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Roberts, Joanne Erwick, and Vicki McCready. "Different Clinical Perspectives of Good and Poor Therapy Sessions." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 30, no. 3 (September 1987): 335–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/jshr.3003.335.
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This study investigated differences in causal attributions made by student clinicians taking actor and observer roles in good and poor therapy Sessions. One hundred thirty-four graduate student clinicians in speech-language pathology were asked to imagine a hypothetical good or poor therapy session in which they took either the role of a clinician working with a client in a session or that of a clinician observing the session. To account for the session's hypothesized outcomes, clinicians taking the actor role cited client causes more frequently than other causes while clinicians taking the observer role cited clinician causes. These results are consistent with the actor-observer bias documented extensively in the psychological and educational literatures. Clinicians' causal attributions also differed for good and poor therapy sessions. Implications are discussed in terms of possible impact on the clinical training process in speech-language pathology.
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Armakolas, Stefanos, Christos T. Panagiotakopoulos, and Anthi V. Karatrantou. "Teleconference Sessions in Distance Learning Courses." International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design 11, no. 2 (April 2021): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2021040101.
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A teleconferencing learning environment has the potential to increase interaction between educators and learners. Interaction must be designed and continuously supported by the educator. When using teleconferencing in distance education, there is a set of psychological factors which may impact learner involvement. Τhe objective of this study was to identify what psychological factors influence the learner involvement in distance learning courses during teleconferencing sessions. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were used as the research tools. The results show that anxiety, learner satisfaction, and expectation of success affect learners and educators in teleconferencing learning environments. Finally, concerning the interconnection of the psychological factors and the effectiveness in teleconferencing sessions as it appears, the main premise of a successful teleconferencing session is laying down the groundwork for adequate planning and preparation taking into account all the influencing psychological factors.
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Batista, Danilo Rodrigues, Vlademir Meneghel, Felipe De Ornelas, Marlene Aparecida Moreno, Charles Ricardo Lopes, and Tiago Volpi Braz. "Acute physiological and affective responses in postmenopausal women during prescribed and self-selected aerobic exercise:." Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte 19, no. 2 (March 18, 2019): 28–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/cpd.359501.
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Few elderly meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines. The limitations for PA adherence is due the barriers found such as displeasure, discomfort, pain and sense of exhaustion. Self-selected exercise has been strategy for PA adherence, due greatest tolerance by aerobic exercise practitioners. The aim of this study was investigate physiological and psychological responses in prescribed and self-selected sessions in postmenopausal women. It was recruited 27 women active. The study consisted 3 moments: familiarization, self-selected, prescribed sessions. The intensity of self-selected session was replicated in prescribed session. There was significant main effect of the time for HR (p=0,047), FS (p=0,009) and Borg scale (p=0,012). Session by time interaction the significant main effect in HR (p<0,001). Significant mean difference was observed for psychological variables FS (p= 0,011), Borg scale (p= 0,016) and ITL (p<0,001). This study demonstrates the self-selected session relationship with greatest affection and low perceived effort exercise when compared to prescribed exercise
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Casolino, Erika, Cristina Cortis, Corrado Lupo, Salvatore Chiodo, Carlo Minganti, and Laura Capranica. "Physiological Versus Psychological Evaluation in Taekwondo Elite Athletes." International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 7, no. 4 (December 2012): 322–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.7.4.322.
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Purpose:To anticipate outstanding athletic outcomes, the selection process of elite athletes simultaneously considers psychophysiological and technical parameters. This study aimed to investigate whether selected and nonselected athletes for the Italian national taekwondo team could be discriminated by means of sportspecific performances and psychophysiological responses to training.Participants:5 established Italian national athletes and 20 elite Italian taekwondo black belt athletes (9 women, 16 men; age 23.0 ± 3.1 y; body mass 67.0 ± 12.1 kg).Methods:To update the Italian national-team roster, the 20 elite athletes participated in a 1-wk selection camp (7 training sessions). Selected athletes (n = 10) joined established national athletes during the following 3-wk national training period (7 training sessions/wk). During the 1-wk selection camp, differences (P < .05) between selected and nonselected athletes in performances, heart-rate responses, blood lactate accumulation [La], subjective ratings of perceived exertion (session RPE), and mood were examined. During the 3-wk national training period, differences (P < .05) in mood between selected and established national athletes were investigated.Results:With respect to nonselected athletes, selected athletes responded better to training in terms of session RPE (P = .047) and [La] (P = .046). No difference in performance and mood between subgroups emerged. After the 3-wk national training period, differences (P = .035) emerged for confusion, with decreases in the established national athletes and increases for recently selected athletes.Conclusions:Session RPE and [La] seem to be more effective than psychological measures in discriminating between elite taekwondo athletes. Evaluation of mood could be effective in monitoring athletes’ response to national training.
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Jones, Ted, Rebecca Skadberg, and Todd Moore. "A Pilot Study of the Impact of Repeated Sessions of Virtual Reality on Chronic Neuropathic Pain." International Journal of Virtual Reality 18, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.20870/ijvr.2018.18.1.2901.
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OBJECTIVE: The use of virtual reality (VR) for pain has numerous studies showing effectiveness. However, there has been limited study of its use for chronic pain. METHODOLGY: This pilot study (N=10) investigated the impact of repeated sessions of a VR application for chronic pain on ten subjects. Impact on pain as well as on psychological variables such as depression, anxiety, catastrophizing, and sense of control over pain was assessed. Subjects underwent three twenty minute sessions of the VR application Cool! on a weekly basis using an Oculus Rift or Vive. The impact of the sessions on pain was assessed at four intervals and psychological data captured at two intervals. RESULTS: Results indicate that the VR sessions provided significant pain relief in all treatment sessions with an average of a 66% reduction in pain during the VR session and a 45% reduction in pain immediately after the session. A decrease in pain was reported to last an average of 30 hours after the session. There appeared to be limited if any impact of the VR intervention on chronic pain levels across time. There was no significant impact found for the VR intervention on depression, anxiety, catastrophizing and sense of control over pain. CONCLUSION: Implications for the use of VR on chronic pain conditions are discussed. More frequent VR interventions for chronic pain may be needed to impact pain across time. In addition, VR applications might not be used as an interventional-type in-office treatment as done here but perhaps need to have a skill teaching component or be an application available for in-home and more frequent use.
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Glassman, Lisa H., Nicholas P. Otis, Betty Michalewicz-Kragh, and Kristen H. Walter. "Gender Differences in Psychological Outcomes Following Surf Therapy Sessions among U.S. Service Members." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (April 27, 2021): 4634. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094634.
