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Health Seeking Behaviors of Appalachian Culture, 2007.
An analysis of the cultural diversity that characterizes Appalachia and the relevant healthcare-seeking behaviors identified among people living there.
1,941 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper discusses the importance of understanding the cultural aspects of healthcare-seeking behaviors in a given region and how that can help both practitioners and consumers alike improve the process and provide improved quality of care. The paper also provides a critical review of five recent journal articles concerning the cultural diversity that characterizes Appalachia and discusses the relevant healthcare- seeking behaviors identified among people living there and how they are best dealt with.
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Review and Analysis
Summary and Conclusion
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"Throughout the country, studies have also shown time and again that age and ethnicity are also important indicators of what types of health seeking behaviors people will tend to pursue. For example, in 1999, 42.1 million non-elderly people were without health insurance in the United States; while there were more white, non-Hispanic people among the uninsured in terms of total numbers because they make up a greater percentage of the population, as a group they are also less likely to be uninsured. Likewise, among all Hispanic Americans, 35 percent are uninsured; among non-Hispanic African Americans, 22.8 are without insurance and almost one-third (32.8 percent) of Native Americans and Alaska Natives do not have any type of health insurance today (Giffords et al., 2005). Furthermore, among Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, the probability of being without health insurance is 22 percent. For white non-Hispanic adults this likelihood is 12.7 percent compared with 17.5 percent in the general population; the authors conclude that, "Racial and ethnic minority groups' lack of access to health services and barriers to the health system infrastructure and information result in consistent disparities in race and ethnic health statistics" (p. 213)."
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Attitudes toward Health and Wellness Behaviors, 2002.
This paper is a class project consisting of an interview conducted with a friend, regarding her attitudes toward health and wellness behaviors, based on the Health Belief Model.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the Health Believe Model, developed by Hochbaum, Kegels and Rosenstock, which is a systematic method to explain and predict preventive health behavior, focusing on the relationship of health behaviors, practices and the utilization of health services and general health motivation for distinguishing illness and sick-role behavior from health behavior. The author constructed a structured interview protocol in which the interviewee was asked several questions about her health and provided with set responses from which to choose. The paper reported that the interviewee Ms. C indicated that her two strongest barriers were "inconvenience" and "expense". Questionnaire included.
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Introduction
The Health Belief Model
Structured Interview
Analysis and Discussion of Findings
Researcher-Designed Health Belief Questionnaire
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"Ms. C is a 35 year old woman who works as a supervisor for a major telephone company. She works during the day and is taking a business administration class at night. She hopes the class will help to foster a promotion in the company. She also works a good deal of overtime and is very devoted to her job. Regarding her responses to the structured interview, the first topic that can be discussed is the Health Belief Model's notion of "perceived susceptibility." Ms. C rated her health as "good;" however, when she was asked to indicate how likely she believed it was that she might experience a condition that could adversely affect her health, she rated it as "likely" and discussed being worried about her health because of her hectic schedule."
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Health and Behavior, 2002.
A summary of three articles on health-related behaviors.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper summarizes the findings of three recent articles in the journal Health Psychology, focusing on the issue of whether interventions can prompt people to make healthier choices about their own behaviors.
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Personal Health Behavior Change, 2007.
This paper attempts to implement and chronicle an applied behavior modification self-efficacy theory to the writer's daily lifestyle in an attempt to promote physical activity.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that physical inactivity has become linked with the alarming prevalence of obesity and related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon cancer and hypertension not only in developed countries but worldwide. The author points out that the self-efficacy theory, which is a derivative component of Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory, is associated with two other prerequisites for behavioral change - goals and outcome expectancies. The paper relates that the implementation of a behavior modification theory (self-efficacy theory) to the writer's daily lifestyle succeeded in initiating and maintaining physical activity through a structured exercise regimen that was achievable, sustainable and tolerable.
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Physical Inactivity and Behavior Modification
Objective
Physical Inactivity and Health Behavior Theories
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Appendix A: The Log
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"During the middle of the week, the writer had to implement pacing measures to ensure the tolerability and sustainability of the exercise regimen. The transtheoretical model, as previously mentioned, provides a descriptive perspective, as can be seen with the writer's contemplation of his goals and outcomes regarding the exercise regimen created, his taking action and maintaining it through the week. It can also be seen that its utility is somewhat limited in this scenario. The health locus of control can be seen in action as the log details deviations of this locus of control from the writer to what he felt after a few days (i.e. pain) as out of his control."
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Mental Health and Physical Health, 2005.
Discusses the reasoning behind two beliefs - whether or not mental health should be treated on par with physical health.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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There are two arguments regarding the treatment of mental health. Some believe that it should receive the same amount of health care coverage as physical illness, while others argue that the costs of treating mental illness could lead to severe problems. To better understand these arguments, this paper examines two articles, "Mental Health Should be Treated on Par with Physical Health," by Lewis L. Judd, and "Mental Health Should Not be treated on Par with Physical Health," by Richard E. Vatz, as well as two of their reference sources.
