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    P5: Explain the strategies and methods that can be used to support children‚ young people and their families where abuse is suspected or confirmed M3: Assess strategies and methods used to minimise the harm to children‚ young people and their families where abuse is confirmed D2: Justify responses where child maltreatment or abuse is suspected or confirmed‚ making reference to current legislation and policies In this piece of coursework I’m going to use four scenarios of suspected child abuse

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    Theories of Aging Erik Erikson‚ who took a special interest in this final stage of life‚ concluded that the primary psychosocial task of late adulthood (65 and beyond) is to maintain ego integrity (holding on to one’s sense of wholeness)‚ while avoiding despair (fearing there is too little time to begin a new life course). Those who succeed at this final task also develop wisdom‚ which includes accepting without major regrets the life that one has lived‚ as well as the inescapability of death. However

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    Class Project 2- Motor Control and Aging It is often assumed that as all humans age‚ their motor function becomes more and more impaired. Many people in the elderly population experience problems with posture and balance that can lead to falls. Falls that cause serious injury‚ such as bone fractures‚ are known to increase the mortality rate in the elderly. This subject is of particular interest to me as I work in Cardiac Rehabilitation and have seen many patients health spiral downward and eventually

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    I interviewed my neighbor‚ a 71-year old Caucasian male‚ who has the most positive view of life in late adulthood. John spends most of his time at home‚ leading a quite‚ routine existence. Never married‚ John receives visits from his two sisters every few weeks‚ and some of her nieces and nephews stop by on occasion. John does not have any children himself. When I asked him if he was happy‚ he said he was "quite happy". John was born in California‚ Santa Clara

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    KEEPING THE DRINKING AGE THE SAME I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health

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    Positive psychology : A New Way to Aging Gracefully in India Presented By: Dr.(Mrs.)Renu Jha- Principal(Education) Shri Jain-Divakar Mahavidyalaya‚Indore In last one decade there has been lot of focus on Positive psychology for good and a departure from traditional psychology ‚which targetted on fixing psychological problem related to pathology. Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was nicely explained. Positive psychology is a science of positive aspects

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    homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals

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    ’super-aged ’ at scary speed. Available from : http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/news/economy/aging-countries-moodys/index.html?iid=HP_River United Nations (2002).World Population Ageing :  1950-2050 .Available from : http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/ Charles Kenny (2013) An Aging Population may be what the world needs .Available from :http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-07/an-aging-population-may-be-what-the-world-needs#p1

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    The Ultimate Anti-Aging: Effects of Exercise to Telomerase Activity Abstract Exercise or constant activity has always been the last word or among the first recommendations in countering the signs of aging. The aging that has been associated with exercise is termed as biological age and is used to mean as our age that is physiological rather than chronological‚ and it includes factors like changes in the physical structure of the body as well as changes in the performance of motor skills and sensory

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    Reflection Paper: What I Have Learned About the Aging Process The aging process is something that everyone will face with multiple factors influencing the progression. Taking this gerontology class has taught me different techniques to consider when dealing with aging. The knowledge I have gained about the activity theory‚ successful aging‚ and retirement will help me cope with aging in my personal life. Likewise‚ I intend to use the information that I have learned about caregivers

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