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While it is often easy to identify who is a genius in hindsight, it is significantly more difficult to explain their existence or predict when the next one will emerge. This book explores what it means to be a 'genius'. It provides a theoretical and historical overview of 'genius', with analyses of the very first genius theorists.
Features a method that includes 5 easy steps, and 5 easy ways - Attitude: Enhancing Your Problem-Solving Capacity; Defining Your Problem and Setting Realistic Goals; Being Creative and Generating Alternative Solutions; Predicting the Consequences and Developing a Solution Plan; and Trying Out Your Solution and Determining if it Works.
Emphasises on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic pain among older adults. This book provides noninterventional, pharmacotherapeutic, and nonpharmacotherapeutic methods. It also offers pain management techniques, including physical therapy and nonpharmacotherapeutic treatments such as acupuncture.
Contains chapters that include a description of the empirically supported cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) interventions, factors that would limit outcome in therapy, a case illustration that highlights the prognostic indicators that would interfere with treatment outcome, and guidelines on managing these specific limiting conditions.
Offers information about the problem of dementia in the elderly population, particularly due to Alzheimer's disease (AD); causes and risk factors of AD, diagnosis, and symptoms and progressions. This book places emphasis on rehabilitation aspects such as prevention of falls in various settings.
Provides an examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age, with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives. This book also discusses topics such as human factors and aging, the impact of the internet, and assistive technology.
Latinos are the minority population in United States. Based on a research study of 150 Latino men who completed a year of court-ordered treatment in Southern California, this book mixes quantitative and qualitative methodology in order to provide counselors with an opportunity to hear how Latino men think about manhood, marriage, and family life.
Nurses are presented with the challenge of leading a variety of groups in our healthcare environment, ranging from patients and families to communities and organizations. While there appears to be little time for leadership development, leadership skills are in great demand. This book aims to fill the leadership development void.
Turning Evidence-based Research into Health Policy
Describes key issues related to the dwindling nurse supply, most of the causes of which are well known, and outlines research and strategies to enhance the recruitment, education, and retention of the nursing workforce. This book emphasizes the role of doctoral prepared nurses in health care policy development.
