Self care is always important for us as it is very well said “Health is Wealth”. Specially when we work in a stressful field where we come across many intense experiences of our clients or patients everyday it becomes very important to take care of ourselves because we get effected emotionally which gradually effects our health. Following are the references which support the concepts of coping stress:-
1) Dennis Portnoy is a licensed psychotherapist (MFT# 022418) He has explained the ways to prevent and counteract job burnout and compassion fatigue. Improve self-care and work effectiveness.
What is the key to preventing and counteracting job burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue? If you want a less stressful and more balanced life, you need to address Both externally-imposed and self-imposed pressures. There are times when you can't change stressful circumstances such as a demanding workload or an annoying co-worker, but you can minimize the negative effects of stress by counteracting attitudes that perpetuate stress and limit attention to self-care.
Self-care strengthens your resiliency, which can reduce susceptibility to burnout. Self-care is not just a matter of making healthy lifestyle choices. It also includes self-compassion, having healthy boundaries, being attuned to your needs, and staying true to your values. Self-neglect takes a toll on your health, relationships, and your effectiveness.
2)Public health Agency Of Canada – This agency is aware of the sources of stress for the care givers and gives the importance to the self care and provides the information about it in the following link - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/oes-bsu-02/caregvr-eng.php
Assignment Two
Personal care plan – Planning is must for a better and organised life so we need to have a plan for self care because we should exactly know what works for us according to our need and interest.
The following needs are very important to keep my stress level low-
Emotional Needs - Stress is a biological and biochemical process that begins in the brain and spread through the nervous system. Serotonin and Dopamine are released to maintain control and keep us happy.Emotional needs are fulfilled by the family and friends by their support and the sense of belongingness is there.
If as a family you have meals together and share your daily experiences it will keep you all close to each other and you will be able to eat properly and happily which is good enough to keep all healthy. Care and respect each other and go for outing togetheryou will not feel lonely. Physical Needs- Physical Exercise reduce heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and many other diseases and metabolic conditions. Regular fitness exercise is also highly beneficial for weight reduction and weight maintenance, and may improve brain chemistry to reduce depression.
Spiritual Needs -Faith can provide people with a sense of purpose and guidelines for living. spirituality has been shown to reduce depression, improve blood pressure, and boost the immune system. Going to relegious places is very soothing because we get our social support as well as spiritual gain. Listening to the hyms relaxes mind which helps to stay in good mental health.
Intellectual Needs- Dr. Mark Tramo, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School says "We believe a handful of neural codes is used by the brain, so exercising the brain through music strengthens other cognitive skills. It's a lot like saying" If you exercise your body by running, you enhance your ability not only to run but also to play soccer or basketball."
Book is the best companion read good books you will feel good and empowered.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Morphine
Morphine is a naturally occurring substance in the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). It was first isolated in 1804 by the German pharmacist Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner, who named it "morphium" after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. Its extensive use during the American Civil War resulted in over 400,000 sufferers from the "soldier's disease" (addiction) . It is a potent narcotic analgesic, and it’s primary clinical use is recommended by the World Health Organization in the management of moderate-to-severe cancer pain. After heroin, morphine has the greatest dependence liability of the narcotic analgesics in common use. It effects impair mental and physical performance, relieves fear and anxiety, and produces euphoria. Substitution of Morphine addiction for alcohol addiction was considered beneficial by some physicians because alcohol is more destructive to the body and is more likely to trigger antisocial behaviour.
Morphine sold under these brand names
•Kadian® •MS Contin® •Oramorph® SR •Roxanol® •Roxanol®-T Avinza®
The information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') –
1-Morphine is not for treating pain just after surgery unless you were already taking it before the surgery and your body is tolerant to it.
2-We shall always talk to the doctor if not sure about opioid tolerance.
3-This medicine should never be given to someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction.
4- It is very dangerous to drink alcohol while you are using morphine it may cause death when alcohol is combined with morphine.
5- Do not stop taking morphine suddenly, because it causes unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.
6- Do not use morphine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a narcotic medicine (examples include codeine, methadone, Oxycontin, Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin, Lortab, and many others).
7- Morphine may be harmful to an unborn baby and even when you breast feed because it can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.
8- An overdose of morphine can be fatal.
9- Do not crush, chew, or break an extended-release TABLET. Swallow the pill whole. It will release medicine slowly in the body. Breaking the pill would cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.
10-Serious side effects of morphine are shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, cold, clammy skin and fainting.
11- Less serious morphine side effects are constipation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite , headache and anxiety.
12- Avoid taking morphine if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or within the past 14 days.
