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Journal articles on the topic "Vet attitudes to fear-free"

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Williams, Jane. "Stress-free vet visits: considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic." Companion Animal 27, no. 2 (February 2, 2022): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/coan.2021.0066.

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Visits to the small animal veterinary practice are typically stressful for many animals, especially where they already have an anxious or fearful disposition. Although the purpose of the visit is to improve the animal's welfare (by improving physical health and wellbeing), there may be an impact on the animal's mental health and emotional state. The current pandemic situation has made vet visits even more difficult, because a number of options for preparing for the visit, or carrying out the visit itself, have not always been available. This article considers techniques for minimising fear, anxiety and stress in companion animals being treated at the vet practice, through preparation, protocols and procedures. Principles of good practice when helping animals to have the least stressful experience during a vet visit are considered. Additional special measures for particularly anxious or fearful animals are also discussed. The identification of stress-reducing protocols is largely based on the low-stress handling techniques identified in research and the importance of these as perceived by veterinary staff. Changes within the practice that have impacted animals' anxiety levels, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, are identified and considered. Reflections concerning the pandemic experience, as provided to the author by a number of veterinary surgeons and nurses, are recorded and considered as the basis for further research. Consideration is also given to the feasibility and value of retaining some changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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North, Max M., Sarah M. North, and Joseph R. Coble. "Effectiveness of Virtual Environment Desensitization in the Treatment of Agoraphobia." International Journal of Virtual Reality 1, no. 2 (January 1, 1995): 25–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.20870/ijvr.1995.1.2.2603.

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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the virtual environment technology in the area of psychotherapy. Consequently, this study investigated the effectiveness of a virtual environment desensitization (VED) in the treatment of agoraphobia (fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing). It was done with a traditional experimental design using N=60 subjects. Thirty subjects were placed in the experimental group and thirty subjects were placed in the control group. Two instruments were used: an Attitude Towards Agoraphobia Questionnaire (ATAQ) and the Subjective Unit of Discomfort Scale (SUDS). Only subjects in the experimental group were exposed to the VED treatment. The virtual environment desensitization was shown to be effective in treatment of subjects with agoraphobia (experimental group). The control group, or no-treatment group, did not change significantly. All the attitudes towards agoraphobic situation decreased significantly for the virtual environment desensitization group (experimental group) but not for control group. The average SUDS in each session decreased steadily across sessions, indicating habituation. This research, including the pilot studies, has established a new paradigm for utilizing virtual environment technology in the effective, economical, and confidential treatment of psychological disorders.
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North, Max M., Sarah M. North, and Joseph R. Coble. "Effectiveness of Virtual Environment Desensitization in the Treatment of Agoraphobia." Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 5, no. 3 (January 1996): 346–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres.1996.5.3.346.

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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual environment technology in the area of psychotherapy. In particular, this study investigated the effectiveness of virtual environment desensitization (VED) in the treatment of agoraphobia (fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing). Sixty undergraduate college students served as subjects. Thirty subjects served in the experimental group and the other 30 served as a control group. Subjects' degree of fear/anxiety was measured using two instruments, the Attitude Towards Agoraphobia Questionnaire (ATAQ) and the Subjective Units of Discomfort Scale (SUDS). Only subjects in the experimental group were exposed to the VED treatment. The scores of the control group did not change significantly, while both ATAQ and SUDS scores decreased significantly for the experimental group. The average SUDS scores of the experimental group decreased steadily across sessions, indicating steady improvement with treatment. It is hoped that this research will be a first step toward the utilization of virtual environment technology in providing more effective, economical, and confidential treatment of psychological disorders.
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Farhad. "Curbing Free Thought." Index on Censorship 14, no. 2 (April 1985): 33–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03064228508533868.

