Biopsychosocial model The biopsychosocial model (abbreviated "BPS") is a general model or approach positing that biological‚ psychological (which entails thoughts‚ emotions‚ and behaviors)‚ and social (socio-economical‚ socio-environmental‚ and cultural) factors‚ all play a significant role in human functioning in the context of disease or illness. Indeed‚ health is best understood in terms of a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors rather than purely in biological terms
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To someone who first meets George‚ he is an absolutely adorable child‚ a brown-haired‚ blue-eyed cute six year old that is well coordinated‚ active and agile. He looks perfectly normal‚ however‚ it soon seems apparent that George does not behave and think like a typical child is supposed to. He is aloof in his class and avoids interaction with other children. He is not attached to his parents‚ or his classmates. He makes exceptionally realistic pictures of things that he sees‚ but does not even know
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means of living. ■ A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from external stresses and shocks‚ and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets now and in the future. The Sustainable Livelihood Approach The sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) is a way of thinking about the objectives‚ scope‚ and priorities for development activities. It is based on evolving thinking about the way the poor and vulnerable lives their lives and the importance of policies and institutions
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Holistic Marketing approach: According to Philip kotler‚ “Holistic marketing is the concept based on the development‚ design and implementation of marketing programs‚ processes‚ and activities that recognizes their breadth and interdependencies.” Four components of holistic marketing are relationship marketing‚ internal marketing‚ integrated marketing and socially responsible marketing. * Internal marketing- This is where the company focuses on internal organization and carries out marketing
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way out of depression‚ anxiety‚ fear‚ anger‚ and other common problems by applying the Crabb‚ L. (1977). Effective Biblical Counseling: A model for helping caring Christians become capable counselors Dattilio‚ F. (2006). A Cognitive-behavioral approach to restructuring intergenerational family schemas EBSCOhost database on May 6‚ 2010. Dattilio‚ F.M. (2001). Cognitive-behavior family therapy: contemporary myths and misconceptions EBSCOhost database on May 8‚ 2010. Dattilio‚ F. (2005). The critical
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development and efficiency of using the cognitive-behavioral approaches. The article states that cognitive-behavioral approaches have proven to be verifiably effective for treating a wide range of clinical disorders such as depression. Although this approach has been used for years‚ techniques that are used to help people accept and distance themselves from harsh thoughts and emotions are less underlined because of the focus of changing the content of cognitions in Cognitive Therapy. The group who have
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Biological Approach to Depression The biological approach is based on the idea that depression has a physical or organic cause. One explanation suggests that some people are simply more genetically inclined to develop depression‚ as Hecimovic suggested that it was caused by a mutation in the 5-HTT gene‚ which was responsible for coding for serotonin production‚ and that this mutation is inherited. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have all helped support the role of genetics in
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Question 4 One of the main criticisms of Abraham Maslow’s “eupsychian” approach to management is that it was developed for American workplaces. Are needs theories of motivation appropriate in other parts of the world such as Asia? This essay is a discussion as to whether Abraham Maslow’s eupsychian approach to management and needs theories of motivation is applicable to Asian work environment. I will briefly discuss the differences between an American and Asian workplace and then give an example
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HRM has changed over the time. HRM has been an issue in academic literature or organizational context. Many concepts about HRM have been introduced by scholars. One of them is strategic human resources management (SHRM). This concept uses strategic approach which means that the HRM plays strategic role in the organization. The purpose of the essay is to explain the characteristic of the strategic HRM and evaluate how the strategic HRM can help achieve the organizational objectives by using
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There are many theories to why crimes are committed‚ the classical approach has been around for centuries but it was not until the mid-1970s that it was renewed and formed was is now known as choice theory. That being said there are different types of choice theories and I will discuss one which is rational choice theory and this has different concepts that make it up. The classical approach to crime originated in the late 1700s‚ where philosopher Cesare Beccaria implied that intelligence and rational
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