Health psychologists seek to understand and work around the effects that certain behaviors have on ones health. They also study and focus on how a person’s health can impact their behavior and emotions. Their main goals are to prevent illness, help treat the illness, and overall promote good health. They are constantly trying to find treatments and influences in order to cure or help their patient(s) with their illness. Positive Psychology.
Position Paper PSYCH 500 March 11, 2013 Angella Eanes Position Paper Is retirement always a good experience? No, retirement is not always a good experience for everyone. Retirement involves an individual giving up roles that are usually vital to their identity and their self esteem (Berk, 2010). The process of retirement can be a very stressful process and it can contribute to the decline in the physical health and the mental health of an individual (Berk, 2010). With retirement come concerns about finances, concerns about mental health and concerns about physical health (McGarry, 2004).
Additionally, “The health belief model and social learning theory assist the nurse in formulating an action plan that meets the needs and capabilities of the individual making health behavior changes” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 248). This model states important points that serve as guidelines for nurses to help enable them to determine an individuals’’ willingness to change health behaviors and to understand the factors that contribute to their state of health (Edleman & Mandle, 2010). They are as follows: • Individual perceptions or readiness for change • The value of health to the individual compared with other aspects of living • Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications • Perceived seriousness of the disease level threatening the achievement of certain goals or aims • Risk factors to a disease attributed to heredity, race or culture, medical history, or other causes • Perceived benefits of health action • Perceived barriers to promotion action As nurses, we must always act on the opportunity to educate and recognize those opportunities as they arise. We must be able to evaluate the willingness of individuals to learn and to accept new ways that they can improve their health. We do have such a large amount of face-to-face contact with people that it is only in our benefit to take advantage of educational situations.
Principles of health and social care practice In this essay I will be describing the principles and outlining the procedures that are needed to safeguard colleagues and service users from harm I will also state the relevance of legislation, regulations, code of practice and policies and procedures, while defining the importance of them. The theories are also relevant to health and social care; I will state what theory is and how we benefit from inter-professional working also the impact it has on individuals and services what our roles and responsibilities are in an outside work settings. The principles of care provides the foundation upon which the principles of practices are applied, values are subjective and varies from people and culture. Service users should feel valued and recognised as an individual, promoting their rights in a way that enables the service user’s choices, involving them in making decisions to meet their needs taking in perspective their rights to be treated with dignity, and have their privacy and confidentiality respected Data Protection Act (1998) states organisations are legally required to do this, information must be shared only on a need to know basis example if a service user is a danger to themselves or others even if there is a risk to the health and welfare of the care worker etc, then information must be disclosed otherwise personal records must be kept confidential, service users have the right to access information that is stored about them Access to information Act (1985) and freedom of information act (2000) suggest that. Independence must be promoted so that with support they will feel empowered to take control of their own lives, Care workers must engage constantly with diverse ethnic groups to broaden their learning to implement better skills in practice.
Being in a position of socioeconomic advantage provides us with access to physical and social resources e.g. education, money, health services that can make our lives better. The health knowledge and skills that people possess is one area that can be modified to enable individuals to exert greater control over their health. Individuals can improve their knowledge and skills regarding their health through a number of organisations that provide free information and training in local communities’ e.g. family health clinics, various websites such as Beyond Blue.
This report will also explain the importance of stakeholders an how quality is identified. The review of the purpose of physician and patient pertaining to Quality Improvement will be discussed in this report. Why Quality Management is necessary in the healthcare
The Economics of the Poverty What is Poverty? Poverty in America is the state of being poor, and one lacks the means of providing material needs or comforts. Unfortunately, I have to say that this is still happening in many parts of the world. Poverty is said to exist when people lack the means to satisfy their basic needs. Poverty has been associated, for example, with poor health, low levels of education or skills, an inability or an unwillingness to work.
They are primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care. Education plays a vital role in all three levels. The first or primary level of health promotion and prevention is to promote optimal health. By promoting optimal health we can prevent diseases or illness from occurring. The primary focus on this level of care is to help ward off diseases through a healthier life.
Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 8 - UNDERSTAND HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of health and safety in social care settings. You will use case studies to show your awareness of the legislative framework, identify hazards and assess levels of risk. You will demonstrate your awareness of the use of care or support plans and risk assessment in social care. You will investigate topical issues, examine incidents and make assessments of the appropriateness of the actions taken and you will prepare materials to enhance the safety awareness of others. You will benefit from undertaking practical courses relating to moving and handling, food safety and first aid.
These are the income and non-income poverty. Income poverty is a type of poverty wherein the person is deprived of money and assets used to provide basic needs such as food and medicine. On the other hand, non-income poverty occurs when a person may have little money but their quality of life is poor. They do not have access to affordable services like schooling, health-care, safe water and the like. So what causes this worldwide dilemma?