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    in a Combat Zone. Plan: 1. To introduce the argument and give a general overview of the landscape of the war and its brutalities‚ the Veterans frustrations and views 2. To describe and illustrate the physically degrading health effects of chemical warfare and physical injuries of war and how Kovic and other Veterans were affected 3. To express the horrors in PTSD and the battles veterans face after war‚ Kovic and his wheelchair 4. To illustrate the acclimation back into society for veterans

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    4. Discuss the physical and psychological changes associated with normal ageing. How can one minimise pathological ageing? The process of aging has been around as long as life itself. All living organisms pass through three broad stages from conception to death‚ which are maturation‚ maturity and aging. Aging affects everyone because nearly everyone has the potential to grow old and all the societies in which we live have older members (Macdonald‚ 1997). Gerontology is the use of reason to understand

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    Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology • psychosomatic medicine- psych factors affect physical function • behavioral medicine- applied to prevention‚ diagnosis and treatment of medical problems • health psychology- psych factors that are important to the maintenance and promotion of health o psych and social factors: • (1) affect biological processes • (2) long-standing behavior patterns put ppl at risk for certain disorders o 50% of deaths from top 10 leading causes in US can

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    half full and contain enough soda to finish their meals. Looking on the positive side‚ Sarah is showing an example of optimism. Optimists believe they are responsible for their own happiness and believe that a negative event occurs rarely. Also‚ anytime something bad does happen‚ optimists think it is not their own fault‚ rather than something out of their control. Furthermore‚ optimism

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    P2‚ Explain Different psychological approaches to health practices  For this part of the assignment I am going to be explaining the behavioural perspective and the cognitive psychological perspective‚ these are used to help overcome struggling challenges that people face in health and social care.  The Behavioural Approach Some health care practitioners and psychologists work closely with people whose problems are the result of maladaptive behaviours. Maladaptive behaviours are the way that people

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    The Physical Effects of Alcohol on the Body Alcoholism is a disease which‚ in many cases‚ appears to be a genetically transmitted biochemical defect. However‚ in other instances‚ it appears to be caused by overwhelming bombardment of the physiology of the body by repeated episodes of heavy drinking resulting in the incapacity to handle alcohol normally. Psychological and/or social pressures may aggravate the disease. It is characterized by a typical progression of drinking behavior that requires

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    types of relationships were formed when the Articles of Confederation were composed‚ which lead to other events. The Articles of Confederation were written to establish a government. Much of the power was in the state government’s hands. Therefore‚ the central government had limited power and was weaker‚ as most people wanted. Though it caused many economical issues. An effect of the failed Articles of Confederation was a consideration of the Articles. Delegates meeting at the Constitutional Convention

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    how it affects schools and the children in them. As the New York Times wrote an article on what we can do to end bullying. There are 24 types of bullying listed in four categories‚ according to the New York Times. Those four categories are “verbal‚ rumors and ostracism‚ cyberbullying‚ and physical” (Dell’Antonia). These four categories start occurring as early as five years old. Some children seem to think that physical aggression will increase their social status‚ but as stated by CNN‚ “there is

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    be no more than 9% between 1993 and 1998. And as the economy of the Philippines is continously increasing as the population growth is a large factor‚ class C market segment also had increased as well. This study focuses in identfying what psychological effects class C consumers of Yellowcab have experienced in buying their pizzas. The consumption of prestige or status products involves purchasing a higher-priced product to embellish one‘s ego (Eastman et al. 1997). In fact‚ consumer researchers examine

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    The Physical and Psychological Benefits of Horticulture Therapy with the Aged Horticultural therapy (HT)‚ as defined by the American Horticultural Therapy Association‚ is “a process utilizing plants and horticultural activities to improve social‚ educational‚ psychological and physical adjustment of persons thus improving their body‚ mind‚ and spirit”. Although “Horticultural therapy” was introduced by Rhea McCandliss in 1967‚ using plants to ease discomfort can be traced back to Egyptians. Nowadays

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