Do we have a deal? It's the only question that matters and the only reason for the sales department at any automobile dealership to be open twelve hours a day, seven days a week. Sell something. Sell anything. Just sell. The competition is fierce between manufacturers, between dealerships and between salespeople. They are all trying to make a living on the back of the consumer. To keep the factories running, dealers have to order cars. For dealers to order cars, salespeople have to sell cars. A lot of things run down hill. Sales pressure is one of them. The "ten steps to the sale" is a proven...

Elevated levels of dissociative symptoms, e.g.,
amnesia and
depersonalization, have been found to be a predictor
of violent
behavior in some studies. Traumatic
dissociation-dissociation which
results from traumatic stress-has been understudied
among juvenile
offenders and sexually abusive youth, despite the
fact that high
numbers of incarcerated adolescents have been exposed
to multiple
types of trauma. This research offers theoretical and
clinical insights
into the relationships between different types of
childhood
victimization, dissociation and trauma related
disorders, including...