Using an integrated bio-psychosocial approach discuss how stress can affect health‚ well-being and the maintenance of homeostasis. Word count 1‚894 This essay will discuss the effects and implications of stress on health‚ wellbeing and the maintenance of homeostasis using a bio-psychosocial approach. To do this‚ it will focus on the biological‚ psychological and sociological aspects separately with health‚ wellbeing and homeostasis effects running all the way through and attempt to link
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Coping and Copers: What it is to Cope‚ Personalities‚ and Effective and Non-effective Coping Strategies Kerry Williams Psychology of Stress The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Coping and Copers: What it is to Cope‚ Personalities and Effective and Non-effective Coping Strategies This essay discusses coping‚ a complex process exercised by people to suppress‚ change‚ or eliminate stress or threat. This essay also discusses copers‚ that is‚ people who exhibit certain personality characteristics
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References: [1] Abouserie‚ R. (1994). Sources and levels of stress in relation to locus of control and selfesteem in university students. Educational Psychology‚ 14(3)‚ 323-330. [2] Agolla‚ J.E. (2009). Occupational Stress among Police Officers. The case of Botswana Police service‚ Res. J. Bus. Manage. 2 (1): 25-35. [3] Altbach‚ Philip G. (1970). Commitment and Powerlessness on the American Campus: The Case of the Graduate Student
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1.1 A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- Health and safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health and Safety (First aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 The electricity at work regulations 1989 Manual handling Operations Regulations 1992 Reporting of injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Communicable diseases and infection control Working Time Regulations 1998 Care
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with the work of Hans Selye‚ one of the pioneers of stress being accepted as a psychological issue‚ rather than a physical or psychosomatic one. Other more recent research has highlighted the effects of everyday stressors on our physical and mental health (Seta‚ Seta & McElroy‚ 2002). Others‚ e.g. Lazarus and Cohen (1977) have investigated the detrimental effects of environmental stress on human behaviour. Stress is a term which has been used by researchers to describe a number of different conditions
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dimensions of health. o Physical health social health emotional health intellectual health spiritual health environmental health occupational health holistic health: comprehensive and includes more than physical health • Describe how stress and health are related. o quality of each dimension of health may perpetuate and exacerbate a stressful life or contribute to peaceful life • Briefly identify results from NCHA regarding stress as it’s related to health‚ obesity‚ and
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Develop Health and Safety and risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People Settings. The basis of the British Health and Safety Law is The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This act sets out duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public e.g. volunteers‚ students‚ visitors‚ other professionals etc. This also sets out duties for employees to have towards each other. This setting believes that the health and safety
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Module: Maintaining a Healthy and Safe Working Environment Word Count: 1‚820 Date: 20th February 2014 1.1 Identify specific legislation relating to health‚ safety and welfare in the workplace. The Workplace (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health‚ safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces. Here are a few examples. Ventilation Workplaces need to be adequately ventilated. Fresh
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ERR Adam Parkins 1.1 Listed‚ are the aspects of employement which are covered by law; Hours worked‚ minimum wage‚ discrimination‚ redundancy and dismissal‚ health and safety‚ training‚ holiday entitlements‚ union rights and consultation‚ disciplinary procedures and many others. Health and safety laws cover the work condition‚ minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. There is also the Disability Act‚ Manual Handling Operations and Regulations‚ Data Protection Act‚ The Medicine Act
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Kayli Tipps Employers Get Tough on Health The article entitled “Employers Get Tough on Health” is printed by the Chicago Tribune September 24‚ 2007 and it addresses how some companies in America are now choosing whether you get hired or keep your job based on your personal behavior and lifestyle habits such as smoking or eating high fat meals. In the reading the Article states “the rules of the work place are changing” and you should be informed of those changes so you can be a likely candidate
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