Tom and Jerry Both Work for Solid Wheels,a Full Service

question 89

Essay

Tom and Jerry both work for Solid Wheels,a full service local bike shop,as bicycle repairmen.Solid Wheels is a small incorporated business with twenty-one employees.Tom is an alcoholic who tries hard to hide his problem.Jerry is a former drug addict who has undergone treatment,but he still has occasional problems with Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder,commonly called "flashbacks," even though he has not used a recreational drug in eight years.Both have approached Mario,the company owner,and have asked for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.Does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply? Are Tom and Jerry "disabled," and therefore within the scope and coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act? What must Mario do,if anything,to comply with the Act?

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping behaviors and personality.

Unconscious Forces

The underlying psychological influences that individuals are not fully aware of but that affect their thoughts and behaviors.

Psychosexual Development

According to Freud, a series of stages that children pass through in which pleasure, or gratification, focuses on a particular biological function and body part.

Cognitive Development

The growth and change in intellectual capabilities that influence a person’s behavior and learning processes.