Resilience and Adult Development Chundra R. Smith University of the Rockies Abstract The word resilience is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as: “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”. This in the psychological world still has the same meaning as Bjorklund states: “resilience is the maintenance of healthy functioning following exposure to trauma”. In dealing with life and adult development we are either going to become more resilient or breakdown. It is my belief
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Angry with everything – society‚ police‚ and the way they treat us. This is a common point of view of the young adults. The fact is that teenagers are usually idealists‚ who expect that they’re able to change the conventional course of life. But after facing the reality they become frustrated and disappointed‚ because their ideals become demolished. The real adulthood doesn’t look like the teenagers want it to be. They are always confident that adulthood would bring pure freedom and choice‚ but
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Holistic Development The First Month Physical Development The baby lies on their back. Head will turn towards light and noise. Hands are closed tightly. Gazes attentively at face‚ particular when being fed or talked to. Intellectual Development Touch: From begging babies feel pain? The baby’s face‚ abdomen‚ hands and the soles of their feet are also very sensitive to touch. The Baby gives a ‘startle’ response if they are move suddenly. Sound: Even a newborn baby will turn to a sound
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Interview of First Year Adult Learner My interview was conducted via phone with a student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. For all purposes her name is Co-ed Cady. STUDENT’S BACKGROUND: Co-ed Cady is a 40 year old‚ recently divorced‚ white female which lives in Kalamazoo‚ MI she is originally from Anderson‚ IN but‚ moved to Kalamazoo when her husband was transferred there ten years ago. Co-ed has two children a daughter 22 and a son 19. Her main support system is in Anderson but‚ her children
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Learning and teaching go hand in hand. As nurses in health care‚ while taking care of adults‚ there is lot of education and teaching that happens in the hospital and teaching is performed among patients‚ among fellow nurses and other health care workers and introduction of new equipment or procedure. This was a good exercise as there was opportunity to learn more about learning theories and to receive new information. Adult learning theories can be applicable for students in nursing school
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1.2. Characteristics of adult learning Education of children is compulsory‚ formal and standardized. Adult learning is voluntary and intentional. The aim of adult education is the independent self-directed learner. Adults tend to resist a learning process which is incongruent with their self-concept as autonomous individuals and does not correspond to their needs and interests. Adult learning is learner-centered What children learn in school should be useful to them — but later in life. Child
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the registered nurse is defined and delineated; for what purpose? The scope of adult health nursing is to promote health and prevent illness or injury in patients from 18 to older than 100 years of age. Why do nurses need to know what interventions are within his/her scope? Nurses who practice medical-surgical nursing must have a broad knowledge base to meet the needs of patients in the variety of health care settings across the continuum. Additionally‚ nurses must use clinical judgment to
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D D 12 Benefits of Hiring Older Workers Looking for dedicated‚ focused‚ loyal employees? Your search is over. Employees. They’re the one thing that businesses everywhere have a need for. And not just employees‚ but employees who are honest‚ responsible‚ dependable‚ loyal‚ focused‚ organized and mature. Is this too much to ask? U.S. employers spends millions of man hours each year placing ads‚ prescreening and interviewing candidates‚ and hiring and training workers‚ only to find that many
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require a workforce with greater technical skills‚ such as computer knowledge and e-business. In this respect‚ the older employees may be lagging behind since they belong to a different working experience. The third argument is that employers could save costs in hiring fresh graduates instead of paying more for more experienced workers. Seniority and the years of service rendered by the older employees would need to find its reward in a better pay package apart from higher positions in the corporate world
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Holistic Health Model vs Health Promotion Model Holistic Health Model is a system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ economic‚ and spiritual needs of the person; his or her response to illness; and the effect of the illness and the ability to meet self-care needs. It’s the practice that integrates conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease and most importantly to promote optimal health. As the definition implies‚ a holistic
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