P3, M2 1. Pulse Rate It’s the rate per minutes at which your heart beat. It can be felt wherever an artery crosses a bone such as the wrist, the neck or either side of the windpipe, temple and the upper surface of the foot. It can be measured by pressing lightly against the artery wall with 2 or 3 fingers, apart from the thumb as this has a pulse of its own. Count the number of beats in a set of period and multiply the correct multiple to make up 60s or count for 30s and multiply by 2. In order
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The average female’s self-esteem plummets at the age of twelve, the common time period where most females are going through the process of puberty (“NYC Girl’s Project”). This is also the time that popular media presents the social cultural standard on body image; the mind set that a person can never be “too rich or too thin” (Serdar). An image that is nearly impossible to be obtained, even for the idealistic female model, who struggle to be “unique”. The media has a profound effect on females and
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culture attaches to the female species. Right now, that value is not very high. For generations of women, this has caused issues such as low self-esteem and binge-eating that have contributed to high levels of obesity, and increased incidences of bulimia and anorexia. Despair over these body images issues has been so severe as to drive people to substance abuse and suicide over the
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Distorted and unattainable sexy figure images are the expected concerns of a social system in which those who are thin and big breasted benefit most. We as a society have created an environment so image obsessed that those with power give approval for being thin and disapproval for being fat, creating a generation of men and women so self-conscious about their body image, that it is affecting their health. In this essay I plan to discuss the uncalled-for methods in which the mass media encourages
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Discuss factors relating to attitudes to food and eating behaviours. (8+16 marks) Sophie Wright Attitudes to food and eating behaviour can be influenced by several factors including culture, mood and health concerns. One explanation of attitudes to food regards the social learning theory and involves the role of parental modelling within our food choices. Social learning theory emphasises the impact that observing other people has on our own attitudes and behaviour. In terms of food choices
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it difficult to accept natural beauty: It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder, seven million women and one million men. One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia, and two to three in 100 American women suffers from bulimia. Ten years ago 330,000 Americans underwent plastic surgery. This year that number has increased to over 6 million, of which 335,000 are under the age of 18. The increase in numbers of plastic surgeries could be attributed and/or directly proportionate
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HELENAS Study guide for Nutrition * The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) considers the concern of providing nutrient requirements necessary to prevent deficiencies and toxicity from overdoses and accounting for the value of nutrient intake as a means of reducing disease risk.1 Recommendations within the DRI documents include the use of fortified foods or supplements for particular nutrients, such as folic acid for women of childbearing age to ensure proper neural tube formation of the fetus during
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“40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or becoming fat.” Statistics say, ever since 1930 anorexia has been on a rise in teenagers ages 15-19. Bulimia has tripled since 1988-1993. This is said to also be a mental disorder, which shows how some women are so unsatisfied with their body image. If there was diversity in our toys, on social media, on the cover of Vogue magazine would women even feel
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Teenage Suicide Victoria Campbell Liberty University Abstract Teenage suicide has become an epidemic, spreading rampantly across the United States and throughout the entire world. Every year, numerous teenagers make the decision to end his or her life. Suicidal adolescents can be from all aspects and walks of life. Each gender, every race, and every socioeconomic status is affected by teenage suicide. The ongoing crisis of teenage or adolescent suicide is in need of further understanding and
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For many centuries people have experimented on animals. It is said that millions of animals die due to the testing on them every year. Many people are concerned that animals are abusing unnecessarily and suffering cruelly. Animal testing should be outlawed because it is inhumane. Animals should have the equal freedom with human beings. They are all forms of lime. The main disadvantage of animal testing is the inhumane treatment of animals in tests due to the fact that anesthesia for the help of
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