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- Book Review: Wasted - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders are potentially life-threatening neurotic conditions characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits that involve insufficient or excessive food intake. Tricia Greaves is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 5438 - Book Review: What Color is Your Parachute Workbook - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Career Change. Though many careers are meant to be lifelong ones, sometimes change can be good - but there's a lot more to changing careers than simply updating your resume and qualifications. A thorough understanding of the ...
Views: 1103 - Book Review: What Color Is Your Parachute? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Career Coaching. Career Coaching focuses on the needs of individuals to find fulfillment and satisfaction in their career. Many of us try to improve our lives by improving or changing careers. Gwen Jewett is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 1457 - Book Review: When Bad Things Happen to Good People - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Therapy and Counseling. Therapy and Counseling allow for the treatment, discussion, and consulting of anything from physical to mental to emotional problems. D'Arcy Vanderpool is the Official Guide to Therapy and Counseling. When ...
Views: 2677 - Book Review: Why Talking Is Not Enough: Eight Loving Actions That Will Transform Your Marriage - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Marriage. A marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate, and often created as a contract. Margaret Paul is the Official Guide to Marriage. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is an ...
Views: 2992 - Book Review: Winning at Mergers and Acquisitions - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Peak Performance. Though the term "peak performance" could apply to a number of different areas of self improvement, one thing is clear: Peak performance implies that the individual in question is operating at the top of his or her ...
Views: 1634 - Book Review: Yoga For Depression - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 717 - Book Review: You Are Your Choices - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 688 - Book Review: You: On A Diet - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Diet and Weight Loss. Dieting and Weight Loss is the regulation and limitation of food in order to improve physical condition and health. Tricia Greaves is the Official Guide to Diet and Weight Loss. You: On A Diet: The Owner's ...
Views: 630 - Definition: Achieving Peak Performance - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAchieving Peak Performance Through Personal Goals Individuals can have personal goals. A student may set a goal of a high mark in an exam. An athlete might walk five miles a day. A traveler might try to reach a destination-city within three hours. Managing goals can give returns in all areas ...
Views: 7431 - Definition: Acupressure Massage - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure Acupressure (a portmanteau of "acupuncture" and "pressure") is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow, or with various devices. Reviews of acupressure clinical ...
Views: 2542 - Definition: Acupressure Therapy - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure Therapy Acupoint Therapy is an extension of Willy Penzel's modern APM system (Akupunkt Massage), and it involves the stimulation of acupuncture points or meridians with a therapy stick. This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage. ...
Views: 1988 - Definition: Acupressure Training - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure: What You Need to Know Jin Shin Do ("The Way of the Compassionate Spirit") is a therapeutic technique of massage. It combines elements of Japanese acupressure, Chinese acupuncture, Reichian segmental theory, Qigong, principles of Ericksonian psychotherapy, and Taoist philosophy. ...
Views: 1510 - Definition: Addiction Help - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAddiction was a term used to describe a devotion, attachment, dedication, inclination, etc. Nowadays, however, the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual's health, mental state ...
Views: 1115 - Definition: Addiction Treatment Center - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA residential treatment center, often referred to by the acronym RTC, is a live-in therapy/behavior modification facility for adolescents who suffer from a variety of emotional conditions, ranging from drug abuse to violence to sexual behavioral problems to video game addiction and disrespecting ...
Views: 1805 - Definition: Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems, originally developed by the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for recovery from alcoholism. The Twelve Steps were initially published in the first edition of ...
Views: 5389 - Definition: Attract Success - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAttracting Success New Thought affirmations In New Thought and personal development, an affirmation is a form of autosuggestion in which a statement of a desirable intention or condition of the world or the mind is deliberately meditated on and/or repeated in order to implant it in the mind. ...
Views: 749 - Definition: Attract Wealth - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAttracting Wealth Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883–November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. In America, Hill ...
Views: 804 - Definition: Back Pain - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBack pain (also known "dorsalgia") is pain felt in the back that may originate from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine. The pain may be have a sudden onset or it can be a chronic pain, it can be felt constantly or intermittently, stay in one place or refer or ...
Views: 3679 - Definition: Binge Eating - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBinge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable overeating. It is sometimes as a symptom of binge eating disorder. During such binges, a person rapidly consumes an excessive amount of food. Most people who have eating binges try to hide this behaviour ...
Views: 1752 - Definition: Body Signals - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteUnderstanding body signals Although they are generally not aware of it, many people send and receive non-verbal signals all the time. These signals may indicate what they are truly feeling. The technique of 'reading' people is used frequently. For example, the idea of mirroring body language ...
Views: 2744 - Definition: Brain Control - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe brain is the central information-processing organ of the body. It innervates the head through cranial nerves, and it communicates with the spinal cord, which innervates the body through spinal nerves. Nervous fibers transmitting signals from the brain are called efferent fibers. The fibers ...
Views: 1265 - Definition: Brain Development - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe study of neural development draws on both neuroscience and developmental biology to describe the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic development and throughout life. Some landmarks of embryonic neural development include the birth and ...
Views: 11119 - Definition: Bulimia Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBulimia nervosa, mostly known as bulimia or "mia", is an eating disorder in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. The sufferer will then engage in compensatory behaviors to make up for the excessive eating, which are ...
Views: 1539 - Definition: Career Change Advice - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCareer Change Advice An employment counselor, also known as a career development professional, advises, coaches, provides information to, and supports people who are planning, seeking and managing their life/work direction. How a Career Counselor can help you Career development professionals ...
