Describe and evaluate therapies for Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a chronic mental health condition that is usually associated with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour. An obsession is an unwanted‚ unpleasant thought‚ image or urge that repeatedly enters a person’s mind and results in anxiety. A compulsion is a repetitive behaviour or mental act that a person feels compelled to perform to try and avert or undo the effect of the obsession. An example of an obsession and compulsion
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Define politics‚ state and explain five approaches to the study of politics. The word politics is an area of great contestation by scholars‚ academia and even practitioners of politics‚ arguably there is no universally agreed upon definition of the term politics‚ in other words different scholars have come up with different definitions when they were defining the word politics. However the word politics cannot be defined by a single definition because it is very complex and thus an attempt will
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Health promotion is a means of improving and controlling the health of individual’s communities and even populations using a varied range of approaches. For the past 30 years there have been 3 key models used to support health promotion; The Biomedical model which focuses on health education and is used to educate individuals and communities so that they can make the right decisions which could improve their lives‚ the social model which tries to reduce social inequalities and looks into the determinants
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As we look back in modern American history‚ there are three sizable reform periods from 1890 through the 1960’s. These three periods were The Progressive Period‚ 1890 to 1914‚ The New Deal‚ 1933 to 1938‚ and The Great Society‚ 1964 to 1968. The ultimate goal of these reform periods was to improve the United States Economically‚ Socially‚ and Politically. The Progressive Period helped the nation economically by dislodging the monopolies that provided utilities to the urban areas. This formulated
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P3 Explain specific health psychology issues Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes an individual to change their eating habits and their behaviour. There are several types of eating disorders that can effect an individual physically‚ psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational
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Surrey Vocational Training Centre PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE RECORD Candidate Name: Unit Titles: Promote the application of person centred approaches in health and social care Evidence ref(s): Unit number(s): 4223-305 Evidence ref(s): Unit number(s): 4223-305 Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) * observed by your assessor * seen by expert witness * seen by witness ◙ Candidate / reflective account * case study Date of Activity:
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Educational psychologist play a vital role in childrenâ€TMs education. It is their role to help children who may be struggling within the education setting. They are usually called in to complete an assessment to see what if any help is needed. They can work with individuals or groups giving advice and relevant training and help with certain referrals . Speech and language therapist- this profession works as part of a multi diciplinery team along with health professionals ‚nurses‚doctors‚psychologists. They
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Education for children is something that can change their life. There should be a desire to better the educational system and to always be ready to improve it. There are many ideas as to what constitutes an ideal education. A number of factors come together to make an ideal education. Students‚ parents and teachers are the three key elements in a model education. A good relationship among these three parts is essential to a good education. Students are the main members of this ideal system. They
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The Disparity in Income and The Cost of High Education: Will making college free benefit the economy? The economic inequality is increasing and it has weakened neighborhoods and families that are unfortunate. People who have low income cannot afford to have a high education. Technology has changed employees‚ shifts for single-parent families‚ and produced growing income gaps between families and neighborhoods. “In addition to growing differences in the resources spent by poor and rich families
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There could be any number of different external professions called in to support a child during their education depending on the individual needs of the pupil. The more common professionals who may be called upon are educational psychologists‚ speech and language therapists‚ specialist teachers‚ education welfare officer and physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists. These specialists will be called in to assist a pupil with Special Educational Needs. They will work closely with the pupil‚ the parents
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