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Surf therapy is increasingly being used as an intervention to address various health problems, including psychological symptoms. Although recent research supports the positive impact of surf therapy on psychological outcomes, it is unclear whether these outcomes differ between men and women. This study compared changes in depression/anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire-4), positive affect (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule), and pain (Numerical Pain Rating Scale) between U.S. service men and women (N = 74) during six weekly surf therapy sessions. Overall, participants reported decreased depression/anxiety (p < 0.001) and increased positive affect (p < 0.001), but no change in pain rating following each session (p = 0.141). Significant gender differences were found in the magnitude of changes in depression/anxiety (B = −1.01, p = 0.008) and positive affect (B = 4.53, p < 0.001) during surf sessions, despite no differences in pre-session scores on either outcome. Women showed greater improvements in depression/anxiety and positive affect compared with men—an important finding, given that surfing and military environments are often socially dominated by men. Future research is needed to replicate these findings in other samples, extend this research to other underrepresented populations, and identify barriers and facilitators of the sustainable implementation of surf therapy across populations.
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Park, John Jongho, Jen L. Freeman, Diane L. Schallert, and Megan M. Steinhardt. "How emotions contribute to graduate students’ psychological responses during their online application for human subject research approval." Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education 8, no. 2 (November 13, 2017): 169–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sgpe-d-17-00015.
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Purpose This paper aims to focus on how doctoral students’ emotional arousal influenced their cognition in a challenging online application activity, that of applying for online Institutional Review Board approval for human subject research. Participants were social science doctoral students. Data were collected in two sessions: a video/audio-recorded work session and a follow-up interview. Results are presented in three themes derived inductively from qualitative data analysis. Design/methodology/approach The authors took a qualitative approach to study the nature of participants’ experiences. Participants were 11 graduate students recruited as they were about to submit an application for approval from the university’s review board charged with ensuring the ethical treatment of research participants. These students were pursuing doctoral degrees in education fields in a research-intensive US university. Data were collected in two sessions: a video/audio-recorded “work session” in which participants worked on their IRB application, and a post-interview session that used the video-record for stimulated recall. For the first session, participants were instructed to narrate aloud what they were thinking and feeling during the activity. Camtasia software was used to capture each participant’s desktop and mouse pointer movements. Cameras simultaneously captured video and audio recordings of the participants’ facial expressions and speech. These work sessions, and the subsequent interview sessions, occurred in a small quiet room with wireless access. Analysis proceeded in four phases. First, the authors made a transcript of the work sessions, screen-capturing participants’ faces whenever they spoke aloud, took action as they interacted with the website or showed some sort of emotion. They referred to these freeze shots as frames. The frames allowed us to track the time individuals spent in different episodes of the application. Second, the authors labelled the emotions they saw, with two researchers working together and bringing any discrepancies to the larger research team for consensus decisions. Third, to these transcripts of the first session, the authors connected interview transcript segments. Findings Results are presented in three themes derived inductively from qualitative data analysis. Theme 1 indicates that emotions accompanied processes involved in the online application. Theme 2 suggests that new users differed from more experienced users in the amount, valence and intensity of emotions. Theme 3 describes one source of these differences, experienced users’ greater knowledge of the process and equanimity in the face of possible mistakes. These results shed light on emotions as these arise in the course of accomplishing an increasingly common task, that of filling out a Web application that is personally consequential but not user-friendly. Originality/value The authors aimed to understand better the emotional experiences of graduate students by moving beyond the more global explorations of graduate students’ cumulative experiences.
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Meneguzzo, Francesco, Lorenzo Albanese, Michele Antonelli, Rita Baraldi, Francesco Riccardo Becheri, Francesco Centritto, Davide Donelli, et al. "Short-Term Effects of Forest Therapy on Mood States: A Pilot Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18 (September 9, 2021): 9509. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189509.
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Immersion in forest environments was shown to produce beneficial effects to human health, in particular psychophysical relaxation, leading to its growing recognition as a form of integrative medicine. However, limited evidence exists about the statistical significance of the effects and their association with external and environmental variables and personal characteristics. This experimental study aimed to substantiate the very concept of forest therapy by means of the analysis of the significance of its effects on the mood states of anxiety, depression, anger and confusion. Seven forest therapy sessions were performed in remote areas and a control one in an urban park, with participants allowed to attend only one session, resulting in 162 psychological self-assessment questionnaires administered before and after each session. Meteorological comfort, the concentration of volatile organic compounds in the forest atmosphere and environmental coherence were identified as likely important external and environmental variables. Under certain conditions, forest therapy sessions performed in remote sites were shown to outperform the control session, at least for anxiety, anger and confusion. A quantitative analysis of the association of the outcomes with personal sociodemographic characteristics revealed that only sporting habits and age were significantly associated with the outcomes for certain psychological domains.
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Behzadnia, Behzad, Arezou Kiani, and Solmaz Babaei. "Autonomy-supportive exercise behaviors promote breast cancer survivors’ well-being." Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (November 7, 2020): 409–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2020.60.
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Background: Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this pilot study aimed to test an autonomy-supportive exercise instructing style to promote hedonic (seeking comfort and pleasure) and eudaimonic (seeking to develop the best within one and pursue excellence)orientations, exercise motivation, and psychological well-being of breast cancer survivors. Methods: Twenty-four breast cancer survivors were randomized in either autonomy-supportive exercise instructing style (treatment condition) or usual exercise instructing style (control condition). The study consisted of a pre-intervention session followed by 22 exercise sessions and a post-intervention session. Hedonic and eudaimonic orientations, exercise motivation, and psychological well-being (subjective vitality) measured at baseline and post-intervention sessions. Results: As expected, participants in the treatment condition reported greater eudaimonic and hedonic orientations and subjective vitality compared to the participants in the control condition. The results showed no difference in exercise motivation across conditions. Conclusion: We concluded that the SDT-based intervention was successful in helping breast cancer survivors increase hedonic and eudaimonic orientations and subjective vitality. Practical and theoretical implications, along with limitations and future research suggestions are discussed inside.
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Guzman, Diana, Eduardo Bruera, Janet L. Williams, John M. Najera, Monica Raznahan, Sujin Ann-Yi, and Cindy L. Carmack. "Enhancing palliative care patient access to outpatient and outreach counseling services." Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, no. 31_suppl (November 1, 2017): 184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.31_suppl.184.
