...Direct Contact and its impact on challenges facing adopted children: A Literature Review. Table of content: 1) Abstract …………………………………………..3 2) Introduction and research question ………... 3 3) Methodology and Method……………………... 8 4) Key Findings……………………………………... 16 5) Analysis and Discussion………………………. 25 6) Limitations………………………………………... 28 7) Conclusion and recommendation…………….. 29 8) Bibliography………………………………………. 30 1) Abstract This literature review explores the concept of direct contact, and what impact it has on the challenges that face adopted children. It begins by discussing adoption, contact and the meaning of these concepts. The key findings are then analysed and discussed in correlation to social work practice. From the literature analysed it would seem that direct contact has a positive impact on the challenges facing adopted children. These include, identity development,attachment development and reduced feelings of loss. Recommendation for future practice and research; although there is much to be learnt from research that has been carried out to date, simple formulas and rules cannot be applied; decisions made around contact require case by case assessment of the risks and benefits. Furthermore, long...
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...result of being used to having others around them and little privacy (Forer 1969). They don't expect and aren’t used to being the center of attention, therefore, they are more open and willing to adapt to sharing attention, more than any other birth position (Forer 1969). The youngest child tends to be spontaneous, creative, and less rigid compared to their older siblings (Forer 1969). Although the younger child communicates primarily with older people, their communication style progresses backwards as they realize that manipulation, screaming, tattling, and tears are effective ways of gaining their parents attention, and demonstrating leverage over their older, dominant siblings (Forer, 1969). Later-borns tend have lower verbal skills so they cope by leaning towards displays of physical aggressiveness while using muscular and similar types of communication to survive with the outside environment more readily than the first-born (Forer, 1969)....
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...Literature and Topic Review for Environmental Influences on Personality Name Institution Literature and Topic Review for Environmental Influences on Personality 1.0 Introduction What makes an individual unique is their personality. A person’s personality refers to his mental features that differentiate this person from other people. Personality comprises of all patterns of emotions and thought that cause human beings to say things and to do them in particular ways. Personality signifies the most critical parts for a person’s psychological life. To this end, personality is, therefore, organized and dynamic set of characteristics that a person possesses (Lewis, 2001). These unique features influence a person’s motivations, behaviors and his or her cognitions in various situations. Personality is psychological, though biological processes also influence our behaviors. Our thoughts, social interactions, behavior, close relationships and feeling all influence our personality. The environment influences our personality (Myers, 2004). Anything that affects a person except his or her genes is the environment. Many external factors help in shaping our personality. These external factors include the people around us and the places that we live. Our friends, family, daily experiences, and all the people whom we interact with influence our personality. However, every person has a personality that is unique to them (Simanowitz...
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...Associations Among Health Literacy and Outcomes in Pregnancy: A Systematic Literature Review Pregnancy and childbirth is often a woman’s first adult encounter with the health care system (Ferguson, 2008). Pregnant women need to have the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitude to best interact with the complex health care system. Outcomes such as low birth weight, premature delivery and breastfeeding rates have significant influence on a child’s health as well as increased cost to the system. The medical cost of a preterm birth is approximately three times more than a term birth. In 2005, the estimated cost associated with preterm birth was $26.2 billion when accounting for medical, educational and lost productivity costs (Institute of Medicine,...
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...Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper no. 1044-94 Long-Term Poverty and Child Development in the United States: Results from the NLSY Sanders Korenman Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and Center for Population Analysis and Policy University of Minnesota Jane E. Miller Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research Rutgers University John E. Sjaastad Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota September 1994 This research was funded by a grant from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin. An earlier version of part of this paper appeared as part of Office of Population Research Working Paper No. 93-5, Princeton University, June 1993, which contains supplemental analyses and is available from the authors. We thank participants in seminars at the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, Princeton University, the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the 1993 meetings of the Population Association of America for their comments. Abstract The authors describe developmental deficits in early childhood associated with long-term poverty in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). They compare estimates of the effects of long-term poverty (based on a thirteen-year average of income) to estimates of the effects of poverty based on a single year of income (at the time of developmental assessment). They find substantial developmental deficits among...
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...framework, definition of terms used, significance of the study and the scope and limitations. Background of the Study Statement of the Problem This study aims to determine the influence of Study Habits in the Academic Performance of First Year Bachelor of Elementary Education students at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology during first semester, Academic Year 2014-2015. Specifically, this study will seek answer to the following questions: 1. What is the profile of respondents when grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 2. What are the study habits of first year students as a whole or grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 3. What are the academic performance of first year students as a whole or grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 4. Is there a significant difference between the study habits and academic performance of first year BEED students? 5. Is there a significant relationship between the study habits and academic performance of first year BEED students? Hypothesis of the Study To answer the aforementioned questions, the researchers tested the following null hypotheses. There is no significant difference between the study habits and academic performance of first year BEED students? There is no significant...
