RECOGNISE THE EFFECTS OF BARRIERS AND INFLUENCES ON COMMUNICATION

RECOGNISE THE EFFECTS OF BARRIERS AND INFLUENCES ON COMMUNICATION What is self-esteem? Self esteem is your opinion of yourself. High self esteem is a good opinion of yourself and low self esteem is a bad opinion of yourself. It is very important because it affects how you think, act and can even affect how you act around and towards other people. It allows you to live life to your the full. Low self esteem means that you can have poor confidence and that can also cause negative thoughts which means that you are likely to give up easily rather than face any challenges that you may come across in day to day life. It has a direct impact on your happiness and well being. Environmental barrier An environmental barrier can depend on where the person is and what the environment is like around them; this could be from poor lighting, or if the lighting is too bright, it could be too noisy; this could be due to a lot of people around having many different conversations or if somebody is playing music in the building that is too loud, or it could be to quiet, it could be due to roadworks outside of the building that the person is in. The size and temperature of the room could also affect a person, if the room is too small then somebody could feel claustrophobic and if the room is too big then you could feel as if you have too much space around you. Another environmental factor could

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Should Smoking Be Banned?

Should Smoking Be Banned? Should smoking be banned? In my opinion we should all take advice from the government of Singapore, where smoking in public is banned. Smokers are forced to use specially built rooms with huge extractor fans to stop the smoke getting out. If you still want to smoke, the people who clean the ashtrays in the smoke rooms wear latex gloves and dust guards to prevent them inhaling any smoke. Some may say this is a bit extreme, but I solemnly believe that if we want to bring an end to the increase of smokers then we have to start thinking in the same manner as the government of Singapore. Some people say "smokers must be mad" and in actual fact they are right. It has been proven through research that forty-four percent of smokers are mentally ill, but what is unknown is whether the condition was present before the person smoked or if smoking was a cause of their illness. Smoking has many effects on the body. In the most extreme, but common, cases people die from the effects of smoking on their bodies. They contract illness such as lung cancer and throat cancer and after battling these illnesses for long periods of time most people die. But everyone who smokes experiences the general decline in their health as a result of the drug. As well as effects on the body smoking also affects our life as some people refuse to be seen with a smoker, while others are

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Market Failure

MARKET FAILURE Merit goods are the physical commodities which either directly or indirectly provides for the satisfaction of human wants. Consumer goods (or final-demand goods) are those used for consumption purposes. They can be classified into non-durable goods (such as food) and durable goods (such as refrigerators). Producer goods are those used to produce other goods and services. These comprise intermediate goods (raw materials and semi-finished items) and fixed capital goods (buildings and equipment). Services are normally distinguished from goods by their intangible nature. They are normally consumed at the instant of their production, as in the case of a haircut. 'Bads' also exist; they have a negative value and an adverse effect on human satisfaction (for example, pollution). Public goods are those which, when consumed by one individual, are not depleted (for example, street lighting and national defence). Externalities are an activity or part of an activity which is not given a market price, but which nevertheless has either a negative or a positive effect on the welfare of others. Negative externalities may be generated by, or have an impact upon, consumers (somebody playing loud music which annoys a neighbour), or producers (a factory polluting a river which causes problems for a fish farm downstream), or a combination of both (aircraft noise keeping local

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Personal and Professional Development

P2 AT SCHOOL AT THE START OF THE COURSE NOW...AFTER STUDYING H AND SC KNOWLEDGE In school I did not study health and social care. The closest subject I studied to health and social care was Citizenship. I enjoyed this subject and wished to study further in something which was related to citizenship. The knowledge I had with care was very limited and I did not know much about it before I began to study health and social care. All I knew was that this course was designed for people who wish to work in the care sector and provide public services for people of all ages. So I knew that this might be the right course for me and I decided to try it out. At the beginning of the course I had only a brief description of what this course was about and the type of jobs and careers one can follow after the completion of the course. I knew this course was regarding social care for people from all age groups. I did not know how I would be taught as I had just left school and had expected to be taught the way I was at school. However, it was more difficult with homework constantly being given out and a lot of independent work had to be done. I was not very confident about my chosen course. I have started to really enjoy this course and I have learnt a lot of interesting and useful information. The topics I have studied so far are communications, the various life stages and caring for

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P2: Describe the structure of the tissues of the body and their role in the functioning of two named body systems.

P3: Use diagrams with annotated (descriptive) notes to show the main organs and structures in the body systems named below The cardiovascular system: (upload.wikimedia.org) The cardiovascular is an organ system that carries food, nutrients, hormones metabolic wastes and gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells. It also helps stabilise body temperature and PH to sustain homeostasis. The cardiovascular system involves the heart and a closed system of vessels which are called the arteries, veins and capillaries. The blood in the cardiovascular system is pumped by the heart around a closed circuit of vessels. It then does this over again through a number of body circulations. The fundamental role of the cardiovascular system in sustaining homeostasis depends on the continuous controlled movement of the body through the capillaries that permeate each and every tissue and reach every cell in the body. The blood carries out its function of transportation in the microscopic capillaries. Materials which are essential i.e. nutrients travel from capillary blood into fluids that surround the cells as this is occurring waste products are removed. The respiratory system: (lakesidepress.com) The respiratory system supply's the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body which is done through breathing. When we breathe, we

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P3- Describe the factors that may influence the equality of opportunities for individuals.