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"Martin Bobgan and Deidre Bobgan, the writers of an article titled, "Mental Illness is not a Disease" would probably agree that spending money on mental illness, and treating it equally to physical illness would be a lost cause. Although their opinion is much more drastic than that of Richard Vatz, all three writers would probably seem to agree that covering mental illness in insurance coverage would not be helpful to society. In the article, Mental Illness is not a Disease," Martin and Deidre Bobgan profess that people "continue to promote the false concept of mental illness, to align it with medicine, and consign it to science." It is apparent that these writers believe that the mental state and one's physical well-being fall into completely different categories."
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Adolescent Television Behavior and Actual Behavior, 2002.
Examination of adolescent behavior as depicted on television; compared with actual adolescent behavioral patterns.
4,838 words (approx. 19.4 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 123.95
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This study uses content analysis to examine adolescent television drama program behavior as compared to actual adolescent behavioral statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics. Issues of sexual behavior, alcohol usage and drug usage were analyzed. This work contributes to cultivation theory; the culmination of similar messages on fictional adolescent television drama programs re-enforces impressions that are not based on reality.
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"Media can be described in many ways and forms. It is the dissemination of news, events, and information as well as a portrayal of America. It contains movies, sitcoms, dramas, comedies, news, and world events that all shape our reality of what the world is. Television more specifically is so popular because its function is to be a mirrored image of what America is, its beliefs, and ideas. Because it performs this function, it is considered entertainment. This industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that centers around two words: money and people. It does not necessarily have to be accurate for people to believe it. People will believe what they find to be interesting whether it is true or not, based upon no actual proof. This is why the media can get away with straying from the truth, because people do not care whether what they absorb is true. Truth is a very powerful concept that most people take too lightly. Most people will not admit that what they watch on television, hear on the radio, or read in the newspaper affects them. However, it has been proven through the cultivation theory that this effect is present, it does occur, and it subsequently affects the way a country perceives itself. This is how the media ultimately controls the power of thought."
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Health Education and Health Promotion, 2002.
An overview of health education and promotion programs in the States today.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 14 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper examines programs for health education and health promotion in the United States today. It identifies the importance of health promotion and theoretical models of health promotion. It also focuses on appeals to diverse groups within American society.15 pgs, bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Help-Seeking in Math Class.
This paper is a review of the article, ?The Role of Motivation and Attitudes in Adolescents? Help-Seeking in Math Class?, by Allison Ryan and Raul Pintrich, published in the "Journal of Educational Psychology".
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that Ryan and Pintrich?s article examines the cognitive, motivational, and social influences on help-seeking behavior in math classrooms in the seventh and eighth grades. The author points out that the decision to seek help is filtered through a motivational-affective system, which includes students? perceptions of competence, achievement goals, and attitudes. The paper relates that one of the weaknesses of the study is that the subject population is relatively homogeneous and does not represent persons from a variety of socioeconomic or ethnic groups. Moreover, the current study focuses on math class; results might have been different for different subjects.
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"Metacognitive skills greatly improve in adolescence, and students become more aware of when they need help with their work. However, research has shown that adolescents are not actively seeking help with their work when needed. The contradiction between the awareness of needing help and the avoidance of seeking help is the focus of the current study, as is clearly stated on the first page of the article. Furthermore, the authors take care to note that the problem deserves investigation and has a sound theoretical rationale. For example, they state, ?when students don?t garner help when it is needed they put themselves at a disadvantage for learning and performance.? "
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Peer Reinforcement and Punishment of Sex-typed Behaviors in Children, 2003.
An analysis of research on sex-typed behavior in children from a behavior analytic perspective. Reviews a number of studies done on this subject and interprets them using behavior analytic concepts.
2,857 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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A number of studies on sex-typed behaviors in children are summarized and analyzed using concepts from the psychological perspective of behavior analysis. Specifically, peer reinforcement and punishment of sex-typed behaviors is examined. It is argued that peers are an important factor in the socialization of children into gender-specific roles and that most gender differences are not innate, but rather are formed through the mechanisms of reinforcement and punishment.
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"The question of how children learn to behave in gender-specific ways is one for which many different explanations have been offered. There are evolutionary psychological, social-cognitive, and numerous other approaches. In this paper, I will address this issue from a behavior analytic perspective. By applying the principals of behaviorism, the processes by which children learn gender-appropriate behavior can be better understood. Specifically, I will investigate how peers reinforce and punish sex-typed behaviors in children, and how different behavior analytic concepts can help explain the results of some of the studies done in this field."
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Health Care Managers and Health Care Delivery, 2004.
Examines the relationship that exists between health care players, how they perform their duties, and how they join their forces in health care delivery.
2,367 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines and provides information on the roles and responsibilities that health care managers are tasked to accomplish in today?s health care systems. Moreover, this paper examines how a health care manager's job as a leader who ensures a smooth and organized management and operation of health organizations, influences his/her perspective on health care professions. The paper emphasizes the importance of understanding how health care managers perceive their duties in health care service.
