Understanding Working Memory A Classroom Guide Professor Susan E. Gathercole & Dr Tracy Packiam Alloway ?? Copyright © 2007 by S. E. Gathercole and T. P. Alloway All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopy‚ recording or any information storage or retrieval system‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. Published by Harcourt Assessment‚ Procter House‚ 1 Procter Street
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Substance Abuse Kyra Prall HCA/250 3/3/2013 Marie Smith Substance Abuse Using drugs started in the early centuries. Smoking tobacco became popular after Christopher Columbus discovered the positive affects of smoking tobacco leaves. Alcohol was seen as a gift from God‚ and other drugs stemmed from thrill seekers trying different chemicals and natural substances for pleasure. When using drugs frequently a psychological and physical dependence occurs due to the pleasure and relief assoaciated
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Isaiah Munch Elizabeth & Ken Health 2 6/26/13 Risks and Benefits of Being a High School Football Player When most people think about American football they think about big hits‚ breaking bones‚ and touchdowns; but there is a lot more to it. For most high school football teams the season starts in the beginning of June and goes until October or November. The first game is in the beginning of September. But the training starts way before that! In the first week of June the players start spring
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Quality 1. Ability to provide the best options and prices. It is not just about price. Consumers are looking to travel agents to provide the best overall solution to their individual travel needs 2 Saving money. Saving money is also not just about price. It is more about value. Saving money is important to consumers only after they have evaluated the value equation. 3 Product knowledge. Customers buy insight. This is the most important attribute next to the offering of pricing and
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Insomnia in the older adult significantly impacts the normal physical functioning and quality of life of patients. Evidence suggests that insomnia in the elderly is often overlooked‚ or undertreated by healthcare professionals (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). Cognitive behavioral strategies have been recommended to help relieve and even treat insomnia in the elderly (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). The purpose of this paper is to examine the current evidence supporting the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
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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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Who should be involved in selection of risk reduction strategies? Deciding on risk reduction strategies is something you shouldn’t do completely on your own. While your organization may come up with some great ideas on its own‚ it’s important to bring members of the community into the process‚ including people who can make a difference (those who can bring support and reserves to a cause) and people who are experiencing the problem. A community-wide approach works best in most cases. Including
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Adult Education in Zambia during the Colonial Period: Challenges in the Post-Independence Era* Presented by M. Luchembe Lecturer – Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies University of Zambia * The paper was presented at the Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education (CICE)‚ Hiroshima University in Japan‚ on 22nd May 2009. Abstract This paper is entitled Adult Education in Zambia during the Colonial Period: Challenges in the post-Independence Era. The paper discusses
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We Can Do More: A Picture of Abuse Imagine for a moment what it would be like to be abused; the low self-esteem‚ the broken trust‚ the suicidal thoughts. Unfortunately‚ many children‚ adults and elderly suffer from these emotions due to the abuse they endure at the hands of those who should love them. Although our society is aware of these abuses‚ we do not do enough to stop it or control it. Children are the most vulnerable people in our society. A survey done in 2012 estimated “1‚640 children
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Child Abuse Child abuse is any form of maltreatment to a child or children and could either be physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual. It can also be described as an act or failure to act by a parent or caretaker which results to harm of the child. There are four major forms of child abuse‚ Physical‚ abuse which is the infliction of serious injuries or actions that may lead to infliction of injuries or death. Sexual abuse is a situation where an adult engages in sex with
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