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Perceived loneliness and its effect on general mental health of passenger and goods guards in Southern Railways Pages: 995-1000 KP Naachimuthu (Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) N. Ramkumar (PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) The present study thus was aimed at finding the level of perceived loneliness of the goods/ passenger guards of the Southern Indian Railways and the impact of it on their General mental Health and Quality of Life. Southern Railways have four zones (Palakkad, Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, & Salem zone). Data were collected from 130 railway guards: 36 railway guards in Chennai region (19 goods guards / 16 passenger guards), 35 in Palakkad / Coimbatore (21 goods guards / 14 passenger guards), 31 in Madurai region (15 goods guards / 16 passenger guards), and 28 in Salem region (20 goods guards / 8 passenger guards). From the results of the present study it was found that the mean values for Perceived Loneliness scale for the passenger guards (2.98) and the goods guards (2.77) in Chennai Zone was relatively higher than other zones. The mean values for the Quality of Life Scale of the passenger guards (5.38) and the goods guards (5.67) in Madurai Zone is found to be relatively higher than the passenger guards and the goods guards from other zones. It was found that the level of perceived loneliness does not have an impact on the quality of life of these guards. It may be due to the slighter improvement in the working conditions of the guards; however they still faced work related problems because of lack of time for recreational activities. Results also showed that there is no significant difference in the perceived loneliness and the general mental health and well-being of the passenger guards and goods guards in this study. While the findings state that the goods/ passenger guards of the Southern Indian Railways (under study) experienced low level to moderate level of loneliness, there is also an indication that they are less satisfied with their quality of life. Pages: 995-1000KP Naachimuthu (Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)N… Read more Get Access
An appraisal of the metacognitive skills and learning styles of rural adolescents Pages: 1001-1007 Gagandeep Kaur, Sarita Saini, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study was conducted to examine the learning styles and metacognitive skills of rural adolescents. The sample for the study comprised 200 rural school going adolescents (grade 9th & 10th) randomly drawn from the selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of the selected village of Ludhiana-I Block. The subjects were equally distributed across both the grades (grade 9th =100 & grade 10th =100) as well as genders (males= 100 & females =100). VAK Learning Styles Self Assessment Questionnaire (Chislett & Chapman, 2005) and Meta-cognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994) were used to collect data. Results of this research indicated that the major proportion of sample adolescents had an average level of metacognition with a preference for Visual and Kinaesthetic learning style. Pages: 1001-1007Gagandeep Kaur, Sarita Saini, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
Efficacy of cognitive intervention using CogSMART in the management of cognitive problems in mild traumatic brain injury Pages: 1008-1011 Shanthi Kannan (Department of Research and Development, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) V. Chandramohan (UGC Visiting Professor, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu) S. Ramesh Kannan (Department of Neurology, PIMS, Pondicherry) Cognitive impairment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), which is usually ignored, may persist into later period of life in some individuals, affecting the functional recovery, like returning back to normal. Neuropsychological assessment plays a pivotal role before and after the management. The aim of the present study is to measure the memory impairment, following mTBI, and to find out the efficacy of Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy (CogSMART) in the management of neuropsychological issues among minor head injured individuals for duration of twelve weeks. PGI Memory Scale, a subtest of PGI battery of Brain Dysfunction has been administered to the subjects, before and after Cognitive Retraining. The objective of the present study is to measure the level of various cognitive skills such as intelligence and memory among head injured subjects. Once it is measured at an early stage, the subject can be rehabilitated easily through Cognitive Retraining. The sample consisted of ninety subjects with mTBI within forty eight hours of admission to the emergency unit of Neurosciences in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Chennai, India. Out of ninety, sixty six patients, who are having memory impairment, are divided into two homogenous Groups - Control and Experimental Groups: thirty three subjects each are assigned to Control and Experimental Groups. Experimental Group is exposed to CogSMART for duration of twelve weeks, which includes psychoeducation, regarding