Behavioural therapy

For my third clinical day at Loma Linda Veterans Affairs Medical Center, my assigned preceptor Filipina Gumangan assigned me one patient on 4NW. The specific portion of the unit where I precept is an intensive care step down unit. Filipina’s objective for giving me one patient this shift was to give me an opportunity to practice complete care; this meant I was responsible for many clinical duties corresponding to the care of this patient. My patient this shift was Ms. R. She was a 66 year-old Vietnam

animal may suffer as a consequence (Home Office 2016). A 2005 literature review found that the overall use of post-operative analgesics for laboratory rodents was low, and suggested a connection with poor pain assessment methods and overlooking behavioural marks (Richardson and Flecknell 2005, Roughan and Flecknell 2003). As there is no gold standard for assessing pain in existence, there is a growing need for trustworthy ways to assess pain, that can potentially be utilized by

Industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology is the application of psychological principles and the scientific method to solve work-related problems (Spector, 2008). I/O psychologists help solve different problems of the workplace by studying worker attitudes and behavior. The film, Antz (Darnell, Johnson, Alcott, Weitz, & Weitz, 1998) is set in an ant colony that represents a workplace and gives examples of various topics correlated to I/O psychology. The goal of this paper is to highlight the topics

The captivity of wild animals has been a highly debated topic for many years. Zoos and aquariums are huge attractions and can be found all over the world. Movies such as Black Fish and Unlocking the Cage showcase some of the troubling behaviors animals in captivity portray. Advocates for animal rights can use these movies to push their agenda and people who oppose these films say they are forms of propaganda. The fact of the matter is that it does not matter what side of the argument that you are

Social Effect of Technology on Children Alarm clock goes off - checks phone, sitting on the bus - plays games, eating dinner with the family - texting friends, trying to go to bed - scrolls through social media… this has become the everlasting cycle that drives the typical teenage kid into social destruction and retrains them from witnessing first-hand experiences of the real world. As the new generation becomes teenagers, we can see the social development and can research how our technological

defined by Richard Beckhard, "Organization development" (OD) is a planned, top-down, organization-wide effort to increase the organization's effectiveness and health. OD is achieved through interventions in the organization's "processes," using behavioural science knowledge.[1] According to Warren Bennis, OD is a complex strategy intended to

Addendum by Erden Ozan Cesur As the one that has worked in various areas of Human Resources for more than 13 years, it is my strong desire and goal to make a career shift to academic life in the field of Psychology in general and Organisational Psychology in particular. The main motive that leads to this major shift in my career is that I believe that an academic career starting with master degree and then followed by a PhD in the field of Organisational Psychology is promising opportunities for

psychologists are involved in implementing a concept known as "task shifting" in certain countries in Africa. The goal is to train lower-level health-care workers to perform specific jobs — such as HIV testing and home delivery of antiretroviral therapy — and subsequently increase access to health care in those countries. In Mozambique, for instance, surgical technicians and midwives are learning how to perform caesarian sections (Stringer 2016). The field is interested in diversifying itself with

According to personality chart I fall in the region of the “D” personality. While I find that interesting, I also find it troubling as I would say I have many layers and people who first meet me will definitely miss out on my true and best attributes if they don’t stick around to get to know me. By layers I’m talking about the different characteristic that make up my personality. The personality chart says I have a “D” personality with a few characteristics of “C” and “I” personality, but I would

INTRODUCTION The following research shows the influence of nature and nurture on an individual 's intelligence. Intelligence can be defined as "The aggregate or global capacity to act purposefully think rationally and deal effectively with the environment." Thus intelligence helps define ones action in a given situation. Intelligence can be influenced by many factors, mainly being the nature and environmental. The natural factor consists of the inborn tendencies and genetics that show that a part