When Faced with Uncertainty, Some Departments End Up Losing Power

question 17

Essay

When faced with uncertainty, some departments end up losing power, and others end up gaining power. What makes the difference? What are the actions and techniques of those departments that end up gaining power?

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Definitions:

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship, used to explore the unconscious.

Primary Analysis

The initial examination and interpretation of data or findings from a study, focusing on the main objectives without extending into more nuanced or secondary inquiries.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat certain mental disorders by cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy, a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from severe mental disorders.