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184 Background: MD Anderson’s interdisciplinary out-patient clinic, palliative care team includes mental health professionals who provide psychological care, including 3 full time Master’s level counselors. Counseling sessions are offered during the patient’s clinic appointments. To increase opportunity and access for additional counseling, patients are offered follow-up counseling through an outreach program which includes videoconferencing or telephone sessions. The data presented represents almost 2 years of our Master’s level clinicians’ practices. Methods: Retrospective chart review of 2041 consecutive patients (3606 total contacts) seen for psychology counseling services in the Supportive Care Center between 6/2015 and 3/2017. Results: Counselors saw 2041 consecutive patients (52% of the patients seen at the out-patient Supportive Care Center). Most patients only had 1 session in clinic (63%); almost 1/3 received 2-5 sessions (33.9%). Median time for the follow-up visit was 30.5 days. Approximately 25% (N = 511) were offered outreach services; 79% (N = 405) of those offered received these services. Median number of outreach sessions received was 1 (57%); 2-5 (38%); 6-9 (4%) and 10+ (1%). Sessions lasted 10-15 minutes (58%); 20-35 minutes (31%); and 40+ minutes (11%). Patient preferred mode of outreach included telephone (93%), Facetime (5.0%), and videoconferencing (2%). In total, 798 outreach sessions were provided representing 18% of total counseling sessions offered. Conclusions: The out-patient palliative care service is able to offer psychological assessment and counseling to more than half of the patients they serviced due to the addition of 3 Master’s level counselors embedded in the clinic. Follow-up counseling for these patients can be challenged for those residing in rural areas, with limited resources and/or transportation problems, and with physical limitations that make travel difficult. Our outreach program has successfully enhanced access to services to patients who otherwise may have had limited to no follow-up psychosocial care.
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Chauhan, Gauri. "Stories of comedy and tragedy in therapy : psychological therapists' experiences of humour in sessions with clients diagnosed with a terminal illness." Thesis, University of Roehampton, 2016. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/stories-of-comedy-and-tragedy-in-therapy(c8a9f149-bf42-43a7-83bb-53dcb604c2b5).html.
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This research explores psychological therapists’ experiences of humour in sessions with clients diagnosed with a terminal illness. In considering the extensive research uncovered involving humour and death, comparatively little was found in the field of terminal illness, humour and the psychological therapies, and none specifically on therapists’ experiences of these phenomena. Bruner’s (1991, 2004) narrative approach is used to examine six psychological therapists’ experiences which elicited: participating therapists’ personal experiences of humour compared to those experiences with clients; how preconceptions of working in terminal care shaped their experiences of humour once they were experienced therapists; the nature of working with terminally ill clients; the nature of humour as a hindrance and/or help; the differences between humour with clients in terminal settings compared to other settings; and finally, what therapists have learned through their experiences. Analysis of the findings is conducted by looking at both the content and structure of participants’ narratives, paying close attention to character, plot, temporality, and situatedness. The nature of this research and the findings and their implications are discussed and critiqued, before further research is recommended and concluding remarks are made.
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Kimel, Janna C. "A motivational tool that utilizes the psychological, social and physical factors that provide and prevent motivation to create an assistive, in-home tool for use between office sessions while undergoing physical therapy." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005, 2005. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04172005-122239/unrestricted/kimel%5Fjanna%5Fc%5F200505%5Fmast.pdf.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005.Gromala, Diane, Committee Member ; Ringholz, David, Committee Member ; Chung, Wayne, Committee Chair. Includes bibliographical references.
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De, Loayza Conterno Natalia, Paucar Diego Alonso Diaz, Mancilla Erick Rower Guzmán, Atoche Germán Enrique Ramirez, and Basile Valeria Maria Vilela. "Proyecto de emprendimiento sobre sesiones psicológicas virtuales." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654680.
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La idea de este emprendimiento nació a raíz de la coyuntura actual, ocasionada por la pandemia del Covid-19. Debido al confinamiento, las personas no podían salir de sus casas para distraerse o realizar las actividades que normalmente hacían. Esto causó el aumento de casos de estrés, ansiedad e inestabilidad emocional. Por esta razón, se decidió brindar una solución al respecto y se desarrolló T-Calma, una aplicación de sesiones psicológicas virtuales. Este proyecto busca acercar psicólogos con pacientes quienes necesiten algún tipo de ayuda emocional.
Nuestra investigación ha sido realizada para poner en práctica el proceso de validación, en el cual se pudo ver si el servicio analizado es factible, viable y deseable, en el mercado peruano. Este consistió en una serie de entrevistas a potenciales clientes y expertos, para validar el problema identificado. Luego, se realizaron algunos experimentos, que consistieron en desarrollar un prototipo, para que el público objetivo tenga un referente de lo que sería nuestro servicio. Con las entrevistas, pudimos conocer sus opiniones y sugerencias, para desarrollar el prototipo final.
Por otro lado, como todo proyecto, era necesario elaborar una serie de planes y seguir ciertas estrategias para maximizar la rentabilidad. Los planes desarrollados abarcaron las áreas de Marketing, Recursos Humanos, Operaciones, Responsabilidad Social y Finanzas. Finalmente, se presentan las conclusiones y recomendaciones respectivas.The idea for this venture was born as a result of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the confinement, people were unable to leave their homes to distract themselves or do the activities they normally did. This caused an increase in cases of stress, anxiety and emotional instability. For this reason, it was decided to provide a solution in this regard and T-Calma, an application for virtual psychological sessions, was developed. This project seeks to bring psychologists closer to patients who need some kind of emotional help. Our research has been carried out to put into practice the validation process, in which it was possible to see if the analyzed service is feasible, viable and desirable in the Peruvian market. This consisted of a series of interviews with potential clients and experts, to validate the identified problem. Then, some experiments were carried out, which consisted of developing a prototype, so that the target audience has a reference of what our service would be. Through the interviews, we were able to get their opinions and suggestions, to develop the final prototype. On the other hand, like any project, it was necessary to develop a series of plans and follow certain strategies to maximize profitability. The plans developed covered the areas of Marketing, Human Resources, Operations, Social Responsibility and Finance. Finally, the respective conclusions and recommendations are presented.
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Porter, Mary Jo. "Secure attachment within the therapeutic relationship : the effect on client psychological exploration within session /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3074437.