Morphine sold under these brand names
•Kadian® •MS Contin® •Oramorph® SR •Roxanol® •Roxanol®-T Avinza®
The information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') –
1-Morphine is not for treating pain just after surgery unless you were already taking it before the surgery and your body is tolerant to it.
2-We shall always talk to the doctor if not sure about opioid tolerance.
3-This medicine should never be given to someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction.
4- It is very dangerous to drink alcohol while you are using morphine it may cause death when alcohol is combined with morphine.
5- Do not stop taking morphine suddenly, because it causes unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.
6- Do not use morphine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a narcotic medicine (examples include codeine, methadone, Oxycontin, Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin, Lortab, and many others).
7- Morphine may be harmful to an unborn baby and even when you breast feed because it can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.
8- An overdose of morphine can be fatal.
9- Do not crush, chew, or break an extended-release TABLET. Swallow the pill whole. It will release medicine slowly in the body. Breaking the pill would cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.
10-Serious side effects of morphine are shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, cold, clammy skin and fainting.
11- Less serious morphine side effects are constipation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite , headache and anxiety.
12- Avoid taking morphine if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or within the past 14 days.
Sage Saying
93 percent of Americans say that perceptions, thoughts, and choices affect physical health. We all know a healthy body has a healthy mind so it is very important to keep our self free from any abusive substance like drugs and alcohol.The following sayings are giving us great message its a matter of implementation.
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
-Hippocrates(460 BC - 377 BC)
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
-Unknown
When dealing with the insane, it is best to pretend to be sane.
-Herman Hesse
One out of 4 people in this country is mentally imbalanced. Think of your 3 closest friends-if they seem okay, then you're the one.
-Ann Landers
Mental health, like dandruff, crops up when you least expect it.
-Robin Worthington
Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.
-Carl Gustav Jung
Money-giving is a very good criterion . . . of a person's mental health. Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.
-Dr. Karl A. Menninger
To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body.
-Francis Bowen
Psychoanalysis has changed American psychiatry from a diagnostic to a therapeutic science, not because so many patients are cured by the psychoanalytic technique, but because of the new understanding of psychiatric patients it has given us and the new and different concepts of illness and health.
-Dr. Karl A. Menninger
The oneness of mind and body holds the secret of illness and health.
-Arnold Hutschnecker
Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons but one out of one.
-William Menninger
Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away.
-Robert Orben
Intellectual tasting of life will not supersede muscular activity.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
-Hippocrates(460 BC - 377 BC)
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
-Unknown
When dealing with the insane, it is best to pretend to be sane.
-Herman Hesse
One out of 4 people in this country is mentally imbalanced. Think of your 3 closest friends-if they seem okay, then you're the one.
-Ann Landers
Mental health, like dandruff, crops up when you least expect it.
-Robin Worthington
Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.
-Carl Gustav Jung
Money-giving is a very good criterion . . . of a person's mental health. Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.
-Dr. Karl A. Menninger
To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body.
-Francis Bowen
Psychoanalysis has changed American psychiatry from a diagnostic to a therapeutic science, not because so many patients are cured by the psychoanalytic technique, but because of the new understanding of psychiatric patients it has given us and the new and different concepts of illness and health.
-Dr. Karl A. Menninger
The oneness of mind and body holds the secret of illness and health.
-Arnold Hutschnecker
Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons but one out of one.
-William Menninger
Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away.
-Robert Orben
Intellectual tasting of life will not supersede muscular activity.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Intellectual health
How can I improve my intellectual health?
Dr. Mark Tramo, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School says,
"We believe a handful of neural codes is used by the brain, so exercising the brain through music strengthens other cognitive skills. It's a lot like saying" If you exercise your body by running, you enhance your ability not only to run but also to play soccer or basketball."
Ginkgo biloba: Ginkgo is gaining recognition as a supplement to improve cognition. It is also thought to be a vasodilator, anti-coagulant and free-radical scavenger. In a recent clinical investigation, the effects of ginkgo was compared to tacrine (Cognex) in elderly patients with dementia. Ginkgo was shown to produce greater increase in EEG activity. A meta-analysis on the effects of Ginkgo in Alzheimers patients also showed that there was a "small but significant increase in cognitive function in AD". Clearly, caution must be used in patients with bleeding disorders or on anti-coagulant therapy. (Courtesy of Frederick J. Goldstein, PhD)
Relaxation, can help to improve your memory!!!!
Diverse interactions: it’s a well-known fact that people learn from those around them.
Experiencing it: if there is something in particular you want to know more about, give it a try or take a trip to visit it and learn about it first-hand.
