Essays

The following report undertakes an individual assessment on a 21-year old, male, defensive footballer, who currently plays in the second division of the Wearside football league. In undertaking this assessment, it aims to establish both inter-personal and sport specific needs, …

Due to the varied nature of football and more specifically, the physical duels associated with defensive positions, power was identified a crucial component of an elite defender (Hoff, 2005). Power, can be further understood as the ability to reach maximal …

The primary objective of this study is to undertake a needs assessment for an elite level athlete, providing focus on psychological factors which could be inhibiting optimal performance. Using results identified in a needs assessment, the study continues to develop …

When considering the effectiveness of the suggested framework, Weinberg and Williams` (2001) found that 85% of 45 studies which used it, noted positive effects after its use. Thelwell and Greenlees (2001) suggest that the frameworks effectiveness could stem from the …

Phase 4 of the framework suggests a needs assessment of the elite athlete take place, the following paragraphs explore the methods of testing which were selected. A range of assessment methods were used in order to effectively explore potential weaknesses …

A psychiatric outpatient arrives at her weekly therapy session extremely agitated and tells her therapist that she is going to kill her boyfriend who she has just discovered is going out with one of her best mates. the psychiatrist does …

In W v Egdell,7 the case was against a psychiatrist who had been asked to submit a report on a patient previously convicted of manslaughter and sentenced indefinitely to a secure hospital, as steps were made to review his case …

Any discussion on the duty of confidence imposed on doctors is surrounded by legal, ethical and academic controversy. As with most issues concerning medical law, there is a constant battle between the law and ethics/morality. As Marc Stauch et al …

In the case of AG v Guardian Newspapers. (No. 2) [1990]23, Lord Goff provided a summary of the main tenets of the law of confidences. 24 The relationship between doctor and patient evidently requires that the criteria set in the …

Foot problems have been known since early mankind  and shoes have been a part of human attire from early civilization. Throughout the centuries, fashion has played an important role in the success of certain styles from being soft to hard, …