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    Cari's Story Summary

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    infection in Cari’s nasal passage and pharynx can spread to her sinuses because her sinuses open into the nasal cavity and the throat. The cough reflex makes a coughing response to the larynx‚ pharynx‚ and the trachea-bronchial tree. Cari’s respiratory system is clearing her lungs the cilia moving the mucus from the lungs and it starts the cough reflex sending mucus to the pharynx therefore you are able to swallow it or spit it out. The structure found in the terminal

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    Observation 1 Physical Development Date 9/10/2012 Time 11.00am Number of children present 1 Number of adults present 2 Permission obtained from mother Physical Development: Physical development: The growth and development of the body’s muscles‚ bones‚ energy systems‚ and the nervous system. Description of setting: This observation took place at the TC home. Immediate context: In the main living room there is lots of cushions around the room‚ there is wooden floors and the

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    history of reflexology

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    here an early acupuncture was being used alongside digit techniques. There is neither an exact founder nor origin of reflexology yet it has stood the test of vast time and helped thousands of people to better health. The dictionary definition of Reflex is “an involuntary or instinctive movement in response to a stimuli” or in the sense of reflection or mirror image. The reflexes on our feet and hands act as mirror images of the body. The term reflexology was coined in 1917 after Russian Ivan Pavlov

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    both arms returning them to her midline. This sequence of movements appeared a few times while Paige was in the supine position. When there was nothing near her hands‚ her fingers remained extended. Paige demonstrated the asymmetrical tonic neck reflex while

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    Module Title: Promoting Health Module Coordinator: Mary Murphy Word Count: 1750 Actual Word Count: 1894 Introduction Motivational interviewing may be defined as “a collaborative‚ goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion”

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    An essay on the mechanism of breathing and its control The basic mechanisms involved in inspiration and expiration are as follows; 1)Inspiration The contraction of the diaphragm and external intercostals muscles leading to an expansion of the lungs. This expansion means there is an increase in the volume of the thorax and a decrease in intrapulmonary pressure. A pressure gradient is therefore established from the atmosphere to alveoli‚ hence air being suck into the lower pressure in the lungs

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    One of the first decisions that you will make about your baby is whether or not to breastfeed. Certainly‚ every healthcare professional will tell you that breast milk is the healthiest baby milk out there and that breastfeeding is the preferred method of feeding. Some women‚ however‚ do not like the idea of feeding their baby in such a manner and are apprehensive to even try it. Other women wouldn’t mind breastfeeding their babies but as they are going back to work within a few months‚ they decide

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    through touch‚ taste and hearing Swallowing and sucking reflexes- ensuring that babies can feed and swallow milk Rooting reflex- babies move their head to look for a nipple or teat if the cheek and mouth are touched‚ helping the babies to find milk Grasp reflex- automatically putting fingers around an object that has touched palm of hand Startle reflex- when babies hear a sudden sound or see a bright light‚ they move their arms outwards‚ and clenching their fists Walking and

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    All Behaviour Is Learnt

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    All behavior is learnt-true or false In this paper I will be critically discussing the idea that all behaviour is learnt. But first let me introduce you to the precise definition of behaviour. What is behaviour? "Behaviour is the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation. It is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms‚ systems‚ or artificial entities in conjunction with their environment‚ which includes the other systems or organisms around as well

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    discussing how they can be used. Classical conditioning‚ as described by Ivan Pavlov‚ is where an unnatural stimulus can cause a natural reaction or reflex. His study introduced a bell when food was presented to a dog to produce the saliva reflex [ (Kowalski‚ 2009) ]. Later he used the bell without presenting the food and still received the salivation reflex [ (Kowalski‚ 2009) ]. The dog had learned to associate the sound of the bell with meal time. In essence‚ classical conditioning or learning is

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