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... emmastew@amazon.co.uk BS16 6AJ PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: 11/06/1989 Nationality: British Place of Birth: Bath, England Gender: Female [pic] ACADEMIC September 2007 - University of Sussex June 2010 BA English Literature and English Language 1st Class Joint Honours English Literature Encompassing a variety of genres in literature ranging from the 14th century, to the present. Focus modules include; The Renaissance: Shakespeare, Special Author: Virginia Woolf, Women writing in 18th Century Literature English Language A comprehensive, historical review of the English language combined with categorical linguistic analysis. Focus modules include; The Making of English, Child Language Acquisition and English Grammar September 2005 - John Cabot City Technology College June 2007: 4 A-levels (A2 Advanced) in the following: English Literature and Language: Grade A Business Studies: Grade A Product Design: Grade A Chemistry: Grade B September 2000 - John Cabot City Technology College June 2005: 10 GCSE’s grade B and above Grade A achieved in English literature, English language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics [pic] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades that a student earns for a period of learning has been done. It is believed that a grade is a primary factor that indicates of such learning. If a student earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found out that there are also several factors that would affect the grades. Not a single factor can be definitely pointed out as predicting grades. It has been interplay of so many factors – gender, IQ, study habits, age, year level, parent’s educational attainment, social status, number of siblings, birth order, etc. In fact, almost all of existing environmental and personal factors are a variable of academic performance. However, at this point in time, the researcher would like to investigate the possible relationship of study habits and the factors affecting it to the academic achievement of under secondary student of Jaime G. Espena High School. The investigation of on this area thus becomes a real and compelling motivation for the researcher to conduct this study. Statement of the Problem This study aims to discuss the factors affecting the study habits on academic performance of students in Jaime G. Espena High School. Specifically the researchers seek to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents according...
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...ties affect considerable number of infants and children. It is perhaps interesting that such a seemingly simple condition can cause such controversy and diversity of opinions. However, it is important that accurate information and guidance is given to parents with regard to the indications and potential benefits of tongue/lip tie division, and that appropriate provisions are in place for those infants that require division. Health professionals including nurses, physicians and lactation consultants irrespective of their professional and personal views, should be in a position to inform and direct mothers appropriately when the issue of tongue / lip tie division arises in the early days after birth. Increasingly, patients are...
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...not all, middle child experiences this. This status is mainly about a child whose birth is between his or her eldest sibling and junior sibling. Sitting in the middle isn’t going to be all joy and games. It takes an allotment for a person in a family of three to overcome. This is because the wave of decrease for it feels as if no one cares and no location in this world for you because the parents would only pay attention to the oldest or youngest. Alfred Adler was one of the first theorists to use- birth order position in his conceptualization of clients. Birth order continues to inform professionals practicing from an Individual Psychology framework; however, the wealth of research on the topic can seem overwhelming. Birth order theory holds that children develop their behavioral patterns largely as a result of their position within their family, and transfer these patterns to the classroom. Introduction The research topic is regarding Middle Child Syndrome (MCS). Being psychology student, we have and we earned some background knowledge about this proposed topic. According to Montgomery (2010), Middle Child Syndrome (MCS) is an occurrence that explains how the “birth order theory” of Alfred Adler affects every aspect of child’s life. Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. Birth order theory proposes that birth order influences personality and often can leave an ineffaceable impression on the individual’s...
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...REVIEW OF A JOURNAL 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY Author: Mr. Yeng Keat, Ooi and Shuhymee Ahmad from School of Business Management, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia. A Study among University Students in Business Start-Ups in Malaysia: Motivations and Obstacles to Become Entrepreneurs, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol 3 No. 19; October 2012. 2. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The main objective of the study is to examine the undergraduate students' perceptions on entrepreneurship, on the motivators, obstacles and challenges as well as the government support behind starting up and sustaining a new venture. The study also attempts to examine if there are any differences of gender, birth order and working experience with one's entrepreneurial intention. Comments: The objective of the study and the title of the journal is not so appropriate because the objective is on perceptions only whereas the title seems to be getting a dependable results. 3. PROBLEM The author cited no clear problem statements but the title seemed to be of educational significance. The problem was not clearly delineated and it required several readings to establish why the authors felt this study needed to be done. It was limited to the researchers' capabilities and resources. 4. REVIEW OF LITERATURE The author cited no clear review of literature; however, several appropriate references were used in the introduction section which referred to Thailand and Hong Kong...
