3. The person that is distressed can be irritable, pessimistic, overly sensitive which will negatively affect communication. It makes people become isolative which will then lead to lack of communication. Anxiety often coexists with depression. A person who suffers from anxiety may avoid expressing him/herself due to the fear of making mistakes or being judged.
Some of the symptoms of distress are mumbled/garbled speech or stammering, anxiety, anger, aggressive body language and concentrating problems. These are barriers that impact on effective communication, leading to misunderstanding on both sides. If you are the person in distress, you cannot hear or able to understand the whole picture because of the vicious cycle mentioned above. Individuals who are distressed will not be able to concentrate properly or focus fully, therefore their communication skills will be negatively affected. Whenever an individual becomes distressed they may experience the sense of "self" being compromised, as in low self esteem, effective communication may suffer as an individual feels withdrawn or stressed.
The organisation could also be fined by not complying with the law which would have a negative effect with exposure in the media. Organisations would have a reduction in patient and public confidence and so their reputation would be affected and patients would choose to have their care else where. Members of staff would also have a decrease in confidence with the organisation and their stress levels will increase. On the individual: This could cause further complications to their primary condition increasing their recovery time and possibly giving them a lengthy stay in a hospital setting. Patients may be forced to stay off work which will lead to a loss of earnings putting more stress on the individual and their families, possibly leaving a patient needing treatment for depression.
This hazard is not only hazardous to young service users, but also, elder service users as well. The way in which it could be hazardous to young service users is that they may pick this piece of glass up due to evidently not being aware of the dangers it could cause. As a result of this, it is highly likely that they will cut themselves. Some young children may even place it into their mouth which is evidently highly hazardous as it could lead onto more serious injury. The way in which it could be a hazard to elder service users from Peace Haven House is that they may be partially visually impaired which would evidently result in them not being able to notice it.
He emphasizes the danger of doublespeak in order to get people’s attention. Through these consequences, readers will think about the importance of spotting doublespeak. He uses some examples which will happen in our daily life to convince people that doublespeak is around us and affects our lives. For instance, he claims that if acid rain is called “poorly buffered precipitation”, people will not care about the environment. People will think it is temporary but ignoring it will have already hurt the environment.
Insomnia is a common problem for people that suffer or have suffered from physical abuse. This is can be caused by fear, stress, anxiety, feelings of guilt, and inability to let go of what happened in the past. A person may be afraid to go to sleep because they may have very vivid dreams about being physical abused. Insomnia can make a person find it very hard to function during the day as
Also if the person is hospitalised or needs surgery, poisoned from wrong medication, shock and disbelief. If someone is being physically abused then the effects are going to be mainly physical, such as bruising and cuts. There are also Long term effects. Abuse is a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse could trigger chest pain or angina, and may be a factor in other serious heart problems.
This could be more severe in the case of abuse whereby the individual can’t communicate effectively to alert others if they are being abused and can be vulnerable to abuse. The result could also put others in dangers for example if a person’s communication needs were not met and they discovered a fire they would not be able to report it quickly which would put others in danger. It would also impact other rights such as those covered by the GSCC’s codes of practice which include; diversity, equality, control, dignity, effective communication, risks, safety and security. These would be infringed because the individual would not be able to effectively communication their opinions or views in relation to these rights. 1.2 Explain how own role and practice can impact on communication with an individual who has specific communication needs.
This could be more severe in the case of abuse whereby the individual can’t communicate effectively to alert others if they are being abused and can be vulnerable to abuse. The result could also put others in dangers for example if a person’s communication needs were not met and they discovered a fire they would not be able to report it quickly which would put others in danger.It would also impact other rights such as those covered by the GSCC’s codes of practice which include; diversity, equality, control, dignity, effective communication, risks, safety and security. These would be infringed because the individual would not be able to effectively communication their opinions or views in relation to these rights. Your own role and practice can impact on an individual who has specific communication needs as if you do not communicate with a person in a way that they understand they may feel left out and alone, [ hence they may suffer from additional mental health disabilities such as depression. When you do spend time with an individual, and do include them and communicate in a way that they understand then they will feel as if they are valued and part of society.
Pollution- Pollution is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effect. Everyone can be affected by air pollution especially when exposed over prolonged periods of time. However, some groups of people may be more vulnerable than others in regards to exposure to air pollution. Different pollutants may affect these groups differently. For example, several of the pollutants may trigger symptoms in people with asthma, whereas people with heart disease are most likely to be affected by particle