participation has more benefits for students than taking part in traditional volunteer community service (Vogelgesang and Astin, 2000). The focus of one study written by M. Cecil Smith, “Does Service Learning Promote Adult Development? Theoretical Perspectives and Directions for Research,” focused on the effects of service learning as it relates to older adult learners. Smith quickly pointed out that very little research has been done on service learning that involves adult learners. In fact, adults
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. Fighting the stigma through religious leaders. Religion and religious healing is very important in the Somali community, and when it comes to any physical or mental illness, the first approach many of them take is to seek religious healing. Since Somalis place high trust in religious leaders, partnering up with them to break the stigma can encourage people go to professionals along with utilizing the help of religious leaders. A recent article by the Star Tribune titled Somali-American imams fight
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Theories of Personality Aaron Poitra PSY/405 May 6, 2013 Edward Lopez PhD Theories of Personality Theories of personality generate a list of assumptions to coincide conflicting points of view. Early scientist had difficulty coming to an agreement on the source and motivation of personality. Personality theories were vulnerable to unique personalities of the scientists that created them. To evaluate some of the similarities and differences between the theories, a good start
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conditioned to believe that denying her true self is the only way to achieve happiness and gain acceptance. To bring about substantial changes in society, young boys and girls must be educated differently from the outset. Since they are born equal, the possibility exists of their being equal in adulthood as well as in childhood—but it is up to society to change its skewed perspectives. Production vs. Reproduction Women are both treasured and reviled for their reproductive function, and de Beauvoir explains
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(Johannessen & Berntsen, 2013). This article was a report of research study done to show a general relation between PTSD and obesity. It has been reported in previous research that exposure to a stressful or traumatic event in either childhood and or adulthood have been associated with obesity. Not only is PTSD symptoms and obesity related, but depression and obesity are closely related as well. The author states that “a large decrease in the level of depression has been observed in gastric surgery patients
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Champion makes distinctions regarding light and darkness and their relation to innocence as truth with the stance that, “The theme of clear visual perception integrates with images of light and darkness to suggest that insight comes from an innocent perspective, the unconquered eye”
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relative. Typically the discipline is given in the form of a spanking or whipping; sometimes discipline is given in the form of smacking or slapping the child. This type of discipline, although it has possibly shown positive short term results and changes in achieving the desired behavior; the long term negative effects have far surpassed the
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TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Quinta S. Anderson Liberty University Trauma and the Effects on Human Development Trauma has a way of effecting everyone, but in different ways. The term trauma often described both the traumatic event and the early distress that it could cause. Several researchers describes traumatic events as unexpected events, such as exposure to natural or manmade disaster, or observing violent crimes, events that are more lingering in nature, such as participating
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INTRODUCTION While cerebral palsy is a blanket term commonly referred to as “CP” and described by loss or impairment of motor function, cerebral palsy is actually caused by brain damage. The brain damage is caused by brain injury or abnormal development of the brain that occurs while a child’s brain is still developing — before birth, during birth, or immediately after birth. Cerebral palsy affects body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance. It
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Maria’s Life Name:Maria Joyce Course:PSY 202 Instructor:Beth Luebke Date: 1/9/13 Maria’s Life There was a time in my life when the people around me didn’t think I was going to do much with my life because I dropped out of school and was pregnant at seventeen. I had plenty of family that went to college and had degrees but I really wasn’t doing much with my life. I felt stuck in life like I was trapped in a situation and could not get out. Looking at my life and my child I one day decided
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