Discuss nature and nurture in health and social care

Charliee Nicholls Unit 4 Task 2 M1 D1 What is Nature? Nature is part of a long standing debate that is about an individuals characteristics. People who believe in the nature part of the debate believe that all of a persons characteristics are inherited from their parents, this includes everything from your eye and skin colour o your behaviour and personality. Nature includes all the genetic parts of your development, so you would have gained your behaviour, looks and personality from your parents. Example of nature: A man who has been in prison for aggressive behaviour has a son, as his son grows up the child shows more anger than perhaps other children generally would. Some people could think that this was inherited from his father, whilst others could believe that the environment in which the child was brought up in has influenced this. Nature can also be linked to illness. People who believe in nature could think that because one of your parents has asthma, then their child will to. Although this could also have been effected by the environment. Drug and alcohol addictions could also be included within the debate, or example if a child is born drug dependant because of the parents drug use during pregnancy, then this shows that the drugs have coded within their genes and the child would be exposed to drugs when they have grown up. People who believe in the nature

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Discuss discriminatory practice within health and social care

Charliee Nicholls Unit 2 Task 2 P2 P3 M1 Equality, diversity and rights Barry Barnhurst In this assignment I will be describing the discriminatory practice that may occur within health and social care and the potential effects of discriminatory practices on service users. I will also be assessing the effects of 3 different discriminatory practices on service users and the impact that this can have on them. Infringement of rights is when you do not respect somebody’s individual rights. For example if somebody is of a particular religion or culture and has to pray at a certain time of the day and you do not allow them to carry this out, then you are infringing somebody’s rights. As a health and social care professional you need to be aware of these rights and ensure that you do not take them away from somebody. This can lead to an individual feeling devalued which can have big effects on their health, confidence and self-esteem. Covert abuse of power- This is when a health and social care professional uses their power to discriminate against someone. This could include treating someone differently to someone else. Covert abuse of power means that someone abuses their power in a manner which does not draw direct attention to them or the practice itself. It is a means of undermining anti-discriminatory policies through the use of secretive forms of discrimination. If

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Unit 11 P6 Safeguarding Adults and Promoting Independence

Jessica Bascombe 20174011 Group D Unit 11: Safeguarding Adults and Promoting Independence P6: Principles and Values: Which was originally known as the care value base these are a basic set of standards expected for those who receive health and social care the principles are: - To foster equality and diversity of people - To foster people’s rights and responsibilities - To maintain confidentiality of information Care workers must meet the minimum of these standards such as: - Fairness - Privacy - Dignity - Respect - Equality Build Effective Relationships: To ensure that all professional relationships that are effective and maintained the service user must be kept in the centre of the day-to-day planning. The adults communication needs should be accommodated for as some adults may not be able to - Under speech it may be difficult to understand - They might struggle to say words or sentences - They may not be able to understand words that are being used or the instructions they hear - They may have difficulties knowing how to talk and listen to others conversations So practitioners must cater to meet all their needs, learning new words encourages socializing and making friends. The adult’s cultural, religion and beliefs must be taken account there are many religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism etc... Service users may want to go to

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Unit 10 P1 & P2. Reasons for a child entering the care system

Jessica Bascombe 20174011 Group D Unit 10: Caring for Children and Young People P1: Children of all age’s even newborn babies will need come into the care of the local authority there are many reasons for this such as: . Bervement 2. Parental Illness 3. Health problems 4. Behavioral problems 5. Learning difficulties 6. Disabilities 7. Offending Behavior Some children and young people may need a period of time in care while a crisis at home is being ashamed and support is being put in place. Parents often need extra support to help them parent and children will need to be with foster carer while that is taking place. Other parents may suffer from ill health and have no family or friends to care for their children or child while they receive treatment. Sometimes an adults dependence on drugs or alcohol will mean that they cannot put their children needs first and so those children will need to come into care. There are times when social workers and other professionals involved with the child’s safety they may be removed into care via the police or courts. In these cases children may need emergency fostering care for these children maybe needed for many months. Many children are able to return home after a period in foster care but some may move onto other family members who are to care for them rather than their birth parents where it is not possible for a

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P2. Explain different sociological approaches to health and well being

Samaira Azim Anne Ferguson P2. Explain different sociological approaches to health and well being . There are different sociological approaches to health and well being such as: . the biomedical approach 2. the socio-medical approach The biomedical approach to health and well being is a way of looking at a person’s health as something which is affected by disease, injury and illness rather than the person’s environment and lifestyle. They exclude all other factors which are not related to the body itself. For example, if a person was showing symptoms of a chest infection, the doctor would listen to their chest and send them for an x-ray to find out what has caused the problem rather than questioning their environment and housing conditions. The biomedical model is the dominant way of practising medicine in modern industrial societies such as our own. There are standards concerning the ‘normal’ functioning of the mind and body against which all others can be judged. The doctor then decides what the symptoms that the patient describes signify. On the basis of this a diagnosis is made and interventions decided upon. For example if a patient describes the symptoms of high blood pressure, the doctor may measure his or her blood pressure and the patient may then be prescribed drugs. The doctor therefore is rather like a mechanic mending a faulty motor