Playing games: games such as Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, and Cranium can be a fun way to add to your knowledge base while relieving stress! Even games such as Taboo require “thinking outside the box” and encourage creativity.
Reading informally or taking an unnecessary class that interests you will definitely increase your knowledge and stimulate your intellectual health.
Asking questions: don’t hesitate to ask questions or express your curiosity to the people around you whether they are professors or laborers, coworkers, family or friends, or simply acquaintances. This type of intellectual stimulation also fosters social health!
Dr. Mark Tramo, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School says,
"We believe a handful of neural codes is used by the brain, so exercising the brain through music strengthens other cognitive skills. It's a lot like saying" If you exercise your body by running, you enhance your ability not only to run but also to play soccer or basketball."
Ginkgo biloba: Ginkgo is gaining recognition as a supplement to improve cognition. It is also thought to be a vasodilator, anti-coagulant and free-radical scavenger. In a recent clinical investigation, the effects of ginkgo was compared to tacrine (Cognex) in elderly patients with dementia. Ginkgo was shown to produce greater increase in EEG activity. A meta-analysis on the effects of Ginkgo in Alzheimers patients also showed that there was a "small but significant increase in cognitive function in AD". Clearly, caution must be used in patients with bleeding disorders or on anti-coagulant therapy. (Courtesy of Frederick J. Goldstein, PhD)
Relaxation, can help to improve your memory!!!!
Diverse interactions: it’s a well-known fact that people learn from those around them.
Experiencing it: if there is something in particular you want to know more about, give it a try or take a trip to visit it and learn about it first-hand.
Playing games: games such as Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, and Cranium can be a fun way to add to your knowledge base while relieving stress! Even games such as Taboo require “thinking outside the box” and encourage creativity.
Reading informally or taking an unnecessary class that interests you will definitely increase your knowledge and stimulate your intellectual health.
Asking questions: don’t hesitate to ask questions or express your curiosity to the people around you whether they are professors or laborers, coworkers, family or friends, or simply acquaintances. This type of intellectual stimulation also fosters social health!
Teenagers and cannabis
Four out of ten teenagers know someone with mental health problems caused by cannabis, a report shows. More than half of youngsters questioned also believed that those smoking the drug lose motivation and do badly at school. The survey, by the Home Officefunded drugs advice service Frank, is fresh evidence that the supposedly soft drug has harmed the health, education and careers of millions of teenagers.The advice service's report showed that 42 per cent of 11 to 18-year-olds knew someone who had suffered mental problems from the drug, including paranoia, panic attacks and memory loss. 'The majority of teenagers don't want to risk their health by using cannabis, however some people choose to take the risk.
Others wrongly believe cannabis is harmless because it is a plant. Cannabis messes with your mind - and reactions can be more powerful with stronger strains such as skunk, which is around twice as potent.It is said that only regular use of cannabis is associated with the risk of mental illness. It also says that nobody knows whether stronger strains of the drug carry higher risks. The Frank website currently states that only regular use of cannabis is associated with the risk of mental illness. You can know more about it @http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204652/40-cent-teenagers-know-hurt-cannabis.html
Others wrongly believe cannabis is harmless because it is a plant. Cannabis messes with your mind - and reactions can be more powerful with stronger strains such as skunk, which is around twice as potent.It is said that only regular use of cannabis is associated with the risk of mental illness. It also says that nobody knows whether stronger strains of the drug carry higher risks. The Frank website currently states that only regular use of cannabis is associated with the risk of mental illness. You can know more about it @http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204652/40-cent-teenagers-know-hurt-cannabis.html
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Self Help
It is very important to have control on our actions and desires. MM group help people who are willing to have controled drinking. As we know if we lose the control on drinking we gradually get into many problems domestic voilence and the road accidents are the major ones.MM group is a good support for those who want to get it online.
Name of Group: Moderation Management
It is a secular non-profit organization which provides scientifically based program with supportive help to the people who are willing to make some positive changes in their life styles. When people realise that their drinking habit is risky and has started affecting their life they want to be moderate drinkers or quit alcohol. MM values personal mastery and adopts a cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of alcohol abuse. It is the art of self control.
You can contact them at -mm@moderation.org.
The software session include-
Sessions include:
An assessment of your chances for success with moderation
Setting up a system of rewards to keep you motivated
Goal setting and self-monitoring
Discovering events that trigger drinking
Graphical feedback comparing your self-monitoring and progress to your goals
Learning to deal with social pressures to drink
Techniques to keep you from relapsing into old patterns
And even a graduation!
