Shared Psychotic Disorder SYMPTOMS The essential feature of Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie à Deux) is a delusion that develops in an individual who is involved in a close relationship with another person (sometimes termed the "inducer" or "the primary case") who already has a Psychotic Disorder with prominent delusions. The content of the shared delusional beliefs may be dependent on the diagnosis of the primary case and can include relatively bizarre delusions (e.g.‚ that radiation is being
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Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles Cognitive styles describe how the individual acquires knowledge (cognition) and processes information (conceptualization). Cognitive styles are related to mental behaviors which individuals apply habitually when they are solving problems. In general‚ they affect the way in which information is obtained‚ sorted‚ and utilized. Cognitive style is usually described as a stable and persistent personality dimension which influences attitudes‚ values‚ and social
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it. Every person’s learning style is either or a combination of auditory‚ visual‚ or kinesthetic (tactile) in terms of the way he or she learns best. No particular style is better than the others; it is all about what works best for the individual. The learning styles are put together by a system in which is VAK. VAK stands for Visual‚ Auditory‚ and Kinesthetic (Tactile). The theory is one prefers to learn through one of these sense channels. Visual Learning Style learn through seeing . . . These
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STYLES OF PRONUNCIATION The pronunciation of one and the same person may be different on different occasions. For instance‚ when the speaker is delivering a lecture‚ speaking over the radio‚ giving a dictation exercise‚ or when he is talking to official people he wants to be clearly understood that’s why he should sound explicit and his pronunciation may be characterized as correct or even super-correct. In informal situations where the speakers are more relaxed less attention is given to the
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A1: Identify Leadership Style As a leader‚ it sometimes takes a step back to look at oneself to realize what type of leader you are to understand your strengths and weaknesses‚ so you can lead an effective team to success. After lots of leadership quizs and readings‚ my leadership style is participative (Democratic) with an emphasis on the consensus view. “A participative leader seeks to involve other people in the process‚ possibly including subordinates‚ peers‚ superiors and other stakeholders
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Learning Styles and Academic Performance/Grade Achievement A number of studies have been designed in order to assess the relationship between learning styles of students and their academic performance. Different measures have been used in different studies. Some have used specialized tests related to the particular field‚ while some have used Multiple Choice Theory (MCT)‚ Multiple Choice Quantitative‚ Open Ended Theory (OET)‚ and Open Ended Quantitative‚ etc. A study was conducted by Lynch
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Kinesthetic Learners This paper will discuss mainly the author’s learning style as determined by the VARK questionnaire (www.vark-learn.com). It will discuss the other learning styles and will compare the author’s preferred learning strategies with the recommended VARK strategies. Lastly it will discuss the author’s preferred learning style in relation to bedside nursing. The author’s determined learning style is strong kinesthetic (www.vark-learn.com). Kinesthetic learners are defined by
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LEADERSHIP STYLES There are multiple Leadership Styles. The key styles include: Leadership Style Key Characteristics Transformative • True leader who inspires team with shared vision • Uses delegation & participation to engage team & has technical support staff so that focus is on communicating & people management • Style most encouraged by Leadership programs Transactional • Focus is on getting staff to do what they are paid for (employment is a transaction) • Reward
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Communication Styles What is Communication and Communication Styles? Communication according to Webster Dictionary is defined as a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior (Merriem-Webster). Communication can be verbal and in this day in age text and email. Communication styles are the behaviors in communication that are observed by others. This paper will discuss communication‚ the four types of communication styles‚ why
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Where Are You Smooth Talking? The saying goes the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending. Meaning no matter how tragic or comedic a story begins‚ the ending is what determines what type of story was told (thus what genre it falls in). This concept of endings is greatly exemplified through the comparison of the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and the film the story was based on called Smooth Talk. Both works contain an abundance of similarities
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