What can affect attitude and behavior? Outline I. Family life. a. Divorce and attitude b. Family values c. Modeling adults II. Friendships. a. Friends and behavior. b. Peer pressure. c. Positive friendships. III. Surroundings. a. Home setting. b. Importance of education. c. Environment. IV. Economic Status. a. Career. b. Poverty vs. Middleclass. c. Improving your economic status. A person’s attitude and behavior can be
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and Writing Memory Curves‚ strokes‚ dots‚ and lines all twisting and turning around each other like some sort of messed up balloon animals. To me‚ these symbols are as complex as Chinese letters are to the snobs that spits out this language. “English”‚ they call it. “Why can you speak English?’ they ask. But from the day I stepped into that class‚ the one they call kindergarten‚ I knew it‚ “English” would be the beginning of a lifelong migraine. Vietnamese; that is the language I speak. It is
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of Falls in People with Dementia People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at high risk of falling. They are more than three times likely to fracture their hip when they fall‚ which leads to surgery and immobility. The death rate for those with Alzheimers is also increased. Therefore‚ fall prevention for people with dementia is critical. One of the ways to reduce the amount of falls for those with Alzheimers is to find out why they fall. If we can find out why people with
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Dementia is a debilitating mental illness that requires costly medical care. Those who suffer this condition can find it difficult or even impossible to perform basic living tasks such as feeding‚ dressing or cleaning after themselves; therefore care must be provided to them at all times. As one can imagine‚ the story is no different behind bars. Because the inmate- elderly population has grown exponentially dating back to the 1970’s when laws favored incarceration over rehabilitation‚ the average
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Agitation is often seen in elderly with dementia and it can also be improved with the use of music therapy. Mathews found that there were “...mood-shifting effects; enhancement of cognitive function; reduction in agitation‚ anxiety‚ or wandering; the improvement in response to family and staff; and improvement in coordination and motor function” (Mathews). Elderly who deal with dementia often have agitation due to the loss of control they have over their minds and their lives. As a result‚ they tend
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‘The uses of verbal and non-verbal communication in care settings’ Communication skills are defined as; verbal and non-verbal words‚ phrases‚ voice tones‚ facial expressions‚ gestures and body language that you use to interact with another person. Effective communication is essential in all care settings as part of building and maintaining good patient-colleague relationships. These skills help both patient and colleague to learn about each other and understand each other‚ so that they can therefore
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How bacteria can affect the lives of humans and other organisms Bacteria can enter the body in 3 different ways. Through the gas exchange system‚ by breathing in pathogens‚ most are trapped in the mucus lining in the lung epithelium. There are also cilia that move the mucus up the trachea and into the mouth where it is removed. However some bacteria is still able to reach the alveoli where they invade cells and cause damage. Another way it can enter the body is through the skin‚ if the skin is
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Language Can Inspire Authors use language to inspire people to follow their beliefs and make the world a better place. This can be to persuade them to follow their religious‚ racial‚ or even political beliefs. An article published by the Washington Post‚ called “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years‚” describes a town in Ohio called Longtown and how it has been kept alive throughout two centuries. While most segregation ended about 50 years ago‚ segregation has been
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Irony is a strategy writers use to set contrast between what is supposed to be true and what is reality‚ just as in verbal irony‚ an author might say or write one thing and at the same time mean the complete opposite. In the story by Frank R. Stockton "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" the author used verbal irony to help us realize the absurdity of the king’s idea of judgment and the real intentions and ideas of other characters. Several ironic statements are presented in the story. Sentence fragments such
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Gerald H‚ Jeanne U‚ Paul‚ J. (1991). The studies of non verbal communication in the work place and how important it is. The impact of nonverbal communication in organization: a survey and perception. The purpose of this article was to show the study the importance of nonverbal communication in the business world. Three different professors from two different colleges took surveys from a company on how the employees thought the importance of nonverbal communication was. The study was based on
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