...good I really have it. Seeing all these people seriously ill and almost dying is such a heartbreak, it really shows you how good you really have it and how you have to thank god everyday for being blessed for what I have and a good catholic school that I go to. This experienced truly affected me in many ways, one way is it made me truly realize how bad these people have it, most of them could barely walk or was on wheel chairs and some were even whacked out, they didn’t know what was going on or anything I felt terrible. The first day I went to the hospital I didn’t expect it to be this bad after I left I felt really upset and felt so bad for these poor innocent people. I felt like I had to do something about it so I got to know them and played board games with them and get their food and drinks for them. I also played bingo with them and when they won I would give the person a quarter that usually made the person feel so happy and proud of themselves which was a real good thing, the smile on their faces was priceless. Playing bingo was one of the funniest parts because I was annoucing the numbers which was really fun and when they won it was fun to give them a quarter and a hug they really got really happy when I did. Also at the end of the game I would stroll them into their rooms which was also fun because I got to know them a little. Hroncich2 The best part of this experience was definitely by far helping them out, playing bingo with them and seeing them be happy which...
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...This field trip taught me a great deal about the real consequences you can get for doing something awful. The saying "you do the crime, you do the time" real counts if you see their circumstances. The things that I learn about the people in there are some insane and something I will never forget. I assume everything I learn in there will stick with me forever. Those people live in Miami it's not like they live somewhere else that can happen to anyone it's nuts what you heard and feel. The courthouse seeing it as a citizen or a child teaches you so much. A person that works there see it as a workplace, but it's different seeing it as another person. The whole courthouse was an experience and walking through it all is different from a cop...
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...“copout” and that it is often abused. One way in which they sought to make the insanity defense stricter is by requiring that for the defense to be used, the perpetrator must not be of sound mind meaning they must not understand the act that they had committed and/or they must not be able to understand that the act was wrong (morally and legally). On the other hand, those who support the insanity defense believe that there are actually not that many cases in which a defendant claims the insanity defense (less than one percent). They also claim that it is necessary because it is “morally wrong” to treat them as you would a person of sound mind because they are unable to understand the crime, their actions, and the law. For example, there are laws in effect which hold children to a different standard as well as those who are intellectually disabled because you can’t expect a...
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...At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is mean, ill tempered, truculent. He’s mean because in the story Cratchit burst into applause. Scrooge’s response to this is “Another sound out of you, and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your position.”(4) He’s ill tempered because in the story there are few kids singing God Rest Ye merry gentlemen. Scrooge’s response will seizing a ruler to this is “ get away from here , you! I didn’t ask to be bothered with that.”(6) He’s truculent because Fred his nephew said i fell in love. After that Scrooge repeated said “good afternoon.”(4) Scrooge changes from these traits through experience with the ghosts of the Past, Present, and Future. First the ghost of Christmas Past visits Scrooge...
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...my hours as a nurse. I come upon the television seeing something odd with today’s news. The reporter mentioned something about a certain virus beginning to spread on the cattle and farmers. None knew what it was and said they are doing testing and research later on. I told to myself while sighing in grief, “Great another busy night for me”. Within that moment I hear my boyfriend Kyle slowly walking into the kitchen. I quickly turn to him and faintly yell out Bekah: Did you hear what’s going on? Kyle only responded with a grunt I continued and said Bekah: The news stated that there is some virus breaking outside of the town. Kyle responds Kyle: which means? Bekah: Which means that I’m going to probably be working late tonight. Kyle: Ok ill scavenge for some food tonight since it’s my day off Bekah: I’m sure you will be fine honey (small giggle) Kyle: Hope so (small giggle) Scene 2 I begin to walk into the hospital and all I see is the same thing with people in pain, coughing, or cant even wake up due to their sickness. The doctor walks along side and asks Doctor: How are you this beautiful day Mrs. Yount? (While looking at paper work) Bekah: Oh same thing, different day you know? Doctor: Well I wish I could agree with you but since this virus has broken out ill need you to check a couple patients and don’t worry, like I always say they… Bekah: Don’t bite, don’t worry I will get them taken care of and bring you the reports later on Doctor: Make it quick cause...
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...PY 354-Introduction to Psychological Research Spring, 2013 This exam will evaluate how well you understand the material in the class so far. It covers the information presented in Chapters 1-4 of the McBride text, as well as the course notes that I have provided. You may use your book, notes, or outside resources to help you with your exam, but you may NOT consult with each other. Also, do not simply copy/paste information from any source…put things into your own words and use your own examples!!! Evidence of copy/paste or other forms of plagiarism will result in a score of 0 for the exam. If you use an outside source, cite it properly and provide an APA style reference list at the end of your exam. (100 points) Part A: Research Scenarios—Read each scenario carefully. At times, I may ask for a definite answer and at other times, a potential answer. Each scenario is worth 10 points. A researcher wants to examine the effects of LSD on complex learning in rats. One group of rats was given a very small dose that would be unlikely to cause any behavioral effects. The second group of rats was given a larger dose of the drug. Both groups of rats then ran through a complex maze several times. 10/10 a. What is the independent variable (s) and is it a true or subject variable: The independent variable would be the different amounts of LSD given to the rats. This is a true variable. b. What is the dependent variable(s): The dependent variable is the time...
