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The Benefits of Optimism on Health, 2008.
A study of how feeling optimistic might benefit your health.
2,135 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper presents research studies that show that people who are optimistic will feel better about themselves and the world around them; which in turn correlates to better health. The author continues to review the five mechanisms by which optimism might promote good health. There is also a case study on the correlation of good health to two of the mechanisms (Larsen & Buss, 2008).
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"Optimists tend to have external, unstable and specific explanations for the bad events that they undergo. In other words, the optimist understands that the situation could not have been avoided, and does not apply the "misfortune" to account of other flaws or mishaps in his life. Pessimists, however, tend to blame unfortunate events on internal, stable and global explanations. Optimism and pessimism are now seen as traits that people possess as parts of their personality on which they differ. Optimists do not believe that they influence the events in their lives, but rather the outcomes to the events; pessimists tend to assume a helpless attitude, believing that bad events will have long lasting effects on many aspects of their lives (Larsen & Buss, 2008).
"In the realm of psychology, there are four main definitions outlined in the text of what optimism actually is, but only three will be discussed here. We already established that according to the attributional style, "...the optimism construct...refers to the explanatory style for bad events being to blame on stable, global, and internal causes." The term dispositional optimism has been offered by Scheier and Carver, and basically says that optimists believe that they will have success in more areas of their life than they will not have success in. Self-efficacy, another form of optimism, is the belief that one can achieve a desired outcome by simply performing the acts necessary for the results (Larsen & Buss, 2008)."
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Optimism, Quality of Life and Patient Outcome, 2006.
A research paper examining whether optimism benefits patients.
5,258 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 29 sources, APA, $ 130.95
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This study examines the relationship between optimism and resiliency and quality of life reported by patients with chronic or debilitating illnesses. The paper engages in a qualitative examination of the literature currently available with respect to optimism and patient outcomes. The paper also examines whether patients can learn to adopt optimistic mindsets that may contribute to an improved quality of life. Much of the literature reviewed supports the hypothesis that optimism results in greater resilience and quality of life but the paper concludes that, at this time, there is little evidence supporting the notion that optimism itself may result in improved disease outcomes.
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Abstract
Introduction
Purpose
Search and Focus Strategies
Literature Review
Optimism and Patient Outlook
Can Optimism/Resiliency be Taught?
Summary of Research Findings
Practice Implications
Conclusion
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"Support for optimism as a mode for improving quality of life is abundant. Lyons, et. al (2004) confirms that optimism may influence the quality of life for patients with Parkinson's. Further the researcher concludes that optimism and pessimism may reflect the attitudes of clinicians dealing with patients. Clinicians that are more optimistic about a patient's outcome and quality of life typically work with patients that are more optimistic (Lyons, et. al, 2004). Interestingly enough, clinicians that have negative perceptions of a patients' outcome are more likely to work with patients that realize a poor quality of life. Studies like this definitely support the idea that optimism and pessimism both are traits that can not only be learned, but shared from one person to the next."
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Managing Employee Benefits, 2006.
A review of employee benefits offered to people working in the U.S. and the advantages of offering them to employees.
5,248 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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The paper reviews the various types of benefits available to people working in United States. The paper reviews the mandatory and voluntary benefits, pension plans, contributions payable and benefits available to employees. It also discusses the advantage of offering an attractive employee benefit package and its role in employee satisfaction and job retention.
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Summary
Introduction
Mandatory Benefits
Voluntary Benefits
Health Care Plans
Other Benefits
Benefit Management Software
Conclusions
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"The mandatory benefit contributions are unavoidable for both employers and employees. The social security, unemployment insurance and worker compensations have helped the nation provide a basic social security umbrella for its citizens. Even now the unemployed and others who do not have a minimum health and social security cover are estimated to be as many as 40 millions."
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Optimism, 2006.
An analysis of the impact of optimism on quality of life and patient outcome.