TBI: strategies to improve sleep, fatigue, headaches, tension, compensatory cognitive strategies in the domains of prospective memory, attention, learning and memory and executive functioning. On the other hand, Control Group is not exposed to any such intervention. Pretest and Posttest Dysfunction Rating scores of both the Groups are compared. Results clearly indicate that there is a significant improvement (p <0.0001) on memory of the Experimental Group, compared to the Control Group. Findings of the present study have proved the fact that CogSMART is one of the most effective techniques of improving cognitive dysfunction among individuals with mTBI. Cognitive Rehabilitation helps to increase the efficiency in the workplace and happiness in the family life. Pages: 1008-1011Shanthi Kannan (Department of Research and Development, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)V. Chandramohan (UGC… Read more Get Access
Consumer awareness for natural dyes Pages: 1012-1014 Arpana Kamboj and Surabhi Mahajan (Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The use of eco friendly natural dyes is the need of the hour in response to the growing consciousness for saving the environment from the wrath of synthetic dyes. This milestone can only be achieved if consumers are willing to buy natural dyed products. The consumer willingness is directly related to their awareness hence the present study was undertaken to study the consumer awareness for natural dyes in Ludhiana. An interview schedule was used for collecting data from forty-five respondents from three different localities. The results were interpreted using simple percentages and average weighted mean scores. The results of the collected data revealed that majority of respondents (84.44%) were aware about natural dyes and turmeric was the most popular natural dye followed by indigo, madder and rattanjot. Majority (68.42%) of respondents opined that natural dyes are eco friendly and agreed to the fact that natural dyes produce earthy shades like brown, grey, yellow etc. Almost 50% respondents disagreed to the fact that natural dyes are economical and can produce similar shades on repetition. Majority of the respondents were of the opinion that natural dyed products are colour fast, durable, renewable and safe for human skin. Most of the respondents disagreed with easy maintenance of natural dyes but strongly agreed to wearing natural dyed products as it enhanced their personality and brings them a status of green and conscious consumer however majority (81.58%) of respondents were not interested to buy natural dyed products because of their extra cost and difficult maintenance. Pages: 1012-1014Arpana Kamboj and Surabhi Mahajan (Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University… Read more Get Access
A comparative study between drug dependent and non-dependent person on a psycho-physical health Pages: 1015-1019 Anuradha Wats and Prabhawati Shukla (Department of Psychology, Pt. Ravi Shanker Shukla University, Raipur, Rajasthan) Background: Drug abuse has become a serious social and psychological-health problem, which increased in some form or the other in most of the societies over the world. The reasons for drug abuse are much; these are not only on account of individual self and social differences but also due to other ascertainable factors, like social, economical, physical, mental and cultural status of the individual. Material and Methods: Sample of the study comprised of Drug dependence150 alcohol abusers and 130 Cannabis-abusers and 280 Non-dependent people based on experimental and control group design. Groups were assessed and evaluated using CAZE, DAST, and CMI. Samples were collected from CIIMHANS, Devada Rajnandgoan (C.G). Result: Substance abuse problems are also at increased risk for mental health problems & adverse outcomes. The high risk factor of health problems is more found in substance dependent persons than non-substance dependence Conclusion: These results suggest that high risk factor of health problems is more found in substance dependent persons than non-substance dependence. Also results revealed that many people have medical complication due to substance use, such as respiratory, heart disease and other medical condition. Pages: 1015-1019Anuradha Wats and Prabhawati Shukla (Department of Psychology, Pt. Ravi Shanker Shukla University, Raipur… Read more Get Access
Relationship between emotional maturity and marital adjustment among couples Pages: 1020-1023 Rashmi Rani, Lok Nath Singh and Arun Kumar Jaiswal (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Emotions play key role in families functioning and marital life. Thus, emotional maturity may be considered a basis in marital adjustment and a happy marital life. As such, the present study is an attempt to understand the relationship between marital adjustment and emotional maturity in Indian cultural context. For this purpose hundred (100) couples (husband & wife) with at least graduation qualification from Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh were randomly sampled to check the predictability of the various measures of quality of marital life (marital consensus, affection expression, marital satisfaction, marital cohesion, & overall marital adjustment), each measure at a time as criterion (dependent variable) by the facets of 'emotional maturity' (emotional unstability, emotional regression, social maladjustment, personality disintegration & lack of independence) as predictors (independent variables). Step wise (back ward) regression analysis was applied and results revealed that emotional unstability, social maladjustment and personality disintegration facets of emotional maturity most predicted the overall marital adjustment in married couples. Pages: 1020-1023Rashmi Rani, Lok Nath Singh and Arun Kumar Jaiswal (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi… Read more Get Access