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...disorders. 800 BC - Mainly a mystical approach, physicians would encourage relaxation and sleep. They believed you would be able to cure yourself in your dreams, while asleep. 400 BC - A more scientific approach, bodily fluids would be drained depending on what type of disorder was to be cured. A.D. 1403 No new understanding of mental illness was made during the Dark Ages. Mentally ill patients were often placed in overcrowded asylums and tortured as a means of control. 1492 Salem witch trials start. Indicating again a mystical approach, mentally ill people were believed to be witches and put to death as a way to control the condition 1547 Bethlehem Hospital in London converted into asylum. 1563 A different way to look at mentally ill people, the book written by Jahann Weyer attempted to discredit some beliefs that all mentally ill people were possessed by demons. Natural causes may be the reason for some abnormal behavior. 1693 Witch-hunting trials peak in Salem, Massachusetts. 1773 First American hospital exclusively for mental patients opens in Williamsburg, Virginia. 1812 Benjamin Rush writes first American textbook on psychiatry. 1842 Dorothea Dix begins campaign to reform mental hospitals in the United States. Her movement campaign informed the public on how mentally ill patients were actually treated. In a gap time of 40 years, she was successful seeing 32 psychiatric hospitals opened. 1879 German professor Wilhelm Wundt establishes first laboratory for experimental...
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...Euthanasia is the ending of a ill person's life in order to alleviate them of their pain and suffering. A person who goes through euthanasia normally has an incurable condition, but there are other situations where some people desire their life to be terminated. In many cases, it is carried out at the person's desire but there are instances when they may be too sick and the arrangement is made by relatives, medics or, in some circumstances, the courts. Euthanasia brings up a number of difficult moral dilemmas: Is it ever right to terminate the life of a terminally ill patient/person who is enduring severe pain and suffering? Under what instances can euthanasia be acceptable, if at all? Is there a moral discrepancy between killing someone...
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...words, he or she is terminally ill, would it not be merciful to allow the person to die? Would not euthanasia--or mercy killing as it is termed--be acceptable to the suffering patient as well as to those who are close to him? mercy killing causes no harm to anyone. in fact, it provides a relief to the realtives of the victims as they undergo immense agony, seeing a dear one suffering. Euthanasia is an act of professional support to the terminally ill patient and hence canot be held as a cruel act on the part of the person who commints it. On the other hand, there is a deep rooted belief that life is a god given gift and it is presumptious on the part of a human being to end it. As for taking it away from another human being, howsoever merciful the motive, it is regarded as playing god. If the patient is terminally ill or in a coma, without having expressed any idea on the subject, who is to decide on terminating the persons life? The possibily of greedy and unscrupuluos relatives colluding with an equally unscrupuluos doctor to kill a patient, is a real danger. Morever, though it is an individual decisiom, it cannot be ignored as a major social problem as it opens up a chapter of suffering for the realtives of the patient. Any law, therefore, on euthanasia should have safeguards to preclude any possiblity of exploiting the situation by unscrupulous elements. The Scam in Mercy Killing Imagine one of your family members is terminally ill and presumed she will die very...
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...Leadership Interview NUR 492 June 30, 2014 Leadership Interview Could you speak a bit about your background and the role you have today? I first started school for engineering, and then after two years I found my passion was in nursing. So I started over at school, taking different types of classes as I pursued nursing, and three years later graduated with a nursing degree. Several different paths where traveled in nursing for me, meaning I tried many different departments and assignments. Then by accident I ended up as an RN case manager for mentally ill clients. Psych was never my intended path, but I loved it from the first day. I am now a Manager of a group of outpatient clinics for mentally ill clients and love it. I cannot see myself doing anything else now. How would you describe a leader? A good leader is only as good as the group you are leading is what I was always told. That does help, but there is a lot more that goes into it. I believe a quality leader should also be a good teacher. A leader needs to have the knowledge to pass on to those they lead. A good leader has to be able to listen as well. While those under me may look to me for answers, I have to realize that I may not always have that answer. I may have to take input from my staff, my superiors, and even clients in making proper decisions. Another attribute that is important is a critical thinker. A leader has to think on the go, and know that the answers are not always text book answers. Thinking...