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Unit 21: Nutrition for Health & Social Care - the needs of pregnant women and the elderly

Discusses nutritional and energy requirements, comparing and contrasting similarities and differences between the two groups for each nutrient, and for energy. Pregnant women and breastfeeding women... It is important for pregnant women to understand what kind of food is best for them and their baby as it will fully protect the health of the mother and provide optimal growth and development of her unborn baby. In the first half of pregnancy, nutrition requirements mainly concern quality, while in the second half; quantity is also an issue to ensure fetal growth. Proper nutritional habits should already be established at the start of this second life - if possible even before conception. The pregnant mother's body is subject to greater demands to ensure fetal development as well as the growth, health and functioning of the uterus, placenta and amniotic fluid. A daily increase of 150 calories in food consumption is recommended at the start of pregnancy, which will eventually reach an extra 250 calories a day by the end of pregnancy. The average weight gained is between 9 and 12 kg (20 to 26 lbs) although there is a natural variation between individuals. With overweight women, it may be less, while thinner women may gain more. However, Pregnant women require more energy (or calories) during the last trimester of pregnancy and more protein, vitamins A, C, D, and the B vitamins

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Explain different psychological approaches to health practice.

Unit 8: Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care. P2: Explain different psychological approaches to health practice. There are six different psychological approaches in psychology. I have talked about these in great detail in my previous assignment P1, I will now discuss the different psychological approaches to health practice. The six psychological approaches are; Behaviourist perspective*, Social learning theory, Psychodynamic perspective, Humanistic perspective, Cognitive perspective* and the Biological perspective. The behaviourist perspective is all about believing that learning has occurred when you can see the changes in behavior. The behavioral learning model is the result of conditioning. Conditioning suggests that a reward following a desirable response acts as a reinforcer and increases the likelihood that the desirable response will be repeated. Reinforcement is the most important part of the behaviorist approach. A paediatric nurse in a healthcare setting provides reinforcement at each step of the process. For example, when a child is having to get a blood test done and is afraid and refusing to do so calmly, the nurse will look for a positive behavior and then gives the patient immediate reinforcement by saying, “you are such a big boy, well done!” or “you did an excellent job with that!”. Another time the behaviourist theory is used

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Explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting.

P4: Explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting. There are many incidents and emergencies that can occur in a health and social care setting regardless of how careful an organisation is and how many precautions they take.The health care setting I will be talking about is a hospital, and the priorities and responses that should take place when dealing with incidents and emergencies within it. Priorities are steps that need to be taken in the case of an emergency or incident that are considered more important over other plan of actions. A response is what action is taken after the emergency or incident in order to prevent it from recurring or minimising the risk and likelihood of it happening again. I will be discussing the three most important priorities and the response that follows in the case of a possible emergency or incident in a hospital. An emergency can be defined as a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. There are many examples of emergencies that can take place in a hospital setting, some include the following. fire; spillage of chemicals; spreading of infections; intruders. I will be talking about two of these emergencies in more detail. A fire, can cause sudden panic as it is an unpredictable event. There are certain priorities

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Unit 4 - Children and Play

Unit 4 – Draft assignment. Children & Play. D1 – Children might play in a number of settings. This could be a school classroom, a local park or a school playground. For ages 4+, the stage of play is called cooperative play and this is when all of the children play together and decide what they want to play. Play becomes more complex. D2 – One type of play that may take place in a childcare setting is creative play. Creative pay involves children doing things themselves. For example, role play, painting, and dressing up. This is what would take place in a classroom. In a school playground, children might play with balls, swings, seesaws etc. This would also be cooperative play. D3 – At a local park, children would use physical play. They would use this because they would be running, jumping and moving around using physical energy. In the school playground, physical play would again be used. Also, creative play would be used because children will make and play games using their own imagination. In a classroom, children will use drama play and use creative play because they will be thinking about what to do. D4 – Children might demonstrate physical play by being active and running around using their energy. They would demonstrate creative play by doing role play or by painting. They would demonstrate manipulative play dropping a toy, wait for the parent to pick it

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Explain key influences on the personal learning processes of individuals. Assess the impact of key influences on the personal learning processes on your own learning.

P1 & M1 Explain key influences on the personal learning processes of individuals. Assess the impact of key influences on the personal learning processes on own learning. There are many different factors that influence a person’s learning; these can be negative or positive, stimuli’s or barriers. Visual learning styles are called kinaesthetic and auditory. A visual learner is someone who learns by watching something, such as a video and watching someone demonstrating something, watching them do something, for example a person may learn to drive by watching someone regularly driving. Kinaesthetic learning mean a person learn by doing something, such as a practical activate. Auditory learning is learning by listening, for example listening to a teaching during a lesson. An example of another stimulus would be inspiration from a former teacher because that teacher has had an influence a person and influenced them in a positive way, they now may practice or carried on learning what they were taught by that teach through their life growing up. TV programs that have educational influences can teach people something without them realising they are been taught, because what they are watching they are interested in, they are paying a lot of attention to it, and if it is said in a fun way, or a way they can relate to it, it will stick in their minds. Theses learn are

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