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Personal and family factors influencing specialty preference of medical students Pages: 1580-1583 Shivani Dhodi and Indu Bansal (Department of Home Science, Banasthali Vidhyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan) A medical career begins with encircling a broad range of study, eventually narrowing down to specialization and sub specialization. Fairly little is recognized about evolution from the medical student to the specialist. However number of studies has been conducted on career choices still very less data is available in this field. Keeping this in mind researcher has formulated the following objectives. To study specialty preference of medical students; to identify personal and family factors influencing speciality preference of medical students. 677 final year medical students of 10 north Indian medical colleges. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. A descriptive survey based study was conducted. Data analysis was done using Microsoft Excel. Frequency, Percentage and was used to presents the data. According to the level of preference scores computed for each career preference, surgery and internal medicine was preferred by majority of respondents were as a few selected diagnostics and other specialty. Coming over the personal factors majority of medical students were highly influenced by self interest and name and fame, where as only a few were influenced by social service and health history where as in family factors majority of medical students were highly influenced by care of the family and parental wishes and least influenced by family occupation and health history of family members. Opposing to the trendy belief that career choices are made after internship, this study explained that these are made within and even before entering to medical school. These choices are influenced by numerous factors. Pages: 1580-1583 Shivani Dhodi and Indu Bansal (Department of Home Science, Banasthali Vidhyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan) Read more Get Access
Personality and character virtues as predictors of mental health among prisoners Pages: 1584-1590 Anima Kumari, Naved Iqbal, and Waheeda khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) Crime has always been considered as negative aspect of human behavior. Many studies described criminal behavior as associated with personality pattern and mental health. Most of the studies have been based on finding out what should be changed, so that the criminal would get an improved mental health status (World Health Organization, 2005; Fazel, Hayes, Bartellas, Clerici, & Trestman, 2016). Yet there found to be a lack of available literature regarding positive characteristics possessed by the criminals that may be improved in order to achieve a better mental health status. Therefore, the present research aimed to measure mental health status of the persons residing inside the prison walls and to predict it through their personality characteristics and character virtues. Two groups were selected for the study (i.e., first time criminals & habitual criminals). A total of 200 male prisoners were taken as sample (100 from each group) from the Tihar Central prison number 5, Delhi. Results showed that the first time criminals performed better than the habitual criminals on personality characteristics of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness, as well as on character virtues of wisdom, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. The two groups showed no significant difference on the virtue of courage. Habitual criminals scored higher on the personality characteristic of neuroticism that showed their emotional instability in comparison to that of the first time criminals. Also, the habitual criminals scored higher on the scores of mental health that meant a worse mental health status than that of the first time criminals. Personality characteristic of extraversion and virtue of justice predicted mental health among first time prisoners. Personality characteristics of neuroticism and extraversion, as well as virtue of temperance predicted mental health among habitual prisoners. Effect sizes ranged from small to large. Pages: 1584-1590 Anima Kumari, Naved Iqbal, and Waheeda khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia… Read more Get Access
Psychological satisfaction and constraints in applying vastu principles in homes Pages: 1591-1595 Neetima Batra (Department of Home Science G.G.S.S.S., Kaimri, Hisar, Haryanayana) Manju Mehta (Department of Family Resource Management, I. C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana ) Vastu shastra is science of balancing energies and it is highly recommended for good and peaceful living. Keeping this view in mind a research was planned purposively on 100 homemakers who have altered / renovated houses according to vastu principles. Some aspects of beginning of construction and basic vastu principles were choose from a elaborated list of vastu principles by making a long inventory from various books, magazines, newspaper, websites etc. and checked by various vastu shastries, Pandits and vastu practitioners from Hisar city. After that