Acute stress disorder. Acute stress disorder: Introduction. Anxiety and disturbed behaviour that can occur in the time after an extreme trauma. The symptoms usually start during or soon after the trauma but if the symptoms continue longer than a month then the conditions is then called posttraumatic stress disorder. ...more Â».
Doctorate Degree. The highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctor's degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Juridical Science (J.D.), Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).
The Juris Doctor degree (J.D. or JD) or Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (D.Jur. or DJur) is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree is earned by completing law school in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other common law countries.Many who hold the degree of Juris Doctor are individuals who practice law and may choose to focus their practice on criminal law, tort, family law, corporate law, and/or a wide range of other areas.ntil very recently, only law schools in the United States offered the Juris Doctor. Starting about 1997, universities in other countries began introducing the J.D. as a first professional degree in law, with differences appropriate to the legal systems of the countries in which these law schools are situated.