Author Archive: freelance
The evidence for bilingualism delaying the onset of dementia, and how learning a second language can slow down the progression of dementia
Worldwide the majority of the human population are either bilingual or multilingual, with there being fewer monolinguals. Bilingualism is when a person is fluent in two languages and multilingualism relates to when someone is fluent in more than two languages. Monolingualism refers to people who can only speak one language fluently. Bilingual people are constantly […]
Discussion on the evolution of phobias and/or mental illness
Phobias refer to extreme and sometimes illogical fear and aversion towards a thing or object, such as that of snakes, spiders, heights and flying in a plane (Buss, 2015; Öhman and Mineka, 2001). Theory and research from evolutionary psychology suggests that rather than being an irrational fear, phobias are in fact rational aversion survival tactics […]
What are mental health professionals’ experiences of vicarious trauma when working with trauma clients?
Increasingly over the past few decades, there has been a wealth of research focused on examining the effects that trauma work has on those who are working with traumatized individuals (e.g. Baird & Kracen 2006; Chouliara, Hutchison & Karatzias, 2009; Cohen & Collens, 2013; Crumpei & Dafinoiu, 2012a, 2012b; Finklestein, Stein, Greene, Bronstein, & Solomon, […]
A mini literature review report on mental health stigma towards schizophrenia
Introduction: Mental health stigma refers to the stigmatisation and discrimination of people who suffer from mental health problems, such as the false belief that people with depression are merely being lazy or down (Lee et al., 2016; Webb et al., 2016). Despite much of this stigma being reduced through greater public knowledge of mental health […]
Management Of Pressure Ulcers In Elderly Patients
Pressure ulcers are an injury that damages skin and the layer(s) of tissue beneath, which have been exposed to pressure (NHS, 2014). They can occur in patients of varied ages; however, the most vulnerable age group who are at risk of developing pressure ulcers are patients aged 75 and above (Hope, 2014). Elderly patients tend […]
Personal Philosophy Of Nursing Essay
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Essay Use the questions from Box 3-2 on page 111 of your textbook as a guide as you write your personal philosophy of nursing. The essay is to be type written and double-spaced (1,000 words) and should include the following: 1. Introduction that includes who you are and where you practice […]
Nurse Educators Establishing New Venues in Global Nursing Education
Nurses represent the largest number of health care workers worldwide, but they are currently underutilized for global health practices. This may be due to the fact that global health programs are not incorporated into nursing education in many countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the importance of building capacity and having well-prepared nurses who […]
Self-Reflection in Nursing
SELF-REFLECTIONS IN nursing” are complex matters that each professional nurse considers throughout his or her career. They are encounters with the deepest, truest part of them that often are initiated by a significant event that triggers this self-dialogue. This event might be a patient’s difficult diagnosis, the death of a patient, or even a personal […]
Setting A Budget For Sheltering Arms For Kids
All types of organizations offering human services—whether government, for-profit, nonprofit, or mixed (cross-sector)—are defined by their mission. Critical to implementing the mission is the financial or budgetary framework designed to match the goals, objectives, and tasks expected for achieving the mission. A budget is the first major policy framework for an organization that determines what […]
Theories of language development
Theories of language development attempt to explain how humans, especially children, learn a language. This course focuses on first language development (regardless of whether a child has one or multiple native languages) and not on second or foreign language development. The theories you explore may be categorized into three primary groups: behavioral, linguistic, and interactionist. […]
