February 4‚ 2011 Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice To be culturally competent physical therapists need to understand their own world view and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge (cross‚ et al. 1989). Therapists must take into account eight characteristics that involve the dimensions of diversity: age‚ race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ mental and physical activity‚ religion and socioeconomic status. But before they
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Louisa Muniain April 13‚ 2008 World Cultures CAS Mr. Isaac The Expulsion of Jews from Spain The Jewish Expulsion put an end to one of the most notable and largest settlements in Europe. The main leader behind this dreadful era was Tomas de Torquemada. The King and Queen of Spain‚ Ferdinand and Isabella appointed Torquemada Inquisitor General in 1483. I believe that if Torquemada hadn’t become such good friends with the King and Queen and was not as influencing‚ as he became to be during
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Chief Complaint: “The voices told me to do it.” History of Present Illness (tell us also whether this is inpatient or outpatient setting): MJ a 23-year-old African American male brought to the Emergency Department by family member after he was found sitting in the middle of the street. The patient states‚ “The voices told me to do it.” The patient states that‚ for the past 7-8 months that people are not who they say they are so; he began to isolate himself in his room‚ dropped out of school‚ and
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FAMILY CENTERED HEALTH PROMOTION NRS 429 V August 24‚ 2014 Cultural Heritage as a lot to do with one’s traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity and the ways you perceive your life. Heritage his what differentiates one individual‚ families and communities to another. Every individual practice and follow their heritage based on one’s ethnicity‚ religion and cultural background
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remember them by. Although spain is not recognized as much for its Roman beauties. Romans conquered lots of land and Spain has much more to show than people know about. So next time you go to Spain‚ try to keep in mind the influence of Rome. Spain is a wonderful country to visit in order to see Roman Ruin because of the architecture‚ history‚ and culture. Most don’t think of Spain for visiting Roman attractions but Rome accomplished much throughout history and Spain has a great influence from
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daily lives. Through these representations of the real world‚ television subtly shifts individual beliefs about the world through consistent misrepresentations of the world and groups of people that live within in. One group of people that has been consistently found to be misrepresented and stigmatized by television is individuals with mental illness. When investigating individual perceptions and beliefs about individuals with mental illnesses; the media has shown to be a powerful influence. Such
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The artwork by James Gleeson is stunning. A piece of his that stood out the most to me was “Spain”. Painted in 1951 with oil on a w470 x h670 canvas. The painting has ten figures in the scene‚ with colors ranging from different spectrums of reds‚ oranges‚ blues‚ and blacks. I chose this painting‚ because as soon as I saw it‚ I felt eerie‚ and some type of heaviness. The very first thing I saw was a woman floating above the blood red ground‚ and she looks to be made of stones. I look further into
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There has been an odd rise in similar and extensive illnesses in not only adults but children as well. This is becoming quite a concern for many of the residents in this community because that just means a rise in their chances of catching the illness to. If our community does not resolve the problem as soon as possible it will continue to spread and possibly affect the entire community. Upon further investigation into the reasoning or cause of this problem‚ I have found a legitimate reason why
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A Food Borne Illness Danielle Mitchell SCI/163 2/12/2012 Sanam Kazemi There are many food borne illnesses but the norovirus is very interesting. A norovirus is a small virus that contains RNA and is surrounded by a protein coating. Based on genetic typing‚ it is now known that there are at least twenty-five different strains if norovirus that affect humans. Norovirus infection is the most common cause of what some people call the “stomach flu‚” although norovirus is not
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Worldwide families base their lives around religion. Many of these religions have sparked from a mass enlightenment or movement at one point in history. Though most religion seems to want to be moral‚ they’ve created the exact opposite in modern day life‚ most war arises from religion and seeing different levels of morality and not wanting the other person to continue their practices that way. The way that history has such a mass effect on our modern day lives religion wise could almost be seen as
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