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Martial Law regulation number 33 punishes indulgence ‘in any political activity by words, signs or visible representation’ with 7 years jail and 20 lashes. There are plans to ban women from driving, voting and holding most jobs. ∗ A television playwright, fairly popular in official circles, wrote a line in his TV play: ‘It is human nature. Man wants change.’ The line was expunged from the play without the knowledge of the writer or the script editor. ∗ Four television cameramen of Rawalpindi-Islamabad television centre were sacked for irresponsibly commenting on the ‘referendum’ speech of General Zia-ul-Haq in December 1984. ∗ A censor committee insisted on deleting a close-up of a tearful eye in a film commercial saying that it was erotic. Another committee, set up to vet scripts of stage-plays, proudly claimed that it not only objected to certain lines of dialogue but that they also made ‘positive suggestions’. ∗ A government circular advises government departments, libraries, educational institutions and autonomous institutions that they should subscribe only to listed ‘balanced’ newspapers (all published by the government-owned National Press Trust). The government also decides to base the granting of government advertisements on the ‘responsible’ attitude of the newspapers rather than their circulation. ∗ Author-advocate Mushtaq Raj was detained under Martial Law for writing a book which attempts to find common ground between religion and Marxism. ∗ The Law of Evidence was promulgated and women were declared unfit to become witnesses to commercial deals on their own. A business contract must be signed by two men, or by a man and two women.
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Brower, Daniel. "Russian Roads to Mecca: Religious Tolerance and Muslim Pilgrimage in the Russian Empire." Slavic Review 55, no. 3 (1996): 567–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2502001.

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The Russian empire provided Islam a sheltered but precarious place within its borders. Sporadic efforts at forced conversion to Orthodoxy ended in 1773 with Catherine II's edict of religious tolerance, which officially acknowledged the existence of the Muslim community and allowed the free practice of its essential religious rites. Among these, pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) was one of the most sacred. But distrust of Islam and fear of Muslim revolt, fed by an almost paranoid apprehension of pan-Islamic solidarity, were deeply embedded in tsarist policies and attitudes toward pious Muslims.
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Salmin, Anton K. "Н. Я. Бичурин в поисках этнической идентичности." Oriental Studies 13, no. 5 (December 28, 2020): 1339–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2020-51-5-1339-1348.

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Introduction. The article contains analysis of the attitude of the Sinologist, specialist in Mongolian and Manchu studies Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin (Ven. Hyacinth) to his ethnic identity. Goals. The study aims to consider N. Bichurin’s personality in the context of his biography, family, relatives, physical appearances and character, scientific achievements and environment. The veiled rare facts of the attitude of Nikita Yakovlevich to his ethnic origin are as essential. Materials and Methods. The work focuses on archival sources and publications of leading researchers to have investigated N. Bichurin’s life and activities. The figure of Sinologist Hyacinth Bichurin in the frame of 19th-century events remains as intriguing as ever, the latter to include his ethnic backgrounds and personal attitude to his roots. The article analyses archival and published sources to outline the concept of ‘ethnic identity according to Bichurin’. The sought objectives are detected in Bichurin’s biography, family roots, physical features, facts of scientific activity, relations with friends, search for his offspring and in the attitudes of the society to his personality. The low manifestation of ethnic identity in Bichurin’s life and activities is explained by the fact that he was a free ― though ordained ― thinker, which made it impossible to emphasize ethnic identity in the 19th century. In addition, such unpleasant facts of his biography as arrest, imprisonment, and confinement in a cell would repeatedly put him under psychological pressure. Identity was understood by Bichurin as an ability to touch the height in science while being a foreigner.
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Buizza, Chiara, Rosaria Pioli, Marco Ponteri, Michela Vittorielli, Angela Corradi, Nadia Minicuci, and Giuseppe Rossi. "Community attitudes towards mental illness and socio-demographic characteristics: an Italian study." Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 14, no. 3 (September 2005): 154–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1121189x00006400.

