Unit 11 Safeguarding adults and promoting independence. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task 1 P1: Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults. Provide 5 types of abuse (e.g. Physical‚ Psychological‚ Sexual‚ Financial‚ Neglect) Forms of abuse in adults can include: • Physical - Such as: Hitting‚ Pushing‚ Hair-pulling‚ Pinching‚ Inappropriate restraint‚ Shaking‚ Misuse of medication‚ or Scalding. •
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Apart from physical and mental dissimilarities‚ it is said that children’s learning environment is also different from that of adults. Whereas adults are likely to sit in a classroom using textbooks‚ children are more commonly using the language for everyday purposes during the process of language acquisition. When children acquires a language‚ both time and space involved in the conversation are all happening immediately for the communicators. The whole set of information is fairly concrete.
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Theories of Cognitive Development: An insight to the theories of Piaget‚ Information-processing and Vygotsky How do we learn? How do we grow? Over the years‚ psychologists have studied to great lengths the processes that humans go through as they progress from infancy to adulthood. Several theories have emerged over time with three prominent ones. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky produced two important and distinct theories. Another important theory‚ the information-processing theory‚ presents
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Time Management for the Adult Learner Robert Jacobs Foundations of Online Learning American Military University Maureen Horowitz Time management is one of the most important skills an adult learner needs to have. Even as an adult that is not a student or as child student we all need to have good time management skills in order to make sure that we are able to progress through life and be able to finish all of the tasks that are presented before us. Without good
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In Adults Oh Look! A Shiny Penny! Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder that affects the way nerves develop and the why individuals process thoughts and control actions. Individuals with ADHD tend to have difficulty maintaining focus and remembering details . ADHD has been thought to be a childhood disorder and that the disorder somehow disappears as a child grows older. Though ADHD is most common
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become an adult. Professor: Lic. Israel Olivares Student: Jorge Elenilson Vasquez Medrano April 23‚ 2014 ADULTS Being an adult means develop an identity unique‚ since‚ to become an adult is not something that just instantaneously occur when people are in a certain age. Due to that‚ life has different stages where people can involve important aspects in order to become adults such as have independence‚ get responsibilities and make the decision to get married. Firstly‚ Adults are exposed
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In the most basic turns‚ the social cognitive theory refers to the view that one learns by watching the behavior of others. With mass media becoming more and more relevant in today’s society‚ understanding how symbolic communication influences human thought‚ affect‚ and action is essential (Bandura‚ 2002‚ p. 265). In this transactional view‚ personal factors such as cognitive‚ affective‚ and biological events‚ behavioral patterns‚ and environmental events‚ work simultaneously and operate as interacting
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Care of the Aging Adult The aging adult population is living considerably longer and is requiring more help with daily living. The aging adult is also becoming more active and some are not requiring much assistance with daily living. Accordingly‚ the aging adult is surpassing the age of 65 for reasons unknown. Care of the elderly population is increasing with each day. The older generation is living longer than previously thought possible. The aging adult now is living more active lives and in
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“The Challenges of the Adult Learner” Today many adults face unique challenges as an adult leaner while attending college. For example‚ am I too old to go back to school‚ keeping up with younger students‚ and can I balance work and family while in school are some of the few questions that adults learners ask themselves. As an adult leaner the challenges I have faced are balancing parenthood‚ job security‚ and extra-curricular activities. Going back to school was a goal I always wanted to achieve
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In this essay I will outline two approaches in psychology‚ compare and contrast them as well discussing the nature and nurture debate regarding both approaches. I will be examining a theorist from each approach outlining and evaluating his theory including the positive alltributes along with the negative. Finally I will include a therapy from each theorist and approach. The Behaviourist approach focuses on the concept of explaining behaviour by observation‚ and the belief that our environment
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