5,269 words (approx. 21.1 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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This paper examines the relationship between optimism and resiliency and quality of life as reported by patients with chronic or debilitating illnesses. The researcher engages in a qualitative examination of the literature currently available with respect to optimism and patient outcomes. An analysis of the current literature available shows that optimism and resilience are related to each other in several ways. Much of the literature reviewed supports the hypothesis that optimism results in greater resilience and quality of life. It concludes that at this time, however, there is little evidence supporting the notion that optimism itself may result in improved disease outcomes. It also suggests that optimism is a dispositional attribute that may be inherent in a patient and how there is adequate evidence supporting training for healthcare professionals to encourage optimistic attitudes in patients. These ideas and more are explored in greater detail in the paper.
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Abstract
Introduction
Purpose
Search and Focus Strategies
Literature Review
Optimism and Patient Outlook
Can Optimism/Resiliency Be Taught?
Summary of Research Findings
Practice Implications
Conclusions
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"Many researchers confirm that patient attitudes including pessimism and optimism influence health related outcomes (Lyons, et. al, 354). Lyons et. al, (2004) conducted a study examining the long term effects of patient attitude on health in a group of Parkinson's patients. The study showed that optimism and pessimism by the caregiver of a patient can negatively or positive affect their outcome. The study participants concluded that optimism played a role in predicting the magnitude of patient problems after treatment. The authors suggest that nurses and clinicians play an important role in patient outcome. They can intervene and affect quality of life positively by displaying an optimistic attitude early in patient care treatment (Lyons, et. al, 354). From this research study one may also conclude that optimism is a learned or behavioral trait, as it may be influenced not only by patient beliefs but by the attitudes of caregivers."
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The Benefits of Gambling, 2002.
This paper outlines the benefits of responsible gambling and concludes that these benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper addresses the benefits of responsible gambling. These benefits include generation of revenue for state governments and local communities, relief in economically recessed communities, and as a form of entertainment. The paper also includes a history of gambling and explains how it is a social activity. The paper disproves that it is an addiction similar to a drug addiction and shows how the problems of gambling are overstated.
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" ?Play not for gain, but sport; who plays for more than he can lose with pleasure stakes his heart.? This quote by George Herbert defines the limits of gambling responsibly. Gambling, throughout history, has been viewed as immoral due to its supposedly addictive nature. Despite this immorality, gambling has proven to be an effective way to raise funds for deserving causes. Responsible gambling offers advantages, which outweigh its socially undesirable nature. These advantages include benefits to state governments and local communities, popularity as a form of entertainment, and a non-addicting source for recreation."
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Benefits & Costs of Globalization, 2007.
This paper examines the benefits and costs of globalization.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in the past few decades, rapid advancements in technology have emerged, boasting new levels of global interconnectedness. The writer points out that this globalization has sparked a revolution in information technology, dramatically and irreversibly changing both society and civilization. Globalization has brought about numerous benefits, such as the availability of information to anyone in the entire world, for a small fee. However, the writer maintains that this global interconnectedness has not come without high costs to society; it has widened the gap between the information-rich and the information-deprived. The writer discusses that it has brought about growing disparities in income, health care facilities and other measures of well being. The writer argues that globalization has come to symbolize a threat for underdeveloped nations, while economically advantaged nations have already benefited from it in ways previously thought unimaginable. This paper analyzes both the benefits and costs of globalization, and concludes with a few of the writer's own thoughts on the issue.
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Introduction
Benefits of Globalization
Costs of Globalization
Conclusion
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"Globalization has revealed many important benefits to society; for example, it has changed ideas about democracy, and global political movements have led to debt relief for poorer countries. Theorists have stated that globalization has helped hundreds of millions of people attain higher standards of living, beyond what they though imaginable a short while ago. The globalization of the economy has benefited countries that took advantage of it by seeking new markets for their exports and welcoming foreign investment. Furthermore, countries that have benefited the most have been those that took charge of their own destiny and recognized the role government can play in development rather than relying on the notion of a self-regulated market that would fix its own problems. In addition, many of the benefits of globalization come from the Internet, which has come to serve as a bridge between cultures and countries. The Internet is open to all at relatively low prices, and as a result, even some of the poorest countries have some access to the Internet."
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Benefits of Homeschooling, 1998.
A survey of the benefits of homeschooling.
2,942 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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The paper identifies various benefits of homeschooling, as compared to more traditional classroom learning. The paper offers numerous examples of the results of these benefits to homeschooled children. In conclusion, the writer suggests that homeschooling may be rapidly expanding because of the many benefits to both students and their parents.
