and lifestyle choices such as tobacco use‚ alcohol consumption‚ sedentary lifestyle‚ recreational drug use and sexual promiscuity can lead to diseases and death. Primary prevention of a disease means to prevent it from occurring. Infants and children are immunized to prevent them from contracting diseases such as measles‚ or polio. Primary prevention of a disease would include removal of occupational hazards‚ such as asbestos‚ which is a known carcinogenic. Secondary prevention of a disease includes
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Gestalt Therapy PSYU-501 February 13‚ 2012 Gestalt Therapy Gestalt therapy was founded by Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls in the 1940s. It instructs the client on the phenomenological method which is the theory that says behavior is determined by the way the person perceives reality rather than by objective external reality. This therapy method is an influential preference compared to the two chief therapeutic methods‚ psychoanalysis and behavioral therapy. This therapy combines the
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Philosophy Patch Adams: Primary & Secondary Reflection The movie Patch Adams is a true to life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams. The movie tells a lot of truth about life with depth. And all throughout the movie there are scenes that show both primary and secondary reflection. Primary Reflection is superficial‚ shallow and it reduced the person to details. The person is considering being an object
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The benefits of hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell anemia are extensive and well established‚ and were first demonstrated by the Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia‚ a double blind‚ placebo controlled trial in 299 adults with sickle cell anemia. The clinical trial‚ which lasted for 21 months‚ showed that patients with sickle cell anemia treated with hydroxyurea had dramatically fewer painful episodes than those who received placebos. Firstly‚ among the 299 adults studied at 21
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The observation of teaching at a local primary school provided me with an opportunity to watch how teachers interact with their students. I could see that teaching methods are becoming more diverse nowadays and multimedia is integrated into classrooms. Some teachers still put emphasis on rote learning by asking students to repeat words and sentences over and over again‚ while others adopted more dynamic approaches such as teaching through role play and group discussion. Teaching mathematics with
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critical when they use sources for new materials. To help the historian by evaluating and organizing‚ the sources fall into two categories: primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources are materials produced by people or groups of people directly involved in the event or topic under consideration‚ either as participant or as witnesses. In other words‚ primary sources are
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In an article Dementia Therapy and Music Concetta Tomanio‚ a certified music therapist reflects solid‚ objective insight toward music and how it has an effect on the brain. The way the brain and the body processes music still remains very mysterious. “Why it’s so positive is that we process music with almost every part of our brain‚” asserts Tomanio. Music in its own affects everyone differently. Music that is connected with historical events or that has a personal significance to a person is key
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There subsists a diversity of therapy modalities employed for many assorted reasons to help those suffering from addiction; all with a comparable resolve to help individuals live positive and fulfilling lives. A few theories that I would like to try out and further develop would be the following: Narrative Therapy- Normally‚ narrative therapy will be utilized as part of an all-inclusive treatment plan that may consist of other therapy modalities‚ psychotherapy‚ group work‚ and medications and/or
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Protein Structure on a Tertiary Level The third of four levels of protein structure is the tertiary level. The primary level are strands of the 20 amino acids‚ the secondary level are alpha helix and beta pleats‚ the tertiary level are a combination of helix‚ pleats‚ and bends‚ and the quaternary level involves multiple polypeptide bonds. The tertiary level is a three dimensional level that allows the protein to be fluid and move and make up the R group in the protein structure. There are four
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Laughter Therapy - An Effective Treatment Almost all of us have heard that "Laughter is best Medicine!" How true is this statement? A study conducted shows that 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. This can make you feel fresh‚ energetic and young for the whole day. What makes us laugh? When we laugh‚ the zygomatic major muscle is stimulated and 15 facial muscles contracted. In the meantime‚ the epiglottis partly closes the larynx and air intake becomes irregular. A noise
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