...HCA Health Psychology Committee Report Beth Lowery HCA 250 The Health Psychology Committee is committed to enhance the health of patients and to assist patients in obtaining the shortest hospital stay, while improving the hospital's performance with respect to following the appropriate protocols and regimens. To that end, the Committee has established a new Division of Psychiatry, which is staffed by five specialists who are responsible for addressing specific interests of a wide-ranging population and assisting the hospital in treating the "whole" patient. The committee has sought to address a key issue facing individuals who are facing a hospital stay – that is, an overriding fear of hospitals. According to the Child Development Institute (2008), one of the major fears faced by adults and children is that of hospitals. This fear often manifests itself in stress, which can make the illnesses or ailments of the patient worse. Stress impacts the response of the immune system to the physical systems of the body, and psychological interventions can assist the patient in developing coping methods to address these stressors (Sarafino, 2006). The committee's hope is that integration of psychology and health care will reduce the stresses on the patient, enhance their health, increase compliance by the patient with treatment programs, and shorten their hospital stays. Additionally, the patient will be provided with coping skills that will help them deal with their illness...
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...Psychological factors such as behaviors due to chronic pain, stress, depression, and cultural beliefs can have an adverse affect on the body’s physical condition making the treatment of both the patients’ psychological and physiological aspects of health crucial in increasing the success of the patient’s treatment outcomes, one’s adherence to medical regimens and maintaining and improving one’s wellness. Therefore, in the attempt of improving overall patient health, measurable by shorter hospitalizations and improved adherence to medical regimens, a psychiatry division comprised of five specialists specializing in substance abuse psychology, inpatient-only psychology, child psychology, adult psychology, and pain management has been developed with the responsibility of improving patient health through the use of psychological methods. The implementation of these methods are targeted to concentrate on the weaknesses and strengths of those needing psychological help in the hopes of improving the health and well-being of all those involved. Substance Abuse Counselor The substance abuse counselor is one, which helps individuals dealing and suffering from a variety of different addictions such as those of alcohol and drugs. The substance abuse counselor is to counsel individuals who are addicted to these substances, helping him or, she to identify and understand the behaviors and problems associated with his or, her addiction. Addiction can become a very debilitating disorder...
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...Psychology of Health in the Workplace Psychology of Health in the Workplace Kristin Haimowitz HCA/250 January 22, 2012 Wakita R. Bradford Psychology of Health in the Workplace A good attitude can go a long way in making the place where you work a more tolerable place to be. Having a healthy lifestyle can make it easier to deal with the smaller problems that seem to happen on a day to day basis. Health psychology is concerned with understanding how biological, psychological, environmental, and cultural factors are involved in physical health and the prevention of illness. Due to recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research, it had lead to new ways of thinking about health and illness. This conceptualization, which has been labeled the biopsychosocial model, views health and illness as the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g., genetic predisposition), behavioral factors (e.g., lifestyle, stress, health beliefs, and social conditions (e.g., cultural influences, family relationships, social support) (Marks, 2011). People have developed a field of health psychology that helps people deal with stressors that they are involved with at their workplace. Many experts perform research to help them solidify their findings. Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) has developed from these studies, and does research so that they can better understand the needs of people in their work settings. Also, OHP...
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...Psychology Stress And Health Stress and Health Psychology Andrew Arnold March 25, 2010 Ever wonder about how stress affects our bodies and our health? This word stress is thrown around by the media so much it’s losing its meaning but have you ever wondered how they define stress? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines stress as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. Our text book defines stress as the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. Stress-causing events are called stressors, they can come from external sources or from within us and can scale from relatively mild to quite serious. There are things, events, and conflicts that cause people to “stress-out.” These are called stressors. Stressors can be anything from something small, like being stuck in traffic during rush hour or something big like an earthquake or hurricane. Stressors can also be imaginary, such as financial stress such as, where the next mortgage payment will come from. There are two kinds of stressors, one is distress which is the bad stress and eustress which is the good stress that motivates us as people to do well. There are certain environmental factors that can affect our stress levels and sometimes we cannot control the outcome of these events, these are basic ups and downs of life. An example...
