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    caregivers or parent give to them. According to Bowlby & Ainsworth (1956‚1991)‚ attachment style or pattern can be divided into four types : secure base‚ avoidant‚ ambivalent and disorganized. For example‚ if parent applies a warm/responsive caregiving style to their children‚ children therefore will be securely attached and they will generally become unhappy when their caregivers leave‚ and become happy when their caregivers are backed. When they are frightened‚ they will seek comfort from the

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    residents with dementia and often have negative consequences for the resident‚ caregiver‚ and others in the environment. Behavioral interventions might ameliorate them and have a positive effect on residents’ mood (affect). Objectives: This study tested two interventions—an activities of daily living and a psychosocial activity intervention—and a combination of the two to determine their efficacy in reducing disruptive behaviors and improving affect in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods: The

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    Demographics are an important factor in determining the demand and supply of healthcare works and services that will be needed for a particular region. Certain trends in demographics have to be carefully monitored in order to forecast those changes that may be needed in certain areas based on changes. One change in demographics that can change of the types of services being offered is the age of the population surrounding any healthcare facility or a particular region. The rate at which our population

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    (FRD) is one of them. People who do not have work experience may not be familiar with the term. According to Joan William and Consuela Pinto‚ FRD “also called caregiver discrimination‚ is discrimination against employees because of their family caregiving responsibilities.” (2008). More specifically‚ “Pregnant women‚ mothers and fathers of young children‚ and employees with aging parents or sick spouses or partners may encounter FRD. They may be rejected for hire‚ passed over for promotion‚ demoted

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    Compassion fatigue‚ also known as secondary traumatic stress (STS)‚ is a condition of gradual lessening of compassion over time (Sabo‚ 2011). It is common among individuals who work directly with victims of trauma like nurses‚ psychologists‚ physicians‚ cancer-care providers‚ emergency room personnel‚ chaplains‚ and other healthcare professionals. Nurses intend to provide compassionate and empathetic care to patients but become victims of continuous stress while meeting the needs of the clients and

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    Caregiver burden The term caregiver encompasses medical practitioners and family members that provide care to someone ill (Githuku et al.‚ 2014)According to Mosby’s medical dictionary 2009‚ a caregiver is a person who contributes to the benefits of medical‚social‚ economic or environmental resources to a dependent or anyone incapable of self-care. Caregiver burden is the “physical‚emotional‚psychological‚social and financial problems that can be experienced by family members caring for the impaired

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    disease. Caregiving for any older adult can be difficult. But if they have a disability such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ the difficulty level can be higher. The formation of this group’s purpose is to share the stressors of the everyday life and to receive tips‚ advice‚ and ways to manage the stress of everyday living and during the difficult times when their parent is having a difficult time. This group is a closed group because this group is about sharing the everyday stress over caregiving for a loved

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    Panitch (2008) appeals to is disability professionals‚ academics‚ and students of Critical Disabilities that seek to influence educational and community-based policy change as an institutional and community-based awareness of the mother’s role in caregiving settings. More so‚ it can be used to provide more insight into activist community in which mothers and other family members that care for the mentally disabled can increase their awareness. More so‚ the role of mother’s in these activist movements

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    are most sensitive to the development of attachments. The drive to provide caregiving is also innate because it is adaptive (i.e. enhances survival of one’s offspring). Infants are born with certain characteristics‚ called social releasers‚ which elicit caregiving. The social releasers include smiling and crying. Another social releaser is a baby’s face. Attachment is the innate behavioural system in babies; caregiving is the response in adults. Both provide protection and thereby enhance survival

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    shopping are just a few of the many typical household-tasks a woman takes on every day. Why are most of these responsibilities borne by women? The historical role of women is part of the answer. Despite the fact that we know instinctively that caregiving is valuable and important work‚ it has gone largely unrecognized and unacknowledged because we take it for granted. In the past‚ many parents felt that school education for girls was a waste of time‚ "A woman’s place is in the home" was the traditional

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