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"Homeschooling families can effectively individualize the learning structure, a feat that is impossible in a classroom of 15 or more students. One recent study reported that a child might receive on average a total of only three minutes of direct, personal, teacher interaction per day, in a traditional school. In contrast, homeschooling parents are better able to individualize learning for their child, to creatively accommodate a variety of learning styles, and to provide personal attention in a tutorial rather than classroom format. At the same time, the student is encouraged to develop habits of self-discipline, which prepares them for a lifetime of learning."
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Organizational Benefits, 2003.
An examination of the range of benefits available in business organizations.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the range of benefits available in business organizations in addition to the direct compensation of a salary. It discusses possible benefits which may include health benefits, 401k plans, on-site child care, flextime, support for continuing education and volunteer work on company time.
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"When most people are contemplating their first job they tend to think about the salary they want. This is perfectly understandable. A good salary is the most measurable of all of the forms of compensation that one can receive at a job and the most easily ..."
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Employee Benefits, 2007.
This paper looks at the issues facing companies who must offer employee benefits.
1,124 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this paper, the writer examines four major issues faced by companies with regard to employee benefits and discusses the four most important things an organization can do to deal with those issues. The paper also looks at the potential difficulties that may arise for organizations providing employee benefits. The paper presents suggestions to answer the changing needs of employee benefits.
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"Most permanent employees today are provided with at least some company benefits, consequently most human resource managers find they have to help employees choose from a variety of choices from health insurance options to marriage counseling provisions and everything in between(Harrington, 1996). The importance of employee benefits cannot be ignored as it often means the difference between attracting and retaining the best employees in the area and losing them to the competition."
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Compensation and Benefits, 2005.
An analysis of Gary Roberts article on compensation and benefits.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses an article by Gary Roberts that is related to benefits and compensation called "An Examination of Employee Benefits Cost Control Strategies in New Jersey Local Governments". The paper explores how New Jersey local governments are reducing benefit costs to their organizations largely through structural displacement strategies that reduce the number of overall employees as well as the number of overall full-time employees.
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"With the spread of globalization and increasing cost competitive strategies of companies in all industries, controlling the costs associated with operations is a concern for every organization from public to private, profit to non-profit. Usually, the very first method that organizations seek to control costs is with the largest expense associated with staying in business: employee related costs. These include performance, productivity, compensation, and benefit related expenses. In a recent article examining the cost controlling strategies of governmental bodies in New Jersey, Roberts takes a candid look at the nature of these cost control methods as they relate to compensation and benefits visa-vis the employees (2001). Roberts begins by framing the importance of this issue in understanding how these cost structures have expanded over time to become such a large drain on an organization's resources: "The percentage of compensation expenditures devoted to benefits grew from three percent in 1929 to ..."
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Benefits of Exercise, 2001.
This paper examines the benefits of exercise in terms of long term individual health.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines what the benefits of exercise are. It then looks at why exercise is so good for us which leads to a discussion of the best reason to exercise. The writer concludes that the best reason to exercise is that it has a spiral effect in that not only is it good for the health of our body and mind, but it promotes other practices that further increase the benefits to health.
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"The benefits of exercise are both many and varied. The American Heart Association lists benefits which include: reduced risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol levels, prevention of bone loss, increased energy levels, decreased stress and tension, assistance with sleep, improved self-image, increased muscle strength and delayment and prevention of chronic illnesses (AHA, The Benefits of Daily Physical Activity). As can be seen, the benefits are not only to body but also to mind. Other studies report that exercises prevents diseases including arthritis, cancer and heart disease (Nicola). A report into health promotion and aging also cited various benefits of exercise including a reduced incidence of: heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, depression, anxiety and osteoporotic fractures (CDC)."
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Friends with Benefits, 2008.
A discussion of the positive and negative effects of a "friends with benefits" relationship.
2,653 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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The paper discusses the term, "friends With benefits" that is used with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. The paper states that it has been downplayed as a fun type of relationship precluding the commitment level of a more serious attachment. The paper confirms that it is a sexual relationship between friends, without the time or emotional commitment of a romantic relationship and is seen as including all the fun of a sexual relationship without the commitment. The paper warns that it has also not been recognized that the consequences of such a lack of commitment could be both emotionally and physically harmful, which is particularly so among the young and inexperienced. This paper explores the nature of the "friends with benefits" phenomenon and its possible consequences; both positive and negative together with its manifestations among the very young and young adults, with recommendations on how harm could be minimized.
