THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH – A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Håkan Alm hakan.alm@ltu.se Positive impact of technology As a start I would like to give a short and simple definition of the concept “technology”. Technology will‚ in this case and this paper‚ refer to any physical object‚ product‚ environment‚ or symbol that has been created by human beings. Another frequently used concept with the same meaning is “artifact” (Simon‚ 1969). Technology has had a great impact upon
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found two refereed articles with PDFs that related to my research question in some way. My First Article‚ The rationale and some features of the Nordic long-term OCD treatment study (NordLots) in childhood and adolescence I was quite excited to
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cases steadily decreased until 1986 when an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today‚ ten million individuals are infected in the U.S.‚ as evidenced by positive skin tests‚ with approximately 26‚000 new cases of active disease each year. The increase in TB cases is related to HIV/AIDS‚ homelessness‚ drug abuse and immigration of persons with active infections. How is TB Contracted? TB is a contagious or infectious disease that is spread from person-to- person. A person is usually
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Technology and Health Policy: Rapid Technology Diffusion and Policy Options in Korea Soonman Kwon‚ Ph.D. Seoul National University‚ Korea I. Introduction Health care providers in Korea depend heavily on high-technology medical care‚ contributing to the health care cost inflation. This paper aims to examine the current status of medical technology diffusion‚ its causes and consequences‚ and policy options to rationalize the use of medical technology and contain related costs. It reviews
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Evaluate the biological treatments of depression. (16 marks) Antidepressants such as monoamine-oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and trycyclics (TCAs) are effective in reducing depressive symptoms. Antidepressants have been tested in trials with placebos and have found to be effective in reducing symptoms of severe depression in around 65% to 75% compared with around 33% for placebos – Gitlin 2002. Gitlin carried out a clinical trial testing selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and placebos
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The Might of Spite Plot Summary The movie is about a guy (Antagonist) and a girl (Protagonist) living together that get turns to do the laundry. The guy (Thando) is very lazy‚ watches TV the whole day and refuses to do the laundry even after the girl (Carrie)‚ tries to force him physically. Carrie is miserable after that but then finds another way to get him of the couch. She tells him that his car is being stolen and when he gets outside‚ Carrie locks the door behind him. Thando sees his car isn’t
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Running head: MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING Mental Health and Community Counseling COUN 501 Abstract: Counseling is within the reach of anyone in today’s society. The fields of mental health and community counseling allow services to be rendered to anyone that may need these services while in the past these service were only accessible for a person of a higher social standing in essence the rich. Mental health and community counseling had its beginnings several centuries ago. The
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LO1:Understanding how principles of support are implemented in health & social care practice. Principles of Health & Social Care in Mental Health The Act is underpinned by five key principles (Section 1‚ MCA) Principle 1: A presumption of capacity – every adult has the right to make his or her own decisions and must be assumed to have capacity to do so unless it is proved otherwise. This means that you cannot assume that someone cannot make a decision for themselves just because they have
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In Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelly‚ Victor creates a monster who murders his loved ones. Victor could have prevented two of the female deaths but chose not to in both of the events‚ which provided proof that women were not of importance. By allowing all of the female characters to die‚ Mary Shelly was displaying how women were so disposable. In this paper‚ I will provide details on how women were seen and treated during the book. Justine was framed for the murder of William Frankenstein. She did not
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Othello written by William Shakespeare is a very interesting and double-minded play. I chose the passage of Emilia’s speech to Desdemona not because it was odd but because Emilia stood out to me as a very opinionated woman. I wanted to work with it more closely because Emilia captured my attention with her slightly exaggerated opinions on men. I got a strong sense of inequality with this whole scene (4.3). Emilia thinks that it is the husbands’ fault for their wives to be cheating: “But I do
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