The first time I visited a Veterans Administration facility was after I had completed and published my first book Stress Disorders among Vietnam Vet- erans: Theory, Research, and Treatment (Figley 1978). The facility was a VA Medical Center in Indiana that specializes in mental health treatment. My guide at the facility explained that their role was more associated with “caring for t…
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a growing phenomenon in worldwide business today. From the original ideas of outsourcing the data center and having third parties manage the software (the ASP movement of the turn of the century) to true SaaS today, the tsunami of outsourced IT and new methods of accessing business software solutions has created a multi-billion dollar market.
Even the toughest of times comes with a silver lining. Economic slowdowns and other business challenges force us to refocus our efforts on our core business practices. They shift our attention to the things we tend to ignore during periods of growth – like improving efficiency, cutting costs, and enhancing strategies.
Th e wor k o f thes e author s represent s a signa l contributio n t o th e stud y o f affects , emotions , an d feelings , whethe r fro m th e perspectiv e o f empirica l researc h o r fo r it s clinica l applicatio n t o psychoanalysi s an d psychotherapy . Alexithymia , th e construc t the y hav e nominate d t o r…
During the past 2 to 3 decades the field of psychotherapy has experienced a tremendous amount of differentiation and growth. To be sure, die current psychotherapy landscape Is represented by a diverse, and sometimes overwhelming, array of theoretical models and practices. Paralleling this differentiation and diversification, however, has been a trend toward convergence and integration of psycho…
I a m a clinica l psychologist . Th e guidin g trainin g mode l fo r clinica l psycholog y i s calle d "scientist-practitioner " whic h demand s tha t an y Ph.D . clinica l psychologis t mus t b e traine d bot h a s a scientis t an d practitioner . Sinc e receivin g m y Ph.D. , I hav e anchore d mysel f i n uni - vers…
Chapter 1, Exploring and Building the Repository, discusses the major components of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g and the basics of the repository. This chapter covers how to create a blank repository and set up the three layers of the repository from the beginning. At the end of this chapter, we're going to upload the new repository and make tests by running sample analys…
While often used interchangeably, data and information do not mean the same thing. In a few simple words, data is what you can save, transform, or retrieve, whereas information is what you normally use in a decision-making process. On the other hand, these two terms are very closely related, as information is taken out of data. And sometimes, it may be quite sufficient to take a glance at your …