level of satisfaction score containing highly satisfied, satisfied and dissatisfied on three quantum scale these aspects were studied and found that some aspects like underground water tank should be in NE direction, no trees towards NE side, drainage system should be E and N side were applied by more than 85% of homemakers. Surprisingly 90 percent of them were highly satisfied by making underground tank in NE and no tress in N and E. less than 10 percent homemakers were found dissatisfied by renovating /constructing house according to vastu principles. Regarding constraints faced while renovating/constructing house according to vastu, social & economic constraint were scored high as compared to other technical and structural constraints. Pages: 1591-1595 Neetima Batra (Department of Home Science G.G.S.S.S., Kaimri, Hisar, Haryanayana)Manju Mehta (Department of… Read more Get Access
Memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis Pages: 172-177 Stuti Singh and J. Mahto (Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) The present study focuses upon studying the memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. Memory emerges as one of the principal foci of interest in studies of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. To assess and compare memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. A sample of 60 patients, 30 patients diagnosed as having schizophrenia and 30 patients diagnosed as having alcohol induced psychosis as per the ICD-10 DCR criteria, within the age range of 18-65 years, males, using the purposive sampling technique will be taken from the outpatient department of PGIBAMS, Raipur for the study. Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale will be used for assessing the presence and severity of psychopathology in both the groups, CAGE will be used for assessing the level of alcohol use in patients with alcohol induced psychosis and PGI Memory scale will be used for assessing the presence of memory impairment in both the groups. Appropriate statistical analysis will be done using SPSS-16 and results will be discussed at the time of presentation. Pages: 172-177Stuti Singh and J. Mahto (Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur… Read more Get Access
Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in an urban adult population of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh Pages: 178-183 D. Anwar Basha, K.S.N. Reddy, and J. Lalu Naik (Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh) Metabolic syndrome (MetS) affects quality of life; however, the effect of environmental factors various on MetS is not uniform across the cultures as evinced by the diverse prevalence rates. These risk factors are collectively under the influence of nutrition, lifestyle and consequent to increasing affluence, urbanization, industrialization, mechanization, rural-to-urban migration, habits of smoking, alcoholic consumption, and physically inactive etc. Although many studies have reported an association between self-reported physical activity (PA) and MetS, there is limited information on the optimal levels of PA required to prevent MetS. Present study aimed to assess the association between PA and MetS among urban adult population of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst 802 adults (421 men & 381 women). PA levels were categorised by World Health Organisation criteria (2010) and MetS was defined using the modified NCEP ATP III criteria (2002). Of the study participants, 32% had MetS. Mild PA subjects had high percent of MetS (44-49%) compared to heavy PA subjects (19-18%) in both women and men. Subjects with MetS had lesser physical actively levels compared to their counterparts (p<0.05) in both genders. Mean levels of SBP, FBG, and TG were gradually decreased from mild to heavy PA levels (p<0.05). Heavy PA was characterized by a significant elevation in HDL-c levels when compared to mild activity (p<0.05). The odds ratio of PA showed that moderate subjects were 3 times and mild activity subjects were 8 times at risk in the elevation of MetS risk factors. The majority of the adults who had the habituation of lesser PA were at risk in the elevation of MetS and it was inferred that involving in heavy PA may reduce the burden of developing MetS. Pages: 178-183D. Anwar Basha, K.S.N. Reddy, and J. Lalu Naik (Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara… Read more Get Access
Psychiatric problem of people with epilepsy and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) Pages: 184-187 Priyesh Kumar Singh, Tara Singh, and I. L. