The MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) has been a topic that has been debated for quite some time now and probably will continue to be debated in future years. Some people think the drinking age should be lowered while others think it should remain at twenty-one years old. At the age of eighteen when an adolescent legally becomes an adult, and with this comes many responsibilities such as enlisting in the military and the privilege to serve on a jury. Reasons like these are why people think one…
Practice makes perfect, but what type of practice is best when it comes to learning? In a study conducted by Mackay, Morgan, Datta, Chang, & Darzi (2000), it is argued that distributed practice is better than massed practice. Mackay et al. tested the effects of distributed practice and massed practice on 41 participants, split up into three groups. The first group was massed practice, the second group was 20 minutes of distributed practice in five-minute blocks, and the last group was 15 minutes…
There are more than 30 long-term conditions that can affect a person’s health from the consumption of too much alcohol. Cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric, liver and pancreatic disease are just a few. The pathway that alcohol opens for these diseases starts by weakling…
Alcohol may seem to be very innocent to people and a way to socialize with others even though that at times can be true it can also be very harmful and in some cases dangerous. Studies show that impulsivity has long been considered a risk factor for harmful alcohol use. Advances in neurocognitive models of impulse control have allowed substance abuse researchers to understand how dysfunction of specific cognitive mechanisms underlying behavioral control can contribute to substance use (Fillmore,…
There are many factors in underage drinking. Underage drinking has long term effects and short term effects. Short term effects include hang overs, sickness, vulnerability, and alcohol poisoning. Long term affects can be liver damage, binge drinking, being susceptible to cancers, stroke, and heart attacks. Parents must educate their children to give them the tools they need to be able…
Often times people tend to focus more on achieving rapid results or working extra hard to reach their goal, that they tend to neglect the long term effects associated with putting excessive strain on their bodies. Throughout Susan Bordo’s “Reading the Slender Body”, and Greg Garber’s “ESPN Sports Injury Series”, we will explore the numerous ways in which our vision of the good life can become tainted or damaged due to the effects associated with repetitive harmful behavior. This includes,…
legalized this drug. The federal government has legalized it and only a few states, but this substance is highly taxed for a great cause. It is highly prevalent in teens that are trying to “fit in.” Parents should talk to their children about the long term effects of marijuana. Marijuana increases the risk of acquiring respiratory infections. Marijuana serves a non-beneficial purpose in healthy Americans free of disease; furthermore, the federal government should not allow Americans to use…
identified himself as a fellow elder. It was Peters way of managing through a covenantal relationship. Managing through a covenantal relationship is harder, it takes longer to see the results, but the results create long term value. Negative management my get results quicker, but long term gains are lost through resistance,…
At a point or time in life everyone comes face to face with alcohol. Either if it was taught in school or if there’s some to drink at a party. Alcohol has a significant role in today’s society, as people are not only taught about alcohol it’s self but the role of its social and health effects. For instance alcohol abuse, many students each year are taught about the harmful effects of alcoholism. Alcoholism also known alcohol abuse is when a person has the inability to control the amount of…
buy long term care insurance? Answering that question can be difficult. First, we need to understand what is long term care and long term care insurance. Long term care insurance takes care of those individuals who live with disabilities and are in need of long term care. Long term care can be provided at home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing facility. Assistance is given to those who need help with daily living activities such as bathing, eating and dressing. Long term care…