Societal concern about antisocial behaviours of children and adolescents has increased over the years, in part due to the enormous financial costs of youth crime.1 Conduct problems (especially among boys) are the most frequent childhood behavioural problems to be referred to mental health professionals.2 Aggressive and disruptive behaviour is one of the most enduring dysfunctions in children and, if left untreated, frequently results in high personal and emotional costs to children, their families and to society in general.
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News of the planned expansion of the Amazon Go concept is sure to set off fresh
concerns about the great
societal challenges that come with the type of automation that Amazon is inventing.
The study was sponsored by the global insurer and health services company Cigna, which is
concerned about loneliness as a
societal problem but also because it's not just making us sad: It can literally make us sick.
While regional differences reveal a mix of threats that
concern CEOs, they share a common increasing worry
about broader
societal developments — geopolitical uncertainty, terrorism, and climate change — rather than direct business risks such as changing consumer behaviour or new market entrants.
He is
concerned about a host of side effects from cognitive enhancement — not only the physical kind but the financial and
societal, too.
He is
concerned about the huge cost and says the money would be better spent on pressing
societal needs.
The authors measured these from the perspective of casual observers — to gain a
societal perspective — because patients who seek out reconstruction surgery for facial defects often do so over
concern about what others will think of their defect.
But even if the form is improved and women have a better understanding of the policy, the researchers are still
concerned about the effects of the waiting period and its
societal cost.
Perfectionistic strivings (defined as self - oriented perfectionism and sky - high personal standards) were linked to suicidal thoughts, while perfectionistic
concerns (
societal pressure to be perfect,
concerns over mistake, doubts
about actions, and perfectionistic attitudes) predicted both suicidal thoughts and attempts.
However, some gifted children differ in terms of their emotional and moral intensity, sensitivity to expectations and feelings, perfectionism, and deep
concerns about societal problems.
The move by Cerberus is a rare instance of a Wall Street firm bending to
concerns about an investment's
societal impact rather than a profit - at - all - costs ethos.
Through her work she is able to speak a common language
about cultural and personal associations reflecting upon concepts of environmental
concerns and
societal pressure.
You may come into this because of nationalistic
concerns about energy security and maintaining national place in the world — frankly, I cringe every time the words «energy independence» are mentioned as the top motivation for developing greater renewable energy — but ultimately this has to be
about greater social change, both at the
societal and personal level.
At the heart of the issue, it would seem to me, is a fundamental market failure in the energy market
concerning the pricing of electricity, namely that it fails completely to account for the
societal cost of global warming brought
about through emissions.
Yet scientists»
concerns about the
societal consequences of climate change deserve no special deference.
... you'd actually be admitting that your supposed
concerns about the science is actually supposed
concerns about the perceived potential
societal impact of actions to reduce AGW.
In Section 1983 Damages — Part II, Pattis writes
about the personal challenges and
societal concerns he has experienced when involved with cases that assess damages insurance companies end up paying — not defendants.
And while these
concerns are legitimate, they fail to consider the consumer perspective; the
societal interest in more accessible, efficient, transparent, and cost - effective legal services; and the reality that there is nothing inherently unique
about the legal profession.
And, again,
concern about the
societal impact of filter bubbles has increasingly become a mainstream discussion point in recent months and years.
The number of tech insiders raising
concerns about the
societal impact of technology is growing.
Perhaps most famous for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Hayes is equally passionate
about social justice and
societal concerns and his hope that psychology can leave the protocols behind and focus on the competencies.