The Continuum

Explaining Delusions: A Cognitive Perspective Article Critique In the article “Explaining delusions: a cognitive perspective,” Bell, Halligan, & Ellis (2006) attempted to address specific issues regarding the definition of delusions, and the theoretical models used to explain them. Bell et al. (2006) stated while delusions are an integral part of multiple diagnoses, research has yet to determine how delusions are manifested. Unfortunately, the use of sixty-nine sources caused the authors to…

specific characteristic of societies is reflected in their culture. Hosfstede et al. (2002) identify five dimensions of a culture. In this classification each dimension of culture lies along a continuum between two extreme states. Following chart indicates Hosfstede et al.’s classification. Dimension Continuum Identity Collectivism Individualism Hierarchy Large power distance…

veterans health care needs to appropriate leel of resources while ensuring high quality affordabpe care. APRN case management activities prevents care gaps while promoting communication among providers throughtou the veterans mental helath care continuum. The…

Ahrons (2007) argues that a family systems perspective or life-span approach be adopted since parent-child relationships remain throughout the life cycle. Early interventions with fathers post-divorce increases their involvement with their children (Cookston et al, 2007) and this leads to the likelihood of better relationships with their children twenty years on (Ahrons & Tanner, 2003). Amato and Sobolewski (2001) suggest that interventions that promote positive involvement of both parents and…

1997, p.10). Ethics and human rights “derive from a set of quite similar, if not identical, core values. As with medicine and public health, rather than seeing human rights and ethics as conflicting domains, it seems more appropriate to consider a continuum, in which human rights is a language most useful for guiding societal level analysis and work, while ethics is a language most useful for guiding individual behavior. From this perspective, and precisely because public health must be…

society. The world rejoices when an individual overcomes tremendous odds on the path to success - those on the autism spectrum notwithstanding. For those within the autism community, awareness is not an event limited to one month of the year, but a continuum made up of laughter, tears, trials, and triumphs. Being acutely aware of the full autism experience, has left some members of the autism community question the need for a month dedicated to awareness. While the concern is a valid one, the…

will allow several long-standing physics mysteries to be finally put to rest in this book. The physical validation of narratives will include THE HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE, FABRIC OF SPACE, DARK ENERGY, DARK MATTER, SPACE WARP, SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM, VACUUM ENERGY, ISOTHERMAL ENERGY, THE EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPAL, and many others. A new concept called “orbitar precession,” or “nielucion” will also be revealed for the first time even as it hides in plain sight. (Note that the spelling and…

Young children undergo a series of physiological and cognitive developmental changes that are visible through patterns of growth. Early child development studies the cephalocaudal and Proximodistal patterns during the first two years of life. The ability to control their torso and use of hands becomes obvious in infants according to the Galloway & Thelen study of 2004. The rate of growth decreases in the second year of life according to the study of Marcdante & Kliegman of 2015 with an…

Are you considered to be a success in your career or school? Do you have loads of money saved up from your job or made perfect grades while in school? Well, these are considered outward successes, but even if people have achieved such greatness in their life, is that enough? In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steve Covey shows that even if successful, everyone is struggling with an inner hunger to find personal harmony and effectiveness for healthy relationships with other people. By…

The Impact of Isaac Newton on Modern Science Historical Context Isaac Newton was born into a place and time that situated him in what was the beginning of the age of enlightenment. The mid to late 1600’s were the beginning of a movement that emphasized individualism and reason rather than tradition. Isaac Newton benefitted greatly by being born in this period in time rather than 50 years earlier where the same opportunities he had would not be available and the amount of information available…