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SUMMARYAim — To assess the association between socio-demographic characteristics and community attitudes towards mentally ill people. Method — We assessed a sample of 280 subjects, stratified for sex and age, which has identified using the electoral registers of Brescia. A letter was sent to everyone in order to introduce the future potential study participant to the topics of the public attitudes towards mental illness and it included an invitation to take part in the study. After, 280 subjects were contacted by telephone. Finally, 174 persons, who expressed their willingness to collaborate, were visited by a team of four trained interviewers. The instruments used were: a semi-structured interview; the Community Attitudes to the Mentally III (CAMI) inven-tory, which is composed by 40 statements, concerning the degree of acceptance of mental health services and mentally ill patients in the community; and the Fear and Behavioural Intentions (FABI) inventory, which is composed by 10 items, concerning fears and behavioural intentions towards mentally ill people. 106 subjects refused to participate. Results — Factor analysis of the CAMI revealed three components Physical distance and fear, Social isolation and Social responsibility and tolerance. Factor 1 is associated with: people >61 years old; people being divorced/widowed/living separated; people who haven't participated in social or volunteer activities. Factor 2 is associated with: people > 41 years old; people being schooled at a level that's higher than elementary level; unemployed people. Factor 3 doesn't present any associations. Conclusions — The results of this study outline the need to: a) promote interventions focused to improve the general attitude towards people with mental illness; b) to favour specific actions in order to prevent or eliminate prejudices in subgroups of the population.Declaration of Interest: in the last two years the authors have been paid by the IRCCS Centra San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli in Brescia (Italy), as employees and free professionals.
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Yang, Huan, Shun-Ping Li, Qing Chen, and Christopher Morgan. "Barriers to cervical cancer screening among rural women in eastern China: a qualitative study." BMJ Open 9, no. 3 (March 2019): e026413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026413.

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ObjectivesTo explore barriers to free cervical cancer screening among rural women in China from the perspective of women, healthcare providers and women’s husbands to inform intervention planning.DesignA qualitative study framed around potential policy and practice options, drawing on the concepts of descriptive phenomenology and implementation research.SettingThis study was carried out at township level within two counties in Jining Prefecture of eastern China.Participants and data collectionSemi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 women and five healthcare providers, focus group discussions with nine healthcare providers and key informant interviews with four husbands of women eligible for screening.ResultsThematic analysis generated five major themes: (1) gaps in knowledge of cervical cancer and health awareness, (2) fear of cancer and screening outcomes, (3) cultural barriers including reticence for intimate examinations, (4) influence of close contacts on screening decisions and (5) inconvenience. These demonstrate key knowledge gaps challenging current community health education. Important barriers, including fear of treatment cost and the time needed for screening, were also raised.ConclusionOur study details important barriers to cervical cancer screening relating to knowledge gaps, attitudes of fear or embarrassment and the role of contacts and service models. These provide data for policy and planning to improve the screening that will decrease the incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in China.
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Mushoriwa, T. D., V. T. Mlangeni, and M. Kurebwa. "Assessing Attitudes of Primary School Teachers towards Free Primary Education in Swaziland: The Case of Shiselweni Region." MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN 1, no. 2 (September 23, 2016): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/mimbardik.v1i2.3927.