Name of Group: Moderation Management
It is a secular non-profit organization which provides scientifically based program with supportive help to the people who are willing to make some positive changes in their life styles. When people realise that their drinking habit is risky and has started affecting their life they want to be moderate drinkers or quit alcohol. MM values personal mastery and adopts a cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of alcohol abuse. It is the art of self control.
You can contact them at -mm@moderation.org.
The software session include-
Sessions include:
An assessment of your chances for success with moderation
Setting up a system of rewards to keep you motivated
Goal setting and self-monitoring
Discovering events that trigger drinking
Graphical feedback comparing your self-monitoring and progress to your goals
Learning to deal with social pressures to drink
Techniques to keep you from relapsing into old patterns
And even a graduation!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Inner strength
We all have our inner strength and the conscious which tells us what is good and what is bad but most of the time we ignore it and do what we like to do inspite of knowing that it is not good .We can easily prevent ourself from doing anything which is not good for us like taking drugs, being alcohalic,having bad company ,stealling ,gambling etc by listening to our conscious . If you need to lie for something, hide , you are scared of being exposed of, or you feel ashamed or guilty you should not do that thing .Take the courage to stop that evil deed then and there.Do not wait for the right time or somebody else to come and stand by you to stop that.Its your life and your responsibility to protect it from evil deeds nobody else cando it for you. Trust yourself and be honest and strong to deny anything in your life which is not good for you.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Effect of smoking on Aboriginal communities
In many Aboriginal communities, ritual tobacco is sacred, a source of spiritual purification. Commercial tobacco inflicts great damage on Aboriginal communities’ health and spiritual wellness. ‘Traditional Tobacco is a Healer – Commercial tobacco is a Killer’.In Aboriginal communities tobacco’s is one of the Four Sacred Medicines along with sage, cedar and sweetgrass, and the Seven Teachings of the Grandfathers, all emphasize the spiritual healing properties of traditional tobacco use.Now First Nations’ youth is highly dependent on tobacco .To prevent this dependence on tobacoo a special attention was paid to this group and several presenters from northern communities outlined programs to reawaken respect for traditional uses of sacred tobacco. The focus on youth was highlighted with presentations by the Aboriginal Kid’s Club from Queen Mary School in Hamilton using colourful props to illustrate the medical hazards of smoking, including graphic models of various types of cancers caused by smoking.
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR PLAY
Monday, July 13, 2009
In the day and age of computers, video games, hand-held games, television, and cellular phones, our children are spending more time indoors and less time is spent in the great outdoors.
It is important for parents, child care providers, babysitters, grandmothers/grandfathers and those of us who take care of children to remember to get them outside, especially in these warm summer months. Children are able to stretch muscles, breathe the fresh air, take in the sunshine, and enjoy the wide-open spaces along with all of the play equipment. Daily outdoor play (spring, summer, fall, and winter) can greatly benefit children’s physical, social, and cognitive development by providing opportunities to develop various skills. Some examples of the learning while playing outdoors include: using the skills of negotiation, cooperation, and compromise when building a snowman together or a city in the sand. Using physical skills and expressive creativity when building the most awesome snow fort or sand castle. Learning about science: Is snow really clean? Do caterpillars really turn into butterflies? Can ants really carry that much? Almost any activity that can go on indoors can also take place outdoors. The world outdoors can be a rich learning environment for children along with the benefits of physical activity and creativity.
For more ideas on things to do with your children or to learn more about Douglas County’s Early Childhood Initiative, Building Connections, go to www.buildingconnectionseci.org.
In the day and age of computers, video games, hand-held games, television, and cellular phones, our children are spending more time indoors and less time is spent in the great outdoors.
It is important for parents, child care providers, babysitters, grandmothers/grandfathers and those of us who take care of children to remember to get them outside, especially in these warm summer months. Children are able to stretch muscles, breathe the fresh air, take in the sunshine, and enjoy the wide-open spaces along with all of the play equipment. Daily outdoor play (spring, summer, fall, and winter) can greatly benefit children’s physical, social, and cognitive development by providing opportunities to develop various skills. Some examples of the learning while playing outdoors include: using the skills of negotiation, cooperation, and compromise when building a snowman together or a city in the sand. Using physical skills and expressive creativity when building the most awesome snow fort or sand castle. Learning about science: Is snow really clean? Do caterpillars really turn into butterflies? Can ants really carry that much? Almost any activity that can go on indoors can also take place outdoors. The world outdoors can be a rich learning environment for children along with the benefits of physical activity and creativity.
For more ideas on things to do with your children or to learn more about Douglas County’s Early Childhood Initiative, Building Connections, go to www.buildingconnectionseci.org.
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