The Pros and Cons of Smoking

Smoking The medical research turns against smoking and refers to the dangers. However the rising consumption shows that more people begin with smoking. Therefore is to be examined in the following, the effects of smoking and what speaks for and against smoking. Many smokers have the opinion that the smoking of cigarettes has a lot of positive effects. The most important thing for them is the joy of smoking. They enjoy the taste. Also most of them smoke only a certain cigarette mark, which tastes particularly good to them. Another point is that it is easier to get to know other people if one smokes as if one doesn’t. Because a smoker can simply ask other smokers for a cigarette or for a lighter. That is not so simple with nonsmokers. Furthermore many smokers think that smoking helps to relax. The daily stress at work, trouble with the fellow men and overcrowded department stores affect humans very unpleasantly so they need compensation. In these situations the cigarette is like a release for smokers and strange enough they see it as a possibility of breathing deeply finally. The reason for this is the Nicotine temporarily stimulates the nervous system. For example to an exam they feel less nervous, if they smoke a cigarette. Because it helps to concentrate on other things than the exam. Another positive effect is that smoking supports thinking. Many smokers say that they

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Ensuring Safe Environments in Health and Social Care P1

UNIT 4: Ensuring Safe Environments in Health and Social Care P1 . Teachers socialising while children play outside, not being fully watched, could cause sudden incidents occurring, with no awareness. 2. Children left unattended are at risk of hurting themselves, for example falling over a chair or using objects they are not entitled to. 3. Unlocked safety gates/doors can encourage the children to step out of the nursery premises and that will lead to further danger. Teachers socialising while children play outside, not being fully watched, could cause sudden incidents occurring, with no awareness. This could raise risks to the children; also put the teachers in danger as they are not doing their job correctly. Children left unattended are at risk of hurting themselves, for example falling over a chair or using objects they are not entitled to. The children in the nursery will pick up a object e.g. a knife or scissor from the kitchen, or putting glue in their mouth because they are not watched to be told that’s wrong, so they have that advantage, allegedly causing harm to themselves and others around. Unlocked safety gates/doors can encourage the children to step out of the nursery premises and that will lead to further danger. Having doors fully unlocked that lead to the public streets, will encourage the children to step out there because it’s not locked as it

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Culture and diversity. Ways people are defined and differentiated

Intro We now live in a magnificent multicultural society. Multicultural means different cultures in one area. This could mean we could come from different orgins , cultures and religions. Everyone in this society is now individual because of this Family Family is a group of people who are drawn together by relation, marriage, birth or adoption. Families have different cultures and because of that they have different social rules which can cause positives or negatives. There are 4 types of family : nuclear which is two parents who are together in their first marriage and do have any family except their own children in the house .extended family is the same as nuclear but with an aunt, uncle ,grandparent etc. reconstructed family is where one or both parents has remarried and may have children in a past marriage which results in step brothers or step sisters. A Lone parent family is where one parent is independent and has children with one parent Social class Social class is determined by the status of a person within society, this could be based on wealth and/or occupation .the social class can be inherited or earned not by money but by status. There are three social classes : upper class is manly inherited status. Middle class are usually profeesionals and working class are people who are unskilled or do manual labour Sexuality Sexuality is based on a person’s sexual

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Factors That Affect Individual Needs

Factors That Effect Individual Needs Socio-economic Factors Income This gives people the money that they need to support them self and their families. When I say support I mean providing the essentials for their families which are needs and not what they want. These include clothes, food/drink, housing and bills. The more income that someone gets the more essentials they are able to afford. A good income can help people to keep a stable life style. They will be able to afford healthier foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables instead of processed foods. They are able to participate in leisure activities such as swimming in their own pool, exercising in their own gym or relaxing on a golf course. Another benefit would be that they can afford medical attention that others less fortunate have to wait for many years for e.g. hip replacements. They are also able to access to dentist were they are able to get cosmetic dentistry which can help teeth maintain in good condition for a longer period of time e.g. having a root canal at an average price of £200 is to expensive for many working/middle class people and they may just have their teeth removed instead. Education By law everyone is required to attend education up until the age off 18 and it is up to them if they decide to take their education to a higher level. In England education is provided free so every

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Caring For Older People. Explain why there are difficulties defining the term older perso

Caring For Older People P1 - Describe the meaning of the term 'older people' M1 - Explain why there are difficulties defining the term 'older person'. So what is an older person? Someone in their 60s? 70s? 80s? or even 90s? From researching on the internet I have come to find that it's not really that easy to find a definition of what an 'older person' is. What I do know is that there are certain physical marks on an individual that makes you think that they are an 'old person', for example, toothlessness, balding or grey hair, hunched back, lameness, deafness. Old people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. Most developed world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a definition of 'elderly' or older person. While this definition is somewhat arbitrary, it is many times associated with the age at which one can begin to receive pension benefits. Although there are commonly used definitions of old age, there is no general agreement on the age at which a person becomes old. From my own experience there are many types of older people. My own Grandmother has just turned ninety-four, she is living in a care home and can't really do anything for herself. She can't feed herself, or wash herself and she doesn't really recognise anybody including her family. But on the other hand