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Castro, Paulo Ricardo Carneiro de. "Estudo sobre competências comunicacionais na intervenção psicológica em casais." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/5197.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia, ramo de Psicologia Clínica e da SaúdeO presente estudo foca a sua atenção no processo de Comunicação entre casais heterossexuais e na consulta de casal. Na fundamentação teórica, centramo-nos em três capítulos que abordam a formação dos casais. A satisfação conjugal, a interação diádica, os problemas desadaptativos, a conjugalidade e o bem-estar, abrangendo toda a comunicação no geral e específica do casal, culminando no último a Terapia de Casal, no qual se apresentam alguns modelos de intervenção psicoterapêuticos e o aumento da procura da mesma na atualidade, fazendo a ponte com o estudo empírico que se dedicou ao objetivo principal de analisar o processo de comunicação de casais heterossexuais, através de um programa breve estruturado em três sessões, que foi concebido para esse efeito. Em termos empíricos, o estudo teve por base uma amostra de conveniência composta por dois casais heterossexuais, cujos elementos cumpriam na íntegra os critérios de inclusão definidos, aceitando participar no estudo após serem informados através de contacto telefónico. Da análise e discussão de resultados, ressaltam diferenças importantes entre os dados do primeiro casal e os do segundo casal. Não deixando de considerar as possíveis limitações do estudo, os resultados vão ao encontro das nossas questões e objetivos, ao evidenciarem as aplicações dos questionários e entrevista clínica, permitindo avaliar o processo de comunicação dos casais, possibilitando a identificação de áreas (com base nas cotações atribuídas aos elementos dos casais) a incidir num possível plano de intervenção em psicoterapia de casal.
This study focuses its attention on the process of Communication between heterosexual couples and couples query. In the theoretical background, we focus on three chapters that discuss the formation of couples. The marital satisfaction, dyadic interaction, maladaptive problems, marital and welfare, covering all communication in general and specific couple, culminating in the last couple therapy, which presents some psychotherapeutic intervention models and increased demand the same today, bridging the gap with the empirical study that was dedicated to the main objective of analyzing the heterosexual couples communication process through a brief program structured in three sessions, which was designed for this purpose. Empirically, the study was based on a convenience sample composed of two heterosexual couples, whose elements met in full the inclusion criteria, taking part in the study after being informed through telephone contact. The analysis and discussion of results, highlight important differences between the data of the first couple and the second couple. Leaving considering possible limitations of the study, the results will meet our issues and objectives, evidencing the applications of the questionnaires and clinical interviews in order to evaluate the communication process of couples, enabling the identification of areas (based on quotes assigned to the elements of couples) to focus on a possible intervention plan a couple of psychotherapy within the study prepared by the three sessions.
Cette étude porte son attention sur le processus de communication entre les couples hétérosexuels et les consultation des couples. Dans fondement théorique, axé sur trois chapitres qui traitent de la formation des couples. La satisfaction conjugale, l'interaction dyadique, problèmes mésadaptés, matrimonial et le bien-être, comprenant toute communication en général et spécifique pour le couple, aboutissant à la dernière Couples Therapy, qui présente quelques modèles d'intervention et psychothérapeutiques la demande accrue actuelle, de combler l'écart avec l'étude empirique qui a été consacré à l'objectif principal de l'analyse du processus de communication des couples hétérosexuels à un bref programme structuré en trois sessions, qui ont été conçu à cet effet. Empiriquement, l'étude a été basée sur un échantillon de commodité composé de deux couples hétérosexuels, dont les membres satisfaites dans leur intégralité les critères d'inclusion, en prenant part à l'étude après avoir été informé par contact téléphonique. L'analyse et la discussion des résultats, soulignent des différences importantes entre les données du premier couple et la deuxième couple. Laissant considérer une éventuelle limitation de l'étude, les résultats seront répondre à nos questions et objectifs, attestant les applications des questionnaires et des entretiens cliniques afin d'évaluer le processus de communication du couple, permettant l'identification des zones (basée sur les cotations attribué aux éléments de couples) de se concentrer sur un plan d'intervention possible d'un couple de la psychothérapie au sein de l'étude préparée par les trois sessions.
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Wilson, Marlin W. "An analysis of figurative language and insight in two supervision sessions." 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/22176.
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Truter, Anso. "Kwantitatiewe beskrywende studie na die houding van verpleeglundiges teenoor terminasies van swangerskap binne king se sisteem teorie." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5962.
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The aim of this study was to describe the nurses‘ perception of termination of pregnancy and her perception of her conduct towards clients that request termination of pregnancy guided by Kings‘ Systems Approach and Goal Attainment Theory.
A non-experimental quantitative descriptive correlational design was used. A non-probability purposive sampling method was used consisting of institutions in the Western Cape, available to participate in this study, which deliver termination of pregnancy services, gov
ernment health care institutions (21) and Marie Stopes clinics (3). Non-probability convenience sampling was used consisting of registered nurses who are working in termination of pregnancy units in these facilities (N=82). Data were collected through the administration of a self-designed questionnaire.
The main findings of the study indicate that respondents (personal system) appear to feel positive about the work they are doing. Formal improvement and development are however not utilised optimally.
Regarding the interpersonal system, respondents also show a positive orientation to both the woman opting for termination of pregnancy and the foetus. The potential towards transaction and ultimately goal attainment reside within this system. The respondents are also positive about legislation, employers and policies (social system) relating to termination of pregnancy. This orientation creates a milieu that is conducive to transactions, interactions and goal attainment.The main recommendation is that three systems as proposed by King be continuously integrated within the termination of pregnancy setup through, amongst other measures: values clarification, management support, in service education, the inclusion of termination of pregnancy in undergraduate programmes, focus groups and the like.Die doel van hierdie studie was om die verpleegkundige se persepsie van terminasie van swangerskap en haar persepsie van haar houding en gedrag teenoor kliёnte wat terminasie van swangerskap versoek, aan die hand van King se Sisteembenadering en Doelwitbereikingsteorie te ondersoek en te beskryf. `n Nie-eksperimentele kwantitatiewe beskrywende korrelasie navorsingsontwerp was gebruik. `n Nie-waarskynlike doelbewuste-steekproefneming van die staatsgesondheidsorg-instansies wat terminasie van swangerskapdienste aanbied, is geneem en wat beskikbaar vir hierdie studie was (21) asook die Marie Stopesdienste (3), in die Wes-Kaap. `n Nie-waarskynlike gerieflikheidsteekproefneming is van verpleegkundiges geneem wat swangerskappe in hierdie afdelings termineer of moet termineer (N=82). Data is met behulp van `n selfontwerpte vraelys ingesamel. Die hoofbevindings van die studie dui daarop dat respondente (persoonlike sisteem) positief voel oor hul werk. Formele ontwikkelingshulpbronne word egter nie optimaal deur die sisteem benut nie. Wat die interpersoonlike sisteem betref, toon respondente ook ‗n positiewe oriëntasie tot beide die vrou wat terminasie van swangerskap aanvra en die fetus. Die potensiaal tot transaksie-sluiting en uiteindelike doelwitbereiking is binne hierdie sisteem geleë. Die respondente is ook positief oor wetgewing en die werkgewer en beleid (sosiale siteem) ten opsigte van terminasie van swangerskap. Hierdie oriëntering laat ‗n milieu wat bevorderlik is vir transaksie-sluiting, interaksie en doelwitbereiking. Die hoofaanbeveling is dat voortdurend gepoog moet word na die integrasie van King se drie sisteme binne die terminasie van swangerskapafdelings deur onder meer: waarde-uitklaringswerkswinkels, ondersteuning van bestuur, indiensopleiding, die insluiting van terminasie van swangerskap in voorgraadse kurrikula, fokusgroepe en so meer.