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...following weekend. With the economy doing poorly and income levels low, going to garage sales on the weekend has started to become a better option for adding items to the home. Even though finding the right item can be difficult because not all yard sales sell what is useful to everyone, many quality items can be found in garage and yard sales because not everything that is gotten rid of is of ill quality and some items in yard sales are still quite useful. Many quality items can be found in garage sales and yard sales because some items in yard sales are still quite useful. Every season individual families that are not suffering the loss of jobs still feel the need to update their homes and change the appearance of what they are used to seeing each day. Some families will sell clothes that sometimes can still have the original sales tag on them. Other families can sell outdoor furniture or even appliances that would otherwise cost a fortune if bought at a retail outlet. All yard sales that happen are bound to have some junk in them, however the more you visit the better chance you have at finding quality items that are still usable in the home and outside. While finding the right item can be difficult because not all yard sales sell what is useful to everyone, it is still worth looking through them. One of the best items found at yard sales are used books. Typically a good used book can be found in a small box and tend to be sold for under a dollar. Children’s toys are...
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... 2/19/12 SUFFERING 2 ABSTRACT The mentally ill unfortunately commit crimes that they may or may not be aware of. The problem is that there needs to be a system put in place that will work for the criminal justice system the potential criminal. We need to be able to identify what type of person we are dealing with and do what is best per that situation, not just assume everybody is guilty and possibly ruin their life. SUFFERING 3 The mentally ill often times make mistakes or are accused of crimes that usually send them to jail. The problem (for me) is knowing when it is okay to justify these criminal like acts or decided whether the person should be put into a situation where they can get help or go to jail. Is it really safe, necessary, or proper precaution to incarcerate a mentally ill person? Safety should be the main concern for a mentally ill person that is institutionalized. Putting them in big populations of people could be dangerous. Their reactions to situations are usually different than most normal thinking people. With that being said, they could actually end up spending way more time incarcerated than...
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...KNOWLEDGE Intelligence? Thinking? Knowledge? I have aced the definition of thinking, but now this! Gosh! Thinking vs Intelligence The belief that intelligence and thinking are the same has led to 2 unfortunate conclusions in education: 1. That nothing is to be done for students with a high intelligence because they will automatically be good thinkers. 2. That nothing can be done for students without a high intelligence because they cannot ever be good thinkers. Thinking vs Intelligence • de Bono found that by developing thinking abilities, it is possible to transform one’s aggressive tendencies, bad temper and other negative tendencies creatively and constructively. when school students were taught to think effectively, their ill-temper and aggressive tendencies reduced significantly. • Thinking vs Intelligence • Clinical Psychologists have also found that those who have neuroses are poor thinkers as compared to normal people. Neurotics scored significantly lower scores in decision making, problem-solving and creative thinking. Interestingly, when neurotics were taught to think effectively, they showed a remarkable reduction in their neurosis. • Intelligence, Thinking & Knowledge A car analogy: • Intelligence is like the horsepower of a car. • Thinking is like the skill of the car driver. • Knowledge is like the fuel of the car. Intelligence, Thinking & Knowledge • Driving Skills • Horsepower • Fuel Horsepower = Intelligence Fuel = Knowledge...
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...I chose Anne Bradstreet because I have always found her writings very interesting and seeing her concept on life. “Before the Birth of One of Her Children” she writes about how she and her partner will feel about the death of her while giving birth. In that time frame, dying while giving birth was not uncommon and shows the maternal fears, hope and love that may occur while being pregnant and giving birth. I do feel that she is a puritan writer, because she had a way of expressing the Puritan way of life, with how difficult and limiting that lifestyle was, but still expressed her beliefs and intelligence of women. This poem expresses the love for her husband, her children and concerns of giving birth and also explaining to her children that death is also a part of life. Just as she expresses in the poem, “No ties so strong, no friends so dear and sweet, But death’s parting blow is sure to meet.” Anne suffered most of her life being ill, so it’s easy to understand why she would write a poem of such a thing. Whether she was pregnant at the time and it was a possibility to happy in the future or that she just expresses in such a way to her children that death can sometimes happen just so easily. My expression of her being a Puritan writer is because she voices her expression how easily death may or can occur, and explains that, hey, this is part of life. But no matter what happens there will always be a bond between her, her husband and her kids. Just as she expresses: ...
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...Ruth paredes 9/25/15 English composition What do you think about universal health insurance? Universal health insurance will inevitably lead to bloated, unsustainable expenses. This will be followed by rigorous attempts at cost cutting tailored to progressive values. The first six inevitable consequences deal with cutting costs by suppressing or destroying human life. We will have increased birth control and slower population growth. Why an inevitability? Because in itself birth control is a strong progressive value and because preventing birth is the cheapest way to curtail the cost of pregnancy and child care under universal health care. economic consequences will rise uncontrollably the price of living will be much extremely high and the taxes will be even higher because the money to pay for the universal health insurance has to come from some when and that will be from our food, gas, and real estate. Much worse, an eventual resumption of involuntary sterilization is a real possibility. In the 20th century, the same people who pushed birth control successfully promoted involuntary sterilization. Abortion rates will rise. Again this is inevitable because abortion is already a progressive program and because next to birth control abortion is the most efficient way of eliminating the costs of pregnancy, delivery, and infant and child health care. Patients will be pushed out of hospitals into homecare, hospice care, and custodial nursing homes. This will be done...
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