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...LOCAL RELATED LIT. On December 7, 2009, the Department of Health launched the Unang Yakap Campaign. With this campaign, the DOH aims to cut down infant mortality in the Philippines by at least half. The campaign employs Essential Newborn Care (ENC) Protocol as a strategy to improve the health of the newborn through interventions before conception, during pregnancy, at and soon after birth, and in the postnatal period. The ENC Protocol provides an evidence-based, low cost, low technology package of interventions that will save thousands of lives. Based on health statistics, the Philippines is one of the 42 countries that account for 90% of under-five mortality worldwide. 82,000 Filipino children under five years old die every year. 37% of them are newborn. Majority of them (3/4) die within the first two days of life. Mostly due to stressful events or conditions during labor, delivery and immediate postpartum period. The current practice of handling newborns, like clamping and cutting the umbilical cord and washing the baby right after birth, have been known to actually contribute to the high incidence of neonatal deaths and illnesses in the country. Thus the need for a paradigm shift from the prevailing standard procedures into the new protocol. Health Secretary Duque explained that the ENC Protocol involves focusing on the first hours of life of the newborn with the manual guiding health workers in providing evidence-based essential newborn care. Essential Newborn Care Workflow...
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...When an issue arises with a client the factors of Nature vs. Nurture come into play when researching the behavioral triggers, antecedents as well as causes for behavior. When researching resources for this topic I was able to utilize Capella University library (search engine). Keys words that were used were behaviors, antecedents, nature, nurture, parents and training. When researching this topic, I was able to ask Nature vs. Nurture controversy, what opinions there were. What is better? What is more effective (Nature vs. Nurture)? Write a two-paragraph literature review using the sources you found earlier in the unit. (You may also incorporate sources you found previously.) In order to write two paragraphs, you need two main points that are clearly identified by the topic sentences of your review. Make sure you use your sources to support ideas, rather than simply summarizing articles. Remember, a literature review is not an annotated bibliography and should not present a summary of one article after another. Nature versus nurture is the term that refers to whether the heredity or the environment most impacts human psychological development such as; behavior, habits, intelligence, personality, sexuality, aggressive tendencies, and so on. What's most likely is that both nature and nurture play some role in how we all turn out. No one really knows with certainty. The true answer as to which side has the most impact. Nature refers to the individual’s ability to achieve...
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...Social isolation in community-dwelling seniors Abstract In early August 2007, the Medical Advisory Secretariat began work on the Aging in the Community project, an evidence-based review of the literature surrounding healthy aging in the community. The Health System Strategy Division at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care subsequently asked the secretariat to provide an evidentiary platform for the ministry's newly released Aging at Home Strategy.After a broad literature review and consultation with experts, the secretariat identified 4 key areas that strongly predict an elderly person's transition from independent community living to a long-term care home. Evidence-based analyses have been prepared for each of these 4 areas: falls and fall-related injuries, urinary incontinence, dementia, and social isolation. For the first area, falls and fall-related injuries, an economic model is described in a separate report.Please visit the Medical Advisory Secretariat Web site, http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/mas/mas_about.html, to review these titles within the Aging in the Community series.AGING IN THE COMMUNITY: Summary of Evidence-Based AnalysesPrevention of Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based AnalysisBehavioural Interventions for Urinary Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based AnalysisCaregiver- and Patient-Directed Interventions for Dementia: An Evidence-Based AnalysisSocial Isolation...
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...of God, great among rulers, unmatched among men and the last one of the great victors (Niane 2). Sundiata is from the linage of Bilali Bounama who was a faithful servant to Prophet Muhammad (Niane 2). Sundiata was born of the great king Nare Maghan Kon Fatta who was loved by all the people he ruled over. Maghan had 3 wives and six children and was well renowned for his beauty over the lands (Niane 4). Sundiata is prophesied to be a great person even before his conception. A hunter passing by the land of Mali prophesies that Sundiata’s mother, Sogolon Kedjou, is a hideous and ugly woman with a defacing hump on her back. He insists that this is the woman the king would have to marry in order for his successor to be born and for the name of Mali to become immortal. The hunter also says that in order for this woman to be led to the king he would have to sacrifice a red bull. He describes Sundiata to be greater than Alexander and to be “the seventh star, the seventh conqueror of the earth” (Niane 6). The father and mother of Sundiata meet due to fate. The handsome king, Maghan Kon Fatta is faced with the challenge of accepting this ugly woman who has been brought to him as a present by the hunters. She would be an embarrassment to him. The Mali hunters who had been able to defeat a raging buffalo that had killed and injured many in the land of Do. They had accomplished this due to the advice of an old woman they had come across who had offered them advice for killing the bull in return...
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