attempting to establish a therapeutic alliance with clients who are involuntarily committed. The intrapsychic and interpersonal dimensions are filled with a variety of conflicts. The level of acuity on a unit with involuntarily committed individuals is very high. The intrapsychic conflicts include suicidal or homicidal ideations and psychosis. interpersonal dimensions include engaging with clients who are resistant to treatment and feel they are being “forced” to be hospitalized…
Cultural Dimensions of Health PBHL 4950 Mariana Vasiljevic William Paterson University A course paper presented to College of Science and Health in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree The beauty of learning about someone’s culture is getting a glimpse of who they are at their core, their history, and what has helped shape them to be the person they are today. Even more, it is the glow in their eyes as they nostalgically recount their childhood,…
Identifying and knowing the compatibility of a fish is an important aspect to know when deciding where to place it. There are many different types of fish but it is easy to identify what the fish is, based on its physical appearance. Also, based on the appearance it is easy to determine whether it is ancient or modern. Compatibility is a key aspect to meet the fishes needs and safety. Identifying fish is based on what physical appearances the fish may have and what tanks they are separated into…
Hofstede developed a model that identifies four primary dimensions to assist in differentiating cultures: Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity, and Uncertainty Avoidance. Hofstede (1980) defines his self-constructed dimensions in the following way: 1. Power Distance. The first dimension of national culture is called Power Distance. It indicates the extent to which a society accepts the fact that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally. It’s reflected in the…
the ability to visualize in the third dimension. However when asked to visualize a fourth dimensional shape; nearly all of us fail. If we can perfectly imagine dimensions from the 0th, being a single point in space, to the 3rd dimension; how is it that going one dimension beyond that is impossible? Well while we can’t create a new place to view a fourth dimensional object, there are tactics we can use to view them. In each transition from different dimensions we use one or sets of numbers to…
personality dimensions I consider to be strengths are conscientious and extraversion. Conscientious is a personality dimension described as having the following characteristics “dependable, reasonable, achievement oriented, and persistent” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). The personality dimension extraversion is made up of the characteristics of “outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). Having these characteristics of the two personality dimensions has…
Biophysical dimension Mrs. Conner reports her mother, Jane, father, Bill, and three siblings lived on the family farm during her mother’s pregnancy. The client describes her mother’s pregnancy as normal, her mother delivered at 41 weeks. Ivy reports her mother had minimal prenatal care due to lack of doctors in her rural community. In fact, Mrs. Conner was born at home by a midwife (which was a normal occurrence in her community). Psychological dimension Ivy states her mother, Jane, had no…
Some of the dimensions of wellness, include physical, financial, spiritual, emotional, interpersonal and intellectual. Physical wellness, the dimension of wellness considered most often, is the overall condition of one’s body as well as their fitness level and their ability to take care of their self. Developing a fitness routine and being informed about any health conditions one may have are two great ways to develop physical wellness. Financial wellness refers to one 's ability to live within…
The big five personality dimensions can be divided into five factors: Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientious-ness, openness, and neuroticism (Costa and McCrae, 1992; McCrae and John, 1992; John and Srivastava, 1999). 2.1. Extraversion Extraversion is indicated by positive feelings (emotions) and tendency to seek partnership of others. It reperesents the tendency to be sociable, assertive, active, upbeat, cheerful, optimistic, and talkactive. Such individuals like people, prefer groups,…
Focus of dimension: Captures the degree to which the teacher’s interactions with students and classroom activities place an emphasis on students’ interests, motivations, and points of view and encourages student responsibility and autonomy. Summary of strengths: Flexibility and student focus: In a flexible classroom, teachers do not rigidly adhere to an agenda or plan at the expense of learning opportunities and the children’s interest in activities. Throughout the observation, the teachers…