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"The basic role every manager must be able to render is the task of providing good human relations to everyone at work. Through this role, the objective of accomplishing jobs in an environment where good work relationship is maintained can be made possible. In the field of health care, healthcare managers must have the ability to perform this basic responsibility. A healthcare manager should be a specialist in managing the condition of the healthcare staffs. Though this duty may be perceived as a simple task, it is critical that a good human resource management be delivered to a health organization to ease the stress and pressure that health care providers, such as the doctors and nurses, experience from their duties."
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Health and Safety for Nurses in Home Health Care, 2008.
A discussion of health and safety issues for nurses who work with home health care agencies.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper takes a look at the situation of nurses in home health care, who regularly work in isolation without the benefit of peers or essential supports, unlike nurses in hospitals, which have the benefit of safety and security measures provided by the institution. The paper points out that home health care nurses are predominately female and are subject to high physical and psychosocial demands. Furthermore, many of these nurses work in isolated rural settings, making them more prone to physical assault, sexual assault and various forms of workplace violence, as well as personal injury related to heavy lifting. The paper argues that the most important point about health and safety issues is that they impact of the care the client receives. To conclude, the paper maintains that the goal for all home health care agencies must be to ensure the safety of both staff and patients, and this may be achieved through employee awareness and in agency commitment to the staff.
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"Home health care is a rapidly expanding industry because of such factors as an aging population and decreased hospital stays. With that expansion have come increasing incidents of violence in the workplace. Surveys of nurse reveal that problems related to safety in the home care field have escalated. These problems range form verbal and physical abuse, along with threatening animals to visible weapons and illegal drugs (Sylvester & Reisener, 2002). In addition, nurses in home care very often work in areas where the crime rate is above the national average. All of these issues and concerns create a potential impact on patient care and patient outcomes (Fazzone & Barloon, 2000). When nurses are in continual fear over their safety, this situation is certain to affect the quality of care."
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Risky Behaviors, 2005.
This paper discusses the problems of high-risk behaviors in individuals diagnosed with HIV.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The paper describes and provides a critique regarding an article that discusses the role of high-risk behaviors in those diagnosed with HIV, who also possess problems with substance abuse of a variety of types. The paper explains that it is expected that treatment options are a limited factor in the reduction of these risky behaviors in HIV-infected adults.
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"The incidence of negative behaviors in individuals that have been diagnosed with HIV is quite extensive in many cases, particularly when there are many existing challenges that these individuals face, including alcoholism and other related problems (Palepu et al., 2004). A wide body of research suggests that there are many concerns regarding high-risk behaviors, such as sexual activity and drug use, which pose a number of problems for these individuals (Palepu et.al, 2004). The following discussion will evaluate the study objectives and the overall effectiveness of this study and its influence on research related to this topic. The proposed study attempted to identify the various risks associated with negative behaviors in those that had been diagnosed with HIV, based upon a prior history of alcoholism within the individual's life (Palepu et al., 2004)."
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Health Promotion and Environmental Health, 2002.
Defines the concept of Health Promotion and how it relates to environmental health.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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Health promotion is an expansive concept, which refers to the entire process of advocating and enhancing health for individuals, groups, or communities. Health promotion includes educational, environmental and legislative strategies, along with social change.
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Health Care and Managed Health Care: The Need for Sweeping Reforms, 2002.
A look at role of primary care nurse practitioners in relation to health care reforms.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper investigates the role of primary care nurse practitioners in respect to health care and health care reform. The failure of primary healthcare is critically assessed, in the respect that health care is currently "managed" by independent "for- profit" organizations, where there is an emphasis on financial success rather than patient welfare. This paper also places a strong emphasis on the role of nurse care practitioners in the state of Florida and in community health care clinics.
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Hamlet's Misogynistic Behaviors, 2008.
This paper explores the central motivations for Hamlet's sexist and misogynistic behaviors in "Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare.
848 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper explains that Hamlet's hatred for his mother and Ophelia causes him to become consumed with an extended misogynist complex that sets his own tragic downfall. The paper examines the roots of this behavior and shows how Hamlet's misogynistic actions occurred due to his inability to find strong female role models and his ghostly father's patriarchal influence.
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"The first misogynist resentment that Hamlet has is against his mother, Gertrude. Since she has married Claudius so soon after his father's death, he begins to resent her for not realizing the usurping treachery Claudius represents. After Hamlet's father appears as a ghost and tells him that his brother, Claudius, had poisoned him, Hamlet resents anyone involved with the usurping king. Hamlet states is immediate anger at all women, but especially toward his mother: "Frailty, thy name is woman!" (1.2.146). Hamlet's diatribe on his mother's baseness for marrying his father's murderer is relentless when he defines his mother as a beast: "O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason/Would have mourned longer -- married with my uncle" (1.2.150-151)."
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