P3- Describe the factors that may influence the equality of opportunities for individuals. Discrimination Discrimination means to treat people some types of people less well than others. Direct discrimination Direct discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favorably than another in a comparable situation because of their racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. An example of direct discrimination is a job advert, which says "no disabled people need apply. Indirect discrimination Indirect discrimination means that one person is treat exactly the same as another. An example of indirect discrimination is requiring all people who apply for a certain job to sit a test in a particular language, even though that language is not necessary for the job. The test might exclude more people who have a different mother tongue. Stereotyping An assumption using a fixed set of ideas. Prejudice Prejudice is to prejudge a person without examining the facts fairly. A person can be prejudge against a group of people because they are different. Age People are discriminate because of their age. For example elderly people are discriminate because everybody thing that elderly people are forgetful so this leads to lower self esteem and lack of confidence and don't want to go out and this also lead to lack of socialization so it is

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Analyse the issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observation.

C1) Analyse the issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observation. There are many issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observations. Its important that you keep the observation accurate which means that it needs to be true and not made up, according to Beith and Tassoni "Keeping records and carrying out observations on children allow early years practitioners to pass accurate information on to parents. It means that parents can be kept informed of a child's progress which shows them that their child is being seen as an individual and that the staff really know and understand their child" (Beith and Tassoni (2002, page 16+17) this is important as the observation shows the child's development stage, each observation shows how much the child has improved so it is important that you record every exactly as this would affect the stage the child is actually at. It's also important that you remember the rights of the children and primary carers while doing any observation, according to Beith and Tassoni "It is important for anyone carrying out observations to remember that observations should be carried out only in the child's best interest. This means that it is unethical to set up situations that might cause the child or his/her parents distress and that all information gained during the observation and subsequent evaluation should be

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Anatomy and Physiology

Introduction This whole assignment is based on two important point of science, the functions of systems and the administration of medicine. I will need to have a very good knowledge about the human body, its functioning, systems relating with energy metabolism, homeostatic mechanisms in order to complete this assignment. A human body is made up of millions of tiny cells which cannot be seen by a naked eye and has to be seen through a microscope. In a cell there are various liquids, different shaped structures, responsible for different functions. They do not have to have a particular shape, size or function, but they all have three things in common, cell membrane, a nucleus, and cytoplasm. The cell membrane keeps the cell in control of its own shape. The nucleus is the main part of the cell and controls what to do. Most of the chemical liquids are taking place in the cytoplasm. Lots of cells make up tissues. Lots of tissues make organs and many organs build up the organ system. Some of the different types of cell in a human body are: * Red blood cells * White blood cells * Reproductive cells (egg cells and sperm cells) * Nerve cells * Muscle cells * Gland cells * Bone cell P1 - Describe the functions of the main cell components In this part of my assignment I will be describing the functions of the main cell components and what is consists of. It will be in very

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Equality Diversity and Rights

Equality Diversity and Rights Equality: the concept of equality is to treat everyone fairly no matter whom or what they are, and if a person wants to be treated equally and fairly than you must also do the same to other people and can get the respect back. In order to learn about other people’s culture and belief, you will need to listen and watch what other people say and do and a person’s own culture and beliefs may feel challenged when they realise that different beliefs exists. Diversity: The concept of diversity includes acceptance and respect, it also means understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing the individual differences. These can be along the feature of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religious beliefs. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. Rights: the concepts of rights tell us that every lining human being has their own rights and this concludes in the human rights act. The human rights act was made to protect people from getting hurt and having the right to live. These are some of the human act to protect people: . Right to life 2. Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment 3. Right to liberty and security 4. Freedom from slavery and forced labour 5. Right to a fair trial 6. No

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Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care

Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care Benefits of diversity to society Our study case, Jamilla has been treated differently from other people for example at school by not being provided any support. She was discriminated at work places, she felt that employers were hostile and difficult to work with. Also she was ignored by the local housing authority, when she complained she was told 'be grateful, it's better than what you came with'. Because of the diversity Jamilla ends up being unemployed, living on benefits without any basic qualifications (GCSE's) in damp, run down council flat. Jamilla may have been treated unequally because of her nationality, which is Nigerian. Also it might be because of her accent and the lack of communication skills in English. On another hand all that discrimination may have accrue because of our intolerant culture and because it may have been a new, different which comes with it scary situation for those nasty people. Because of the lack of help from school Jamilla failed her GCSE's but if they would provide any help, such as extra English lessons for foreign people or dictionaries it would help her get on with GCSE's easier and it could have a big, positive impact on her future. Also the employers which she was working for made a negative effect on her future. They were hostile and difficult to work with so this might

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