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Occasional therapy for your midlife years: 12 sessions to combat your crisis. New York, NY: Ellis & Young Pub., 2008.
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Rogers, Gerald. Post sessional experiences of counsellors across psychological counseling training. Guildford: University of Surrey, 1994.
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Single-session family staging: Breaking family spells. London: Free Association Books, 1999.
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Conference, International Council for Traditional Music. Ethnomusicology in the context of other sciences: Panel session at the 32nd World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music, Berlin, June 18, 1993. Eisenach: Verlag der Musikalienhandlung Karl Dieter Wagner, 1994.
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Nagai, Walter A., Rui M. Lima, and Diana Mesquita. "Measuring the Effectiveness of a Scrum Training Session Using Psychological States of Flow." In Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 515–26. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56920-4_42.
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Amatulli, Cesare, Alessandro M. Peluso, Luca Petruzzellis, and Gianluigi Guido. "Special Session: Sociodemographic Antecedents of Psychological Flow: Evidence from Outdoor Adventure Tourism: An Abstract." In Enlightened Marketing in Challenging Times, 183–84. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42545-6_50.
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Medalia, Alice, Tiffany Herlands, Alice Saperstein, and Nadine Revheim. "Strategies for Treating Specific Cognitive Deficits and Working with Clients." In Cognitive Remediation for Psychological Disorders, 111–22. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190608453.003.0007.
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Clients come to The Learning Center with unique combinations of cognitive profiles, learning styles, personalities, levels of motivation, and levels of insight. As a result, the therapist has to strategically plan and adapt to the needs of each client over the course of the training sessions. This involves consideration of the type of training, compensatory strategies, and learning enhancements that can best motivate the client to engage with the programmatic training and to set and achieve goals. Chapter 7 describes specific approaches to remediating particular cognitive deficits and provides general guidance for in-session coaching of clients.
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Biesecker, Barbara B., Kathryn F. Peters, and Robert Resta. "Psychological Counseling Theories." In Advanced Genetic Counseling, 143–70. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190626426.003.0009.
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Due to the diversity of clients’ needs, there is no central theory of genetic counseling. Psychological counseling offers an array of theories pertinent to the goals of genetic counseling sessions. These theories offer frameworks in which strategies emerge that may be most effective in meeting client needs. Person-centered theory was introduced at the origins of genetic counseling for its contribution of the concept of nondirectiveness. Yet Carl Rogers himself obliterated this from his person-centered theory once he came to appreciate that all human interactions have directive components. Since then, this theory has remained pertinent to genetic counseling because of its high regard for clients’ personal resources and their self-actualizing potential. Cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused theories can be applied to cases where decisions are being deliberated to help clients weigh potential consequences. Strength-based counseling leaves clients empowered to effectively cope with challenging circumstances. Such theories are contrasted to practical approaches that include bereavement and crisis counseling. In the latter, the counselor attends to clients’ need for safety and care from loved ones as they absorb devastating news.
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Medalia, Alice, Tiffany Herlands, Alice Saperstein, and Nadine Revheim. "Treatment Planning." In Cognitive Remediation for Psychological Disorders, 91–110. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190608453.003.0006.
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Chapter 6 describes how to use treatment plans to guide cognitive remediation sessions. Personalized treatment planning takes into account the multiple factors unique to each client that impact how they use cognition in everyday life. Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Remediation (NEAR) treatment plans address current cognitive deficits, the client’s need for structure, motivation and goals, learning style and barriers, endurance, frustration tolerance, approach to tasks, and task repertoire. The treatment plan should be updated periodically because each of these factors may change over time. Treatment plan components are reviewed, and case examples are provided.
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Medalia, Alice, Tiffany Herlands, Alice Saperstein, and Nadine Revheim. "Bridging Groups." In Cognitive Remediation for Psychological Disorders, 141–68. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190608453.003.0009.
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Bridging groups are verbal discussion and skill-building groups that foster the transfer of cognitive improvement from the therapeutic setting to everyday life. In cognitive remediation, this process of generalization refers to the application of cognitive skills and compensatory strategies acquired in the sessions to situations outside of the group. Bridging exercises complement the computer-based learning activities and can be broadly categorized as metacognitive or skill building. Chapter 9 provides a framework for the structure and organization of bridging groups and describes how to engage group members in the learning process. Examples of bridging discussions and learning activities are provided.
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Eddington, Kari M., Timothy J. Strauman, Angela Z. Vieth, and Gregory G. Kolden. "Exploration Phase (Sessions 5–8)." In Self-System Therapy for Depression, 68–96. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190602512.003.0006.
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Chapter 6 provides a session-by-session guide to the exploration phase of self-system therapy (SST). This phase involves assessing important aspects of the client’s self-regulation, including self-knowledge and regulatory style. The therapist applies two tactics specific to SST. Self-belief analysis is used to examine the content, function, origins, and adaptiveness of the client’s beliefs about herself or himself in relation to others, with an emphasis on goals and standards. Psychological situation analysis is applied to evaluation of the client’s goals and standards in everyday situations to determine his or her typical patterns of self-regulation. The therapist and client then construct a revised problem formulation and a set of specific targets for reducing self-discrepancies and improving the effectiveness of self-regulation.
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Medalia, Alice, Tiffany Herlands, Alice Saperstein, and Nadine Revheim. "Treatment Principles." In Cognitive Remediation for Psychological Disorders, 9–30. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190608453.003.0002.