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ABSTRACT: This study was designed to assess the attitudes of Primary School teachers towards FPE (Free Primary Education) recently introduced in Swaziland, with the ultimate aim of establishing how the teachers feel about the change given the increase in enrolments in the schools. The survey research design was employed. Data were sourced from 118 teachers (females = 50%) through a semi-structured questionnaire and follow-up interviews. While data were largely analysed through the Likert scale analysis procedures described in this study, Cramer’s V was the statistic used to test if gender significantly influenced attitudes towards FPE. The study found that the majority of the teachers (73%) had negative attitudes towards FPE mainly because of, among other things, large teacher-pupil ratios (1:70) which increased their workload; shortage of resources and infrastructure; being viewed as lowering educational standards; and the fact that the teachers were not consulted despite being the key implementers. Cramer’s V yielded an insignificant positive relationship (0.06) between gender and attitudes; and this meant that gender did not significantly influence the teachers’ attitudes towards the introduction of FPE. KEY WORD: Assessing; Teacher Attitudes; Free Primary Education; Increased Enrolments; Gender. ABSTRAKSI: “Menilai Sikap Guru-guru Sekolah Dasar terhadap Pendidikan Dasar Gratis di Swaziland: Kasus Daerah Shiselweni”. Penelitian dirancang untuk menilai sikap guru-guru Sekolah Dasar terhadap PDG (Pendidikan Dasar Gratis) yang baru-baru ini diperkenalkan di Swaziland, dengan tujuan akhir menentukan bagaimana perasaan para guru tentang perubahan tersebut mengingat meningkatnya pendaftaran murid di sekolah. Desain penelitian survei digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Data bersumber dari 118 guru (perempuan = 50%) yang diperoleh melalui kuesioner semi-terstruktur dan wawancara lanjutan. Data sebagian besar dianalisis melalui prosedur skala Likert, sedangkan V Cramer adalah statistik yang digunakan untuk menguji apakah jenis kelamin secara signifikan mempengaruhi sikap. Studi ini menemukan sebagian besar guru (73%) memiliki sikap negatif terhadap PDG terutama karena, antara lain, besarnya rasio guru-murid (1:70) yang meningkatkan beban kerja; kurangnya sumber daya dan infrastruktur; dipandang akan menurunkan standar pendidikan; dan fakta bahwa guru tidak diajak urun-rembug meskipun sebagai pelaksana kunci. V Cramer menghasilkan hubungan positif yang tidak signifikan (0.06) antara gender dan sikap; dan ini berarti bahwa gender tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap sikap guru. KATA KUNCI: Menilai; Sikap Guru; Pendidikan Dasar Gratis; Peningkatan Pendaftaran; Gender. About the Authors: T.D. Mushoriwa, Ph.D. is a Full Professor at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa; V.T. Mlangeni is a Teacher at the Nhlangano Central High School in Swaziland; and M. Kurebwa is a Lecturer at the Zimbabwe Open University, Midlands, in Zimbabwe. Corresponding author is: tmushoriwa@ufh.ac.zaHow to cite this article? Mushoriwa, T.D., V.T. Mlangeni & M. Kurebwa. (2016). “Assessing Attitudes of Primary School Teachers towards Free Primary Education in Swaziland: The Case of Shiselweni Region” in MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan, Vol.1(2) September, pp.143-150. Bandung, Indonesia: UPI [Indonesia University of Education] Press, ISSN 2527-3868 (print) and 2503-457X (online). Chronicle of the article: Accepted (July 16, 2016); Revised (August 17, 2016); and Published (September 30, 2016).
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Ziv, Naomi. "Reactions to “patriotic” and “protest” songs in individuals differing in political orientation." Psychology of Music 46, no. 3 (June 30, 2017): 392–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0305735617713119.

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Music is commonly used in political contexts, to strengthen attitudes and group cohesion. The reported research examined reactions to music representing national values or contesting them in individuals with different political orientations, on issues related to national pride, cohesion and free expression. In Study 1, 100 Israeli participants heard three “patriotic” or “protest” songs and rated their agreement with statements regarding them. Beyond a number of main effects of music and of political orientation, several interactions between these two variables were found. For right-wing participants, patriotic music increased pride whereas protest music increased shame and fear of social disintegration. For left-wing participants, protest music led to higher agreement with the right to free expression. Study 2 included 78 participants and repeated the procedure with parallel texts. Main effects of texts were found, but no main effects of political orientation or interactions were found. Results are discussed in terms of the role and impact of music in political settings.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Vet attitudes to fear-free"

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Edwards, Petra Tamar. "Pet Friendly Practice: Emerging Evidence Bases for Investigating and Mitigating Dog Fear during Veterinary Care." Thesis, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2440/135565.

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Routine veterinary care is integral for companion dog welfare, although many dogs become fearful during their veterinary visits. This poses serious risk of injury to veterinary professionals, and severely inhibits accurate diagnoses as the physiological and behavioural signs of fear and distress can appear very similar to those of pain and illness. Guardians (owners) of dogs fearful of veterinary settings can also become stressed thinking about attending the clinic and may delay seeking help. While dog experience within the veterinary context is an emerging field, little is known about how the fear of the veterinary clinic develops, the efficacy of strategies recommended to reduce stress, or the attitudes of the veterinary industry themselves in implementing such strategies. This thesis used a combination of research methods and study designs to investigate these components of a dog’s veterinary experience. The findings of Chapter 2 indicate that fear of the veterinary clinic is widespread among the companion dog population. Up to 14% of dogs are reported to show severe or extreme fear when examined by the veterinarian from a global sample of 26,555 responses to the dog behaviour survey C-BARQ. Moreover, the demographics investigated in Chapter 2 contributed up to 7% of the variation of fear observed. That is, fear of the veterinarian likely develops from environmental and interaction-based factors. In Chapter 3, the behavioural and physiological responses of 35 healthy, privately owned dogs (of mixed sex, breed and age) undergoing a standardised physical examination in a mock veterinary setting were investigated. Dog heart rate increased significantly from baseline in the ‘consultation’ room, and also varied significantly across different steps within the physical examination. Similar results were observed for the same dogs undergoing another routine aspect of veterinary care – nail trims – in Chapter 4. Guardians reported nearly one third of dogs required nail trims two to five times per year, and the same proportion of dogs tested had also experienced a painful trim in the past. The behaviours and heart rate observed are likely to be much more extreme in a real veterinary clinic, and suggest routine aspects of care in healthy dogs may be stressful. Chapter 4 offers a novel contribution to the literature and highlights the scarcity of peer-reviewed evidence on common aspects of dog care, such as nail trims. However, focusing on the dog’s veterinary experience alone only addresses part of the issue. Chapter 5 explores the attitudes of veterinary professionals toward stress reducing veterinary care and the barriers to implementing such strategies in daily practice. Australian veterinary professional attitudes to stress reducing veterinary care are generally positive in nature, and one in five veterinary professionals who participated in the survey reported they had a stress reducing veterinary care certification. Yet many report work-related barriers to implementing stress reducing veterinary care in daily practice. Chapter 6 summarises the research findings within this thesis and provides critical considerations for future research for the continual improvement of companion dog welfare in the veterinary context.
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022
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Book chapters on the topic "Vet attitudes to fear-free"