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Literature Review
Theoretical Application
Implications
Conclusion
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"According to Murphy (2005), the phrase was coined around 1995, and popularized by an Alanis Morrisette song. The concept has subsequently been implemented by the young generation in their 20s, and further popularized by the media in shows such as Sex and the City (with the term "fuck buddy") and more recently Boston Legal. Murphy further notes however that, as mentioned above, the dangers of the practice have started to make themselves clear in the lives and environment of people in high schools and even in junior high schools. Indeed, the "benefits" include enjoying the physical pleasure of sex without the premature burden of responsibility and commitment, and also a form of sexual empowerment for girls. Benedict Carey (2007) holds that the perceived benefits of such a relationship relates to the fact that the friendship adds an element of longevity that is absent from a fling or a one-night stand. It also provides a sense of companionship that is generally absent from other brief sexual encounters and generally only comes with a longer-term commitment."
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AFD Inc. Benefits Proposal, 2002.
A proposal drawn up to help reduce AFD Inc.'s costs associated with health benefits.
625 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 22.95
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The paper shows that health care costs in the United States are on the rise and companies are looking for ways to reduce costs of health care benefits in order to keep up with inflation. The paper is a proposal drawn up by the Human Resources department at AFD Inc. to help reduce the company's costs associated with health and dental benefits. The paper uses tables to illustrate points.
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"Increasing health care costs has caused AFD Inc. to review its benefits package. The review found that AFD is paying health and dental premiums that are too high. Health insurers are telling employers that premiums will increase by about 15%, or $735 per worker in 2002 (Clark & Fischman, 2001). In order for this company to stay competitive and avoid downsizing, Human Resources (HR) must reduce the cost of medical and dental premiums. Therefore, a study comparing our current benefits package against other health providers was performed during the third quarter. This benefits proposal will show the comparisons and recommendations of the new insurance provider."
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Employee Benefits, 2005.
This paper discusses the employee benefits of profit sharing and capital accumulation plans (CAP) in Canada.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reveals some of the normative standards for employee benefits through CAPs and profit sharing methods, proven by expert financial planners. The author points out that, in developing portfolios for mutual funds, segregated funds and pension plans, which look at long term investment as a solution for retirement, there is a greater focus on market competitiveness in relation to accumulating a slower, yet more conservative development of investment growth for employees. The paper relates that these approaches are the formats for CAPs and profit sharing plans, which are normative in developing employee benefits within corporate Canadian financial planning systems.
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"This financial study examines the Canadian employee benefits that reside within normative regulations for profit sharing and Capital Accumulation Plans (CAP). By reveling how employees can participate in stock shares, financial retirement planning and savings plans, one can divulge the way these benefits are implemented in Canada in current corporate structures. The use of CAPs to help employees within corporate financial policy has been a rising source of benefits in recent times. The use of investments to help build a stock portfolio within benefit plans is the main source of many accumulative' plans to build a future for a particular employee."
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Healthcare Benefits, 2005.
A discussion on the employer's responsibility with regard to healthcare benefits.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper deals with the responsibility the employer has in providing healthcare benefits to its employees. It reviews healthcare systems and recommends how the employer can maximize healthcare benefits for employees. Four different plans are reviewed and discussed. The results will possibly lower the employers healthcare cost for employees.
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"Healthcare and all of the fractured issues included in it is one of the most explosive topics in our society today, both politically and consumer wise. Horror stories are continually told about, among other things, the costs of insurance, the inability to receive care, racial and ethnic disparity, and a host of other intervening variables and conditions. Sometime in the past several years America's healthcare system has managed to avoid the checks and balances of the institutional system and plunge into a state of national crises. Economic and business driven healthcare, wherein medical practitioners are seemingly more interested in stock options and bottom line profits than in their patients, is a blight on society as a whole as well as a failing grade for the government whose obligation it is to preserve and protect the country's citizenry. As such that ..."
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