African Americans are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than other ethnicities.1 This obvious health disparity among African-American population compared to other ethnicities calls for attention towards the need for an increased awareness of heart disease that affects African-American in the United States. Young adults are used as targets to develop interventional strategies to prevent and reduce its risk.1 Understanding the risk factors for heart disease and making simple
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Religion‚ Philosophy‚ and Belief Systems There are many religions of the world and each has been a major contributor to the human thought and artistic expression. From the beginning of time to the present day people have expressed their deepest convictions about the universe and mortal life in worship through their religion‚ philosophy‚ and belief systems. The Oxford English Dictionary defines religion as “the belief in a superhuman controlling power‚ esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to
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The Problems of Justified True Belief What is knowledge‚ and is anyone in a position to give an account of it? Certainly people do have knowledge‚ given the vast amounts that fill up our libraries; or what people refer to as common knowledge- what a person believes and understands based on their experiences; or what a professional learns through the ongoing practices within their field. These are personal accounts of types of knowledge that people may be in a position to put forth; however‚
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Models of Teaching Summary Information-processing models emphasize ways of enhancing the human being¡¦s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data‚ sensing problems‚ and generating solutions to them‚ and developing concepts and language for conveying them. The book discussed eight different information-processing models which include: Inductive thinking‚ Concept attainment‚ The Picture-Word Inductive Model‚ Scientific inquiry‚ Inquiry training‚ Mnemonics‚ Synectics
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MODELS OF STRESS Stress is something people can experience when they are responding to certain demands. Stress can affect the way a person feels both emotionally and physically. If a person finds certain situations too difficult they may begin to experience symptoms of stress such as a racing heart‚ heightened senses and sweaty palms. Although the symptoms of stress can feel unpleasant‚ stress is not always a bad thing. There are several different models of stress including engineering
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Medical Model The Medical Model of health tries to treat people through the use of medicine and science‚ and it doesn’t take into account the social and emotional factors of how the injury‚ illness‚ or disease was caused or brought on. It looks at the root cause of the problem‚ rather than telling the patient how it happened so they can avoid making the same mistake again e.g. If a Smoker contracts throat Cancer‚ if he’s not told it’s caused by smoking‚ they he wont know not to smoke again
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John Bowlby (1907 - 1990) was a psychoanalyst (like Freud) and believed that mental health and behavioral problems could be attributed to early childhood. Bowlby’s evolutionary theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others‚ because this will help them to survive. Bowlby was very much influenced by ethological theory in general‚ but especially by Lorenz’s (1935) study of imprinting. Lorenz showed that attachment was
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and Beliefs of Human Services October 11‚ 2010 BSHS 322 Communication for Human Services Mrs. .Amy Donaldson Introduction In order to be a Human Service agent you must have discovered your values and beliefs. When you discover your values and beliefs you are underlying what you can do for your clients‚ what attributes you can offer them‚ and setting up a foundation for providing great care. Values and Beliefs All clinical interviewing is embedded in a system of values and beliefs that
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Models of abnormality Abnormality is defined as a behaviour that deviates from the ideal social norm. One definition of abnormality is the failure to function adequately and are unable to meet their activities of daily living independently for example getting washed and dressed daily‚ being able to hold down a job and interacting with other people. It suggests that people should be able to achieve personal wellbeing and contribute to society. Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) identified there as being
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Similarly to the informative model‚ the interpretive model assumes that the physician is responsible for giving the patient with all important information concerning their state and treatment. However‚ the practitioner goes beyond providing the information and accepting the patient’s choices. Unlike the informative practitioner‚ the interpretive practitioner knows that the patient’s values are not completely recognized by the patient‚ in fact their values are often conflicting and underdeveloped
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