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Chí Bền, Nguyễn. "The role of community in behaviors towards water in the red river delta and the central highlands of Vietnam." In The Cultural Dynamics in Water Management from Ancient History to the Present Age, 197–210. IWA Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/9781789062045_0197.

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Abstract In Vietnam, the region of Red River Delta is the primary living space of the Viet ethnic group; whereas, the Central Highlands region is currently the home of 11 ethnic minority groups. Water is a valuable natural resource essential to these communities’ existence, development and creation. Thus, throughout their long history, these communities have developed a specific attitude towards water: they need, treasure and fear water at the same time. Inhabitants of both the Red River Delta and the Central Highlands worship water gods and they consider these gods supreme beings in the pantheon. The development of the cult of water in the two regions has been attributed to the role of associated communities. However, due to the differences in geographical, geo-historical and geo-cultural positions and trajectories between the Red River Delta and the Central Highlands, the role of the community in the emergence and development of the cult of water in these two regions are also different. This chapter, therefore, will examine the role of the community in the cult of water, which is manifested through: the role of priests, the role of villages and other subjects and objects associated with the cult of water in the two regions. The result of this study provides an overview of culture–religion history developed in different cultural spaces of Vietnam.
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Ochoa Guevara, Nancy E., Andres Esteban Puerto Lara, Nelson F. Rosas Jimenez, Wilmar Calderón Torres, Laura M. Grisales García, Ángela M. Sánchez Ramos, and Omar R. Moreno Cubides. "Digital Detection of Suspicious Behavior With Gesture Recognition and Patterns Using Assisted Learning Algorithms." In Pattern Recognition Applications in Engineering, 150–79. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1839-7.ch007.

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This chapter presents a study to identify with classification techniques and digital recognition through the construction of a prototype phase that predicts criminal behavior detected in video cameras obtained from a free platform called MOTChallenge. The qualitative and descriptive approach, which starts from individual attitudes, expresses a person in his expression, anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, and neutrality through data collection and feeding of some algorithms for assisted learning. This prototype begins with a degree higher than 40% on a scale of 1-100 of a person suspected, subjected to a two- and three-iterations training parameterized into four categories—hood, helmet, hat, anxiety, and neutrality—where through orange and green boxes it is signaled at the time of the detection and classification of a possible suspect, with a stability of the 87.33% and reliability of the 96.25% in storing information for traceability and future use.
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Wisman, Jon D. "From American Exceptionalism to the Great Compression." In The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality, 323–50. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197575949.003.0010.

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The United States was an anomaly, beginning without clear class distinctions and with substantial egalitarian sentiment. Inexpensive land meant workers who were not enslaved were relatively free. However, as the frontier closed and industrialization took off after the Civil War, inequality soared and workers increasingly lost control over their workplaces. Worker agitation led to improved living standards, but gains were limited by the persuasiveness of the elite’s ideology. The hardships of the Great Depression, however, significantly delegitimated the elite’s ideology, resulting in substantially decreased inequality between the 1930s and 1970s. Robust economic growth following World War II and workers’ greater political power permitted unparalleled improvements in working-class living standards. By the 1960s, for the first time in history, a generation came of age without fear of dire material privation, generating among many of the young a dramatic change in values and attitudes, privileging social justice and self-realization over material concerns.
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Bennett, Peggy D. "Embracing mistakes in learning." In Teaching with Vitality. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190673987.003.0024.