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Chapter 2 provides the theoretical foundation and goals that inform the Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Remediation (NEAR). NEAR is a method of cognitive remediation that was developed for psychiatric patients. This group-based treatment provides highly individualized learning by allowing each person in the group to work at his own pace on tasks carefully chosen to be engaging and to address cognitive and learning needs. The NEAR program structure is described along with an explanation of the treatment principles and what the sessions look like. The evidence base for using NEAR is reviewed. Research indicates that participation in NEAR affects the client’s cognitive skills and psychosocial functioning.
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Medalia, Alice, Tiffany Herlands, Alice Saperstein, and Nadine Revheim. "Intake and Assessment." In Cognitive Remediation for Psychological Disorders, 75–90. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190608453.003.0005.
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The Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Remediation (NEAR) uses the intake and assessment process to evaluate cognitive skills and behaviors, to engage the client and formulate treatment strategies. As the first point of contact for the client coming to cognitive training in The Learning Center, the intake appointment provides an opportunity to engage the client in treatment by providing her with a positive first experience and identifying goals and motivation for cognitive training. The therapist gathers data during this appointment, including determining the client’s learning style, level of motivation, cognitive problems, personal interests, ability level, and recovery goals. This information provides the basis for an initial treatment plan and schedule of cognitive remediation sessions.
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Caglar, Esra. "Psychological Treatment and Psychotherapy." In Oxford Assess and Progress: Psychiatry. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199665662.003.0016.
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Psychological therapies are often the first-line treatments for psychiatric disorders, depending on their nature and severity. In many cases they work best in conjunction with medication. The UK government is encouraging improved and timely access to psychological treatments in both primary and secondary care services. Psychological treatments can be carried out in community mental health services, specialist psychotherapy services, and the private sector. Psychological therapies have a rich history. Today a number of evidence-based, innovative treatments are available. There is advanced research in psychotherapy, which comes with its own challenges. Psychotherapies can be delivered to individuals, families, couples, or groups. They can be as short as a few sessions or can last for more than a year, depending on the modality. The focus may be varied, such as anxiety symptoms, specific phobias, relationship problems, mood disturbances, or difficult life events. Psychodynamic psychotherapy gives people a fixed time to think—and talk—about the feelings we all have about ourselves and other people such as family or close ones. CBT focuses on how we think about the things going on in our life—thoughts, images, beliefs, and attitudes (cognitive processes)—and how this impacts the way we behave and deal with emotional problems. Family therapy looks at the family as a system and works on each individual’s relationship with others and involvement with the problem.
Conference papers on the topic "Psychological sessions"
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Ginter, Joanne. "EXPANDING PLURALISM IN THE AGE OF COVID." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact107.
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"Multiculturalism and growing diversity found within client populations encourages therapists to become pluralists in their work. Pluralism is the position, identified by Kenneth Pargament, that therapists take when the cultural story of both the client and therapist are acknowledged to be present in the session. These cultural stories provide the foundation for creative meaning making in the therapeutic process. The COVID pandemic has set a new bar for therapists in for extending themselves beyond what was once comfortable to being increasingly creative and diversified in meeting their clients’ needs. This has involved ways to navigate online or telephone sessions, which subsequently provided therapists with opportunities for interacting with clients outside their typical client base. Or in other words, the need for a broader and more diversified understanding of client needs and ways to promote healing and client resiliency. This workshop will review the foundational elements of pluralism and the building blocks of resiliency (self, mentor, and community of care) with reference to some of the early literature of the effects of the COVID pandemic on therapists and the therapeutic process. Participants will have an opportunity to identify their position on pluralism and the need for diversity in therapy and the effects of the COVID pandemic on their practice."
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Viana, Beatriz, Ricardo Machado, William B. Stiles, João Salgado, Patrícia Pinheiro, and Isabel Basto. "THE ASSIMILATION PROCESS OF PROBLEMATIC EXPERIENCES AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: COMPARING A RELAPSED AND A NON-RELAPSED CASE." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact007.
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"Over the years, research has demonstrated that psychotherapy is an effective treatment in different psychopathological conditions. However, which are the mechanisms or processes involved in therapeutic change that could explain its efficacy are not yet clear. The Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Model describes change in therapy as a process that occurs through the gradual assimilation of problematic experiences in the self – higher levels of assimilation seem to be associated with a better outcome at the end of therapy. However, little is known about the contribution of this process to the maintenance of therapeutic gains after the end of therapy. In the current study we aimed to explore how the level of assimilation achieved throughout therapy is associated with relapse prevention after treatment. We analyzed two good outcome cases of Emotion-Focused Therapy, previously diagnosed with depression: one case that remained asymptomatic and another that relapsed one year and a half after the end of therapy. The Assimilation of Problematic Experiences (APES) was used to assess the assimilation levels achieved and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was used to assess the intensity of depressive symptoms. Five therapeutic sessions and three follow-up sessions were rated using the APES. The results showed that higher APES levels were associated with lower intensity of symptoms at the end and after therapy termination, being associated with relapse prevention in depression. These results suggest that a complete assimilation of the problematic experiences may help clients to maintain therapeutic gains reducing the probability of relapsing in depression."
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Čurová, Viera, Oľga Orosová, Lenka Abrinková, and Marcela Štefaňáková. "EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMS UNPLUGGED AND UNPLUGGED 2 ON ALCOHOL USE AND SMOKING AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact092.
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"Objectives: The aim of the study is to examine the long-term effectiveness of the school-based drug prevention programs Unplugged and Unplugged2 using a Solomon design and supplemented with n-Prevention booster sessions on the cumulative index (CI) of reported alcohol use (AU) and smoking. Methods: In 2013/2014, Unplugged was implemented during 12 consecutive weeks in Slovak primary schools. A sample of 744(M=12.5; 58.72%girls) was collected before program implementation(T1) and 12months later(T3). In 2017/2018, Unplugged2 was implemented by each school over 6months. A sample of 408(M=14.48; 51.96%girls) was collected before program implementation (T1), immediately after implementation(T2) and 12months later(T3). Participation in Unplugged was divided into control and experimental groups and Unplugged2 into control, experimental and experimental groups with n-Prevention, a pre-test and post-test or with post-test only. CI in the past 30 days was dichotomized (0-not used,1-AU, smoking or both). Binary logistic regressions were used to analyze the data at every measurement point. The moderation effect of gender was examined. The CI at T1 in Unplugged and Unplugged2 with a pre-test and post-test, and CI at T2 in Unplugged2 with a post-test were used as the control variables. Results: There was no significant effect of Unplugged and Unplugged2 with the pre-test and post-test. Unplugged2 with a post-test was significantly associated with CI at T3. The experimental group with n- Prevention was less likely to use alcohol and/or smoke. There was no significant effect or moderation effect of gender. Conclusions: The results show the long-term effectiveness of a preventive program is more pronounced with booster sessions, specifically with the post-test design."
