What Factors Make It Easier for Some Mainstream Health Care

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Essay

What factors make it easier for some mainstream health care occupations compared to others to approach or attain professional status? (Do not include alternative healers in your answer.)

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Definitions:

Splitting Off

A psychological defense mechanism where individuals may separate conflicting thoughts or emotions into distinct, compartmentalized areas of their psyche.

Trauma

An extraordinary psychological experience—caused by threat to life or bodily safety or a personal encounter with violence and death—that overwhelms ordinary human functioning.

Forgiveness

"An internal process of healing within the victim, whereby she or he is able to disconnect from self-destructive defenses and reactions, such as anger and guilt, brought to bear interpsychically in reaction to a traumatic event so as to move on toward a healthy lifestyle."

Victim

An individual who suffers harm, loss, or adversity, often due to an accident, crime, or other unfortunate event.