self-mutilation
* Other impulsive behavior (gambling, reckless driving, binge eating)

Interpersonal Relationships

* Intolerance of aloneness
* Abandonment, engulfment, annihilation fears
* Counter dependency
* Stormy relationships
* Manipulative
* Dependency
* Devaluation
* Masochism/sadism
* Demanding
* Entitlement

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general popula

How to Patent Your Invention
A patent is a government granted right that allows the inventor to exclude anyone else from making, using or selling the invention in the country that issued the patent. The government grants this right to help encourage inventors to spend the time, money and effort to invent new products, technologies and the like.In the United States, the term of a new patent is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed or, in special cases, from the date an earlier related application was filed, subject to the payment of maintenance fees.When a patent expires, the invention enters the "public domain" allowing anyone to make, use or sell the invention without needing the permission or paying any royalty to the inventor. The government requires patents to expire because otherwise one person can control an entire industry if that person was the first to conceive of a type of product.The patent law specifies the general field of subject matter that can be patented and the conditions under which a patent for an invention may be obtained. Any person who “invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent,” subject to the conditions and requirements of the law.In order for an invention to be patentable it must be new as defined in the patent law, which provides that an invention cannot be patented if: “(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country,

nterpersonal relationships, poor self-image, impulsivity, anger and fear of abandonment are the hallmarks of this disorder. Unfortunately common symptoms occur in mood disorders, schizotypal personality disorders, paranoid personality disorder, ADHD and a host of others. It is estimated that nearly 6 million Americans suffer from BPD. To be classified as BPD, the DSM-IV states that you must meet five or more of the following criteria:

1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment

2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships

3. Identity disturbance – markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self

4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self damaging:

*Spending
*Sex
*Substance abuse
*Gambling
*Reckless driving
*Binge eating

5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures or threats or self mutilating behavior

6. Affective instability due to marked reactivity of mood

7. Chronic feelings of emptiness

8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger

9. Transient, stress related, paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms

The following is a list of feelings and behaviors that are common among people with BPD:

Affect

* Helplessness or hopelessness or worthlessness
* Guilt
* Shame
* Anger (including frequent expressions of anger)
* Anxiety
* Chronic/episodic depression
* Loneliness
* Boredom
* Emptiness

Cognition

* Odd thinking
* Unusual perceptions
* Non-delusional paranoia
* Quasi-psychosis

Impulse Action Patterns

* Substance abuse/dependence
* Sexual deviance
* Manipulative suicide gestures/self-mutilation
* Other impulsive behavior (gambling, reckless driving, binge eating)

Interpersonal Relationships

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general popula

5 Reasons to Set Up Your Measurement System Now
Most of us would agree that a business organisation, or any other kind of organisation can only be properly managed if the information with which to make decisions is readily available. Below are some more specific reasons for setting up a measurement system at the organisational, process and job levels.Reason 1: Provides Information for Reporting PerformanceAt the very minimum, a measurement system is needed to provide information for reporting performance to meet statutory requirements.Reason 2: Guides the Implementation of StrategyStrategy implementation generally involves resource allocation decisions for the purpose of meeting organisational objectives in the context of market conditions, competitive action and environmental trends. If there is no measuring system in place to monitor market conditions, competitive action or environmental trends, then wrong resource allocation decisions are likely to be made.Reason 3: Helps to Shape the Direction of StrategyThe strategies a business decides to pursue are not (or should not be) static. The decision to alter strategic direction must have as its basis measurements of trends, the market, and competition. The patterns that warrant a shift in strategic direction cannot be discerned where no deliberate measurement system is in place.Reason 4: Forms the Foundation for All Improvement EffortsNo meaningful improvement effort can be undertaken without measurement. Whether we are concerned with improving costs, quality, profitability, timeliness, customer satisfaction, innovation etc, me

gestures or threats or self mutilating behavior

6. Affective instability due to marked reactivity of mood

7. Chronic feelings of emptiness

8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger

9. Transient, stress related, paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms

The following is a list of feelings and behaviors that are common among people with BPD:

Affect

* Helplessness or hopelessness or worthlessness
* Guilt
* Shame
* Anger (including frequent expressions of anger)
* Anxiety
* Chronic/episodic depression
* Loneliness
* Boredom
* Emptiness

Cognition

* Odd thinking
* Unusual perceptions
* Non-delusional paranoia
* Quasi-psychosis

Impulse Action Patterns

* Substance abuse/dependence
* Sexual deviance
* Manipulative suicide gestures/self-mutilation
* Other impulsive behavior (gambling, reckless driving, binge eating)

Interpersonal Relationships

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general popula

A Sample Nurse Resume is Your Employment Success Shot
Most resumes submitted by nurses are formatted in a relatively standard style, with the exception of only a few small personal preferences. Therefore, it is important that you make sure that you look at a sample nurse resume or two to be certain that you know what this typical layout looks like, and you’re showing your prospective employer a resume that he or she is expecting and can work with.The following are the basic layout components that you should observe in a quality sample nurse resume:Contact Information – the first thing that you should see in any sample nurse resume should be the full name, address, telephone number, and email address. This information is vital to your resume’s success since it makes certain that your contact information is easily available when your prospective employer is ready to offer you an interview.Objective – The second part to a sample nurse resume should be an objective statement that should be no longer than one or two sentences. This statement should be extremely professional, and never written in the first person. It should be a clear and concise statement which expresses your goals as they relate directly to the position you’re applying for.Qualification Summary – This statement may either be present on the cover letter, or used instead of an objective statement. This summary provides your prospective employer with concise details of your unique skills as they are relevant to the position to which you are applying. This can either be done by using a short, thorough paragraph, or a bulleted list.Education

blame others for their difficulties.