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Mora, Diletta, Alessandra Falco, Annamaria Di Sipio, and Alessandro De Carlo. "4 STEPS FOR FIGHTING COVID-RELATED ANXIETY: AN APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN A SMALL COMPANY." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact061.
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"The need to effectively fight against work-related stress and anxiety, especially due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is crucial. Employees have been faced with two options: adapting to the online environment or risking contagion in public locations ? both stressful conditions. Therefore, recovery actions were requested by organizations. To understand recovery processes, refer to the Effort-Recovery Model and the Theory of Conservation of Resources. According to the literature, one should not be excessively exposed to work demands, but, conversely, acquire new resources, including personal ones, to recover those that have been lost. Recovery processes can be initiated through what we call recovery experiences. In recent years, literature and practice have been enriched with contributions about the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool for combating anxiety disorders, reducing stress, and developing soft skills. VR proposes a technology that allows people to be immersed in a virtual environment and to interact with different stimuli: it can be used in combination with psychology techniques to improve health and well-being. A four-step protocol, based on VR, was proposed to a small private company to improve health and performance by learning specific recovery techniques; the protocol aimed to reduce the levels of work-related stress and anxiety, in addition to enhancing personal resources such as resilience, stress management, and self-efficacy. The participants were the employees and managers of the company (N = 14) who were administered a four-week training protocol comprising four one-hour VR-based sessions. Two sessions (the first and the third) focused on body consciousness, while the other two were psychological techniques (“Virtual Three Good Things” and “Best Possible Self”). The obtained data showed a decrease in anxiety and stress and an improvement in personal resources. Data also showed greater effectiveness of the VR-based protocol compared to similar interventions conducted without VR. Qualitative observation is relevant as it shows a great emotional impact of the VR-based protocol, as well as a high perception of efficacy. The limitations of the study are primarily related to the number of participants: further restrictions due to a regional worsening of the pandemic made an intermission necessary. Agreements are already in place with the parent company to encorauge more applications. The objectives and the protocol can be a useful contribution to support employees in managing stress. VR technology can greatly help psychologists to be effective in organizations."
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Khan-White, Thomas. ""EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND COPING STRATEGIES ON AFFECT AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMATOLOGY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING NATIONAL LOCKDOWN - A PROSPECTIVE, NON-RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL "." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact089.
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"This prospective, non-randomised controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of brief app-based sessions of mindfulness meditation (MM) and utilisation of either problem-focused (PFC) or emotion-focused coping (EFC) styles on positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA) and depression symptomatology during nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study enrolled 19 medical students to undergo a 10-minute MM intervention. These same students were also divided into either PFC or EFC groups. Affect was measured using the positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS), depression symptomatology was measured using the centre for epidemiological studies-depression (CES-D) scale and the brief COPE survey was used to categorise individuals as either PFC or EFC. Analysis showed no significant between-subject interaction for MM on PA, NA or CES-D score. Analysis of coping styles showed no significant between-subject interactions in relation to PA or NA, though CES-D scores approached significance (p=0.057) and PFC scored significantly lower than EFC at baseline (p=0.02). Significant within-subject effect of time found for PA and NA across both analyses (p<0.05). 61.1% of cohort scored above CES-D cut-off for being considered at risk of depression. These results identify a need for further work into more intensive MM interventions with larger sample sizes as well as study into stressors associated with lockdown to more fully establish whether PFC strategies are the most beneficial. In addition, a clearly high level of psychological distress has been implicated in this study population, which may have implications for student pastoral care during this period."
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Rojas-Barahona, Cristian A., Carla E. Förster Marín, Francisco Aboitiz, and Jorge Gaete. "ARE THERE DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH A TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT STIMULATED BY A GAME ON A TABLET?" In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact072.
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"Introduction: Executive functions (EF) are developed early, building a fundamental basis of higher cognitive processes in adulthood (Garon et al., 2008). There are studies with children of typical development (Passolunghi et al., 2006; Welsh et al., 2010) that have demonstrated the key role of EF, such as working memory, inhibitory control, planning and attentional flexibility, in initial literacy and precalculus. What is still unclear is whether these EF can be stimulated early and if it has any effect on their development. At the same time, it is known that children with atypical development, such as ADHD, have deficiencies in the development of EF (Barkley, 1997). Early stimulation of EF in this type of population will have the same effects as in a typical development population? The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of a stimulation program of the EF (working memory, inhibitory control, planning and attentional flexibility), by means of a tablet digital game, in the development of the EF of preschool children with and without symptoms of ADHD, of socioeconomically disadvantaged sectors. Method: Two groups, control (CG) and intervention (IG) were selected at random, both were evaluated twice (before and after). In total there were 408 participants, 212 with typical development and 196 with atypical development. The IG was exposed to a digital game of EF through a tablet during 12 sessions (in the classroom). Results: The main results show differences in favor of IG in the different EF evaluated, both for children with and without ADHD symptoms, with the exception of attentional variable for which no differences were observed. There are differences in the effect of EF among children evaluated. Discussion: These differences and their possible implications in the educational and social environment are discussed."
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Bordegoni, Monica, Marina Carulli, and Yuan Shi. "Investigating the Use of Smell in Vehicle-Driver Interaction." In ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2016-60541.
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Every year approximately more than one million people die on world’s road. Human factors are the largest contributing factors to the traffic crashes and fatality, and recent researches have identified drivers’ cognitive aspect as the major cause of human errors in 80% of crash events. Thus, the development of countermeasures to manage drivers’ cognitive aspect is an important challenge to address. Driver-Assistance Systems have been developed and integrated into vehicles to acquire data about the environment and the driver, and to communicate information to the driver, usually via the senses of vision and hearing. Unfortunately, these senses are already subjected to high demands, and the visual and auditory stimuli can be underestimate or considered as annoying. However, other sensory channels could be used to elicit the drivers’ cognitive aspect. In particular, smell can impact on various aspects of humans’ psychological state, such as people’s attention level, and can induce activation states in people. The research presented in this paper aims at investigating whether olfactory stimuli, instead of auditory ones, can be used to influence the cognitive aspect of the drivers. For this purpose, an experimental framework has been set up and experimental testing sessions have been performed. The experimental framework is a multisensory environment consisting of an active stereo-projector and a screen used for displaying a video that reproduces a very monotonous car trip, a seating-buck for simulating the car environment, a wearable Olfactory Display, in-ear earphones and the BioGraph Infiniti system for acquiring the subjects’ physiological data. The analysis of the data collected in the testing sessions shows that, in comparison to the relaxation state, olfactory stimuli are effective in increasing subjects’ attention level more than the auditory ones.
