...Environmental Psychology Article Analysis PSY/460 March 26, 2012 Environmental Psychology Article Analysis Catastrophic events are incidents that have a sudden and powerful impact that elicit a reaction from people universally (Arkkelin & Veitch, 1995). These kinds of incidents can include nuclear disasters, natural disasters, or terrorist attacks like the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 (9/11). The examinations of the psychological phenomena that occur from these events are crucial for the understanding of how people experience, respond, and perceive global threats (Hipp et al, 2009). Specifically, the attacks on 9/11 were actions of terrorist and exposed the weaknesses of the nation, and specifically Washington DC. The article that will be scrutinized by Bornstein & Hendricks (2007) attempts to analyze the stress responses of adolescents in the Washington D.C. area within an ecological structure including, adolescent perception, maternal personal characteristics, and adolescent personal characteristics. The Theoretical Basis of the Article Bornstein & Hendricks (2007) use, “…a developmental, multivariate approach that allows for the evaluation of interrelations among variables as well as the unique contributions of each…” (p. 72). The extent of this study is distinctive because few studies have investigated the effects of disasters and war on adolescents from an ecological viewpoint. The article reflects upon the adolescent...
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...Running head: HEALING HOSPITALS Healing Hospitals Shari Wilson Grand Canyon University HLT-310V September 23, 2012 Healing Hospitals Spirituality and healing hospitals; what are they and how are they related to one another? Is every hospital considered a healing hospital and if not why? The purpose of this paper is to identify what spirituality means to this writer, to describe the components of a healing hospital and their relationship to one another, and to describe the challenges that hospitals today face in creating this healing environment. Spirituality can be defined as “the ongoing endeavor to grow in our relationship with God” (Pable, 2012). Spirituality is a considered a venture and not a set of ideas or principles. Spiritualty is a way of living that includes choices that are action-oriented. It gives direction to ones thinking and decision-making process and the actions that you take and it is something that is never ending. Spirituality is not the same for every individual. For some, spirituality has to do with ones relationship with God with the ultimate goal in broadening that personal relationship with him. For others, it may mean simply the challenge of reaching beyond ones current potential. Spirituality is something that is personal, but it is also rooted in being connected with others and with the world around them. It's the way you find meaning, hope, comfort, and inner...
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...A Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Introduction It has been well documented that when people are asked where they would prefer to die, the most common answer is, "At home." The sad fact is that most people draw their last breath at a hospital or some other type of health institution (Gomes, Higgins, 2006). The hospital environment has not been traditionally known as a spiritual place that promotes a loving, pleasing and compassionate environment. Although, a hospital is known to provide a cure for many physical ailments, it is not an environment that adequately promotes the ability to deal with a patient's death or the patient's healing process. The differences between the healing process and a cure is that in the Western medicine philosophy, the intention is to eradicate the disease. The patient is seen as a series diagnoses and symptoms, while in the healing process, the intention is that the patient return to a state of holistic wellness and recovery (Gomes, Higgins, 2006). The following few paragraphs will attempt to describe a new concept that hospitals have adopted in order to promote a spiritual place that will effectively create an environment that allows a patient and their family to better deal with the death or the healing of a loved one. Most importantly the environment also includes components of healing and spiritualism that will help meet the demands of tending to their heart as well as their head. The challenges of adopting such a paradigm of healing...
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...What Is Environmental Psychology Environmental psychology is a discipline or field of psychology dealing with conservation and health psychologies. There are many theoretical approaches to environmental psychology. Several of these theories also tie into individual psychology as well. Two of the theories that connect both these psychologies are the alderian theory and Barker’s theory of under population. Research is very important to both the theories and environmental psychology as a field. Research and the lack of visible results was one of the reasons this field was born from the conservationist field of psychology. Environmental Psychology Environmental psychology examines the interrelationship between environments and human behavior and in this field the term environment is defined very broadly to include all that is natural on the planet as well as social settings, built environments, learning environments and informational environments (Young, 1999). From the beginning, environmental psychology has included researchers concerned with the health of the environment, and a great deal of research relevant to conservation psychology has been done by environmental psychologists (Clayton & Myers, 2009). Environmental psychologies roots come from late 1960s studies and research of other fields, although its exact origin is somewhat unknown (Clayton & Myers, 2009). There are many theories about this particular field of study – environmental psychology. Theories...