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...as she put down the report. “The Final Report of the Committee to Evaluate the Dean” contained an appraisal of Dean Wilson s performance over the past five years. Although Dean Wilson was commended for initiating the review, her overall performance was ranked only “around a C+.” She was disappointed and frustrated. She thought: I have worked so hard for the past five years to enhance the reputation of our programs and to service the needs of the local community, and now my faculty and department heads are telling me that my efforts were misdirected, that I should not have focused on external matters. They simply do not get it. They must not understand all that I have accomplished. “But why is that?” she thought. “Where did I go wrong?” The Institution Located in a rural community in a southern state, Sunbelt State University was a public, comprehensive institution offering approximately 87 undergraduate majors and 47 masters degree programs to nearly 8,000 students (4,156 full time undergraduates, 1,668 part time undergraduates, and 1,947 graduate students). It granted doctoral degrees in a few programs (music and art). The university s mission statement noted “a commitment to the complementary relationship between liberal and professional education.” The College of Education, Human Services, Behavioral Sciences, and Justice (EHBJ) offered both undergraduate and graduate courses in what are often called the “helping professions.” They included psychology, social work, criminal...
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...workplace Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace: Concerns for Employees and Challenges for Privacy Advocates Anna Johnston and Myra Cheng Paper delivered 28 November 2002 International Conference on Personal Data Protection Hosted by Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Information Security Agency Seoul, Korea Ms Anna Johnston is the NSW Deputy Privacy Commissioner. Ms Myra Cheng is a Research & Policy Officer with Privacy NSW, the Office of the NSW Privacy Commissioner. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr Ben Searle, Macquarie University, in providing an overview of the relevant literature from the field of organisational psychology. Introduction This paper takes up the challenge of talking about privacy in the workplace - a site of potential conflict in which there may be co-existing radically different views on whether workers can or should have any expectations of privacy. As long as there has been employment, employees have been monitored. Nebeker D M & B C Tatum, "The effects of computer monitoring, standards and rewards on work performance, job satisfaction and stress" (1993) 23(7) Journal of Applied Social Psychology 508 at 508. However, in recent years, with an environment of affordable technology, the availability of less easily observable or detectable monitoring devices, and a lack of adequate regulation, there has been an explosion in the use of electronic monitoring and surveillance in the workplace...
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...Spring 2003 TV Violence Since the advent of television, the effect of TV violence on society has been widely studied and vigorously debated. Based on the cumulative evidence of studies conducted over several decades, the scientific and public health communities overwhelmingly conclude that viewing violence poses a harmful risk to children. Critics of the research challenge this conclusion and dispute claims that exposure to TV violence leads to real-life aggression. As we move into the digital era with enhanced images and sound, media violence will undoubtedly continue to be a focus of public concern and scientific research. Prevalence of Violence on TV The National Television Violence Study is the largest content analysis undertaken to date. It analyzed programming over three consecutive TV seasons from 1994 to 1997.1 Among the findings: • Nearly 2 out of 3 TV programs contained some violence,2 averaging about 6 violent acts per hour.3 • Fewer than 5% of these programs featured an anti-violence theme or prosocial message emphasizing alternatives to or consequences of violence.4 • Violence was found to be more prevalent in children’s programming (69%) than in other types of programming (57%). In a typical hour of programming, children’s shows featured more than twice as many violent incidents (14) than other types of programming (6).5 • The average child who watches 2 hours of cartoons a day may see nearly 10,000 violent incidents each year, of which the researchers estimate...
