Meta element

Book”(2013): “documentaries are an illusion”(Hill, 2013: p.83). Much like René Magritte taught us with “The Treachery of Images” (this is not a pipe), Annette Hill reminds us in her chapter that a documentary is merely the representation of something. This meta-analysis applies here in the sense that a documentary is a production; therefor an ambiguous orchestrated construction with a creative margin (Hill, 2013: p.84). The script (if there is one), the way of shooting and the editing are…

Herbert Blumer was a student of Meade’s, but formulated his own critical theory on the nature of human interactions, which he coined as symbolic interactionism. Blumer has numerous foundational elements to his examination of human interactions included in the book Symbolic Interactionism: (a) society exists in action and must be observed in terms of action; (b) individuals obviously interact with one another; (c) worlds are comprised of objects which can be material or abstract. Abstract…

The impact of excessive alcohol consumption can be seen in the academic performance of students. Several studies conducted on the impact of alcohol consumption on the academic performance of students found that those who drink less alcohol have higher GPAs than those who do. Furthermore, students that indulge in binge drinking experience deficit in their academic performance. Some scholar on educational research have proposed that excessive alcohol consumption among underage students should be…

in adults undergoing CABG” (Freitas et al., 2012, p. 3). The authors performed a thorough and comprehensive search which yielded seven articles for final inclusion, all of which were randomised controlled trials (RCT). Next, the authors completed a meta-analysis of the appropriate studies for three outcomes and a narrative analysis for the remaining outcomes. Two of the review outcomes are directly related to the clinical question. Specifically, five of the seven studies investigated atelectasis…

Action (TRA). The TRA was first introduced in 1967 by Fishbein and suggests that the most important determinant of behavior is behavioral intention, or the intent to follow a specific course of action. In 1986 Ajzen and Madden incorporated another element to the TRA, perceived behavioral control and proposed the TPB. One of the greatest values of this theory has been its ability to explain the course of voluntary behaviors in specific individuals, groups, and populations. This paper describes…

(Littleton, Horsley, John, & Nelson, 2007). According to Littleton et al. (2007), the coping strategies that victims use fall into the categories of problem focused coping, emotion focused coping, approach focused coping and avoidance focused coping. In a Meta-analysis of 199 studies involving 6,747 individuals who had been through trauma, Littleton et al. (2007) found that avoidance coping consistently led to an increase in psychological distress, problem focused coping had a significant…

straight wing, and many more, in my aero models and test flight them. gives the impression that we are similar to them, they are essential in order to establish a connection with that person. Along with matching, pacing and leading are the other elements in rapport building. A leading statement is something you want others to accept without judgement though they could dispute if they thought about it. However, leading cannot happen without pacing. A pace is a statement that is true where all…

reviewed showed that diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an ongoing process used to facilitate and empower individuals to learn about diabetes and its complications. Hwee, Cauch-Dudek, Victor, Ng, & Shah (2014) define DSME as a critical element of care for people with diabetes to learn to manage their conditions in order to improve the outcomes. Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals that equip the patients with self-management skills, provide education and information, teach…

the interpersonal relationship within which MI techniques are used is based on three fundamental elements. The first element is collaboration between the client and therapist as MI is a therapeutic process in which neither the client nor the therapist are always correct but rather it is based on mutual understanding of the nature of the problem and the most appropriate changes required. The second element is evoking the client’s own opinions on improvement…

Braithwate (1989) suggests that an element of shaming may increase the likelihood of recidivism. The type of shaming that would cause this is known as disintegrative shaming which is on par with stigmatisation (Ttofi and Farrington, 2008). According to Braithwaite, when offenders are exposed…