As Critical reflection is central to social work practice‚ we have been asked to reflect on our learning throughout the mental health subject. Having a lived experience of mental health‚ and having worked in the industry‚ I came into the class with knowledge that some classmates may not have had. While I had a sound knowledge of some topics covered‚ there were some areas where I still had a lot to learn. Following is a brief snapshot of the learning I experienced throughout the subject. General
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Community Health Strategies Nursing /405 June 25‚ 2010 Community Health Strategies Alcohol abuse and alcoholism affects every gender‚ race‚ and nationality. Abuse of alcohol is a major cause of preventable deaths associated with violence‚ motor vehicle crashes‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ and is a leading cause of death among youth (Ringold‚ 2006). According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)‚ (2010)‚ approximately 17.6 million people in the United States (about one in every 12
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Running Head: TOUCH‚ PAIN‚ ACUPUNCTURE Sensory Deficit of Touch‚ its Pain and Acupuncture Applied Learning Paper Debra A. Hankerson Abstract This writer will be exploring the topic‚ Is acupuncture an effective therapeutic treatment for the chronic pain associated with the sensory deficit of touch? Touch will be explored; what it is‚ causes for deficit of touch‚ chronic pain associated with the deficit‚ and the effects of the deficit. Acupuncture will be defined; its historical background
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February 2016. On February 2016‚ the client’s father moved out to another home. In this paper‚ this writer will talk about the use of filial therapy with Tory’s family. This paper will contain the client’s demographic/identifying information‚ Biopsychosocial history‚ diagnostic impressions‚ treatment plan‚ interventions‚ outcome‚ and clinical considerations.
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most current information to guide and improve their own nursing practice. The human needs nursing theories focus on meeting the patient’s needs for nursing care with the concept adopted from social scientists that “clients are considered to be biopsychosocial beings who are the sum of their parts and who need nursing care”. The early human needs nursing theories describe the abstract thinking of their time but all direct patient care through expectation of the patient’s needs and meeting them to achieve
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Wundt Edward Titchener William James Ivan Pavlov John Watson B.F. Skinner Sigmund Freud Carl Rogers Abraham Maslo w Contemporary Perspectives Cognitive Perspective Neuroscientific Perspective Sociocultural Perspective Evolutionary Psychology Biopsychosocial Model Know the definitions of: Basic research Applied research Informed consent Debriefing Bias 4 key research methods: Experimental Descriptive Correlational Biological Experimental Method: Be able to identify the following in an experiment:
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UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH Introduction Health is subjective and its complexity cannot be captured in a single definition. In this essay‚ I aim to explore how the death of my uncle has influenced my understanding of the meaning of health. Describe My uncle was a chef of one of a chain of takeaway restaurants‚ located in Sydney’s city centre. He and his wife worked long hours enduring the stressful‚ hot and crowded environment on a daily basis to provide a comfortable living for themselves
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American Psychiatric‚ APP Inc. Pilgrim‚ D. (2010)‚ ‘The diagnosis of mental health problem’‚ cited in Barker‚ M. Vossler‚ A. and Langdridge‚ D. (2010)‚ Understanding counselling and psychotherapy Toates‚ F. (2010) ‘Understanding drugs treatments: a biopsychosocial approach’‚ cited in Barker‚ M. Vossler‚ A. and Langdridge‚ D. (2010)‚ Understanding counselling and psychotherapy. London‚ Sage.
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How I Will Use Applied Psychology in My Career Field The loud whir of the machinery lost its intensity with the sound of breaking bones. In an instant the young man’s right arm and hand were permanently mangled; the elbow was dislocated and the hand and wrist suffered multiple fractures. The injury would be a life altering event for the high school senior‚ ending prospects for promising careers in his three main areas of interest at the time: professional basketball‚ the United States Coast Guard
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are trying to establish the logic behind stressful events in clinical practice for nursing students. What types of stressful events and degrees of stress have been perceived by students during periods of clinical practice? What are the common biopsychosocial responses during period of clinical practice? What are the difference in reports of stress and health between novice and experienced groups of nursing students? The researchers suggest that if stress from clinical practice is an international
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