Health is a serious and very delicate matter‚ health does not only revolve around one idea or situation. Health has many different perspectives and definitions that come cross when talking about society or an individual‚ and how they manage their lifestyles when comparing it to their day to day life activities. Factors such as unemployment‚ lack of education‚ living in unhealthy environments and unsanitary‚ play a major role towards how an individual presents his or herself and where they rank when
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What is dementia? If you‚ or a friend or relative‚ have been diagnosed with dementia‚ you may be feeling anxious or confused. You may not know what dementia is. This factsheet should help answer some of your questions. The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer’s disease and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How
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People use different ways to communicate with other people‚ depending on the situation in a health and social care setting. Informal is mostly used between people who know each other very well and formal for individuals who do not know others to well or have not met before. People who are expected to talk in a formal language in a health and social care setting are the care workers. Care workers should ensure they know the difference between the two different conversational languages and use the
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The social model of gerontology refers to the “impact of social and sociocultural conditions on the process of aging and its social consequences‚” (Hooyman‚ 5.) So what exactly does this mean? Simply put‚ social gerontologists mostly study the ins and outs of the older generations (across many decades of aging) and how those lives are affected on a day to day basis by social constructs. When we use terms like “older generation‚” we do not mean it in a degrading way. As our textbook accurately points
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Pender‚ and Allan (2002)‚ the HBM’s main focus is on the patient perceptions of a health threat‚ identification of barriers‚ and the promotion of modified behaviors. This HBM is ideal for health prevention as well as promotion. As the Nurse Practitioner (NP)‚ my main role is to educate Mrs. Anderson on hypertension and her weight. The NP has the responsibility to educate the patient on the potential consequences of a health problem‚ assist in identifying potential modifications in order to promote behavior
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EVE-TEASING Among various social problems‚ eve-teasing has become a great threat to our social life. This acute problem has become a common affaire in our day to day life. Eve-teasing is a sort of euphemism in which the naughty‚ aimless young boys pass bad comments on the teenage girls to make them irritated or embarrassed. It is mainly related to women. Mainly the teenage girls are the victims of it. Some young boys with no study and work like to play tricks and jokes on the school going girls
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What does quality of health care mean to you and your family as consumers of health care? What are your feelings about the recent focus on medical errors in health care? The concept of being a consumer of health care is as foreign to my family and I as being a consumer of family relationships. Mothers are the mother‚ brothers are a brother and health care is as expected to be given to the same degree a parent is expected to feed their children. That being said‚ guide lines and agreements provide
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M1: Assess the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with references to theories of communication One to one communication effective The concept of communication cycle is effective communication that is a two-way process. The care professionals must understand and respond to the verbal and non-verbal feedback of the people that we communicate and interact with. According to the Argyle theory‚ the care professionals can improve the effectiveness
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stratification in the Caribbean has changed slightly‚ it still exists. For Haralambos and Holborn (2004)‚ stratification ‘refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth’. With accordance to this definition Mustapha describes social stratification as ‘structured social inequality’ which is the unequal distribution of wealth‚ power‚ prestige‚ opportunities and influences. According to the view of Karl Marx‚ classes
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 5 - UNDERSTAND PERSON-CENTRED APPROACHES IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will demonstrate your knowledge of person-centred care and consider how to put this into practice in complex and sensitive situations. You will explore what is meant by the term ‘consent’‚ define person-centred values‚ and consider how active participation can be used to best effect. You will consider how risk assessments can support informed
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