Describe the important characteristics of health-compromising behaviors. Health-compromising behaviors are those that can have a negative effect on one’s current and/or future health (Taylor‚ 2015). These behaviors include smoking‚ drug-use‚ risky sexual behavior‚ and eating patterns. Five characteristics are common amongst these health-compromising behaviors. • First‚ these behaviors usually make their first appearance in adolescence. As children move into their teen years‚ societal and peer pressures
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The arrival of the Europeans affected the Indians in several different ways. The Indians were exposed to new experiences such as diseases‚ religion‚ racism‚ land ownership‚ and trade to name a few. The Indians way of life changed forever with the arrival of the European colonists. Diseases were introduced to them as early as 1550 by European fisherman who stayed on the New England shores during the winter. The fisherman brought devastating illnesses which the Indians had little resistance to
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3.1 Explain the nature of different professional relationships in health and social care. Within health and social care there are many types of professionals who work to increase service users health and well – being. The different types of professionals working with a service user may vary depending on the illness. Professionals who work along side the health and social services include GP‚ Nurse‚ CPN‚ Health visitor‚ Physiatrist‚ Occupational Therapists etc. (Nhscareers.nhs.uk‚ 2014) As
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Explain the concept of socialization and how useful is it in understanding human behavior? Socialization is the process in which an individual learns the way of life of his/her society‚ learn the trick of the trade and develops the capacity and the potential to function both as an individual and as a member of the society by internalizing the culture in which the society is based on. Socialization is a life-long process occurring at all stages in life starting from the day the individual is born
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Organization Structures Geographic Organizational Structure is used for organizations that have offices or business units in different geographic locations. Customer Organizational Structure an example of this would be in healthcare. A patient seen as an outpatient has very different needs than those of patients who spend time in the hospital as inpatients. A customer centered structure creates customized care for those patients. The advantage of this type of structure is that it specializes in
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In Health and Social Care Student Name Unit 16: Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care Student No. Assessor name: Christine Pratt Date of Issue Completion date 30/05/2014 11/07/2014 Submitted on Assignment title LO2 Task No. Assess how perceptions of specific needs have changed over time. 1 1.3 LO1 In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to Analyse concepts of health‚ disability
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Social Structure and Poverty Poverty is an issue that is worldwide and continuously difficult to contend with especially when there is varying degrees of social disparities and inequities. Stratification and social structure contributes in defining individuals within society and puts the reality of inequality in various perspectives. In Canada‚ it is most difficult to define poverty since there is no actual poverty line to distinguish from but the most equivalent determinant is those families
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policy by adjusting the funds rate. This affects other short-term and long-term rates‚ including credit-card rates and mortgages. Governments define fiscal policy by setting taxation levels and writing legislation and regulation for everything from health care to the environment. Fiscal and monetary policy changes can affect businesses directly and indirectly‚ although competitive factors and management execution are also important factors. Businesses go through cycles of expansion‚ recession and
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Adil Mombrikotb. Outcome 1 Explain what is meant by. Diversity | Diversity means differences in ethnicity‚ heritage‚ customs‚ beliefs and values. It could be someone’s physical appearance‚ mental capabilities‚ etc. I have been taught that personal identity which is formed from a young age allows you to realise you are their own person. Diversity is positive and should be respected and valued because nobody is completely the same as anyone else. Telling them that being different from everyone
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Genetics‚ Brain Structure‚ and Behavior: Future Directions Nevada Finley PSY/340 May 20‚ 2013 Stephanie Fernandez Genetics‚ Brain Structure‚ and Behavior: Future Directions Schizophrenia is known as a mental disorder that is categorized by confused thinking and the inability to respond‚ communicate‚ or behave appropriately. Individuals who suffer with this disease may see or hear things that are not there‚ but this is a form of hallucinating. They also feel like others are out to get
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