Academic anxiety and self-esteem of learning disabled children Pages: 1024-1026 Lata Sati and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study aims to assess the influence of academic anxiety on self-esteem of learning disabled children. The total sample for the present study consisted of 80 learning disabled children. The sample was selected from remedial centres/ schools with remedial services in Ludhiana, Chandigarh, and Khanna. Only those children were selected who belonged to intact families and had been formally diagnosed as learning disabled by a certified psychologist or remedial educationist and had been taking remediation for a period of at least 6 months. Cooper smith Inventories (School Form) by Cooper smith (1981) was used to assess self-esteem of learning disabled children. Academic Anxiety Scale by Singh and Gupta (2009) was used to assess levels of academic anxiety among children. Results reflected that children with learning disability were found to be academically either highly anxious or less anxious. The learning disabled children who were having high self-esteem were found to have low academic anxiety in contrast to children having medium self-esteem. Pages: 1024-1026Lata Sati and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of… Read more Get Access
A study of suicidal ideation among males and females of engineering students Pages: 1027-1030 Sunil Kumar (Counselor and Special Educator, Bal Bharti Public School, Rohini, Delhi) Suicide means of taking ones life. Emile Durkheim, the first to study suicide systematically, distinguished three different types, depending on what motivates the act of self-destruction: altruistic, anomic and egoistic. Durkheim's classification system altruistic suicide based on sacrificing oneself for the good for others. The soldiers who hurts himself upon a grenade to save others, and ritual suicide, such as hara-kiri, intended to save ones family from shame, are classic examples. Anomic suicide that results, in Durkheim's analysis, from the sense that life no longer has meaning, from a sense of anomie, loneliness, isolation and loss of contact with the norms and values of society also called norm less suicide. In Durkheim's classification system, egoistic suicide resulting from a sense of deep personal failure, a feeling that one is personally responsible for not living up to societal and personal expectation. Suicide has been declared a major heath problem in the United States by the Surgeon General, David Satche (1999). He noted that the suicide rate among children has doubled since 1980 and that the elderly account for one in five suicides. Although countries around the world have different overall rates of suicide, this increase in suicide rate seems to hold true world wide. In most countries the young adults group seems to be at the widest risk. In Denmark and Japan countries with different cultural histories, suicide is the number one cause of death amount 25-34 years old age and account for 30% of all deaths among 25% of among women. Pages: 1027-1030Sunil Kumar (Counselor and Special Educator, Bal Bharti Public School, Rohini, Delhi) Read more Get Access
Teacher’s Occupational Stress: Hindi adaptation Pages: 1031-1035 Masaud Ansari, Sajid Ali Khan, and Shah Mohd. Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) This study was carried out on 600 School/college Teachers to determine the psychometric characteristics, i.e., objectivity, reliability, validity and practicability of a bilingual (English & Hindi) Teacher's Occupational Stress scale. The responses are on a Likert type pattern. Cronbach's Alpha of the scale was 0.91, which is excellent. Content validity of the scale was verified by a number of experts, academicians and professionals. Using a more structured method, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was carried out and three (3) factors emerged in the analysis. In summing up all three factors explained 50.55% of the total variance which confirms the very high factorial/construct validity. Further, inter-factorial correlations among sub dimensions of Teacher's Occupational Stress scale found highly significant. It can be concluded that the present piece of research work confirms high objectivity, reliability, validity and practicability of Teacher's Occupational Stress scale. Conclusion drawn, uses for training, assessment, intervention and research purposes proposed. Pages: 1031-1035Masaud Ansari, Sajid Ali Khan, and Shah Mohd. Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim… Read more Get Access