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...Health Psychology Committee Report The health psychologist working in the hospital today should have a broad spectrum in which they can treat many different illnesses that will be present in the future as the population grows, and the life expectancy rises. Because the field of health psychology is new, the profession is still in its early stage. They provide a variety of emotional and social changes in the life of a patient who is ill or disabled. They can help in the area of depression, and pain management and anything that can have a positive impact on the patient that is dealing with a major illnesses (Sarafino,2006). In addition, in order to apply psychology to hospitals we would need to create new titles for the needs of the patient. The titles are substance abuse counselor, inpatient-only psychology: child psychologist; and adult psychologist. There have been tremendous advances in medicines that can treat a variety of diseases, but the mental and physical need of many patients suffering long term with chronic pain, terminal illnesses, and stress disorders. There are also many other issues that the psychologist can be involved with at the hospital for example, there is a need for programs that would treat drug and substance abuse, and helping patients to deal with terminal illness and to also provide and prepare patients prior to surgery. Furthermore, there are many different kinds of pain and illnesses that an individual endures everyday of their lives. The pains...
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...M E M O R A N D U M TO | Mr Luke Tong | FROM: | Kylie Vanuti | DATE: | 1 March 2010 | RE | Proposal to Write a Feasibility Report for an Employee Work/Life Balance Program | Overview The following is a proposal to conduct a feasibility study into the need for, and the benefits of, instituting an employee work/life balance program for Brahm Industries. This proposal contains background on the importance of employee work/life balance on productivity, my qualifications, costs associated with the study, and a schedule for completion of the feasibility study. Attracting and retaining talent is crucial to an organisation's success and with the current trends in the labour market, retaining talent and ensuring business continuity is an ongoing challenge that requires careful human resource management. Need for a Work/Life Balance Program Research shows that to maintain a healthy lifestyle balance, a 24 hour day should be divided into thirds: one third for sleep, one third for work and one third for play. The trend in today’s workplace is for employees to work longer hours and as a result, when they arrive home they do not feel like exercising or cooking quality meals. As well, many employees are not taking their holidays. These two issues result in lethargy and absenteeism due to health issues and impact on employee productivity. A healthy staff will reduce costs to the organisation and assist in meeting budget requirements. Research also shows that work-life balance...
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...ALEXANDER CHERNEV Curriculum Vitae Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University 2001 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208 Phone: (847) 467-4095, Fax: (847) 491-2498 e-mail: ach@northwestern.edu Academic Positions Associate Professor: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2001 – present Assistant Professor: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1998 – 2001 Visiting Assistant Professor: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997 – 1998 Marketing, Duke University, 1997 Psychology, Sofia University, 1990 B.A. Honors & Awards Ph.D. Ph.D. Education Psychology, Sofia University, 1986 Faculty Impact Award. Given by students to faculty demonstrating “true excellence in interactions with students,” 2009 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Consumer Research, 2008 Early Career Contribution Award, Society for Consumer Psychology/ American Psychological Association, 2005. Given annually to the most productive researcher in the field of consumer behavior who has been a faculty member for less than ten years. Fellow, Young Scholars Program, Marketing Science Institute, 2005 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Consumer Research, 2003 Chair’s Core Course Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2002 – 2003 Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, Kellogg School of Management (based on student evaluations), 1998 – present McManus Research Chair, Kellogg School of Management, 1998...
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...Elias M. Rosado March 6, 2011 Community Psychology Community Meeting Paper School Committee of Haverhill, Massachusetts Meeting Observation February 10, 2011 came along and I was undecided whether I should go to my evening class on campus, or if I should attend the school committee. It is a good choice that I decided to attend the school committee for the next one on February 24th was announced cancelled. The Haverhill School Committee is made up of six members elected for four year terms. The administrators are located at the City Hall of Haverhill. The superintendant is James F. Scully, the assistant superintendant for finance and operations is Kara Kosmes, the assistant superintendant for curriculum is Mary Malone, and the executive director for technology is Pamela Carr. The mayor serves as the Chairman of the school committee. The school committee’s powers and duties are derived from and controlled by state statute. The Haverhill School Committee invites and encourages parents and community members to attend the meetings, which are held every second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00 P.M., located at the City Hall in the Chambers of Council room. The meeting started a few minutes after 7:00 P.M. with the mayor leading the pledge of allegiance. Following was the staff thanking the teachers, administrators, support staff, and all volunteers for all they do for the children of Haverhill everyday. The school committee administrators and members were presented...
