Human behavior communication

Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2000). Human behavior, communities, organiziations and groups in the macro social environment. Pacific Grove, CA Brooks/Cole. 

Molecular recognition underlies chemical communication, including the phenomena of taste and smell. Pheromones are chemical communicators between individuals, usually members of the same species. Pheromone action has been demonstrated in a number of mammalian species. Several of these affect reproduction. It seems likely that there are human pheromones. The role of these in human behavior is not clear. 

The nature-nurture problem revisited in most vertebrates, early experience of certain odors, interwoven with genetically anchored developmental processes, produces lasting, often irreversible odor recognition, preferences, or avoidance. Such behavioral development often occurs during more or less defined critical windows in time. The development of responses to odors often precedes that of odor production. Neonates already orient towards odors, while many pheromones are not produced until adulthood. Even before hatching or birth, the journey of chemical communication starts in the egg or the uterus. Knowing how chemical communication and chemosensoiy responses to food or danger develop is essential in areas such as animal husbandry or human behavior. 

Until 1995,1 shared the running of the inorganic chemistry department with Max Schmidt (in the scientific community well-known as Sulfur Max ) and, in retrospect, I know that this was a fortunate constellation for both of us (Fig. 2.23). When I became the Dean of the Faculty in 1987, he was usually the first to be contacted for advice since his experience and his understanding of human behavior was unique. Max was a wonderful and inspiring colleague and we remained in close contact until his untimely death in 2002. 

Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Director, Augustus F. Hawkins Community Mental Health Center, Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California... 

The main themes for development of a sound IT architecture include (1) usability for intuitive and personalized interfaces as natural as possible to human behavior, (2) accessibility through various communication channels and devices, (3) performance for peak volumes, (4) scalability to future growth, (5) availability for access at any time and at any place as per the business needs, (6) reliability, (7) manageability for business continuity with minimal human intervention, (8) flexibility and adaptability to future business and technology changes, (9) adherence to security policies, (10) compliance to the statutory requirements for protection of privacy, and (11) viability for development and deployment in a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost with minimal risks, among others. 

A clear understanding of how to quickly adjust to different environmental circumstances (e g. human-behavior, infrastructure limitations and communication interruptions) plays an important role in promoting a mechanism of selfcoordination needed by the first-responder community to react rapidly, competently, collaboratively, and instinctively during and after a chemical terrorist event. Field exercises are one such mechanism. 

Importance of positive recognition to influence job safety, why people take risks, human behavior, rewarding safe behavior, and improving communication. 

My intention throughout the book is to make the case that the prenatal environment must be considered in any attempt to understand the origins of human health and disease, and of human behavior and intelligence, and in any resolution of the simplistic nature—nurture debate put to the public by the media. Nature is more than genetics, and nurture is a more complex proposition than what occurs in just the postnatal environment of parents and communities and nations. Environment starts at conception, and neglecting this fact as we have for too long has resulted in often tragic consequences for those born into our world and, by extension, for us all. 

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