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...A. Professional Presence Most things improve and become more detailed and advanced with time. The sciences, arts, technology, understanding and thought processes are just a few. The more time that humankind spends on earth the more it learns about itself, others, nature and countless other things. This includes the way we think about ourselves in terms of health, well-being, medicine and their effect on ourselves and others. Health and healing are always evolving. The 19th century’s use of toxic mercury to treat most ailments, and surgery and medication used almost exclusively to treat the sick was what was known to practioners as best practice at that time. Today there are more methods to treat, heal and improve health than I can name. Some of these merge faith and wellness, others deal solely with the mind to heal the body others deal strictly with the body and there are infinite combinations between them. There are three models of health and healing. They are categorized by Dr. Larry Dossey as Era I, Era II and Era III. Era I began in the 1860s, and is described as plain old mechanical medicine. It sees the body as a machine and the doctor as a mechanic or technician. The technician uses whatever tools available to fix the problem the machine is having. In Era II or “Mind-Body Medicine, we recognize that thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and feelings can be used to make people healthy. So Era II recognizes the impact of thought, feeling and belief within an individual....
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...Healing hospitals promoting Spirituality Brittany Henson Grand Canyon University-HLT310-V June 7, 2015 There are many healing hospitals in the United States. The goal or mission of a healing hospital is to ensure the patients are safe and comfortable, and creates an environment to remind the staff of why they chose a career in the health care field. It is important for the healthcare providers to be able to provide holistic care to all patients at all times. This type of care ensures that the patient needs are being met. Having a healing environment is vital to patient outcome and treatment. True healing environments are constructed in ways that help patients and families cope with the stresses of illness (Eberest, 2008, pg.77). In order to promote healing a hospital has to have a quiet environment so the patients can an adequate amount of sleep. During sleep cells regenerate and therefore promote healing in the body. Also having a healing environment means being free from excess noise in the facility. A noisy environment may cause a patient to be fearful and have an increase in anxiety. It is important for staff to communicate using indoor- voices so patient are able to get adequate rest. Integrating work design and technology in a healing hospital is significant because it contributes to patients having individualized care. Healing hospitals promote work design and technology to increase patient confidentiality. “A good healing hospital offers highly technical advancement...
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...Chapter 3 Influences in the Business Environment Personal use only Businesses operate in a dynamic, often turbulent, environment. The business environment refers to anything that affects the operation of a business. Farmers have understood the impact of the environment for centuries. The farmer has no control over aspects of the environment The business such as drought. However, the farmer can prepare for possible adversity in the environment and environment refers to quickly adapt to those changes. Effective managers are constantly monitoring the business environment to pick up any change that may impact on their business. If they pick up a change quickly and respond before their competitors, it may lead to a significant advantage to their business. This is what happened when Woolworths’ managers picked up the trend to the healthy life style before the managers of Coles. The Woolworths’ managers immediately responded by developing a focus on fresh produce, delicatessens, bakeries and dairy. Customers responded by leaving Coles and shopping at Woolworths. Now that Wesfarmers Limited has purchased Coles its managers are quickly implementing strategies to regain their competitive advantage. anything that affects the operation of the business 55 HomeThink Draw the Woolworths’ logo. What does it represent? Is it effective? 3.1 External influences The external influences from the business environment are those outside the control of a business’s managers. The...