Self-concept and gender Pages: 1036-1039 Archana Mishra, Deepa Punetha, and Supriya Dwivedi (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) The present research attempts to study self-concept as a function of gender. Throughout the years, the construct of self-concept has played a significant role in understanding human development and behavior. The awareness of self comes through the gradual process of adaptation to the environment (Piaget, 1969). Physical changes, skill developments, skill evaluations and multiple role expectations are the main source for the development and evaluation of self. Thus age and gender of a person is considered to be very important factor in self-concept. Therefore this study attempts to understand the function of gender on the self-concept. The data is collected on 140 participants (74 males & 68 females) the independent variable was gender, males and females. The dependent variable was self-concept, measured in terms of five categories (social identity, ideological beliefs, interests, ambitions, & self-evaluations) and the number of subs- categories (e.g., self- identity, group identity, gender role). Participants were requested to write twenty statements that describe themselves responding to the question “Who I am?” in a free format. Findings of this study show that there is a difference in self-evaluations of both genders; male participants have made more statements related to their self-evaluation than female participants. Pages: 1036-1039Archana Mishra, Deepa Punetha, and Supriya Dwivedi (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad… Read more Get Access
Self-efficacy, outcome expectancy and self-management of type 2 diabetes patients Pages: 1040-1043 R. Lalnuntluangi, Kavya Chelli, and Meera Padhy (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Central University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana) Many diabetes patients neglect their role in management of diabetes, which requires self- management in addition to medical treatment. This correlational study examined self-efficacy, outcome expectancy and self-management of type 2 diabetes patients. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy and outcome expectancy would be predictors of self-management. Seventy eight patients from different hospitals and clinics of Mizoram were administered the Multidimensional Diabetes Questionnaire and Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire. The results provided considerable support of the hypotheses. The implications of the present findings for intervention of chronic illness, shortcomings of the present study and future directions were discussed. Pages: 1040-1043R. Lalnuntluangi, Kavya Chelli, and Meera Padhy (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad… Read more Get Access
Seguin Form Board’s colour variability and its effect on performance in younger children Pages: 1044-1048 Anand Thaman (Rehabilitation Psychologist, Manas Psychology, Epilepsy and De-addiction Centre, Ludhiana, Punjab) Naina Sharma (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab ) Originally developed by Goddard about 100 year back for the sensory motor training of children with feeble mind, Seguin Form Board (SFB) Test is still one of the most popular test to assess intellectual functioning in younger children. The task on SFB requires form and shape perception through application of gestalt principles including figure ground rule. Colour contrast develop contour that facilitate children to perceive object easily from its background hence it may help them to perform faster on test. This might be the reason that colour contrast/bi-chromatic board was originally designed and standardized. However, presently large colour variation is being found amongst the available boards in market which seems clearly a violation of norms for testing. This variation in colour may adversely affect the performance of the child. To examine this hypothesis experimental study was designed to evaluate the effect of board colour variations on performance while working on it. After taking baseline observations of two groups on mono-chromatic board, performance was recorded on bi-chromatic board for experimental group while keeping all other testing conditions constant. Results of the study demonstrated that children who have given bi-chromatics board performed faster than those who worked on monochromatic board. Thus colour variation of board has significant effect on performance of the child. Thus it is recommended that only original bi-chromatic board should be used for testing. Pages: 1044-1048Anand Thaman (Rehabilitation Psychologist, Manas Psychology, Epilepsy and De-addiction Centre, Ludhiana, Punjab)Naina Sharma (Department… Read more Get Access