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...Behavioural safety approaches aim to promote behaviours which are critical to health and safety. This essay outlines why a behavioural safety approach might be adopted. Behavioural safety programmes vary significantly in their success. Some fail altogether. An overview is given of how to adopt such a programme. Some key barriers and enablers which have been shown to affect the outcome are highlighted. This essay will not go into detail about what behavioural safety is, except insofar as it is necessary to explain the “why” and the “how”. Why Organisations Might Adopt a Behavioural Safety Approach Safety performance in many organisations has tended to reach a plateau. This follows significant improvements which were achieved initially through technological approaches (better understanding of physical hazards, inherently safe design etc.), and subsequently systems approaches (implementation of HSE management systems, quality systems etc.). The term organisation was defined by W. J. Duncan as “a collection of interacting and interdependent individuals who work toward common goals and whose relationships are determined according to a certain structure”. This definition suggests that fundamentally organisations are made up of people, rather than buildings, equipment and machinery. In occupational organisations, people usually share a number of common goals such as controlling the level of risk to their health and safety and working towards financial...
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...Gratefully, psychology has evolved since the early to middle 1900’s. At that time, according to the American Psychological Association, researchers believed that people who lived in poverty were inherently less intelligent than those who were wealthier. By the early 1960’s, this thinking had begun to change as revolutionary new-age psychologists like J. McVicker Hunt and Benjamin Bloom offered the notion that cognitive abilities could be affected, even altered, by one’s surroundings. Researchers began studying this theory, supporting that cognitive abilities could be altered by intervening early and attending especially to the physical and psychological development. Thanks to President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, at-risk children were afforded opportunities not previously available and, more often, not affordable to their families. With this, a planning committee, including several aspects of development: physical and mental health, early education, social work, and developmental psychology, designed a program intended to give poor children the same benefit as their wealthier counterparts when they started kindergarten (where available) or the first grade. The federal program that was later named Head Start was created; its goal was primarily to end generational poverty. This program was a radical overhaul of traditional schooling. The developmental psychologists, Urie Bronfenbrenner and Edward Zigler served on this committee. This is important because a key component of what...
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...book titles and maximal capitalisation of journal titles. Example: Reference List Website If a book, or a journal article or a document on a website has no author, bring the title of the book, article or document to the front. ABC 2010, The Drum, analysis and views on the issues of the day, viewed 13 January 2010, Becher, T 1990, ‘The counter culture of specialisation’, European Journal of Education, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 330-6. Bourassa, SD 1999, ‘Effects of child care on young children’, Proceedings of the third annual meeting of the International Society for Child Psychology, International Society for Child Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 44-6. Conner, ML 2004, Ageless learners: andragogy and pedagogy, viewed 19 October, 2007, Dawson, P 2004, Creative writing and the new humanities, Routledge, London. Department of Health and Aged Care 1999, Hepatitis C: a review of Australia’s response, report prepared by D Lowe & R Cotton, DHAC, Canberra. Dr Brain...
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...General Psychology Dr. Williams In Tori DeAngelis article “PTSD Treatments Grow in Evidence, Effectiveness” she argues that several psychological interventions help to significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. But after reading the article an impression that its content is somehow contradictory to the title, as its main statement may be evaluated as “More PTSD treatments are developed and practiced, though all of them still lack reliable evidence and their consequences are not fully predictable”. In the article DeAngelis states that recent destructive events (ie war in Iraq) enabled researches to learn more about PTSD and its treatment. Particularly in November 2008 the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) issued new PTSD practice guidelines which also take into consideration the recommendations of other major practice-related bodies. Using the “A” to “E” grading system, the guidelines label several PTSD treatments as “A” treatments based on high degree of empirical support. Having several “A”-graded treatments will allow therapists to select the treatment they consider most suitable. They include: 1. Prolonged-exposure therapy, developed for the therapist to guide the client to recall traumatic memories in a gradual, controlled and repeated manner until the person can evaluate his/her circumstances realistically, regain control over their thoughts and feelings around the incident and return to their...
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