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Moreno, Diana, Luciënne Blessing, Kristin Wood, Claus Vögele, and Alberto Hernández. "Creativity Predictors: Findings From Design-by-Analogy Ideation Methods’ Learning and Performance." In ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2015-47929.
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There is still much to learn about the mechanisms and interactions by which psychological and cognitive factors influence creative performance in design, and more explicitly in design’s ideation stage. The present study aims to explore such influences for Design by Analogy (DbA) ideation methods. 69 participants from 52 companies in Mexico and Singapore executed two ideation sessions (phase I and phase II) to generate solution ideas for a service design problem (same design problem was used for both phases). Between the two phases participants were assigned and trained with one of three selected ideation conditions: Control, WordTree and SCAMPER. Finally, they were asked to self-evaluate 11 factors that may influence their creative performance. The explored factors comprised individual, performance self-perception and contextual factors. Individual factors are considered with respect to the ideation activity and the design problem. In the case of the ideation activity evaluated factors are: entertainment (boring-fun), motivation, inspiration and easiness (difficult-easy). For the design problem, interest, easiness and inspiration are considered. Performance self-perception factors are: commitment (minimal effort-hard work), concentration (unfocused-focused) and level of success (unsuccessful-successful). Lastly, the Contextual factor considered is the self-perceived relation of time with respect to ideas. Two main analyses are presented and discussed in this article: the effect of learning and applying DbA ideation methods on participants’ factor self-evaluation, and; the relationship between the 11 self-evaluated factors and creative performance using the metrics of Fluency, Novelty and Fixation.
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Novák, Andrej, and Iveta Škvareková. "Utilization of biofeedback for examination of differences in reaction to workload between inchoative pilots and chosen students outside of training program." In Práce a štúdie. University of Žilina, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26552/pas.z.2021.1.17.
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Paper describes research applications of biofeedback on psychological resistance analysis. Using scientific methods paper evaluated influence of stress and mental resistance of probands: pilots in training so-called cadets and volunteers not involved in piloting of any kind, so-called „nonpilots“. Devices Muse 2 and CorSence Elite are used to examine R-R intervals, sympathetic/parasympathetic activity ratio and brain activity during each examination sessions. Theses also aim at answering two core hypotheses. Do the pilots have greater mental resistance against stress due to training and frequent exposure to a highly stressful environment? And, are we able to find the answer to the previous question using the biofeedback examination method? Nonpilot group had 2,47 times thinner R-R interval than the pilot group and also had SNS index 1,77 times higher than the one in the pilot group. Unusual data can be observed once we look at the PNS index. According to data calculations, the final PNS index in the pilot group is 0,816 and the nonpilot group 0,7075 This situation can be described by the known effect of physical subsystems which can deviate these indexes. Significant differences between examined values verify hypothesis which says frequent exposure to highly stressful environment causes high mental resistance against stress for pilots. It is also safe to say that cardiologic biofeedback is a reliable tool for complex examination of induces stress levels. It wasn’t managed to verify MUSE 2 technology due to inconclusive data. It is believed that distortion of data from MUSE 2 is a consequence of a hygienic face mask. This exposure of its weakness shows brand new information for using such technologies.
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Hirata, Yutaro, Yutaka Haramaki, and Yasuyo Takano. "A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MUTUAL EXCHANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact088.
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"There is an urgent need to support families of children with developmental disorders, especially when it is necessary for such families to help each other. However, practice and research related to support systems for families have begun only recently in Japan. Considering these issues, the authors developed a program to support mutual exchanges among parents of children with developmental disorders. This study aimed to verify the program’s effectiveness and to examine the relationship between participants’ program experience and its effectiveness. Participants included 21 male and female parents of children with developmental disorders. The parents were in their 30s to 50s (4 in their 30s, 14 in their 40s, and 3 in their 50s) (1 male, 20 females). Effectiveness indicators included the Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition-Adult Short (POMS2-A Short) (before and after implementation), Session Impact Scale (SIS), and Mutual Exchange Support Experience Rating Scale. t-tests were conducted on the pre- and post-program results of the POMS2-A short. Results showed that scores on Anger-Hostility (t=4.77, df=20, p<.01, d=1.04), Confusion-Bewilderment (t=4.31, df=20, p<.01, d=.94), Depression-Dejection (t=2.88, df=20, p<.01, d=.63), Fatigue-Inertia (t=3.63, df=20, p<.01, d=.79), and Tension-Anxiety (t=3.61, df=20, p<.01, d=.79) in the POMS2-A Short decreased significantly after the implementation of the program. These results evidence the effectiveness of the program in improving several mood states, especially anger-hostility, tension-anxiety, depression-depression, and fatigue."
Reports on the topic "Psychological sessions"
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Social, Psychological and Health Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on the Elderly: South African and Italian Perspectives. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0069.
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The Panel discussion titled “The Presidential Employment Stimulus: Research Opportunities”, was hosted on 10 December 2020 by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) 2020. The Presidential Employment Stimulus was launched in parliament on 15 October as part of government’s Economic Recovery Strategy. It directly funds 800,000 employment opportunities that are being implemented within the current financial year, but it is anticipated that it will also become a medium-term programme. The stimulus includes public employment programmes, job retention programmes and direct support to livelihoods. The single largest programme is run by the Department of Basic Education, which, in the last fortnight, recruited 300,000 young people as school assistants, to assist schools to deal with the setbacks faced as a result of the pandemic. The stimulus supports employment in the environmental sector and over 75,000 subsistence producers are receiving production grants through an input voucher scheme. There is a once-off grant to assist over 100,000 registered and unregistered Early Childhood Development Practitioners back on their feet, as well as a significant stimulus to the creative sector. The session set out to provide an introduction to the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP), a key programme within government’s economic recovery plan led by Dr Kate Philip. The key objective was to get input from the research community on how the work that they are already doing and future work could contribute to the M&E efforts and be augmented in such a way that the PESP could become a medium-term programme. The DSI plans to hold further engagements in 2021 to mobilise the wider research community to provide evidence-based research in order to shape the research agenda that would support the M&E work and identify short-term issues that need to be factored into the department’s work plans, under the guidance of Dr Philip.