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Project Self-Discovery
Author(s): Michelle L Hurley, BETHANY NOVOTNY, STACY ONKS
A distillation from Ralph Waldo Emerson is “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Taking your journey through life can be fraught and uncertain but with reflection and planning, it can be the trip of a lifetime! Drawing from seminal theory in developmental psychology and growth centered activities,...
Theories of Self-Efficacy: The Case of Registering to Become an Organ Donor
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Sample We sometimes find ourselves in situations that require action on our part in the face of adversity. In such situations, we may feel confident that we can do what is needed to overcome the adversity or we may believe we are unable to make it happen and must accept the negative outcomes of i...
Online Patient Portals for Healthcare Communication: The Case of Vera's Difficulty Practicing What She Preaches
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Abstract Patient portals are practitioner-provided, online environments, with various aff ordances for patients managing their health care, including direct messaging and sharing of information between patients and providers (Irizarry, Dabbs, & Curran, 2015). When utilized, patient portals have t...
The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Author(s): Dr. Douglas Giles
The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy is a fresh approach to teaching philosophy for a new millennium. It presents philosophy as a long conversation of people seeking to understand who we are, what the world is really like, and how we can build a better life. Based ...
Effective Health Communication in the Management of Chronic Conditions: Theoretical Considerations for a Multicultural Framework
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Sample Chronic lifestyle-related conditions, such as ischemic heart disease, smoking-related conditions, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cancer, are at critically high levels worldwide (Dean, 2009a, 2009b). These conditions are associated with substantial socia...
Moving Across Disciplines and Genres: Reading Identity in Illness Narratives and Reflective Writing Texts
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Sample For this chapter, we propose to discuss the concept of identity within the two text genres of life writing and reflective writing, situated within the larger field of illness narratives. We consider the concept of identity construction an ideal entry point for our analyses since both the r...
The Opinion of One Can Persuade a Group: A Case of Minority Influence
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Sample When one thinks of persuasion in groups, some visible cases come to mind: The Jonestown Massacre, the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and the O. J. Simpson criminal trial. In each of these cases, members of a group were persuaded by arguments and pressure from others to change either th...