Views: 1023 - Definition: Career Counseling Services - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCareer Counseling Services Pennsylvania CareerLink is a collaborative project between multiple agencies to provide career services to Pennsylvania employers, potential employees, and others. Pennsylvania CareerLink offices and access points are located in each of the 67 Pennsylvania counties. ...
Views: 1059 - Definition: Career Planning Advice - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteClarify Your Vision It can be difficult to find your way in the world if you don't have a definite vision of what it is that you want out of life. Creating a unique vision for your life isn't always easy, however; with all of the stimuli and imagery that is commonly encountered every day you ...
Views: 2432 - Definition: Career Pursuing - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCareer is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)". It usually is considered to pertain to remunerative work (and sometimes also formal education). A career is traditionally seen as a course of ...
Views: 916 - Definition: Career Transition - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCareer Transitioning Whereas a career comprises the work activities that can be identified with a particular job or profession, having multiple careers is the growing trend in the late 20th century and early 21st century. These multiple careers can either be concurrent (where a worker has two ...
Views: 5021 - Definition: Changing Careers - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteVocational Education to Change Careers Vocational education (or Vocational Education and Training (VET), also called Career and Technical Education (CTE)) prepares learners for careers that are based in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and totally related to a specific ...
Views: 721 - Definition: Child Raising - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteChild Raising is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. It has recently become a very popular topic due to the necessity of clarifying the process of upbringing a child at home by parents as the opposite to the formal education of a child at school. A ...
Views: 5210 - Definition: Chyawanprash - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteChyawanprash, also spelled chyavanaprasha, chyavanaprash, chyavanaprasam and chyawanaprash, is an ancient Ayurvedic herbal preparation, widely used in India, as a rejuvenative, energizer and immunity booster. It is often called "the elixir of life" due to its numerous nutritional properties and ...
Views: 3034 - Definition: Compulsive Eating - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCompulsive eating is characterized by an addiction to food. An individual suffering from compulsive overeating disorder engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and ...
Views: 4427 - Definition: Counseling Services - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCounseling Services The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. History ACA was founded in 1952 as the American ...
Views: 5366 - Definition: Delivering a Speech - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteDelivering a Speech In public speaking, as in any form of communication, there are five basic elements, often expressed as "who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?" The purpose of public speaking can range from simply transmitting information, to motivating people to ...
Views: 1229 - Definition: Drug Addiction Help - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteDrug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general ...
Views: 1339 - Definition: Drug Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteDrug addiction is considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. The Diagnostic and ...
Views: 1604 - Definition: Eating Disorder Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe differences between bulimia and anorexia nervosa The main criteria differences involve weight: an anorexic must have a body mass index of less than 17.5. Typically an anorexic is defined by the refusal to maintain a normal weight by self-starvation. Another criterion which must usually be ...
Views: 1249 - Definition: Effective Child Discipline - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteEffective Child Discipline is a topic that draws from a wide range of interested fields, such as the professional practice of behavior analysis,Developmental Psychology, Social Work, and various religious perspectives. Methods of child discipline vary widely between cultures and have in recent ...
Views: 771 - Definition: EMarketing Business Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteInternet marketing, also referred to as online marketing or Emarketing, is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. The Internet has brought many unique benefits to marketing including low costs in distributing information and media to a global audience. The interactive nature of ...
Views: 2382 - Definition: Empowerment and Healing - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe Recovery Model is an approach to mental disorder or substance dependence that emphasizes and supports an individual's potential for recovery. Recovery can be seen within the model as a personal journey requiring hope, a secure base, supportive relationships, empowerment, social inclusion, ...
Views: 2626 - Definition: Empowerment Program - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteYouth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including youth and adults. About Youth empowerment is often addressed as ...
Views: 6709 - Definition: Empowerment Training - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe Art of Living Foundation, is a non-profit, volunteer based organization founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Mission statement A non-denominational, educational and humanitarian non-profit organization, The Art of Living Foundation stated mission is to uplift society by strengthening the ...
Views: 1609 - Definition: Energy Meridians - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteEnergy Meridians Channel, also known as meridian, in traditional Chinese medicine, is the common name of vessel and collaterals. It is the path of running qi and blood, communication inside and outside, and run through top and bottom. (Note: In Japan, "meridian" is known as "keiraku". In Korea, ...
Views: 5478 - Definition: Facial Expressions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face. These movements convey the emotional state of the individual to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication. They are a primary means of conveying social information among ...
Views: 16577 - Definition: Family and Relationships - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteParenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. It has recently become a very popular topic due to the necessity of clarifying the process of upbringing a child at home by parents as the opposite to the formal education of a child at school. A ...
Views: 823 - Definition: Female Communication - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFemale Communication The Female Brain is a book by Louann Brizendine, M.D. whose main thesis is that women’s behavior is radically different from that of men due to hormonal differences. Brizendine argues that the human female brain is affected by the following hormones: estrogen, ...
Views: 1175 - Definition: Find a New Job - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteJob hunting or job seeking is the act of looking for employment, due to unemployment or discontent with a current position. The immediate goal of job seeking is usually to obtain a job interview with an employer which may lead to getting hired. The job hunter or seeker typically first looks for ...
Views: 746 - Definition: Gender Roles in Women - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA gender role is defined as a set of perceived behavioral norms associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. It can be a form of division of labour by gender. It is a focus of analysis in the social sciences and humanities. Gender is one component of the ...
Views: 4346 - Definition: Giving a Presentation - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteToastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its member clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the arts of ...
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