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...affirm that nursing, like teaching is more than just a job but a life giving and life receiving career for a lifetime of growth and learning” (Watson, J. 1978). There have been many different individual thoughts and theories on what it means to be human and how to provide a healing presence. According to Koerner “western medicine traditionally conceptualized the body as a grand machine controlled by the brain and central nervous system” (Koerner, J.G. 2011). In a sense a living computer! “Physiologic and psychologic behaviors were considered dependent on structure and hardware of the brain and body” (Koerner, J.G. 2011). Healthcare and how we take care of people have changed over the years with the different advancements in medicine and psychology. Health and healing is not only seen as physical but also includes mind, spirit and biopsychosocial including cultural factors. These aspects helped shape the different modalities of how we take care of patients. Larry Dossey has described three different models of health and healing. Era I according to Dossey is the Mechanical Era, in this Era health and healing was considered to be more physical in nature. Healers believed that a person’s health was determined by physical factors. Era II not only was health and healing influenced by physical aspects but also by feeling and...
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...Healing Hospital: Grand Canyon University: HLT-310-V 09/18/2015 When one thinks of a hospital, they automatically think of a place that people go to get better or get well if they have fallen ill or are suffering from a lengthy illness. While many people do get better or "get well" while in the hospital, do the patients truly heal? A hospital should not only be a place where wellness occurs, it should be a place of healing. Most hospitals focus on helping their patients overcome an illness or get well, but the best hospitals are those who help their patients to heal. These special hospitals that provide an atmosphere that caters to both the spiritual healing as well as the physical healing of it's patients are referred to as "healing hospitals". A healing hospital is one that helps to heal the patient as a whole person. It is a hospital that goes beyond scientifically treating a specific ailment and aims to heal the patient's physical body, mind, and soul. These hospitals are designed to be aesthetically appealing, quiet, and all around therapeutic. The staff members in these types of hospitals are trained to care not only for the patient but for the patient's family members as well. The importance of a holistic healing approach are encouraged and expected. Laurie Eberst, a registered nurse from Gilbert, Arizona, was instrumental in creating just such a hospital (Eberst 2008). Ms. Eberst's mother had previously been a patient in a hospital...
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...Febuary 16, 2015 Leah Reagan PSY/460 The definition of environmental psychology is to study how the environment can influence and affect how a person react or acts and certain aspects of their life, for example if you have to use the rest room and you are in a place with a waterfall or a water feature it can cause you to have the use the restroom room with much more intensity then if you did not see the water, or if you are in a place with dimly lit lights and soft music you start to feel drowsy/ sleepy. This is why environmental psychology is studied to determine why the environment causes people to react in certain ways. Environmental psychology study can help many with making improvements within the work area regarding employee productivity, if an employee is at work and the colors on the wall make them feel gloomy and sad it may cause the employee to work less and not as much as he/she may usually work. Many employees at work listen to music which seems to help with productivity and causes employees to be upbeat and cheerful having this kind of information is very beneficial with that being said Architectural psychology is just as important as is environmental psychology the two go hand in hand. Architectural psychology gave importance to the physical environment of one’s area (Steg, 2013). This information is useful to assist with the help of relieving physical stressors; It can help with the design...
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...Professional Presence and Influence: The Art of Nursing Nicole R. Penkalski Western Governor’s University May 8, 2016 “A nurse who is totally present sees the subtle, perceives the whole, and co-creates with the person—and the health team—a creative response to the uniqueness of the situation,” (Koerner, 2011). Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring established a framework of core concepts that assists in understanding the concept of “being human”. Personalities, life experiences, and core values allow an individual to become a certain type of provider. Being aware of personality traits and how they impact us as individuals can help us to become more efficient providers of healing for the diverse population as it stands today. Fostering a healing environment that can encourage excellence for nursing practice that involves mindful presence can create greater outcomes for patients. Models of Health and Healing The history of nursing dates back centuries with different eras of health and healing that have led us to this moment in time and the way nursing is currently practiced. Although there are many types of health and healing, in the United States predominately conventional medicine is practiced. There are three Eras that require review to gather information and understanding that help to redefine how health and healing has arrived at its current form. The first Era is Era I which took foothold in the 1860’s and focused on biomedicine. Era II, which began in...
