By humanizing homelessness people can be compelled to effect change in their community. Change can alter the opinion of people or influence someone to act differently in their everyday life. Authors, Anna Quindlen in “Homeless,” and Barbara Lazear Ascher in “On Compassion,” emphasize the human aspect of change; however Quindlen is more effective in compelling people to change their ideas about homelessness because of her passionate and inspiring, she doesn’t defy in persuading change and making the reader see differently and create new aspects.…
Having a service like yoga that can benefit caregivers of older adults with dementia is essential because it ultimately can mean that caregivers are in a better physical and mental state which then means they can better care for their loved one as well. In addition self-care for caregivers is important because “over time, the stress of helping others can cause symptoms like anxiety, sleeplessness and irritability that interfere with everyday life. This response is often referred to as "compassion fatigue." Left untreated, compassion fatigue can lead to burnout and other conditions that may not go away on their own” (2014). Thus, it’s important that caregivers strive to avoid burned-out and implementing yoga for caregivers at adult day centers…
In the passionate essay, “On Compassion,” by the respected Barbara Lazear Ascher, the author convincingly depicts her view towards how she feels about why people show compassion. Ascher’s purpose is to demonstrate to the reader the different classes of society and allow the reader to think about how people may appear compassionate but naturally have a fear that causes them to carry out compassionate acts. The author effectively and steadfastly builds the essay by utilizing an observant and speculative tone, a series of figurative language and an emotional appeal in order to convey her outlook towards the homeless and compassion.…
There are many ways That in The story Night and the artical we read shows that commpassion is necssary to the human expirence becuse of What compassion is from people suffing together by letting go there emoitions and being nice and or caring for someone and others In the text and in the artical we read gave seveal ways That compassion is necssary becuse i belive if you don't use compassion to other its cruel or mean like for example in the artical we read That if You didn't have Twins They would Throw The baby in The oven like on the back it said "but When he saw That there was only on baby and not Twins he tore the baby right out of the mother's uterus, threw it in the oven and walked away" i Think Thats cruel becuse he didnt even…
Compassion was a common theme in The Awareness by Gene Stone and Jon Doyle . To show compassion requires a desire to be sympathetic, show pity, love, and general concern for others. While in The Awareness each animal had varying ranges of emotions, such as anger, vengeance, and pity. Compassion was a common thread in each of the chapters. Compassion is a choice made, it simply requires an awareness of feelings and a decision to live with love, respect, and consideration.…
“The PSS is a 14-item scale designed to measure the degree to which individuals appraise situations in their lives as stressful. An abbreviated scale, including 4 of the original scale items, has also been developed. PSS items were designed to tap the degree to which respondents find their lives unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloading: three issues central to the appraisal of stress” (Cohen, 1986). The PSS is a self-administering questionnaire that explores the individual’s feelings encountered over a month period and measures the degree to which the individual considers certain situations as stressful to one’s life. The items 1-10 are general questions, and they have five responses each ranging from “never” to “very often”. In scoring the PSS, reverse the score for the responses to items numbers: 4, 5, 7, and 8 (the positively scored items), and all the scores across the 10 items are summed up. The scores range from 0-40; the higher the score is, the greater the stress. According to Cohen (1986), “because it (PSS) does not tie appraisal to particular situations, it is sensitive to the nonoccurrence of events as well as to the ongoing life circumstances, to stress resulting from events occurring in the lives of friends and relatives, and to expectations concerning future events” (p.718). By using the PSS is the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse can possibly identify the patient’s risk for stress, explore how the patient copes in a stressful situation, and design a way to work with the patient in a way that can improve the quality of care the patient…