Socio-demographic profile, personality profile and resilience among patients with substance use disorder Pages: 1049-1051 Aijaz Ahmad and Mohd Altaf (Department of Psychiatry, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir) Tahseen Jan, Saima Hassan, Rifat Majeed, and Nasir Ahmad (Department of Psychology, Indira Gandhi National Open Universit, New Delhi) The abuse of drugs is an international problem which affects almost every country in the world, and same is the case with Kashmir. Drug abuse is increasing day by day in Kashmir resulting in number of patients being admitted daily for drug deaddiction in Kashmir. The present study was designed to assess socio-demographic background, personality and resilience among such patients. A sample of 30 male patients diagnosed as having substance use disorder were selected by using purposive sampling method from the drug de-addiction centre. Socio-demographic data sheet, 16 PF questionnaire and The Conner Davidson Resilience Scale was used to assess personality and resilience among patients. The result findings revealed that most of the patients belonged to high income nuclear families having age below 25 years, and were unmarried and illiterate. Most common subastance abused was cannabis. Most of the patients were having personality factors like Less intelligent, self-sufficient, experimenting and affected by feelings. Resilience factors were found to have helped in rehabilitation. The study helps to find the pattern of drug abuse across different socio-demographic variables in Kashmir as well as the personality factors which predispose for such problem. This understanding can be quite useful in prevention and management of drug abuse. Pages: 1049-1051Aijaz Ahmad and Mohd Altaf (Department of Psychiatry, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir)Tahseen Jan… Read more Get Access
Modernization among male female adolescents Pages: 1052-1054 Azara Parveen and Champa Mathpal (Department of Psychology, M.B.P.G College Haldwani, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttrakhand) Modernization means to be modern not only in particular section of life or society but also in every field relating to human development .it is a continuous progress to being about fundamental deep rooted and widespread change in attitudes ,value motivation and behave of people .the purpose of the study was to compare Indians boys and girls on level of modernization .Sample consisted 150 adolescents both male and female 75 male and 75 female and they are selected from nainital district of kumaun region The modernization scale constructed by Singh was used. After data collection differences on level of modernization among male and female adolescents was calculated using sample t test .Results revealed that girls are more modern than boys. Pages: 1052-1054Azara Parveen and Champa Mathpal (Department of Psychology, M.B.P.G College Haldwani, Kumaun University, Nainital… Read more Get Access
Comparative study of stress levels between pet owners and non-pet owners Pages: 1055-1057 Pallavi Sane (Consulting Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra) Anil Sawarkar (Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra) Research shows that there are many positive benefits of having pets, the present study attempts to validate and explore whether pets will be able to reduce stress. This being the foundation, the present study is thus conducted. The present study is aimed at finding the difference of stress levels between pet owners and non-pet owners. Smith Stress Symptoms Inventory was administered to a sample of 160 individuals, 80 pet owners and 80 non-pet owners consisting of 40 males and 40 females in each group. The age range selected was from 20years up to 60years with the socio-economic status of over 5 lakhs per annum and above. The sample obtained was from working class. The obtained data was subjected to two-way ANOVA. The results indicated that pet owners had lower levels of stress as compared to non-pet owners as well as the study also showed that gender did not contribute to stress. The non-pet owners showed a high score on dimensions of worry/negative emotions, anxiety, depression, striated muscle tension, interpersonal conflict and attention deficit, indicating higher levels of stress. The study was divided into qualitative and quantitative data. For qualitative data 15 pet owners were interviewed based on a structured interview questionnaire. Pages: 1055-1057Pallavi Sane (Consulting Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra)Anil Sawarkar (Clinical… Read more Get Access
Exploring the effects of convolvulus pluricaulis extract on memory in Albino rats Pages: 1058-1060 Komal Tiwari (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) S. C. Joshi (Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) O. P. Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) The herbal medicinal plant, Convolvulus pluricaulis (CP): a rasayana drug has been primarily advocated for use in mental stimulation and rejuvenation therapy. In ancient systems of Indian medicine, Ayurveda, the plant is also known as Shankhpushpi and has been shown to act as a prominent memory improving drug. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of CP on learning and memory in Wistar albino rats. Rats were divided into three groups (control & experimental), doses (100 & 200 mg/kg) of aqueous extract of CP was administered orally for four successive weeks for experimental group. The aqueous extracts were evaluated for their effect on memory in rats using the Hebb Williams maze tests which served as the exteroceptive behavioral model. These findings suggest that there is a significant effect of CP on the memory enhancement. CP appears to be a promising drug for improving memory in the management of impaired learning, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Pages: 1058-1060Komal Tiwari (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)S. C. Joshi (Department of… Read more Get Access