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) V. N. Mishra (Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Pradesh) Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are epilepsy like episodes which have an emotional rather than organic origin and thought to reflect emotional disturbance. Research on etiology of PNES suggests the role of multiple psychiatric and neurological factors. However, the psychopathology of PNES is poorly understood. Some studies have suggested a number of psychological disorders which has overlapping symptoms with PNES. Conversion disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression to name a few, are the common co-morbid condition with PNES. Present study aimed at examining and comparing various psychiatric problems among PNES, epileptic and healthy control. For this purpose 60 participants, PNES (n=20), epilepsy (n=20), and healthy control (n=20) were recruited from department of neurology of Sir Sunder Lal hospital. Participants were administered with Symptoms Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and responses were obtained on three administrations, each with PNES, epileptic and healthy control separately. Results revealed statistically higher level of psychiatric problem among PNES individuals in comparison to epilepsy and healthy control. It was concluded that psychiatric problem are more prevalent among PNES patients and health professionals should consider the psychiatric dimension during diagnosis and treatment of PNES. Pages: 184-187Priyesh Kumar Singh, Tara Singh, and I. L. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu… Read more Get Access
Impact of Shankhapushpi (convolvulus pluricaulis) on attention Pages: 188-192 Priyanka (Department of Psychology, M.A.C.W, Jhajjar, Haryana) Promila Batra (Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) Attention stands at the forefront of cognition. Without attention abilities, there would be no learning, no perception, no intellectual functioning, and no development of language. Attention enables the individual to gain these experiences. But, recent years have seen a sudden surge in an array of cognitive dysfunctions such as decline in memory, distraction in attention and attention related disorders. Stressful lifestyle in this competitive world may be the root cause. Allopathic psychoactive drugs have been the main stay of treating attention related problems in India and the world wide. However, experiences with these drugs have always not been satisfying. The administration of these drugs is very expensive and most often accompanied by side effects like insomnia, mood change, dizziness, respiratory depression, irritability, nausea, rash, and clumsiness etc. Therefore, the whole world is looking towards ancient science of Ayurveda to explore safe, alternative, cost effective treatment as well as reliable cure with no or minimal side effects. Ayurveda largely uses plants as raw material for the manufacture of drugs. Shankhpushpi is believed to be the one such herbal plant that is capable of enhancing all the aspects related to the brain power, such as learning memory, and the ability to recall. Earlier work on this plant conducted by many researchers as well as in our own department clear-cut indicates the memory enhancing potential of this plant. It can be inferred from the memory enhancing potential of this plant that if this plant can enhance memory, it is quite possible that attention also must be getting affected by it. Any improvement in attentional processes would have its implications in improving all other cognitive abilities. Keeping this wide implication in mind, this present piece of work was designed to examine the effect of Shankhapushpi, a herbal plant, on attentional processes. A 2 X 2 double blind, pre post, placebo controlled, parallel group design was employed. Sample was selected from college going students, belonging to an age group of 19 25 years, who were ready to sign informed consent. Total 60 subjects were selected and divided into 4 groups, each having 15 Ss. 2 groups were experimental groups, who received Shankhapushpi powder (3.5 gm per day with honey followed by a glass of milk) for 2 different durations i.e. 10 and 20 days. Other 2 groups were control groups, which were treated with ordinary powder (made with coriander, spinach, fenugreek etc.) with the same dose and in the same manner as experimental groups. Two aspects of attentional processes were tested i.e. Selective and Divided attention. The subjects were tested on these tasks before starting the treatment and immediately after the treatment. The paper will discusses the obtained results in details as analyzed by two-way ANOVA. Pages: 188-192Priyanka (Department of Psychology, M.A.C.W, Jhajjar, Haryana)Promila Batra (Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak… Read more Get Access
Effect of attitude towards pet on emotional intelligence: A comparative study Pages: 193-196 Stuti Kacker and Nehashree Srivastava (Department of Psychology, National P.G College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) The present study is an attempt to study the effect of attitude towards pets on Emotional Intelligence. In this study, some qualitative analysis was done by pre-interviewing the sample and asking general questions regarding attitude towards animals. The sample comprised of 15 pet lovers and 15 non pet lovers. Statistical method applied on the data obtained was t testing and correlation. Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe, Upindhar Dhar and Pet Attitude Scale-Modified developed by Kathleen Munsell, Merle Canfield, Donald Templer Kimberly Tangan, Hiroko Arikawa. There is a significant difference between pet lovers and non pet lovers on Emotional Intelligence, where pet lovers scored higher in Emotional Intelligence and for non pet lover there is negative correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Pet Attitude, showing that for having a favorable attitude towards pet, one needs to have genuine respect and care for pets, not considering them as less resourceful, inferior to human, only such feeling can lead to positive interaction and that further enhances respect for these gift to mankind that leads to better Emotional Intelligence. Attitude towards pet, parallels attitude towards humans. Mahatma Gandhi quote, is enough explain the importance of humanitarian attitude towards animals, “Greatness of nation can be judged by its treatment towards animals.” Pages: 193-196Stuti Kacker and Nehashree Srivastava (Department of Psychology, National P.G College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Psychosocial correlates of specific learning difficulty in children in upper primary school Pages: 197-200 Jini K. Gopinath and Rita Krishnan (Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) The aim of the present study is to explore the relationship between specific learning difficulty and different aspects of psychopathology in upper primary children. 90 children with learning difficulty were assessed on various dimensions of psychopathology and learning difficulty. The mean age of the participants was 11.39 with a standard deviation of 0.63. The tools included Developmental Psychopathology Checklist, the arithmetic section of the NIMHANS Battery for Specific Learning disorder and a teacher rated Visual Analogue Scale. Learning difficulty was found to be associated with developmental history, developmental problems, hyperkinesis, emotional disorders, psychotic behaviour, total psychopathology, psychosocial stressors and teacher reported problems. The study points to the need to address psychosocial concerns of children with learning difficulty. Pages: 197-200Jini K. Gopinath and Rita Krishnan (Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) Read more Get Access
The relationship between job performance and resilience in self-administrative staff and operational Fars Province Red Crescent Pages: 201-204 Mohsen Amiri and Behnaz Baghbanbashi (Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan Branch, Arsanjan, Iran) The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job performance and resiliency in self-administrative staff and operational Fars Province Red Crescent. The study population included all administrative and operational staff Fars Province Red Crescent, whose number was in the year 150. Morgan table and using stratified random sampling method 108 persons were chosen as samples. Connor Davidson questionnaire to collect data, questionnaire and Sherer General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire was used Paterson's job performance. The validity using validity and content validity and reliability was approved by. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (mean, etc.) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, multiple regressions) were used. The results showed that, (1) the relationship between resiliency and job performance there place. 2. The relationship between self-efficacy and job performance there place 3. Resiliency, a strong predictor for the Bashd. 4- general self-efficacy is a strong predictor for job performance variable. Pages: 201-204Mohsen Amiri and Behnaz Baghbanbashi (Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan Branch, Arsanjan… Read more Get Access
The role of group therapy to improvement quality of life in individuals with alcohol dependence Pages: 205-210 Prem Prakash (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand) Amool Ranjan Singh (Department of Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand) Alcoholism is generally regarded as one of the most serious public health problems and a devastating disorder for affected individuals, their families and society. It becomes difficult for the individual to control his alcohol taking behavior, however, it can becured by psycho-therapeutic techniques and improving quality of life. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of group therapy in the enhancement of quality of life in individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome using Group Therapy. Twenty two individuals diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome according to ICD-10 DCR were chosen from the inpatient departments of RINPAS using the purposive sampling technique. After taking informed consent from the individuals, Socio-demographic and Clinical Data Sheet, Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire, and WHO Quality of Life- Bref were administered to establish the baseline. They were randomly assigned to the TAU+GT (experimental) group and TAU (control) group. Group therapy was given in the form of total ten to twelve sessions of 45 to 60 minutes with a frequency of twice a week to the TAU+GT group. After completion of the therapy sessions, post assessment was done and the follow up assessment was done after three months of post assessment. Data was analyzed with the help of Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Sign Rank test and Chi-square test. Significant better Enhancement was found in the level of Quality of life among individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome in the post intervention phase which was maintained at follow up stage. Pages: 205-210Prem Prakash (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences… Read more Get Access
