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Adaptive Driving Assessment Lecture Reflection

When hearing from our guest lecture on Monday, I learned so much and gained so much insight into what an adaptive driving assessment is. One key take away of this lecture, and an important thing to note, was the purpose of an adaptive driving program. There are 3 purposes of an adaptive driving program, which include assessing individuals for safety and potential to drive, evaluating persons with physical disabilities for appropriate adaptive equipment, and training individuals in the use of adaptive equipment and/or compensation.             We also discussed common diagnoses that may be seen in this setting and what you may expect to see when evaluating and treating individuals with those diagnoses. For example, we discussed how individuals who have had a stroke may present with spasticity on one side of the body where they will want to drive with only one hand, as well as may present with neglect causing them...

Leadership Views

            Looking back at my Glyph from the start of school, not much has changed in my views of leadership. However, after drawing a new Glyph this week, I do see a couple of changes. One aspect of leadership where my view has changed was whether or not an individual who is more introverted can be an effective leader. At the beginning of my schooling, the length of the hair on my Glyph was a medium length, which means that I was unsure of if an individual who is more introverted can be an effective leader. When drawing my new Glyph, it had longer hair, meaning that I do believe that individuals with more introverted personalities can be good leaders. Throughout my schooling, I have learned that anyone has the potential to be a good and effective leader, as long as the individual is passionate about what they are doing. I have seen many people step up into leadership positions in the past year with more introver...

Nutrition and Aging Lecture Reflection

One thing I took away from the lecture today was how early in life our different body structures begin to decline. For example, between ages 25-30, our average maximum attainable heart rate declines by about one beat per minute, per year and average loss of muscle begins to speed up as we age starting at age 25. I will be 25 this year; therefore, it was really interesting to learn about and put some things in perspective for me. Something else that I learned today was how many Americans live with food insecurity, which was way more than I expected. 1 in 8 Americans live with food insecurity, which was very surprising to me. This is important to keep in mind because those who live this way are 50% more likely to develop diabetes and 3x more likely to be depressed. Knowing these facts helps me to realize how important it is to screen individuals for food insecurity as well as helps me know what risks come with food insecurity in order to better treat those clients. ...