PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of both psychological and sociological factors that may impact on the patient/client and also relate to psychological and sociological theories and National Policies. The real name of the client has been changed to protect the patients confidentiality (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2008) NMC. The patient I will be discussing is Mark‚ a 42 year old man who has worked for a construction
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outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called the somatic theory. This theory states that the body informs the mind of emotions. There is a distinctive
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This paper discusses a spiritual assessment completed on a 63 year old female patient. The primary domains that were assessed were meaning and purpose‚ inner strengths‚ interconnections‚ ability to connect and forgive‚ worship and connectedness with God‚ and a sense of connection with life. The focus for doing this spiritual assessment on my patient was to obtain information about my patients ability to cope‚ about the level (if any) spiritual distress‚ and to find out about any interventions
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Child development refers to the intricate biological‚ psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence‚ as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. These changes are strongly influenced by family and cultural backgrounds‚ genetic‚ physical development‚ environmental influences‚ health‚ poverty‚ personal choices‚ parents‚ divorce‚ demise‚ foster care ‚ school‚ siblings‚ peer pressure and related experiences and most of
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Critically evaluate Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development Piaget has been described as the father of cognitive psychology (Shaffer‚ 1988) and his stage theory as the foundation of developmental cognitive psychology (Lutz & Sternberg‚ 2002). It is not possible to describe Piaget ’s empirical findings and theory in only 1‚500 words. Instead‚ I will briefly review the theory ’s scope‚ comprehensiveness‚ parsimony‚ applicability‚ heuristic value and methodological underpinning. I will then evaluate
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Biological � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Running Header: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Biological Psychology Paper Sandra Lattin University of Phoenix Biological Psychology Biological psychology‚ as defined by the New World Encyclopedia‚ "is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior". In other words‚ it is the study of psychology in terms of bodily mechanisms.(New World Encyclopedia). Most processes associated with psychology have some sort of correlation
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"Children are at risk of being sexually abused from the time they are born through adolescence‚ with the greatest risk occurring between the ages of seven and thirteen...children are never responsible for their sexual abuse‚ adults are the ones responsible" (McClendon‚ page 1). There are many questions that researchers are attempting to investigate concerning the controversial topic of child sexual abuse. Researchers explore various questions and dimensions. This paper will investigate the controversial
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from about age eleven until nineteen or twenty. During adolescence‚ changes occur within the physical‚ cognitive‚ psychosocial and social areas. I interviewed my two roommates on if they considered their adolescence “normal”. My first roommate‚ Dale‚ stated that through adolescence her physical and cognitive maturity was considered normal. However‚ her psychological‚ and social areas of development differ from the norm due to a move brought on by an internal family problem. First we will discuss her
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many different theories about development‚ however some of the theories apply to actual development more than others and describe development better. The theory that applies most to development is Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory‚ which was created by Erik Erikson. Several other theories do not apply to development as much‚ the one created by Sigmund Freud‚ his Psychoanalytic Theory which is one theory that least describes development. Erik Erikson created a Psychosocial Theory that describes eight different
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When observing Jack’s psychosocial traits and behaviors‚ he was content and quite. Jack would just lay in your arms and look around. As we know Jack is unable to talk‚ but he would make little noises and small coos. He was relaxed and didn’t cry the whole time I was observing him. However‚ his mother says he does cry or make a rooting noise‚ but only when he needs care. When his mother let me hold him‚ he didn’t cry like I thought he would. I thought Jack would have cried if other people held him
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