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    sociological perspectives for health and social care Functionalism was a dominant perspective during the 40’s and 50’. It is best understood by comparing society to the human body as they believe everything has a function‚ for example‚ people in society have to work together like organs in order to deal with problems and ensure that society is running positively. Talcott Parsons believed that one of the main role of an institution is to be governed by norms to ensure that the people in their society are

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    Sudden Illness what is a heart attack? A sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of ____________ ___________‚ typically resulting in the death of a part of a heart. symptoms of heart attack ? chest pain or discomfort shortness of breath __________ break out of cold sweats nausea _________________ or sudden illness first aid for a heart attack ! perform ________ call 911 Find ______ Convulsions What is a Convulsion? A convulsion is a ________‚__________‚ irregular movement

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    Explaining Different Psychological Approaches in Health Practice (P2) Assignment Task • You need to explain the different psychological perspectives to health practice. You should consider the different concepts of the perspectives as well as using examples of how psychological theory can benefit individuals and groups. Systematic Desensitisation • Joseph Wolpe‚ a pioneer of behavioral therapy‚ developed a technique called systematic desensitization for the treatment of anxietyrelated disorders

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    Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness P3‚ M2 & (D1) for UNIT 7 Aims & Objectives   To understand how we measure health and ill health (M2) Begin to understand and research different patterns and trends in health and ill health in various social groupings (P3) Health Statistics  Health statistics look at the affects of health & health outcomes‚ such as:- Can you remember what these terms mean?      Infant mortality rates Overall mortality rates Morbidity rates Disease

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    Running head: PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS 1 People with Mental Illness PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS 2 Abstract Awareness of mental health has provided the world with imperative insight of people with mental illness. There are various types of mental illnesses prevalent in the United States. Technology has broadened the horizon of helping the emotional disturbed. In the past‚ people with mental illnesses

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    P2: Explain different sociological approaches to health and ill health There are many different sociological approaches towards health and ill health and they can be used in many different scenarios‚ such as the scenario of Aziz and Tamsela. Aziz and Tamsela have 4 young children and Tamsela’s parents are also living with them. Their house only has 3 bedrooms so will be cramped and over crowed since there is eight people living in a tiny house. Their house is in a poverty-stricken and discouraging

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    Duygu Tanrıverdi 1657147 Hunter-Gatherer Societies From Different Views Before comparing and contrasting the attitudes of the scholars July‚ Cameron‚ Sahlins and Polanyi towards hunter-gatherer societies‚ one should discover some facts about these societies’ lives. Hunter-gatherers are the people living in small mobile societies who makes their life on subsistence level by daily hunting and gathering activities. They try to avoid market and do not tend to trade for economic benefits

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    Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking‚ mood‚ feelings and even their ability to function in everyday life. Mental illness‚ as with any serious medical illness; cannot be overcome through willpower. It is not related to the intelligence or character of a person. Mental illness has been documented since the ancient times. There are notes‚ although limited‚ in an Egyptian document that describes disoriented states of attention and emotions. Ancient Indian‚ Chinese

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    Explain patterns and trends in health and ill health among different social groupings. Explain patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. Explain the measurement of health and the difficulties in measuring health. Eg. Morbidity rates‚ mortality rates‚ health events‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence‚ health surveillance‚ difficulties in measuring health (explain 3) Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings: patterns

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    Perspective is described as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”. Pursuit may be defined as the action of following and pursuing someone‚ thus pursuing knowledge would be the action or the process in which we follow and find new knowledge. When obtaining new knowledge‚ we need to base what we learn on personal knowledge‚ which serves a single individual‚ their beliefs‚ their perspectives‚ such as feeling regarding personal information‚ or shared knowledge

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