DHSI and the ASI The Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI) The rising prevalence of reports of individuals who have self-harmed‚ and the lack of an agreed-upon definition of what constitutes self-harm‚ led to the creation of the DHSI‚ or the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (Gratz‚ n.d.). The inventory does not include suicide attempts. drug usage‚ ingestion of objects and/or substances‚ or risky behaviors such as reckless driving. What this inventory considers self-harm is operationally defined as
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Beck Manufacturing Bernadette Giene Cain BU644: Operations Management Professor Vanessa Washington June 23‚ 2015 The expansion of a company’s production equipment can be very costly‚ and the decision to expand is made off the assessment of the product demand behavior. The expansion must be profitable enough to minimize future decreased demand‚ and help alleviate production issues in order to increase production growth. Expansion can also be utilized in order to compete within a market‚
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When I first took the Self Assessment Inventory I had not had any type of Human Services classes‚ or any type of education regarding this. After taking Human Services I and Human Services II classes‚ I see things in a very different light. I feel that my thinking changed dramatically after taking these two courses. There were many things that I completely changed my views and beliefs on. While reading the different chapters I saw a lot of differences in my way of thinking and the correct
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Beck Hopelessness Scale General Information The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) was developed by Aaron T. Beck and Robert A. Steer. First published in 1988 and revised in 1993‚ the BHS is a 20 item scale measuring pessimism and optimism. The instrument is designed to be self-administered‚ or verbally administered if necessary‚ to individuals between the ages of 17 and 80 years of age and takes approximately five to ten minutes for completion. Individual’s true/false answers provide evidence to
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larger than the obesity itself. Not only are we forced to deal with the physical effects of being overweight‚ I‚ like others have had to overcome the psychological effects as well. Low self esteem has been a challenge and has ultimately fueled my bout with depression. Although obesity‚ low self esteem‚ and depression are three separate issues‚ they are all linked and are all relevant to not only me‚ but to millions of Americans. OBESITY Obesity‚ as defined as a body weight fifteen percent or more
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Administer Medication to Individuals‚ and Monitor the Effects. 1.1 The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 * The safer management of controlled drugs (2006) * The Children Act 1989 * The Data Protection Act 1998
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Working in partnership with patients/ clients who self administer medication A literature review Self-management has become a concept adopted by the Department of Health (DH) to enable people with chronic health conditions to become the controlling entity over their illness therefore promoting independence and psychological well being. Initiatives that recommend this practice are National Service Framework for chronic disease management and self-care (DH 2002) and National Service Framework for
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PSY 449 Assessment Project May 23‚ 2013 1) Beck Hopelessness Scale * Authors: a) Aaron T. Beck and Robert A. Steer (A. Beck‚ A. Steer‚ 1978-1993). * Publisher: a) The Psychological Corporation * Date of Publication: b) 1978-1993. * Current Version: * Reasons for any revisions: 2) Logistical Information * Cost of manual: a) 1997 price data: $49.50 per complete kit including 25 record forms and manual; $27.50 per 25 record forms;
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616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1.1 The current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication are: the Health and Safety at Work Act‚ Control of Substances Hazard to Health‚ the Medicines Act‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act‚ the Health and Social Care Act and Essential Standards‚ the RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines‚ Health Act 2006. 2.1 The most common type of medication would be: Analgesics: analgesics
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common questionnaires used to examine the symptoms of depression is the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Individuals are asked to choose which description best describes the way they have felt in the last week. For example: 0 I do not feel unhappy 1 I feel unhappy 2 I am unhappy 3 I am so unhappy I can’t stand it Their choices are added to determine the severity of the depression symptoms. PERSONAL INVENTORIES Personal inventories are questionnaires used to asses a person’s general way
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