An integrated intervention for the management of an adolescent girl with borderline personality Pages: 1061-1063 Anubhuti Jain, Shweta Singh, and Manu Agarwal (Department of Psychiatry, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Youth with borderline personality experience intense mood swings and exhibit impulsivity, aggression and self harm behavior markedly. Although CBT has proven to be an effective treatment approach for such patients. Need is felt to incorporate other therapies like family therapy especially when unfavorable childhood experiences and disturbed familial relations have a role to play. This case study aimed to discuss about an efficacy of integrated intervention combining application of CBT along with Family therapy in a young girl with adolescent borderline personality. We report a case of a young girl presenting with complaints of verbal and physical aggression and excessive impulsivity increased in family context present from childhood. She had negative childhood experiences. Since she refused hospitalization and pharmacological intervention, she was managed on out-patient basis by using integrated intervention combining application of CBT along with Family therapy. As the therapy progressed, the patient reported improvement in terms of general well-being and gradually, there was 70% improvement according to the patient as well as her mother. Childhood experiences and family relationships play a pivotal role in contributing towards personality formation in adolescents. Combining CBT with Family Therapy may prove to be beneficial in such cases. Pages: 1061-1063Anubhuti Jain, Shweta Singh, and Manu Agarwal (Department of Psychiatry, King Georges Medical University… Read more Get Access
Disaster and post-traumatic stress: A psychological study Pages: 1064-1067 Md Intekhab Ur Rahman (Department of Psychology, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar) A disaster is generally referred to as a collective experience through which its survivors share an unpredictable occurrence resulting in a change of their overall perception. Disasters are overwhelming events as they test the capability of the community and individuals to respond and can temporarily lead to massive disruption. The extensive and enduring effects of disasters are apparent on the psychological and physical health of survivors. Personality characteristics like gender, ethnicity and coping, variables connected to disaster like injury and situation factors all are considered as threats for psychological problems after disasters. A "disaster" can be a frustrating and multifaceted task that proves difficult even for scholars. Natural disasters are often described as “acts of God” a term that automatically eliminates human responsibility. The aftermath of natural disaster includes an unambiguous physical impact, resulting in property damage, injury, and death of victims. These are catastrophic occurrences with the capacity to impose various kinds of hardship, e.g. loss of property and personal possessions, enduring hunger and physical discomfort, or injury to separation from family and close friends. Devastation of social support networks as well as loss of financial income is just a few examples of the long-term hardships many survivors have to experience. The present paper emphasized that individuals as well as societies can play a major role in the rehabilitation process and should be taken into account rather than just focusing on the impact of environmental factors on individual vulnerabilities. Pages: 1064-1067Md Intekhab Ur Rahman (Department of Psychology, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar) Read more Get Access
Ego capability examination in conjunction with marital adjustment Pages: 1068-1071 Mahdy Jahan Ara (Master of Medicine, Iran) Adel Ghari and Razieh Esfandiari (Department of Counseling, Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeini Shahr, Iran) The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of Ego in relation to marital adjustment. A semi-experimental design was a pre-test-post-test with a control and experimental group. The statistical population consisted of 80 couples in Esfahan city of Isfahan, 80 women and 80 men. Sampling method is available using available samples. The sample size was divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received Ego therapy in 6 sessions per hour (weekly one session). Both groups responded to questions about the fear of negative evaluation once before intervention and once upon completion of the intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as covariance analysis. Findings showed that amateur training has a significant effect on improving the overall score of fear of negative evaluation. Pages: 1068-1071Mahdy Jahan Ara (Master of Medicine, Iran)Adel Ghari and Razieh Esfandiari (Department of Counseling… Read more Get Access
