Electric Shock Anyone What Is This Module About? Nowadays‚ electrical appliances are commonly seen in every household. In your home‚ you probably have a television set‚ a radio‚ a karaoke player‚ a VCD player and other electrical appliances. But have you ever wondered how these appliances work? All of these need electricity to work. In this module‚ you will be introduced to the basic concepts of electricity. You will also learn about its uses. After going through the module‚ you should be able
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Your name: Yingzhuo Li Instructor: Nadia Esque Writing/Grammar 4A Date: 04/04/2014 The Effects of Cultural Shock Last year‚ when I came to the U.S. in my first month‚ I felt as if I lived in American TV shows because of the English environment. Therefore‚ I really needed some time to fit in. Do you think a culture would be shocking? In my opinion‚ I had culture shock which made me adjust to a new language environment‚ learn different customs‚ and build new exercise habits and food preferences
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Duyen Nguyen (Amy) Zakia Farouq ELI: Academic Reading September 4‚ 2014 Reading and Response Assignment #1 Three common cause of stress Stress has become a common situation in our modern society. Nowadays‚ 24 hours does not seem to be enough hours in a day for our busy lives. As a result of this increase in stimulation and activity‚ many people are suffering physically and psychologically from stress. I will describe three common cause of stress in our careers‚ relationships. First of all
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Toxic Shock Syndrome is a syndrome that can occur between both male and females‚ but is more prevalent in females. Also‚ the condition can occur no matter of the age of the patient. This syndrome is considered to be an acute and life-threatening condition with the death rate being for Staphylococcus aureus five to fifteen percent‚ but for Streptococcus pyogenes it increases to a thirty to seventy percent mortality rate (Hirsch‚ 2014). Staphylococcus infections is a form of Toxic Shock Syndrome
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transition period is known as “role shock”‚ which is often referred to as “transition shock” (Clipper‚ & Cherry‚ 2015). This time in a nurse’s career is a sudden reality change from what they may have expected from their new role. Graduates find themselves suddenly with higher numbers of patients‚ increased acuity of patients‚ daily struggles with staff shortages and feelings of having no support in the workplace (Phillips‚ Kenny‚ Esterman‚ & Smith‚ 2014). This role shock creates a lack of confidence in
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PTSD (Shell Shock) PTSD was founded back during the Civil War. The first documented case of PTSD was in 1865‚ during the Civil War. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a disorder by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a horrible event. Most cases of PTSD come from military members‚ who were in combat situations. During WW1 after November 11th (Armistice Day) was the first time they put solders in a group‚ and said they had shell shock. At that time‚ it was called
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Cultural Shock and Adaptation Cultural shock is when a person faces many stressors through experiencing new culture‚ and it may lead to psychological crises or social dysfunction. Cultural shock mostly occurs on immigrants (e.g. students‚ business people‚ social change‚ etc). The reaction of cultural shock depends on various factors‚ the experience of other culture adaptation‚ the difference between the home culture and the new culture‚ and the psychological characteristics of the person. There
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Reducing Cultural Shock J. Wittenburg October 3‚ 2012 Introduction “Corporate culture is the water in the fishbowl of any business. Employees are immersed in it‚ inundated with it‚ but unconscious of it- at least‚ until things change” (Featherly & Chang‚ 2006). Employees who move to new job locations usually experience cultural shock to some degree. Cultural shock is a feeling of confusion‚ insecurity‚ and anxiety which stem from the new environment (Newstrom
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The term shock is used to describe a clinical syndrome which is characterized by severe circulatory failure leading to impaired tissue perfusion‚ impaired cellular respiration and metabolism‚ consistent development of organ dysfunction‚ organ failure and death. The shock is always a life-threatening condition‚ which is why the diagnosis‚ evaluation and treatment of patients with circulatory shock should be implemented simultaneously. There are three degrees of shock: 1 Stage I (also called compensated
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Aligned Movement (NAM) is a foundation which has been created during the collapsed of the colonial system and the struggle for independence for the people of Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America and other region of the world and at the height of Cold War. In the early stage of its foundation‚ NAM’s action were a key factor in the decolonisation process which later led to the attainment of freedom and independence by many countries and peoples and to the founding of tens of new sovereign states. NAM had played a
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