Role of group therapy in the enhancement of self-esteem in schizophrenia Pages: 211-216 Vishmita (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand) Amool Ranjan Singh (Department of Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand) In this study, we assessed the role of group therapy in the enhancement of self esteem in schizophrenia. The study was cross- sectional hospital based study. 20 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to ICD-10 DCR were chosen from different inpatient departments of RINPAS, Kanke using the purposive sampling technique. After taking informed consent from the patients. Socio-Demographic and Clinical Data Sheet, Rosenberg self esteem scale were used for the assessment. After completion of the therapy sessions, post assessment was done and the follow up assessment completed after three months of post assessment. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 for windows was used for statistical analysis with the help of Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Sign Rank test and Chi-square test. Result revealed that there were significant differences in the scores of self esteem between experimental and control group after intervention. Major finding of this study shows that group therapy improves self esteem in schizophrenia. Pages: 211-216Vishmita (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke… Read more Get Access
Evidentiary value of the testimony of an interested witness Pages: 217-219 Neeraj Malik (Department of Law, Chhaju Ram Law College, Hisar, Haryana) Witness, through ages, has been a key player in the pursuit of justice delivery. The fundamentals of justice necessitate that the truth and impartiality must be quintessence of justice. This brings the role of an onlooker or third party as witness to confirm or report to criminal justice agencies the ingredients of the incident. The sanctity of the statements made by the witness is considered to be correct and factual as they are made under oath. Hence the role of witness has been paramount importance in assisting the course of justice. The purpose of this paper shall be confined to interested witness and deal with the way the courts appreciate and weigh the evidence proffered by such witnesses. Since in a catena of cases, the court has cautioned the Judge to take special care and weigh the evidence of such witnesses with care and caution. But at the same time there have been instances where the court has accepted the evidence without corroboration by any other independent witness. Thus this paper will try to strike a balance between these two lines of thought and try to understand the finer nuances of the appreciation of evidence under the (Indian Evidence Act, 1872). Pages: 217-219Neeraj Malik (Department of Law, Chhaju Ram Law College, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Level of depression in relation to internet addiction in adolescents of Udhampur: Comparative study Pages: 220-226 Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Worldwide Internet addiction is a newly emerging mental health and social issue among the Youths causing neurological complications, psychological disturbances and social problems. Internet addicts make the Internet urgency more vital than family, friends and work. Several studies exposed that anxiety, backache, blurred vision, dry eyes, headache, sleep disturbance, depression, poor academic performance etc. are results of Internet addiction. The internet is a medium to obtain faster information, research and communication, but for some users, it may become a companion for survival. Adolescents usually have poorer self-control, worse self-regulation, and poorer cognition as compared to adults and are considered the most vulnerable group to the temptations of the internet. The aim of this study was to explore the Level of depression in relation to internet addiction in adolescents of Udhampur. A mixed sample of 200 subjects was taken, out of which 100 was of using internet and 100 of using less internet. Both group subjects belonged to an age group of 15 to 18 years. Beck's Depression Inventory and internet addiction IAT Young, 1998 were used to measure the above variables. The data was analyzed by using t-test. Results revealed that higher internet user adolescents are having increased level of depression from their counterparts. Pages: 220-226Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Spatial patterns of sex ratio with reference to Jammu and Kashmir: 2001-2011 Page: 227-231 Poonam Bharti (Department of Geography, Punjabi university Patiala, Punjab) The present paper reveals the district wise sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir State during 2001-2011. Since the beginning of this century, the sex ratio in the total population has long been low in Jammu and Kashmir. The provisional data in 2011 census showed that the overall sex ratio came down to 883 females per 1000 males against 892 females per 1000 males in 2001. Gender equality continues to remain a dream to the territory of Jammu and Kashmir where the child sex ratio i.e. 0-6 years of age and overall sex ratio have declined sharply between 2001 and 2011. The spatial pattern of sex ratio at the macro, meso and micro-levels reveals a high degree of variation. Decline in sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir varies considerably from one region to another. Rapid decline in sex ratio is a serious issue which is due to the proving preponderance of males over females at birth which could be attributed to the female foeticide. Page: 227-231Poonam Bharti (Department of Geography, Punjabi university Patiala, Punjab) Read more Get Access