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Mistakes reveal a lack of learning. Or do they? Possibly they are indicators of how to learn. How do we react when a student makes a mistake? Do we feel frustration? Anger? Disappointment? Do we draw conclu­sions about the student? “He isn’t trying hard enough.” “She isn’t listening.” “He never does his homework.” “She doesn’t care about being accurate or doing well.” “He gives goofy answers on purpose to get attention.” How teachers treat mistakes can make huge differences in students’ attitudes toward learning and willingness to learn. Are students eager or hesitant? Do they display perseverance or futility? A wide- eyed “Oops, I made a mistake!” can reveal a very different learning orientation from “I just can’t do this!” What is a mistake? A “mis- take” can be the result of so many things: an attention lapse; a motor coordination challenge; men­tal fatigue; auditory, visual, or motor processing issues; inability to access vocabulary; anxiety over being the center of attention; preoccupation with hunger or worry; fear of judgment. So many possibilities. If we define learning as a series of “mis- takes” that lead us to accurate, enduring understanding, then we would likely retool our responses to mistakes in the classroom. Why are we teachers so bothered by mistakes? Do we think student mistakes signal our incompetence? Does our frustration assume that students are not trying hard enough? What would change in our classrooms if we embraced “mis- takes” as valuable, necessary steps toward learning? When we become interested in the mistake rather than the judgment of accuracy, learning changes. Teaching changes. With this orienta­tion, mistakes get reframed as mini- discoveries that lead us to what to do next, what to do differently, what to pursue instead. Teachers who become consumed with detecting mistakes miss some golden opportunities to learn. Imagine teaching a student to shoot free throws on a basketball court, but each time the student shoots, we watch only the basket. It is in watching the shooter, not the basket, that we learn how to teach.
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Chellingsworth, Marie. "Understanding Depression." In Adult Nursing Practice. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199697410.003.0018.