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Development of 4 to 9 years

4 to 9 years Physical Development Many children grow steadily at this time but less fast than during infancy. By the age of 6, a child's head will be almost adult size, even though the body still has a lot of growing to do. They practical abilities continue to develop. At four years they may be able to kick and throw large ball around. By 6 or 7, a child may be able to skip and ride a bike. They would enjoy climbing places and enjoy learning to swim. S/He will be able to draw a picture of a house and will include the garden and sky. Intellectual Development By the age of 6, children often use language as well as some adults. Normally language develops very fast between 2 and 6 years. Between the age of 2 and 7 years, most of the children learn to count and to explain how much things weigh. Language Development At round two years of age most children have started to speak, using two word phrases such as 'Melissa park', meaning Melissa wants to go to park. As children grow, they start to use their own type of language pattern to communicate such as 'I want drink', Young children of 2 or 3 years do not use adults language, and it is probably best not correct what they say. They can use adult speech and have a reasonable knowledge of words by the age of 5 or 6 years. Although, children continue to develop their knowledge of words and ability to understand and use speech

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How has health changed over the years?

How Health has changed over the Years Ideas about health have changed in two main ways: firstly, the accessibility of services and their funding; and secondly, the methods of providing healthcare. Between the years of 1945 and 1951, a labour government established an extensive health and welfare system. After passing the National Health Service Act in 1946, the healthcare system went into affect in 1948. The Act said that all inhabitants had the right to access free healthcare. Before this change most people were unable to access healthcare because they couldn't afford it. However, the new system became too expensive for the government, so to resolve this they brought in charges for things like prescriptions, dentures and glasses. Tax revenue pays for most of the costs and the rest comes from national insurance, paid by employees and employers. Prices for items such as prescriptions and glasses have risen, but not everyone has to pay for them. Groups of people such as children, pregnant women, the unemployed, those over 60 and those disabled have access to free prescriptions. Another act, the NHS and community care Act in 1990, tried to make health care better and less expensive by encouraging competition. To introduce this idea they allowed other hospitals to become trusts, this means they have control over the finance given by the government instead of local

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child development visit 1

Visit 1 (Focusing on Physical Development) Date Of Visit: Wednesday 28th February 2007 Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm Age Of Child: 4 years old Location: Richard's house People present: Richard's mum and dad What is Physical Development? Physical development is one of the easiest developments to observe and recognise in children. There are two separate parts to physical development growth, which is about the physical changes in the child (increase in size, height and weight), and development, which is about how children begin to gain control over their physical actions, so they can do more complex activities. Aims and Planning My aim is to focus on Richards's physical development. I am going to be looking at his gross and fine motor skills. I will also be watching his sensory skills by reading to him and asking him to identify words and pictures. There are many activities which I can monitor Richard's Physical Development. Expectations For gross motor skills Richard should be able to: . Run up and down stairs, one foot per step. 2. Stand, walk and run on tiptoe. 3. Walk with a good sense of balance. 4. Bend and pick up objects from the floor. 5. Climb on frames. For fine motor skills Richard should be able to: . Hold a pencil in an adult fashion. 2. Copy the letters O, H and T 3. Copy a building pattern of three steps. 4. Draw a person showing head, legs and

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Unit 2 - Section B - Factors that positively affect health and well-being

Section B Factors that positively affect health and well-being 4 factors that positively affect Emma's Health and Well-being are: * Stimulating work * Adequate financial resources * Supportive relationships * Adequate sleep and rest Stimulating work Stimulating work involves a job/career that allows a person to use their expertise to develop new skills and knowledge. Emma recently started work as a dental nurse; she enjoys working here because of the other colleagues she works with and the challenges she is sometimes faced with. Emma has applied to go to college later on this year, she wants to gain the qualifications that are suitable for the job that she has now, so that eventually she will be able to promote to the best of her ability. Emma's job motivates her and stimulates her mind because she comes across different situations and problems everyday and she is engaged in activity of some sort almost all the time during her time at work. She has to prepare the dentists equipment, chemicals such as pastes and injections for each patient, and after each patient she has to disinfect all tools and equipment thoroughly, she also has to book appointments and arrange treatments for all the patients and has to cash the intake of money at the end of each day. Physical It affects her physically by keeping her moving around and not sat about all day, this keeps her mind off

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the advantages and disadvantages living in 21st century

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in the 21st Century The 21st century is a time of great progress in social welfare, health care and technology. Living in the 21st century brings many changes in our lives, in the way we work, in our daily activity, and do business And it is offers certain advantages, such as a higher standard of living, but it also has some disadvantages, such as a polluted environment. The first advantage is nowadays many people have more money and less work hard. They get higher salary than before and get better social welfare and insurance. Second, the advance in medical technology brings the better medical care and treatment, people's life expectancy is longer. Moreover, most people can buy foods with consist of high nutrition and they can go on vacation in their leisure time. The Third are the modern conveniences such as TV, internet, media transportation and labor-saving machines in the home. However living in the 21st century also has disadvantages. For example is the increasing of polluted environment; air is polluted with vehicle smoke and water is contaminated by waste from factories and houses. The better medical care and treatment caused the people's life expectancy is longer or in other words they can live longer and reproduction it's meant that over population. The other disadvantage is the weakening of moral and spiritual

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