Identify the different substances which individuals might use‚ how they are used and their likely effects. Abused substances produce some form of intoxication that alters judgment‚ attention‚ perception‚ or physical control. Psychoactive drugs can be categorised into three broad groups: 1 Stimulants: Amphetamines‚ Cocaine‚ Crack‚ Ecstasy‚ Anabolic steroids 2 Depressants: Cannabis‚ Alcohol‚ Benzodiazepines GHB etc. 3 Hallucinogens: LSD‚ Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin)‚ Skunk. Drugs also have street
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One strength of the Behaviourist Approach is that it is a scientific approach in that it has clear and measurable variables (stimulus‚ response and reinforcer) which allows scientific experiments to be conducted. For example‚ Skinner’s conducted an experiment to present operant conditioning where the independent variable was the reinforcer (food pellet) and the electric shock (punishment) and the dependent variable was the frequency of lever pressing. This is a strength as scientific experiments
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Introduction: include brief description of background‚ purpose of the focus group‚ marketing research problem‚ and detailed focus group objectives (ie. What are the marketing research objectives for this piece of research?) 2.Method and Procedures: discuss how the focus group was implemented: the composition of the focus group; where‚ when and how the focus group was conducted 3.Summary of Findings: briefly outline the key findings of your focus group‚ reactions‚ perceptions‚ and add in one or two verbatim
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Qualitative research Definition- it is a research‚ which is undertaken using an unstructured research‚ approach with a small number of carefully selected individuals to produce non-quantifiable insights into behavior‚ motivations and attitudes. Qualitative and quantitative research as two distinctly separate bodies of research – many studies encompass both approaches‚ with qualitative research being used to explore and understand attitudes and behavior‚ and quantitative research being used
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Risk This assignment will critically evaluate theories of risk‚ and consider the approaches to practice for the role of a local authority social worker in the identification‚ assessment and management of risk of social work with children‚ young people and families. There will be consideration given to the impact of social work practice on service users and carers including my understanding of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice. The idiom ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’
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1. List the observations that together indicate possible ‘risk of significant harm’ Risk of harm is the indication that the child may suffer physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological harm because of neglect by the parent or guardian responsible for his care. In Jamelle’s case‚ indication includes physical signs like; • Various large bruises • Smelling strong urine stale • Dirty and unwashed skin • Lack of fresh changing clothes • Vomiting • Bloodshot eyes • Psychological l problems such
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Risk: Relating to Outdoor and Adventure and the Public Services Introduction This essay will start with the analysis of the concepts of risk and risk taking and how they apply to my experience of kayaking and decision making. It will also discuss how I would ensure the health and safety of a group when taking part in an adventure activity while including an example of a risk assessment and an explanation of the process of a risk assessment. It will then discuss what impact perceived risk‚ real
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Consequences of the financial crisis on the in Peru´s Economy Claudia H.Gonzales School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology‚ Wuhan‚ P.R.China‚ 430070 Abstract Peru has shown signs of a slowdown in employment. This situation has increased the number of unemployment rate in Perú. In this scenario it is possible that employment opportunities to grow this 2009? This paper try to show how the crisis can affect the economy and what will be the consequences in the future. Keywords financial
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1 INTRODUCTION Focus group is a qualitative technique used mostly in marketing research and also other areas of research. This technique is used to collect primary data. This document consists of information about focus group. The main objective of this assignment was to investigate how focus groups techniques are used to collect primary data about the phenomenon at hand in the real world. The research method used was Google scholar for academic journals. The campus library database was also
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primary and secondary school following a traditional teaching method‚ which used grammar as the starting point and foundation‚ for the development of all language skills — speaking‚ listening‚ writing‚ and reading‚ however there was relatively little focus on speaking and listening. As reported by Virginia‚ she was exposed to explicit information about the structure of the language and to rules that she had to internalize through repetitions and direct translation with little or no opportunity of participating
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