Psychogenic vomiting in children: Different trajectories Pages: 1072-1074 Shweta Tandon and Shahzadi Malhotra (Clinical Psychology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi) The prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in the eastern part of the world is lower than that of Western countries but appears to be increasing. Current research findings about ED in India seem to be moving in two different directions at once. On one hand there is increasing recognition of eating disorders within the Indian population. On the other, a persisting belief that the culture-bound syndrome of eating disorders is alien to India, and non-western cultures shield individuals from developing eating disorders.In a study by Mammen, Russell, and Russell (2007) on the prevalence of eating disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents found that 1.25 % of the sample could be diagnosed having an eating disorder .The commonest form being anorexia nervosa and psychogenic vomitting. Psychogenic vomitting can be defined as vomitting associated with emotional distress and anxiety. The present paper will highlight two case reports of children who presented with symptoms of psychogenic vomitting to the OPD of CNBC hospital, Delhi. The contrasting nature of the symptom initiation-one mimicking a previous serious illness and the other from academic stress will be highlighted. Behavioural and Cognitive interventions such as graded meal, distraction and cognitive restructuring were undertaken. The paper highlights the need to understand the need for tailor made interventions for children with such conditions as there may not always be an underlying psychological conflict. Pages: 1072-1074Shweta Tandon and Shahzadi Malhotra (Clinical Psychology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi) Read more Get Access
Transformation of man into smartphone slave Pages: 1075-1078 Rashmi Upreti (Department of Human Development & Family Studies College of Home Science, P.A.U., Ludhiana, Punjab) Ritu Singh (Department of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Home Science, G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar, Uttarakhand) Most of the mobile phones nowadays are addressed as 'smartphone', as they offer more advanced computing power and connectivity than a contemporary mobile phone. Mental health experts are coining the term “smartphone slaves” for those persons who undergoes behavioural changes that come with excessive usage of smartphones. In coming years, this addiction is likely to be growing even more common because of the rising demand and access of the smartphones. Surveys and data reporting a clear picture that smartphones are overpowering man and hence man is day by day becoming slaves of these smartphones. Youths are more susceptible of this addiction, and this addiction in turn harms their health, psychology, communication skills etc. Smartphones excessive usage affecting the face to face communication, replacing the relationships and hence affecting the family functioning. Literature reveals that gender of user has great impact over the usage of smartphones and its selection. Gender is associated with mobile phone involvement. Family support is very much fruitful to fight against the slavery, so, as much as possible keep the addicted person busy and involve them in household activities. Smartphone is an important and useful invention of science, without which it would be hard to survive. So, preventive steps should be taken and phone should be use within limits. Pages: 1075-1078Rashmi Upreti (Department of Human Development & Family Studies College of Home Science, P.A.U… Read more Get Access
Milk borne zoonoses: Public health concern: A review Pages: 1079-1082 Sunil Kumar, S.P. Dahiya, A.S.Yadav and Sandeep Kumar (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana) Piyush Tomar (Department of Veterinary Public Health and pidemiology College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana) Milk and dairy products have significant importance to human nutrition during different stages of life but they can also act as vehicle for spread of various milk borne diseases. India is a developing country and faces greater challenges in this aspect due to poor knowledge of processing or storage of dairy products which is responsible for transmission of a number of milk borne zoonotic diseases viz., tuberculosis, brucellosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis etc. These diseases pose severe threat to human life and some of them could be fatal as well. There is a need to detect these pathogens which can transmit due to insufficient pasteurization of milk or milk products or through post-pasteurization contamination, in order to successfully avoid transmission of these diseases. Proper pasteurization, surveillance and public awareness about milk borne zoonotic diseases can contribute significantly in reducing incidence of these diseases. This review highlights the important milk borne diseases and their remedy for control and prevention of these diseases. Pages: 1079-1082Sunil Kumar, S.P. Dahiya, A.S.Yadav and Sandeep Kumar (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding… Read more Get Access