Gender differences in mobile phone addiction and its association with stress among medical students Pages: 232-234 Amreen Sekhon (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh) A mobile phone is a lifeline for everyone. A mobile phone offers multifarious options and has become indispensable part of one's life. Inspite of being a convenience, a mobile phone can be a source of nuisance. It is vital to study the negative effects of extreme cell phone use. Mobile addiction is a form of a behavioral addiction which is increasingly common and needs considerable attention to curb its adverse effects. The aim of this study was to study the association between mobile phone addiction and stress among medical students. The study consisted of young adults 20-24 years old (n=80), further divided into males (n=40) and females (n=40) who were medical students pursuing their graduation or post graduation at the time. Self-report measures were used to assess Mobile phone addiction (Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale by Bianchi & Phillips, 2005) and Stress (Perceived stress scale by Cohen et al., 1983). Descriptive statistics was used in addition to intercorrelation analysis to calculate the results. Pages: 232-234Amreen Sekhon (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh) Read more Get Access
Deficiency in the collection of standards in signature analysis in Keral Pages: 235-238 Sandheep P. N. and Dinsh J. Narayankar (Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, Karnataka University, Dharwad, Karnataka) Forensic document examination mainly concentrated on the analysis of disputed handwriting and signatures and comparison of disputed writing with standard writings. The main aim of Comparison of disputed writings is for the identification of consistencies, natural variations, similarities and dissimilarities etc. These all major characteristics are in accordance with the quality and type of standards. In brief the conclusiveness of the result of the examination depends on the quality of the standards. There are mainly two types of standards as requested and collected. The requested standards are writings which have been created under certain controlled circumstances and with the knowledge that these writings are going to be tested but at the same time the collected standards are away from the disguise as at the time of creation of the collected standards, the writer is not aware about the forthcoming examination. In this study we randomly selected cases from different courts in Kerala and examined the percentage of cases which has standards as admitted, requested and both. The percentage and result of the examination has been being discussed below. As of this study we will get an alert for collecting the proper standards and importance of admitted standards on the forensic signature analysis. Pages: 235-238Sandheep P. N. and Dinsh J. Narayankar (Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, Karnataka… Read more Get Access
Perks of coming out of the closet: From the perspective of LGBTQ individuals Pages: 239-246 Dibyangana Biswas and Anindita Chaudhuri (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bangal) In a developing country of 3rd world like India there exist strong negative attitudes towards homosexuality. Sexual orientation of a person could even be a criminal offence according to the law of India (Indian Penal Code: section 377). In such a society it is expected to follow social norms and hiding one's sexual orientation (if it's different from the pre set social norm). Here the question arises where hiding one's sexual orientation is desired then why some people choose to show that. Hence, the coming out might have some positive psycho-social implications, which motivates these individuals to step out of the closet. The purpose of this study is to find out the positive psycho-social factors behind stating ones sexual orientation (when it's different from the social norm) through interview method. 6 LGBTQ individuals were interviewed and asked to state the positive factors of stating their sexual orientation, 3 of them are already out to their parents and peers and 3 are not yet out to their parents and peers. Those who have told their close kin(s) and acquaintances about their sexual orientation were also asked about the reaction of their parents and friends when they break the matter to them. The research assumption was that revealing sexual identity might have change the way of perceiving well being, happiness and meaning in life of the LGBTQ individuals, thus these areas were probed in this research. Pages: 239-246Dibyangana Biswas and Anindita Chaudhuri (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bangal) Read more Get Access