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The aim of this chapter is to provide you with the knowledge to be able to recognize, assess, manage, and care for people with depression in an evidence-based and person-centred way. Depression is disabling and causes significant impact upon many areas of the person’s day-to-day functioning; it is therefore important that nurses have the knowledge and skills to recognize whether someone might be depressed and know how to take the appropriate course of action. This chapter will provide a comprehensive overview of the causes and impact of depression, before exploring best practice to deliver care, as well as to prevent or to minimize further ill-health. Nursing assessments and priorities are highlighted throughout, and the nursing management of the symptoms and common health problems associated with depression can be found in Chapter 14….I lost my balance. I fell flat on my face and I couldn’t get up again. And if that implies a certain grace, a slow and easy free-fall, then you have me wrong. It was violent and painful and, above all humiliating . . . I came to understand that we are not simply fighting an illness, but the attitudes that surround it. Imagine saying to someone that you have a life-threatening illness such as cancer, and being told to pull yourself together or get over it. Imagine being terribly ill and too afraid to tell anyone lest it destroy your career. Imagine being admitted into hospital because you are too ill to function and being too ashamed to tell anyone, because it is a psychiatric hospital. Imagine telling someone that you have recently been discharged and watching them turn away, in embarrassment or disgust or fear. Bad enough to be ill, but to feel compelled to deny the very thing that, in its worst and most active state, defines you is agony indeed. (Sally Brampton (2008) in Shoot The Damn Dog.)…Sally’s experience of her depressive episode from her memoir sets the scene of just what people with depression can experience and how big an impact it can have upon their lives. We may all feel low and ‘fed up’ at times, and often we use the term ‘depressed’ as an adjective to describe how we are feeling in general conversation.
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"which a social group or individual thinks is wrong. So the first port of call will be the courts, where we should be able to expect an independent judiciary. However, it is also true that sometimes actions and decisions are taken which, although in themselves not contentious, accumulate along with other legislation to create a highly questionable situation. Note here that the situation becomes questionable: an interpretation of the rules becomes possible which some would simply not agree with. For example, progressive attitudes towards free speech has resulted in the situation being taken advantage of by extreme groups for political ends. There are a number of very specific points which can be made about the use of DNA by society and more especially the construction and use of DNA databases. It is unlikely that anybody would really object to construction of anonymous databases so that we can produce a precise and reliable figure for the probability of finding a DNA profile in the general population by chance alone. What many people do have objections to is the construction of databases of named individuals. Strangely, it would seem that the country that has always been in the van of development of DNA technology is developing a rather poorer reputation for riding roughshod over the rights of its population, the UK. The problems and objections with databases of named individuals start with the practitioners and political will by successive governments. Luckily, there is an outspoken reaction to the UK government’s belief that all uses of DNA are good, but we should be aware that this is not so. Current thinking is that in the future it will be possible to determine facial shape, such as nose type and eye colour, with a simple test. This is put forward as a distinct possibility by the Forensic Science Service, with little regard to the extreme complexity of both the genetics and the environmental input into such things, not to mention plastic surgery. While it was always the belief that rapid turnaround of DNA results would be a good thing, this is only if the techniques are highly controlled. The idea that a hand held machine, as has been suggested, could be taken to a scene of crime and the DNA analysed in situ should fill any self-respecting scientist with horror. It has already been stated that there is a 40% chance of a stain found at a crime scene being linked to a name on the database of named individuals. As databases become larger as well as the number of individuals putting data on the database, so the likelihood of error increases; remember that error in this sense is quite likely to ruin a life. Names get onto databases for perfectly innocent reasons. Two of these are the husband or partner of a rape victim and, which is even more demeaning, the DNA profile of the victim herself. This was admitted in the House of Lords. So why is the British public so lacking in interest or apparently not in the least bit bothered by this staggering lack of feeling for the innocent? There is no mechanism for the removal of a DNA sample from the database after consent has been given. It is of interest here that both the police, forensic scientists and politicians are extremely reluctant to give a sample which can be held on the named database. Why is this? Fear? Fear of what may be done with such intimate information. This includes medical analysis and data which they have no right to access. It would be." In Genetics and DNA Technology: Legal Aspects, 109. Routledge-Cavendish, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843146995-17.

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Shrestha, Anju. "Cervical cancer screening of female of rural community of Nepal: Knowledge, attitude and practices." In 16th Annual International Conference RGCON. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd., 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1685275.

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Purpose and Objectives: Cervical cancer is leading female cancer in Nepal. Despite the existence of effective screening using Pap smear, the uptake of screening is poor. This is mainly due to lack of knowledge, lack of availability of services in rural area and low priority of women’s health issue. Objectives of this study were to determine the baseline information about the knowledge of cervical cancer and explore attitude and practice of Pap smear screening among the women of rural community of Nepal. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional population based descriptive study of female attending free health camp in different rural community of Nepal organized by Nepal Cancer Hospital was conducted using self-administered questionnaire to elicit information on demographic characteristics, knowledge, screening behaviors and determinants of cervical cancer. Knowledge is elicited about eligibility for screening and screening interval according to American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines. Practices are evaluated as having ever been screened themselves. Attitudes referred to the various reasons for not getting screened themselves. Results: A total of 500 women participated in this study, out of which 44.4% (228) were either illiterate or just educated up to primary school. Mean age of participates were 40.6±10.3 yrs. 47.4% (238) of women married before age of 18 and 57% (258) women had their first childbirth before age of 21 years. Only 33.8% (169) female knew that cervical cancer is preventable and is curable in early stage. Although 42.6% (213) women heard about Pap smear, only 38.2% (191) knew about eligibility of screening and 11% (55) knew about screening interval. However, knowledge of risk factors for cervical cancer was found in 8.2% (41). About 26.8% (134) women had done Pap test at least once. The most common reason for not doing Pap test is they never heard about it (41.8%: 209). The other reason includes do not know where to do (9.6%: 48); never adviced by doctor (9%: 45); embarrassment (2.4%: 12); fear of finding out cancer (3.2%: 16) and do not have any symptoms (2.4%: 12). Conclusions: The study revealed low cervical cancer knowledge and poor screening behavior among the women. This may be suggestive of even poorer awareness and screening and practices among older women who are less educated or with no education.
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