The following is a list of feelings and behaviors that are common among people with BPD:

Affect

* Helplessness or hopelessness or worthlessness
* Guilt
* Shame
* Anger (including frequent expressions of anger)
* Anxiety
* Chronic/episodic depression
* Loneliness
* Boredom
* Emptiness

Cognition

* Odd thinking
* Unusual perceptions
* Non-delusional paranoia
* Quasi-psychosis

Impulse Action Patterns

* Substance abuse/dependence
* Sexual deviance
* Manipulative suicide gestures/self-mutilation
* Other impulsive behavior (gambling, reckless driving, binge eating)

Interpersonal Relationships

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general popula

Ayurvedic Medicine - Salient Features Of Ayurvedic Treatment
Ayurvedic medicine is one of the oldest traditional systems of health and disease management. The history of ayurveda goes back to thousand of years. The primary goal of ayurveda has been twofold – promotion of health and managing the disease. Come, let us explore the salient features of this great system of health, lifestyle and medicine of Ayurvedic medicine.One of the most beautiful features of ayurvedic treatment or ayurveda is that it is not merely a therapy or system of medicine. Ayurveda is essentially a holistic approach toward life, health and disease management. Ayurvedic approach includes the judicious use of medicinal herbs, minerals, diet, lifestyle, spirituality and yoga.Ayurveda has been the pioneer for maintaining the holistic approach in Medicine. Ayurvedic principles are in the foundational role for this holistic approach in Medicine.Ayurvedic treatment is based on personalized regimen for every individual. God and nature created each one of us in a unique way and Medicine should regard our individuality. Ayurveda stands for our individuality in theory and in practice.The personalized approach of Ayurvedic medicine is manifested in several conditions – when we consider the conditions of ayurveda doshas or humors and select the ayurveda body types, when we choose herbs, when we consider age and time of treatment, when we consider the geographic location of the person, when we advise food and lifestyle, when we evaluate the individual physical and mental tolerance and during practically dozens of other situat

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* Stormy relationships
* Manipulative
* Dependency
* Devaluation
* Masochism/sadism
* Demanding
* Entitlement

STATISTICS

Common Childhood Histories of People with BPD

* Physical Abuse
* Sexual Abuse (40-70%)
* Neglect
* Hostile Conflict
* Early Parental Loss or Separation

General Information

Miscellaneous

* 3-10% of completed suicides are by people with BPD (50 times higher than the general population

* Difficulty with academic, occupational or role functioning. People suffering with BPD have trouble holding down jobs due to their behavior, especially anger or aggression.

* Physical handicaps or scars Results from self-mutilating can cause embarrassment, shame and guilt thus causing the action to repeatedly cycle.

* Social costs Only about 1/2 of BPD sufferers will have a stable job or marriage after attaining functional roles 10 - 15 years after being admitted to a psychiatric facility.

* Medications and Therapy Recent studies do show a greater lifetime usage of most major categories of medications and of most types of psychotherapy than do patients with schizotypal, avoidant, OCD or patients with major depression.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

A professional should always do a diagnosis of anything. And I mean ANYTHING. If your tree is losing its bark you call a specialist to figure out the problem. If you have problems with your physical health you go to a medical doctor. If you are having problems that are emotional or mental in nature you go to a psychologist or psychiatrist or both. This is not something to fool around with. Never try to self-diagnose or diagnose someone else. Articles, books and information on the Internet are simply meant to provide you with facts, ideas and options. They should be used to help you decide if maybe you need to see a professional. Remember, I'm not a doctor, I just play one on the Internet - so don't take my information to be the absolute truth.

The reason you want to see a professional is that lists of symptoms from any source, including the DSM-IV, are tools that they use along with special training to provide you with a correct diagnosis. In fact, it is so difficult a job to diagnose illnesses that many of us have been misdiagnosed or had our diagnosis changed as other symptoms presented themselves. This is because so much of the criteria for one illness may also be close to or the same as that of another illness. Also, a professional relies on what they see and what we tell them to make a diagnosis, and let's face it, the mentally ill are not always forthcoming with their problems to someone they just met. Some people are never completely honest with their doctors and don't realize they are only hurting themselves. Ok, enough preaching on my part, on to some examples.

Features such as affective instability and impulsivity are criteria for BPD and bipolar disorder, Hopelessness and suicidal symptoms are major symptoms for BPD and also for clinical depression. It can be particularly difficult to differentiate between dysthymic disorder and BPD since the symptoms mimic each other. The major difference between these symptoms is the motivation behind them. With BPD interpersonal stressors such as rejection, abandonment, feelings of emptiness and self-condemnation trigger these symptoms. To give you an idea of how tough a psychiatrist's job is let's take one of the big symptoms of BPD - ANGER. Often it is referred to as "pathological aggression" and it is a symptom of the following illnesses:

*Borderline Personality Disorder
*Bipolar Disorder
*AD/HD (ADD, ADHD)
*Psychotic disorders
*Dysthymia
*Antisocial Personality Disorder
*Major Depressive Disorder
*Psychoactive substance intoxication and withdrawal
*Pervasive developmental disorders
*PTSD
*PMDD
*Intermittent Explosive Disorder
*Kleptomania
*Pyromania
*Pathological gambling

TREATMENTS

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