Physical violence

Although an elevated mood is the prototypical symptom, the predominant disturbance may be irritability, which is most evident when the individual s goal-directed behavior is thwarted. Indeed, the clinical picture can suddenly change, with the euphoric mood quickly replaced by irritability and anger. Because these patients are acutely sensitive to criticism, they often become contentious and easily angered, even by seemingly harmless remarks. Verbal abuse is frequent, with physical violence occurring less commonly. 

Huang TL. Serum cholesterol levels in mood disorders associated with physical violence or suicide attempts in Taiwanese. Chang Gung Med J 2001 24 563-568. 

The clinical syndrome of mania is commonly associated with increased irritability, aggressiveness, physical violence, and a variety of antisocial and criminal behaviors (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000, pp. 357-362). Many studies of antidepressant-induced mania involve aggression. 

That was the last thing Nostradamus wanted. No,messere 11 do not expect the entrapment to take the form of physical violence, for that would be too easily traced back to him. The attack will be of a supernatural essence. I can take steps to defend myself andsier Alfeo from it, but others would be more vulnerable. Even the admirablevizio— and I assure you that I have absolute faith in Filiberto Vasco s loyalty and dedication—even thevizio could be corrupted by black art. I ask that you remove him from my premises. His sword cannot defend against the powers of darkness, and he may merely get in the way of what I propose to do. ... 

One final situation, unfortunately, needs to be addressed what to do when a drug-abusing child threatens physical violence to parents when his or her wants are denied If parents have previously experienced threats or acts of violence and given in to them to get out of danger, or if they fear that such threats or acts are likely to happen. 

Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at a work site. It includes verbal abuse, physical assault, and homicide. 

Lear is a play about revolution. It is also a play about violence. Though the two themes are complementary they are not synonymous, and it may be that the excessive amount of realistic physical violence in this play - far more than in any of Bond s previous dramas [...] considerably alienated reviewers and public alike when the play was first performed. (Hirst, 1985, p. 132)... 

The term child abuse contains many different forms of cruelty against children - neglect, physical violence, sexual abuse -whether by their own parents, staff in residential institutions, paedophile priests or total strangers. Over the last decade, public perceptions of the problem have become increasingly focused on sexual abuse and sensationally atypical cases outside the family. 

Viewed from this vantage point, government responds to stimuli in the form of actual violations of or presumed threats to physical violence because it needs to learn. Comparing its response to the biological one shows that the reflex itself is not necessarily the problem it is the proportionality of the reaction that is at issue. If the political and administrative defence system runs riot, then it will turn against society. But there is also something wrong if the political and administrative system fails to react at all after a serious safety incident. 

Violence at work, particularly from dissatisfied customers, clients, claimants or patients, causes a lot stress and in some cases injury. This is not only physical violence as people may face verbal and mental abuse, discrimination, harassment and bullying. Fortunately, physical violence is still rare, but violence of all types has risen significantly in recent years. Violence at work... 

Over three-day lost time injury If there is an accident connected with work (including physical violence) and an employee, or self-employed person working on the premises, suffers an injury and is away from work or not doing their normal duties for more than three days (including weekends, rest days or holidays) but not counting the day of the accident, the responsible person must send a completed accident report form, F2508, to the enforcing authority within ten days. 

Accident includes an act of non-consensual physical violence done to a person at work. 

This means that injuries, through physical violence to people not at work, are not reportable. Neither is any injury which occurs between workers over a personal matter or carried out by a visiting relative of a person at work to that person. However, if a member of the public caused injury to a person at work through physical violence, that is reportable. 

Simon s approach leaves a lot of open questions, some of them inherent in international law. Who decides when a group is harmed because of being a group What about the state s monopoly on the use of force Simon looks towards physical violence, but a minority can be oppressed by many other means such as banning the use of the language or discrimination in electimi laws. 

A recent survey of nurses and physicians revealed that about three-fourths of the respondents reported witnessing physicians engage in disruptive behaviors. Most of the incidents involved verbal abuse of another staff member. OSHA considers these types of issues as workplace violence. The same survey revealed that about two-thirds of respondents wimessed disruptive nurse behaviors. Most respondents believed that such unprofessional actions increase potential for medical error occurrence. Disrespectful behavior and in some cases, physical violence by physicians, can contribute to nursing dissatisfaction. Physicians practicing in high-stress specialties such as surgery, obstetrics. 

Accident - the term is still relevant as a generic descriptor of the event causing the injury. The definition includes a non-consensual act of physical violence done to a person at work , and an act of suicide which occurs on or in the course of operation of a relevant transport system . 

Any prior violent acts, threats of physical violence, verbal abuse, property damage, or other signs of strain or pressnre in the workplace... 

Ensure that all reports of violent acts, threats of physical violence, verbal abuse, property damage, or other signs of strain or pressure in the workplace are handled effectively by the management and that the person making the report is not subject to retaliation by the person making the threat... 

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