Investigation into nurse strategies to prevent or minimise attempted suicide in patients over 65 This dissertation considers the rationale for positive nurse-based intervention in consideration of issues relating to suicide in the elderly. The introduction sets the context, including the historical context, of the issues and discusses the negative effects of ageism on issues relating […]
Body modification of one sort or another has always been practiced new technologies have opened up the possibility for radical change. This has meant that we can now change fundamental aspects of our bodies most obviously our biological sex, but also racial characteristics, signs of ageing and apparent physical imperfections. Basically will be looking at […]
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Get startedWhat do the following have in common: alcoholism, obesity, smoking, drug abuse and compulsive gambling? Until recently, there were thought of as relatively independent and separate problem areas. Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other mental health professionals have previously specialised in the treatment of one of these behaviours, but few had attempted to extend their […]
INTRODUCTION The aim of this dissertation is to explore the factors affecting concordance with prescribed antipsychotic medications. The rationale for selecting this topic is derived from personal working experience with mental health service users. Having worked as a nursing assistant for the past eight years on acute admissions wards and as a student nurse for […]
The pharmaceutical sector in Kuwait has never been considered by the Government to be as important as the other healthcare or even many other professional sectors, like engineering for example. It has always been viewed as a less important profession with a very small number of professionals relatively to other jobs in the country. However, […]
INTRODUCTION Nursing is a demanding profession. Nurses are bombarded daily with many tasks and responsibilities. Nursing today is practiced in various settings and is a vital part of the health care system. Nurses are present in hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes, out-patient centres, clinics, and homes. A consumer perceives these professionals as trained individuals […]
Obesity in the UK – individual problem or national plague? Introduction: Levels of obesity are on the rise in the UK and following calls from doctors and other health professionals, the government has pledged to fight obesity with promises to help British society to fight the problem on a number of levels. Predictions are that […]
Introduction This report aims to critically appraise psychosocial interventions (PSI) that are utilised when working with complex cases. In order to do this the term complex is explored with reference to people with psychosis. Different types of complexity are discussed with a more detailed examination of a specific complexity; the relationship between substance misuse and […]
‘It is only when practitioners understand themselves and the conditions of their practice that they can begin to realistically see how they might respond differently.’ (Johns 2009 P16) The concept of reflection in learning is not new. It can be traced back as far as Aristotle’s discussions of ‘practical judgement and moral action’ in his […]
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Mental and behavioral disorders are common and affect more than 25% of all people at some time during their lives. One in four families is likely to have at least one member with a behavioral or mental disorder. It is estimated that mental disorders contribute a large share to the global disease […]
1.0 Introduction For many years, people have disputed the relationship between emotion and performance. Emotions can be conveyed by a variety of means including verbalizations, expressions, body language and tone of voice (Bernieri, 2001). A person who has the skills of reading these signs should be able to utilize the signals to make an accurate […]
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Self esteem is all about how much we feel valued, loved, accepted and thought well of by others and how much we value, love and accept ourselves. People with healthy self-esteem are able to feel good about them, appreciate their own worth and take pride in their abilities, skills and accomplishments. People […]
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study ‘Stress is not what happens to us. Its our response to what happens and response is something we can choose’. Maureen Killoran Road traffic accidents are global problems affecting all sections of the society. In India about 250 people die everyday which is equivalent to plane crash having […]
Same-Sex Marriages Executive Summary The public policy explored in this analysis will include section one from the family code titles, marriage relationship. This issue is more prevalent than most would imagine. In 1990 the American bureau of census reported 145,130 same-gender unmarried couples living together. That number is reported to have increased to 594,691 by […]
The aim of this dissertation is to examine the claim of authors such as Harrington and Bailey (2005) that a substantial proportion of young offenders in the UK suffer from severe mental illness. In accepting this claim, the secondary aim of this paper is to glean a greater understanding of why this is the case; […]
