CONCEPT OF MAN

BPCS 111

MAN
Individual

human
belongs to a particular category ; by birth, residence, membership, or occupation
A bipedal primate; distinguished by notable development of the brain with a
resultant capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning; usually considered
to form a variable number of freely interbreeding races, and is the sole living
representative of hominid family

DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN STUDYING MAN

ATOMISTIC HOLISTIC
Looking only at Separated in space and
immediate effects time
CAUSE & EFFECT
Short chains of Long chains of causality,
causality ripple effects, unintended
consequences, feedback
effects

Technocratic
STYLE OF Socio-technical
regulation and Beyond regulations
RECOMMENDATIONS
compliance

RESULTS (OBSERVED Narrow range of Flexible responses to

AND SOUGHT) responses to user's meeting user's needs
needs acceptance of
defensive management irreducible risk
of risk Supportive
command and control management
management, encouraging creativity,
frameworks and discovery and
procedures; squeezing enterprise
out professional comprehensive
discretion and feedback
creativity Focus on building users
compliance culture their needs with
focus on standardized pathways giving value
processes, frameworks outcomes such as good
and procedures well-being and high
productivity
 ATOMISTIC HOLISTIC

NATURE Narrow: concentrates Broad: Elements seen as

in individual elements inter-related;
interoperability important

PERSPECTIVE Individual systems in Whole(istic) system

isolation interdisciplinary &
single discipline transdisciplinary
outlook outlook

DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF MAN

BIOLOGICAL DIMENSION
Medical Hx
Conditions
Age
Gender Expressions
Developmental Milestones
Genetics
Medication
Substance Dependency

PHSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION
Psychiatric symptoms and
Illness(Es)
Psychiatric Medication
Mental Illness
Family Hx SOCIAL DIMENSION
Psychological stressors /trauma Family relationships and Hx
Living situation/
environment
SPIRITUAL DIMENSION Sexuality
Spiritual beliefs Hx of abuse
faith-based activities Current and potential risk
Involvement in support system and
organized religion resources
Worship / Spiritual
Practices
Hierarchy of needs