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Transitional/ Translational Justice Monday





















"WALKING CHAOS" and Diagnostic Manuals THAT ARE missing the "BIG ROCKS"

8/8/2022

 
cha·os the·o·ry
/ˈkeɪˌɑs ˌθɪəri/noun
  • 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with complex systems whose behavior is highly sensitive to slight changes in conditions, so that small alterations can give rise to strikingly great consequences.
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Conjecture

I'm going to do some more "Riffing" off of Frank James' video to the right.

In the video, James makes a number of points:
  • People are "Walking Chaos"
    • Yeah, you can predict what they are going to do a lot of the time --
    • But they will throw you a CURVE BALL --- and then you have to revise your theories --
    • But that will ultimately break down and you'll have to revise your theories again.
 
I want to bring actual "CHAOS THEORY" to this:
  • "CHAOS THEORY" isn't saying the world isn't ultimately understandable ---
  • BUT it is saying there are a lot  more "VARIABLES" than what you thought and some of these seemingly "small variables" can have a big effect.  
One of the reasons the FOUNDATIONS of MENTAL HEALTH as articulated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual  are so "SHAKY" is because we're missing a lot of not only the small effects BUT a lot of the BIG ROCKS ---
  • MATERNAL IMMUNE ACTIVATION
  • GENETICS
  • EPIGENETICS
  • the IMMUNE SYSTEM
  • the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
  • the MICROBIOME
  • the INTER-RELATIONSHIPS of these various SYSTEMS with the BRAIN
Frank James
How INFJ Ruins Relationships =  "CONTROLLING"

See also Ramped Up Stress Responses Often Lead to Control Freaks

So we could just "PRETEND" what we're doing is sufficient and not LEGALLY, ETHICALLY and MORALLY CHALLENGED ---
  • and "GOD" knows that's what we are doing.
 
Or one option is to acknowledge the "COMPLEXITY" of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and that we don't have it all figured out and ----
  • THIS IS A PROCESS --- NOT AN EVENT.

 I do think the more we can start meeting people where they really are in terms of STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES ----
  • NOT where some IDEALIZED REASONABLE PERSON should be ---
  • While maintaining SAFETY ---
  • THE BETTER RESULTS WE'RE GONNA GET.

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    Transitional Justice is a term used by the United Nations and others to describe measures to REDRESS MASSIVE VIOLATIONS of HUMAN RIGHTS.

    ​​Translational Justice as we're using it refers to a PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH to CRIMINAL JUSTICE and is meant to echo TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE.

    ​
    Translational Justice also means listening to those people impacted by our justice policies

    That means going 360
    ° -- that's hard work
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      • GAO 15-710: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Actions Needed to Enhance CMS Oversight of Provider Network Adequacy (Aug. 2015)
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