Most concepts of motivation that apply to the workforce begin with the assumption that behaviour, at least in part, is directed towards the satisfaction of needs or motives. Definitions of motivation include: “Willingness to exert effort to achieve the organization’s goals, conditioned by this effort’s ability to satisfy individual needs” (Robbins & Coulter, 1996). “An […]
Decision-Making Model Paper Life is full of decisions. Some of them are trivial, like for example: should I choose this newspaper or another? Which kind of dish should I choose from the menu? Other decisions are hard to evaluate and vital, like for example: should I put my private life first or I should privilege […]
As per James E. Loehr corporate people are more of an athlete than any professional athlete because the demands of energy are greater for them as they are expected to work 10 to 12 hours a day while keeping focus, making no mistakes and same routine is expected the following day, which unsurprisingly lead to […]
Essay on Motivation and Strength According to Landy and Becker (1987), “the psychological meaning of motivation is the internal mental state of a person which relates to the initiation, direction, persistence, intensity, and termination of behaviourâ€. The internal force or desire that drives an individual towards the achievement of a fixed goal. Since, motivation alone […]
This essay will consider key principles, theories and examples of specific organizational behaviour topics like personality, motivation and group and team working. All three themes are quite related to each other, because in a group or a team there are some people with different personalities and they all need those people need a motivation to […]
TASK 1 The essay discusses about two motivational theories one is Herzberg and another is Maslow. Herzberg theory is called two factors theory and Maslow’s theory is called Maslow’s needs (Mullins, 2010). The essay is also discusses about how the supermarket manager motivate his staff by using these two motivation theories. Herzberg two factor of […]
Impact of stress on banking employees on their job performance with a special reference to HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Lanka) Pvt. Limited (HDPL). Table of contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………….. 03 Problem statement………………………………………………… 04 Problem justification……………………………………………….. 04 Project objectives………………………………………………….. 04 Literature review…………………………………………………………….. 05 Methodology………………………………………………………………….. 08 References …………………………………………………………………… 10 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………… 13 1. Introduction Stress is the destructive […]
Lateral Thinking Lateral thinking” is a snappy expression for “imaginative considering,” or fresh considering. Begat by creator Edward Debono, it alludes to non-direct considering. As opposed to tolerating the consistently evident reply, take a gander at the issue from diverse or abnormal viewpoints, which permits you to make novel affiliations and consider distinctive or unexpected […]
In the fierce era of competition, organizations nowadays are more emphasizing on the management of Human Resources (Robert. L, 2008). Motivation; a key strategy in Human Resource Management has helped practitioners largely enough to subject the term “Motivation” for a discussion. Steers et al. (2004), asserted that employee motivation plays a vital role in the […]
INTRODUCTION: Motivation is naturally conceptualized either as an desire arising from within the human being or as an impulse arising from within the organism or as an attraction arising from an object external to the individual. According to Baron (1991) defines motivation as the internal processes that activate, guide, and maintain behaviour especially goal-directed behaviour. […]
PERSONAL COMPETENCIES ASSESSMENTS “Know thyself.†Famous dead Greeks long ago were not wrong. Knowing yourself is one of the most important paths toward true self-improvement no matter the rationale, be they work, family, or peer-social. The classics were not wrong, however, the tools to get one to an improved point have changed. There are many […]
Introduction The purpose of this review is to highlight the benefits of using psychological testing for the purpose of recruitment. This review focuses specifically on the importance of psychological testing so that an organisation can get the most suitable candidate for the job. Psychological testing is also known as cognitive ability employment testing and Job […]
Decrease the appeal of gambling to reduce problem gambling For young men aged 18-24 in the state of Victoria, Australia. In Australia, there are more than 1,100 gaming tables, 199,271 gaming machines (99,826 in NSW alone), very nearly 6,000 venues that give gaming machines, 4,756 lottery outlets and 4,652 TAB outlets (Australian Gaming Council, 2008/09). […]
Justice Scalia’s dissent in Jaffee v. Redmond The 1996 decision of Supreme Court’s in Jaffee v. Redmond RULED that communications within the relationship of psychotherapist-patient are privileged, other than it as well concurred that the privilege has wider scope. The preponderance issued these decisions above a Justice Scalia vigorous dissent. Justice Scalia blundered equally the […]
RAPE Introduction: Rape is one of the most serious crimes that an individual can commit. There are a variety of laws that deal with the offence of rape, giving a guideline on how investigative officers should handle victims of rape, and also suspects of rape. An example of such kind of law is the sexual […]