ENJOY YOUR NEXT SUMMER VACATION IN THE HEART OF AMERICA! WASHINGTON DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA, KNOWN TO THE LOCALS AS THE D.M.V. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO EXPLORE JUST ONE OR ALL THREE (HEY, IT’S HARD NOT TOO), YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS FUN. HOW ABOUT THE D! THE NATION’S CAPITAL WASHINGTON DC. THERE ARE MANY FAMILY ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ZOO, MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS AND THE HOME OF THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE. WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, WHY NOT CATCH A NICE EVENT LIKE A CONCERT OR A ONE OF THE MANY ELECTRIFYING SPORT EVENTS. BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, HOCKEY DC’S GOT IT NO MATTER THE SEASON. AFTER ALL DC IS THE HOME OF THE NATIONALS, THE REDSKINS, THE WIZARDS, AND THE CAPITALS. WHY NOT ENJOY THE NIGHTLIFE WHILE YOU’RE AT IT AT ONE OF THE…
Watson’s theory of caring is associated with attitudes and behaviors that are related to one’s will, intention, or an obligation that displays itself in their behavioral acts (1985). Watson’s theory has ten interventions characterized as Carative Factors that centers on helping people across the life course. The manifestations that were associated with the Carative Factors were include manifested as having a higher degree of harmony within their minds, bodies, and souls. Watson’s 10 Carative Factors include: (1) Establishing a humanistic-unselfish system of values, (2) Inspiring faith-hope to increase well-being, (3) Promoting sensitivity to self and others, (4) Building a helping-trusting, human care relationship (5) Stimulating a safe…
.Read the articles listed in the readings for this module and use them as a starting point for researching the topic of……. compassion fatigue, ……….caregiver burnout, and related issues. Evaluate your sources to make sure they are academically sound and useful to your study. Compile concepts and resources to help yourself when facing burnout as you care for patients.…
“Time heals all wounds” a saying everyone will hear at least once in their lifetime. Does a person have to go through a life changing experience to find self-knowledge and self-acceptance? In Richard Wagamese’s novel “Indian Horse” self-knowledge and self-acceptance is what I will explore. Comparing and contrasting the journey of Saul Indian Horse to the journey of my own mother Yvonne Nepoose. Initially people go through adverse situations in life that leave them feeling isolated. They feel the need to turn to self destructive behaviors to forget the pain; however, this response in turn hurts others as well as themselves. To overcome the pain they feel they must accept the love and help of others. In doing so this will compel them to be resilient.…
Compassion is very important trait. It means a lot to me. Compassion means that you can forgive and understand a person. You can love someone and do absolutely anything for them. Compassion means that you are kind, loyal and trustworthy. If you have compassion you will never leave a loved one even in bad times. Compassion means that you are able to listen to someone. When you are showing compassion you take ownership and stand up for something or someone. Compassion should be shown and given by everyone.…
I am not new to the terms compassion fatigue, burn out and vicarious trauma. I have worked in the healthcare and substance abuse field for many years now. Compassion fatigue, burn out and vicarious trauma is covered often in the healthcare and substance abuse field.…
Orosco, S. (2011). The Effectiveness of Self-care Practices in Combating Compassion Fatigue in a Crisis Intervention Setting. Ohio: Abilene Christian University.…
Maintaining a capacity for empathy in contrast to pitying the pain of others creates a mirroring effect of compassion with potential to reach countless individuals beyond oneself. A disconnect lies within the use of sympathy to connect to others who are struggling and can often create a patronizing infliction that belittles the individual’s pain. Every individual fights a complex battle throughout their life, and the weapons to win one’s war can often be found in the advice from those who are willing to take the step to relate to another’s level. In the past three months, persisting through a challenge has allowed me to obtain an ability to give back to others that are dealing with similar feelings of discontent by sharing methods I used to bring myself out of confusion in my studies. By empathizing to the hardships…
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” This is a very wise and true quote said by the Dalai Lama. One that took me a long time to accept and later embrace. In the last six months I have endured many hardships and out of it all have learned many valuable lessons. But the most important of those lessons was that happiness is gained through love and compassion. This lesson took me a very long time to learn. Previous to my unwind journey you would have never thought I would ever believe in something such as compassion or love.…