landscaped office

a modification of the open-office design in which emphasis is given to the interaction of people, such that the arrangement of work spaces is based on patterns of communication and facilitation of work flow. Landscaped offices typically place supervisors near workers and group people who communicate regularly with one another to perform their job duties in the same or adjacent spaces. Portable screens or partitions and other movable items, such as planters or cabinets, are used to separate areas and divide them into a variety of different yet easily accessible work spaces.

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Psychology term of the day

May 1st 2024

cannabis abuse

in DSM–IV–TR, a pattern of cannabis use marked by recurrent significant adverse consequences related to its repeated ingestion. This diagnosis is preempted by the diagnosis of cannabis dependence: If the criteria for cannabis abuse and cannabis dependence are both met, only the latter diagnosis is given. In DSM–5, both have been subsumed into a category labeled cannabis use disorder and are no longer considered distinct diagnoses. See also substance abuse.