Discuss psychological explanations of any one eating disorder (24) Anorexia has been found in all countries but the frequency of the disorder increases with the levels of Western influence in society. Hoek et al found that white Caribbean’s had higher rates of anorexia than black Caribbean’s‚ presumably because the white population aspired to a more Western lifestyle than the black population. It can be concluded that socio-cultural factors can help explain anorexia. Social learning theory helps
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How do research findings support counselling work? Research. 1.a. the systematic investigation into and study of materials‚ sources‚ etc‚ in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. b. an endeavour to discover new or collate old facts etc by the scientific study of a subject or by a course of critical investigation. [Oxford Concise Dictionary] When entering the field of counselling the first thing that becomes evident is how much there is written and theorised upon. A great deal of research
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MONTESSORI CENTRE INTERNATIONAL 18 Balderton Street‚ London W1K 6TG‚ United Kingdom Tel 00 44(0) 20 7493 8300 Fax 00 44 (0) 20 7629 7808 www.montessori.org.uk TITLE SHEET for Distance Learning Students Is English your first language: No (please delete as applicable) STUDENT NAME: XOLILE SHABANGU STUDENT NO: 13083J NAME OF MARKER: Lisette Niemand DATE OF SUBMISSION:
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The psychological and psychiatric impact of great natural disasters are beginning to be understood leading to new methods of prevention‚ intervention and mitigation. There is limited data from the Asian continent‚ however‚ which has been the location of some of the greatest disasters of recent times. In this paper‚ we outline the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events. These include reports from situations where local
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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder In the world today Bipolar Disorder Abstract This article reviews the current state of the literature on the assessment of bipolar disorder in adults. Research on reliable and valid measures for bipolar disorder has unfortunately lagged behind assessment research for other disorders‚ such as major depression. We review diagnostic tools‚ self-report measures
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442 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE A Framework for Diagnosing Board Effectiveness* Gavin J. Nicholson** and Geoffrey C. Kiel Pressure on boards to improve corporate performance and management oversight has led to a series of inquiries and reports advocating governance reform. These reports largely reflect an agency perspective of governance and seek to ensure greater board independence from and control of management. While board independence is important to good governance‚ we contend that frameworks
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INTRODUCTION Counseling means professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data‚ using various techniques of the personal interview‚ and testing interests and aptitudes. Support process in which a counselor holds face to face talks with another person to help him or her solve a personal problem‚ or help improve that person’s attitude‚ behaviour‚ or character. Counseling Psychology is a field of psychology that focuses on everyday
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Megan Orcholski November 15‚ 2012 Eating disorders “Approximately 7-10 million women across the country suffer from eating disorders. Most research into these serious disorders has been conducted on females. However‚ as many as a million men may also struggle with the diseases” stated EDAP in 2012. Eating disorders are very serious conditions that cause people distress by obsessing over not gaining weight and intense anxiety about food. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental
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influence on them and what they think about it. In the findings it is also demonstrated how these magazines are used to fulfill “needs” that occur as a result of the nexus of personality‚ familial‚ and emotional factors and issues that arise in these young women’s lives (Thomsen 2001). This article could be improved by having more experiments done not only to women and young women but also to young men and men who may also suffer from this disorder. My research comes from the journal article I picked
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