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...A Healing Hospital’s Spirituality Grand Canyon University August 23, 2015 A Healing Hospital’s Spirituality A healing environment has been a sought after aspect since Nightingale. Today, more and more organizations are using techniques to provide a stress free and healing environments to their facilities. Studies show that a harmonious combination of environmental psychology, sociology, and architecture can reduce stress and promote healing (Zborowsky, 2008). This paper shall discuss the components that make up a healing environment as well as the challenges encountered in creating an environment that promotes healing. Components of a Healing Hospital To begin with, a large focus in creating a healing environment is in stress relief. Contact with nature has been shown to decrease stress and reduce anger (Zborowsky, 2008). Architecturally, facilities create this contact by having large windows that provide views to gardens on the outside. Another component that promotes a healing environment is decreasing noise, and increasing air quality. Studies have shown that poor air quality increase heart rate and blood pressure (Blomkvist, 2005). Other architectural components that can promote healing are private rooms, which can reduce exposure to infection and adaptable rooms that can adapt the different acuity levels allowing the patient to remain in the same room. The importance of single patient rooms has been noted by the Joint Commission following guidelines that require...
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...Environmental Psychology Article Analysis Introduction to Article Analysis For the majority of the human population there has been an event or events that possibly produced an occurrence that had a large impact upon the persons’ overall perception and ability to function regularly. In some instances individuals are able to overcome the occurrence or event, but for some such events can trigger a potent impact that can create an eruption in their cognitive response, when this occurs it is usually diagnosed as being Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. The following brief analysis was written from context to an article titled “Ecological Analysis of Early Adolescents’ Stress Responses to 9/11 in Washington, DC Area. The following analysis of the article in mention will include a brief description of the article and its contents as well as the 9/11 events. Lastly, a discussion on some of the influences that this specific event may or may not have had on the field of environmental psychology will be briefly looked into. Summarization of Article September 11, 2001 was a day that will be remembered here in America for many centuries to come. On that horrific day back in 2001 terrorists’ high jacked multiple airlines and began their rain of terror upon the U.S. Some of the planes were flown directly into the twin towers in New York City, while others were flown directly towards our nations capitol in Washington DC. Many individuals were greatly affected...
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...Chapter 1 text book, Environmental Psychology examines the influence of the environment on human experiences, behaviors, and the well-being of the individual. An important milestone in the development of environmental psychology was during the early 20th century when scholar Hellpach introduced the term environmental psychology and began to study the different environmental stimuli and its effect on human activities. The topics presented by Hellpach are considerable, yet too early to speak of environmental psychology as an independent field. An important milestone in the development of environmental psychology occurred in 1902 with the analysis of culture and the nervous system, presented by Wundt’s student, Willy Hellpach. In 1911, Hellpach continues his studies with the publication of Geopsyche in which he analyzes the effects of climatic and geographical differences at the macro, mezzo, and micro levels. Furthermore, Hellpach’s writings within Geopsyche, explain the effect of the sun and the moon and its relationships towards people’s activities; the effect of color and form; the effect of extreme environments; the effect of urban microclimates, etc. Hellpach believes the goal of studies in environmental psychology should not be “artificially individualized psychic life” but rather “the psyche in as far as it depends on its factual environment” (Hellpach, 1924: 110). Brunswik and Lewin are known to be the ‘founding fathers’ of environmental psychology. Their ideas consist...
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...Environmental Psychology PSY 460 Environmental Psychology Many individuals are familiar with Counseling Psychology, and many think psychology only deals with mental problems. However, the field of psychology has various disciplines that apply to every aspect of human life. One of those disciplines is Environmental Psychology. Individual’s interactions with his or her man-made or natural environment can have an impact on psychological health and behavior. Environmental psychologists research how people interact within his or her everyday environment. There are several theoretical approaches to the discipline of environmental psychology, which will be discussed further. The important contributions of environmental psychology come from research, and the relevance of research in the field is imperative to understanding the discipline as a whole. What is Environmental Psychology? The field of environmental psychology can best be condensed into an interdisciplinary psychological science that is concerned with the interactions of humans and his or her surrounding environment. Environmental psychologists research both the details and the overall effects of environment on human emotion and behavior (Fisher, 2007). The discipline of environmental psychology involves everything from architecture design to ecological impact. Many environmental psychologists will seek help from other scientific disciplines to aid in his or her research and work within the field of study. The overall goal...
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