decrease in output of lungs and kidneys‚ an increase in skin wrinkles and a deterioration in joints. Physical Changes in Late Adulthood The Aging Body *genetic preprogramming theories of aging: -theories that suggest that human cells have a built-in time limit to their reproduction‚ and that
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The other Framework of attentional theory used to describe the processes supporting choking is self-focus theory. This theory suggests that pressure increases anxiety‚ which has been shown to lead to self-focus (Carver & Scheier‚ 1978). Self-focus can lead to skill failure through attempts to apply conscious thought to automatic movements. In accordance with this assumption is Fitts and Posner’s (1967) progression– regression hypothesis‚ which discusses the influence of processing changes as a result
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Gannon et al.’s (2012) Multi-Trajectory Theory of Adult Fire-setting (M-TTAF) is a newly constructed‚ etiological‚ multi-factorial theory of adult fire-setting. It was developed based on existing research and theories of fire setting‚ both single-factor and multi-factor‚ such as the Social Learning Theory‚ the Function Analysis Theory (Jackson et al.‚ 1987)‚ the Dynamic Behaviour Theory (Fineman‚ 1995)‚ as well as typological classificatory systems and clinical experience. The aim of the M-TTAF is
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According to the article‚ Juvenile Delinquency in the High Schools of Ankara‚ Turkey‚ the social bond theory was tested on juvenile delinquency in Turkey‚ a developing country. They surveyed 1‚730 students regarding how many times they have used force on teachers; hitting other students; fist fighting; attacking someone; carrying knife‚ bat‚ etc.; using force on students; sexual harassment; etc (Ozbay‚ 2006). The result was that the attachment to teachers‚ conventionality of peers‚ family supervision
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Of the four major theories regarding the social responsibility of business‚ the theory I believe in most is that of the moral minimum. This theory states that a company has the responsibility to make a profit‚ while at the same time not causing any harm to others. As long as a company either avoids doing harm to others or corrects any harm that it may unintentionally cause‚ then it has met its responsibilities to the community. It is the moral minimum theory that is the basis for a handful of better
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The Broken Windows theory was put forward in 1982‚ and suggested that as American neighborhoods and urban areas declined‚ that these areas were more likely to experience increased levels of crime and urban decay (Fritsch‚ Liederbach‚ & Taylor‚ 2009). As business establishments‚ homeowners‚ and tenants moved away‚ it left many homes and building unattended. Overtime gangs‚ drug dealers‚ and predatory street crime would take over these areas further degrading the overall economics and appearance. Residents
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Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Fiedler’s contingency theory states that leadership is a trait and it is fixed. Because leadership is fixed the only variable items are the situational factors. Therefore for effective leadership the situational factors need to be changed instead of the leadership traits. Leadership trait is measured by a rating scale of 1-8 bipolar adjectives‚ with 1 being very poor and 8 being very good. The leader is then asked to identify any one member of a team the leader had to
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attachment theory which was produced by Bowlby as attachment has a strong link to safeguarding which allows me to link this theory to the title. Attachment plays a key role in a practitioner and child’s relationship‚ therefore linking it to the title as this theory is needed to form a secure‚ safe and confident bond between key person and child. “Bowlby argued that the bonds formed by children with their earliest care giver have a profound impact” (www.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk Attachment theory). This
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Ethic of Care Theory Ethic of Care is a theory of how we care for other people around us. It prompts us of the value of human relationship. Ethic of Care theory places moral value on communities as well as persons and asserts that one action take place in the context relationship. Our decisions should consider existing relationships and often carry out via social action. However‚ Ethic of Care does not support a dependency relationship between people but it is about maintaining a relationship of
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in utilitarianism an action is held to be good according to the amount of utility and happiness it can produce; divine command theory believes that an action is only morally good if it is the result of the action being commanded by God. With respect to the argument of whether killing someone is morally worse than letting someone die; an advocate of divine command theory would state that as humans‚ we do not have the right the dictate whether a person lives or dies. Therefore letting someone die is
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