From youth to elderly: A study of quality of life and psychological well-being Pages: 1083-1086 Anagha Lavalekar and Sanhitta Karmalkar (Jnana Prabodhinis Institute of Psychology, Pune, Maharashtra) Quality of Life (QOL) and Psychological Well-being (PWB) are dynamic constructs. Various social, cultural and environmental factors influence an individual's experience of the quality of his life and well-being at any particular point in time. This study investigates the role of age in determining people's QOL and PWB. So, four age groups namely 20-29, 30-39, 40-59 and 60-and above have been compared with respect to their Quality of Life (factual) and Psychological Well-being. Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale by Robert Cummins (1997) and Ryff's Scale of Psychological Well-being constructed by Carol Ryff (1995) have been used. Total 330 urban participants were included in the study. One Way ANOVA was used to analyze the results. On Quality of Life (only the factual domain), significant differences were found on Material well-being, Health, Productivity, Safety and Total factual Quality of life. On Psychological Well-being, four age groups differed significantly on positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth and total psychological well-being. Findings have been discussed in the light of relevant literature. Pages: 1083-1086Anagha Lavalekar and Sanhitta Karmalkar (Jnana Prabodhinis Institute of Psychology, Pune, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
Pregnancy and motherhood: The feminine podium of generating healthy object-relations Pages: 1087-1092 Nilanjana Sanyal and Manisha Das Gupta (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Pregnancy and motherhood are important phases in the lives of both parents, in their relationship and the relationship with their baby. The mother appears to be the central figure in the infant's emotional-relationship based life and mothering seems to be the medium of absorbing experiences of internal and external objects. Mothering forms the pedestal of object-relations of the infant. In fact, mother-child interaction and inter-relations strongly hold ground to develop a sense of sound subject-object relations. Mental health of mothers thus is of immense importance in installing healthy reality relations of their children. The present paper deals with a discourse on “motherhood constellation” in the life-growth thematic context. The motherhood trilogy discusses how the self-identity of a woman attains a transition in the canvas of pregnancy. Primary mental representations of the mother enable her to identify with the experiences of her infant by means of reflection leading to subtle adjustments in relation to her handling of her baby and mature subject-object relations. Pages: 1087-1092Nilanjana Sanyal and Manisha Das Gupta (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Read more Get Access
How to maintain strong marital bond? Pages: 1093-1095 Gouri Shankar Tenginkai (Faculty of Management, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana) N. K. Chadha (Dean, Faculty of Behavior and Social Sciences, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana) Chavi Bhargava Sharma (Dean, Faculty of Management, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana) Bonding is most important to achieve marital success. Empathy plays a vital role in enhancing emotional closeness between the married partners. It's one of the most important form of human psychotherapy and has contributed in enhancing the growth in most forms of relationships. Communication is the key to happy marriage and the emotional layer of communication is most vital for married couples. Good emotional communication is the foundation that enhances problem-solving skills, resulting in strong marital bonding between the spouses. In the past, marital bond between the spouses were stronger, as marriage then was never a source of deriving happiness. In the recent times, the new modern era marriages are no more about strong marital bond, as they only strive for individual happiness, self goals and self centered desires and aspirations. Emotional equality between the married partners that include qualities like love, sympathy, loyalty and patience; are required to achieve lasting marital bond. Marriage is a bond between two equal partners, this understanding and mental maturity will not allow dominance of either partner and will strengthen the marital bond. As Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that marriage is a partnership and not a hierarchical arrangement. To achieve the status of marital bond being stronger than blood bond, the married couples must strive for an emotional bond between them. Your marriage is the most important relationship you will ever have, and marriage is an ultimate bond between two partners, and hence its very importance to keep up the promise of 'Till death do us apart' that the couples made while they got married, to achieve and win an everlasting strong marital bond. Pages: 1093-1095Gouri Shankar Tenginkai (Faculty of Management, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana)N. K. Chadha… Read more Get Access

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