What does it mean to describe psychosocial studies as a ‘transdiscipline’? ‘...we human beings are simultaneously creatures of communication‚ creatures of bio-chemistry‚ creature of consciousness and‚ perhaps above all‚ creature of creativity’ (Stenner 2009‚ 196). Beginning to answer such a question necessitates a definition of terms‚ as both ‘transdisciplinarity’ and the ‘psychosocial’ are contested terrain. This paper will thus begin with an account of differing conceptualisation of ‘transdisciplinarity’
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To think like a nurse entails a large variety of things which we as students are yet to be competent in. We must practice in a safe manner according to the standards and laws of the nursing profession and health systems. As a nurse we should always respect the range of cultures‚ ethnicity‚ values and beliefs of the vast variety of everyone who we encounter and care for throughout our careers. We are to treat each and every one of them with dignity at all times. We must always treat any personal
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Therefore‚ in order for society to become perfectly diverse with religion we need to respect others religions. Age is also an important diversity aspect to me‚ because I believe the older the wiser since they have already been through what the younger generations are now doing‚ so they can help us. The younger generation can help the older generation by showing them new things to help the live their lives more efficiently with technology. People say the reason we have history is so that
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This is our friend Carolyn Smithers she has an electrifying personality and a smile that lights up a room. We have had the pleasure of walking with Carol for the past 6 years and she has been nothing but joy and love to us. Before Carol came to Dream Center she had been homeless for eight years after removing herself from an abusive relationship of fifteen years. Carol found herself lost confused and broken with no place to go. She stayed in shelters however soon realized that she was safer sleeping
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Each person that I have known has taught me something‚ but a significant amount of what I have learnt and implemented has come from my mom. The fact that my mom has had the greatest influence on me is simply because she is the person who has taught me to be responsible for myself‚ something which has also helped me to discover who I really am. Her sense of independence is an aspect that has had a profound effect on me; I believe that independence opens up many opportunities because it requires that
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themselves. In this sense‚ the school is a training grounds to prepare students for life in prison. The structure and effects of this institution remind me of Bentham’s Panopticon structure of prisons where they focused on controlling the individual by controlling their soul in which they do through constant supervision and it gets to a point where there is no need to discipline the prisoners because they discipline themselves as a response to this constant fear. The students mirror this self-discipline
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birth and had a glorious daughter‚ named Persephone. Persephone‚ is the goddess of Spring‚ and is worshipped right alongside me‚ her mother. Persephone‚ was a young‚ beautiful virgin and the horrendous Hades‚ he fell deeply in love with her‚ because of this he came from the underworld‚ captured her‚ and dragged her back with him.
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In Sherman Alexie’s story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ he explores the challenging life of two Native American Indian men named Victor and Thomas on the reservation. The story communicates the childhood memories‚ relationships‚ and cultural aspects of Thomas and Victor’s life in Spokane (an Indian Reservation). In this story‚ Victor appeared to be mentally depressed because his father had died just after he lost his job. Although Victor’s father left Victor at a very young age
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So far‚ my senior is going pretty good. I’ve been working hard on my PTP‚ trying to make it as professional as possible‚ while still trying to show who I am as a person. I’m not gonna lie‚ the classes have not been easy. The millions of assignments I’ve been getting have been a detriment to my grades. They seem to be very ubiquitous lately and I just can’t seem to get away from them. I haven’t exactly been on top of things lately. I’m on the girls volleyball team and we sometimes have to leave school
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Does The Milkshake Taste Funny? George Stein‚ a college student employed for the summer by Eastern Dairy is faced with an ethical dilemma. His co-workers don’t care about proper procedures required in ensuring that the milkshake produced during the shift is hygienic and safe for human consumption. The milkshake that is produced is usually delivered to fast-food restaurants and drive-ins. George had less than a minute to think about his choices and must decide if he is going to remove the filters
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