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    Sudden Illness

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    Sudden Illness Sudden Illness can occur in any individual at times difficult to determine exact illness being experienced by the victim. However‚ by knowing signs and symptoms of major disorders you may be able to provide appropriate first aid. Obtain information from victim and look for identifying factors such as medical alert bracelets or necklaces or medical information cards. Heart Attack Also called coronary thrombosis‚ coronary occlusion or myocardial infarction

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    outcome (increased class participation). Validity is in four types and these are: Conclusion‚ Construct‚ Internal and external validity. Conclusion validity tries to find out the relationship between a program and the observed outcome. For instance‚ a connection between Re-entry policy and increased failure rate in schools. Construct validity looks at the extent to which a test measures what it claims or intend to measure. Internal validity refers to how well an experiment has been done and the extent

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    treat each child or adult with total respect no matter what their culture‚ gender‚ race‚ disability or special need‚ sexual orientation religion or belief Diversity- is differences between individuals and groups in society which arise from gender‚ social culture or religious‚ backgrounds‚ ethnic origins‚ family structures‚ sexuality‚ appearances or disabilities. In the crèche we provide children with dolls of different ethnicity dolls. We have posters that show how to welcome parents and children

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    Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting Rae Sherk Ashford University PSY 326 Dr. Gary Boyles July 1‚ 2013 Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting I. Introduction Drug addiction is a disease with serious consequences. The causes of drug addiction can be complex. Risk factors include family disposition‚ neighborhood‚ and social acquaintances. The intended results are the ultimate high‚ euphoria‚ and numbness drugs

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    Discuss the concept of adolescence as a social construct and its validity for different cultures. Adolescence describes the transitional stage in a teenager’s life‚ from childhood to adulthood‚ where an individual evolves physically‚ psychologically‚ emotionally‚ cognitively and socially. It is a defined social category that is expressed through immaturity and unpredictability and allows an individual to learn and discover their sense of self and identity. The idea of adolescence came into perspective

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    Foodborne Illness

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    of the Study Foodborne illnesses are defined as diseases‚ usually either infectious or toxic in nature‚ caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food. Every person is at risk of foodborne illness. (Food Safety and Foodborne Illness‚ WHO‚ March 2007) Foodborne Illness is the sickness people after eating the contaminated food that with pathogenic microorganisms‚ chemical or physical agents. The victims normally experience one or more symptoms such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea

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    Illness Connections on the Internet:  An Exploration People with stigmatized health conditions‚ like mental illness tend to avoid seeking treatment or discussing the problem‚ however‚ with the anonymity of the Internet‚ patients can gather information about their illnesses and communicate with others through discussion groups‚ chat rooms and online forums. This paper is an exploration of online support communities for people with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)

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    Psychological Disorder and Illnesses Delusional disorder is an uncommon psychological condition in that patients present with circumscribed symptoms of non-bizarre delusions‚ but with the absence of prominent hallucinations and no believed disorder‚ mood condition‚ or substantial flattening of impact. For that diagnosis to be made‚ auditory as well as visible hallucinations can’t be notable‚ though olfactory or responsive hallucinations associated with the information from the delusion may be existing

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    Philosophical Construct Legal justice is concerned with the way in which law distributes penalties for wrongdoing‚ or allocates compensation in the case of injury or damage. Justice in this sense clearly involves the creation and enforcement of a public set of rules‚ but to be ‘just’ these rules must themselves have a moral underpinningThe issue of justice lies at the heart of questions about legitimacy and orderly existence‚ determining whether citizens are willing to accept the law as binding.

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    Uncertainty in Illness

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    Uncertainty in illness is present for both acute and chronic illnesses and can be described as a cognitive stressor‚ a sense of loss of control‚ and a perceptual state of doubt which is dynamic in nature. Illness uncertainty can be associated with poor adjustment‚ but often needs to be evaluated as a threat to have its deleterious effect. For example‚ illness uncertainty in pain populations is related to increased sensitivity to pain and reduction in tolerance of painful stimuli. Illness uncertainty

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