Rationalism stakes its claims in A Priori knowledge, a claim empiricism already shows the fallacies of. Empiricism claims experience is the only source of knowledge, a claim that rationalism already shows the fallacies of. Examining what is wrong with rationalism through empiricism, or the other way around, would argue empiricism or rationalism is closer to the truth than the…
she bleeds. At one point in the story, she even says, “I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this way”. This is consistent with nervous habits some posttraumatic stress patients experience when they do not speak to anyone regarding the trauma they experienced. There is recent research to suggest that speaking about trauma can actually help the brain move on from the event and heal. Since Melinda…
SLP 6000 Quiz Answer each question as completely as possible. You may want to consider adding additional sources as you complete each question. 1. Discuss the role experience plays in all aspects of assessment. (3 points) Experience plays a big role in the assessment process. Experienced clinicians would know what to look for during an evaluation such as structures and functions in an oral motor examination. In contrast, an inexperienced clinician would not know what measurements to do for…
After reading the chapter “Project Classroom Makeover”, readers may have spotted that expert knowledge and collective knowledge, as well as crowd sourcing, were mentioned in the story, and more importantly, were being labeled as two completely different forms of knowledge acquisition that are in constant battle with each other. In fact, Cathy Davidson, the author of the story, stated how “crowd sourcing is suspicious of expertise, because the more expert we are, the more likely we are to be…
Caring for my RealCare Baby was exceedingly difficult. The RealCare Baby could not be soothed by your voice, like a real infant. The RealCare Baby did not have a regular routine like an infant would. With a real baby, you cannot feed it four times within 40 minutes. If someone does this, their baby will gain excess weight and could cause it future eating habits. A real baby will usual fuss before having a full-out cry. With the RealCare Baby, it would cry randomly and without warning, unlike a…
The best way to get to know a person is to walk a mile in his shoes. This famous saying illustrates that it is hard to know a person and their situation, until you have taken a step back from your life and viewed their perspective. This is often better said than done, a few reasons being emotions can get the best of people in certain situations, stubbornness and the refusal to see any other way but their own, or they have absolutely no emotion to cope with others’ perspectives. This would also…
“It’s very easy to be judgemental until you know someone’s truth” (Kate Winslet). In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” the story starts out introducing 4 men that have been chained up in a cave their whole lives, not being able to move and only being able to stare at a wall in front of them. Behind these men is a fire with people walking across it carrying objects and things shaped as animals or creatures. Since the men have never once stepped outside, they believe this to be their reality. One day…
Additionally, this year was made special since I finally choose to stay after school and join a program that has changed my life forever and given me various opportunities. Indeed, I decided to join the chess club, also known as the only club that was big in that school year. Anyhow, to begin to understand just how enormous the change the chess club provided it is important to understand that prior to the club Esperanza Middle School had earned no trophies. Even more, the chess club was the…
Most of us find it easier to experience empathy with people we can relate to in some way, but we may find it difficult to empathize with those people whose interests appear to be in conflict with ours (Sadri, 2015). Empathy is the ability to ‘put yourself in their shoes’ and to try to understand another’s point of view. As a clinician, you will encounter many different scenarios over time. Empathy is not agreeing with the client’s behavior but trying to understand the behavior (Clinton &…
Up until now, I have put on effort to polish any discovered skills, and gain experience that will deep my understanding of life. However, there was one incident that I have always been proud of even though it weighs as much as a grain of sand in many other’s eyes through my life so far. This incident occurred when I was about 12 years of age. On my way home from my recent trip to China to visit my mother and her family. I had to wait to be escorted to the entrance to my airplane by an airplane…