Traditional decorative handicraft articles of Haryana: A way to improve economic well- being of rural women Pages: 247-251 Parul Gill (I.B. (P.G) College, Panipat, Haryana) Saroj S. Jeet Singh (I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Haryanvi women have always found deep personal pleasure and sense of satisfaction in creating articles of daily use. These articles are now required to be considered as lost treasure and raised as economic activity to make women economically strong. So the present study was conducted to assess the scope of income generation for rural women through traditional decorative textile handicraft articles of Haryana. The existing decorative handicraft articles were explored and three selected articles were modified for contemporary use and were got assessed for acceptability in Indian and foreign market. Two articles were found to have excellent acceptability whereas one found to have very good acceptability. Pages: 247-251Parul Gill (I.B. (P.G) College, Panipat, Haryana)Saroj S. Jeet Singh (I.C. College of Home… Read more Get Access
Relationship between fear of success and self-esteem: A study on middle management Pages: 252-256 Harprit Kaur and Navjit Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) A potential leadership divests organizations and society because these individuals fail to realize their full potential. Fear of success can be defined as persons who fail to realize their full potential and withdraw from success, because of the negative consequences that prevent the person from dreaming and achieving his goals. Self-esteem is a factor contributing to personal satisfaction and effective functioning, a realization that they are good and valuable individuals. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the fear of success and self-esteem among Multinational Company managers. It also aimed to study the gender differences between the fear of success and self-esteem. This study was based on an empirical investigation conducted among 40 male and 40 female professional managers from various middle management of various organizations. The instruments used for this research were Fear of Success (Zuckerman & Allison, 1976) and State Self-Esteem scale (Heatherton & Polivy, 1991). Correlation and t-test were used for analyzing the results. Obtained results showed there was a significant correlation between self-esteem and fear of success. Components of self-esteem show significant correlation with fear of success. Male managers were significantly higher than female managers on self-esteem, while female managers were significantly higher than their male counterparts on fear of success. Implications for practice and research are discussed in the present study. Pages: 252-256Harprit Kaur and Navjit Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Read more Get Access
A study of the relationship of health, happiness, personality, emotion work, presumptive life stress with compassion among resident doctors of government hospitals Pages: 257-260 Amrita Kadela and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) The present study attempts to see the relationship of Health, Happiness, Personality, Emotion work and Perceived Life Stress with Compassion among Resident Doctors of Government Hospitals. A sample of 100 Resident Doctors from Jaipur and Kota Districts, Rajasthan was administered in the study. Pearson's Correlation was used to analyze the data. It can be concluded that compassion was significantly correlated with health, happiness, personality, emotion work and presumptive life stress among resident doctors of government hospitals. Pages: 257-260Amrita Kadela and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Read more Get Access
Review on taxonomic analysis of human vigilance task Pages: 261-264 Anurag Upadhyay (Department of Psychology, Government Collage, Utter Pradesh) The current review discusses the untouched issues in the development of taxonomic systems for describing human vigil tasks and performances. According to Donlad (2008), the ability to generalize vigilance research to operational environments has been questioned, largely due to differences between laboratory research and real-world settings. Although Parasuraman and Davies (1977) attempt to classify vigilance tasks on the basis of task characteristics such as modality, signal conspicuity, event rate, type of task, complexity etc. and information processing demands. At large number of factors still remains overlooked in much of the traditional vigilance literature. Further, Donlad (2008) includes additional relevant aspects in current taxonomy i.e. complexity, homogeneity and heterogeneity, empty background etc. However, most of the experimental evidences for today are in the favor of Parasuraman and Davies' Taxonomy's (PVT) thus I consider also some contrary evidences in current review. The focus of researchers on vigilance has led to neglect of other components of the person's 'state of mind' which may influence performance and the ability to generalize results enhanced. In current review, the taxonomy is evaluated in the perspective of individual's transitory state of mind which is psychometrically distinct from other factors. Furthermore, current review examines the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-established taxonomy. Lastly, I conclude with Parasuraman and Davies' Taxonomy's (PVT) links to neuroscience and possible future directions which makes provision for the cognitive processes involved in applied aspect. Pages: 261-264Anurag Upadhyay (Department of Psychology, Government Collage, Utter Pradesh) Read more Get Access
A comparative study of psychic immunity among male and female adolescents Pages: 265-266 Yogita Singh and Manju Pandey (Department of Psychology, HNBGU, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand) The present study was carried out with the objective of studying the level of psychic immunity among male and female adolescents. The sample consisted of 80 undergraduate students selected by quota sampling technique on the basis of gender and age. The scale employed for data collection was Psychic Immunity Scale (Self Constructed). 't-test' was computed to analyse the data and to guide the study. The results reveal a significant difference between the psychic immunity of male and female adolescents. The findings indicate that the female adolescents have significantly high psychic immunity than the male adolescents. Pages: 265-266Yogita Singh and Manju Pandey (Department of Psychology, HNBGU, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand) Read more Get Access
Efficacy of yoga as an add-on treatment of schizophrenia Pages: 267-271 Raunaq Chawla (Department of Applied Psychology, South Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi) Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness characterized by incoherent or illogical thoughts, bizarre behavior and speech, and delusions or hallucinations, such as hearing voices. Person suffering from the disorder may be seriously impaired. Also, family members may be seriously affected. However, through proper treatment many individuals suffering from schizophrenia can recover. Anti-psychotic drugs play a crucial role in schizophrenia treatment. However, anti-psychotics may treat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and do little to improve the lost ability of the patient due to negative symptoms. Second-generation anti-psychotics are slightly more effective than first-generation anti-psychotics in treating positive symptoms of symptoms, but their efficacy against negative symptoms has not been borne out. Many patients continue to suffer from persistent symptoms and relapses, particularly when they fail to adhere to prescribed medication. This underlines the need for multi modal care that include psychosocial and physical therapies such as yoga, adjunct to anti-psychotic medication to help alleviate symptoms and improve patient's quality of life. Yoga as an additional treatment along with anti-psychotics can be use, as it has proved to deal with both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Unlike anti-psychotic drugs, yoga has no side effects. This paper evaluates research on efficacy of yoga as an add-on treatment of schizophrenia. Review shows that yoga is useful in treating negative symptoms of schizophrenia in stabilized patients though more research is required to understand yoga's effect on schizophrenia. Pages: 267-271Raunaq Chawla (Department of Applied Psychology, South Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi) Read more Get Access
Opinion of female degree college students on smart phone addiction Pages: 272-275 Bindu Kumari and Bhateri (Department of Psychology, Hindu Girls College, Sonipat, Haryana) Pritee Hooda (Department of CSE, SRM University, Sonipat, Haryana) Smart phones have become an integral part of modern human lives. The review of literature suggested that students are more vulnerable to Smart phone addiction. The present study observed the Smart phone usage behavior of young female students using Field Observation method. The Smart phone using behavior (Talking, Texting, Holding Phone in Hand & Listening music in college campus) were observed in four selected key areas of college. After observation, a Survey was conducted on 100 students using Questionnaire translated from Teesa Jones (2014) on opinion of students Smart Phone addiction which has 10 structured questionnaire related to Smart Phone usage behavior and their psychological consequences. Mention the name of the tool used. The results revealed that students were aware about addiction to Smart Phone and Psychological traits associated with phone usage were figured out. The study identifies the Smart phone using behavior and will be helpful in formulating the intervention programs for students for the negative psychological consequences they face due to Smart Phone usage. Implications of the study Pages: 272-275Bindu Kumari and Bhateri (Department of Psychology, Hindu Girls College, Sonipat, Haryana)Pritee Hooda (Department… Read more Get Access

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