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Perceived stress and emotional intelligence in patients with erectile dysfunction: A preliminary study Pages: 1704-1708 Raj Kumar and Deepak Malik (Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Rohtak, Haryana) Dharmender Kumar Nehra (Clinical Psychologist, State Institute of Mental Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Campus, Rohtak, Haryana) Amit Kumar Soni (Psychiatrist, State Institute of Mental Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Campus, Rohtak, Haryana) Rajiv Gupta (Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, & Chief Executive Officer, State Institute of Mental Health Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) campus, Rohtak, Haryana) Erectile Dysfunction is a challenging problem that negatively affects the quality of lives of those affected. Sufferers and their partners face a lot of difficulties in various areas of life including relationship problems. Emergence of ED may be attributed to either organic or psychogenic factors but irrespective of causal factors it often lead to emotional and adjustment problems.The present study was carried out to study perceived stress and emotional intelligence and their interaction in individuals diagnosed with Erectile Dysfunction and their healthy counterparts. This cross-sectional study examined 200 male out of which 100 individuals with erectile dysfunction and 100 healthy controls. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) were administered on study group; whereas, in addition to above mentioned scales General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was also administered on control group. The data obtained for the variables under study have been subjected to different statistical analysis. Significant difference was found in perceived stress and EI scores between study and control group. The findings also indicated significant negative correlation between perceived stress and EI. Overall findings suggest that individual with ED are significantly more stressed and having low emotional intelligence than their healthy counterparts. Thus present study highlights the facts that it is equally important to treat stress in order to achieve better treatment compliance and management. We advocated the need for holistic management including adequate mental health screening and interventions with the persons suffering from ED. Pages: 1704-1708Raj Kumar and Deepak Malik (Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS)… Read more Get Access
A study on menstrual hygiene among rural adolescent girls Pages: 1709-1711 Anuradha, Raghavendra Huchchannavar and Vinod Chayal (Department of Community Medicine, Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana) Savita Chahal ( Department of Psychiatry, Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana) Although menstruation is a natural process, it is linked with several misconceptions and practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcomes. Learning about menstrual hygiene is a vital aspect of health education for adolescent girls. (i) To find out the status of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. (ii) To explorethe beliefs, dietary habits and perceptions regarding menstruation among the study population. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 adolescent school girls with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire regarding menstrual hygiene. The mean age of menarche was 12.4 years. Majority of the girls (66.4%) preferred using both sanitary pads and cloth pieces. Only 11.25% girls used sanitary pads during the entire menstruation. Practices of cleanliness were unsatisfactoryamong 43 (39.1%) girls. Eighty four (76.4%) girls had dietary restrictions, 85.5% girls were restricted to visit temples and 62.7% girls were prohibited entry to kitchen during periods. Menstrual hygiene is far from satisfactory among a large proportion of the adolescent girls with rampant ignorance, false perceptions and unsafe practices regarding menstruation. This emphasizes upon the need to encourage safe and hygienic practices among the adolescent girls and bring them out of traditional beliefs, misconceptions and restrictions with the active involvement of medical and paramedical health professionals. Pages: 1709-1711Anuradha, Raghavendra Huchchannavar and Vinod Chayal (Department of Community Medicine, Pt.BD Sharma University of… Read more Get Access
The role of emotional labour in screening appraisal Pages: 1712-1714 Durlabh Singh Kowal ( DRDO Scientist C, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) This paper suggests that the emotional labour provides a vital mechanism by which leadership behaviour and leadership skills can be screened in/out for recruitment purpose in Armed Force context. Emotional labour is an essential requisite in most of the professions. Not all individual prefer Armed Force profession as a career because of its unique nature of requirement. This study attempts to correlate the emotional labour and self-esteem of the subjects to the recruitment in services selection boards at screening level. The results show both are required in order to make career in Armed Force. A comparison is also made that between these two which affect the most for screening at Services Selection Boards. Pages: 1712-1714Durlabh Singh Kowal ( DRDO Scientist C, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Coping processes in ankylosing spondylitis Pages: 1717-1720 Neelam ( Vocational Counsellor, BPSGMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat) Joginder Singh ( Department of Sociology, M.D.U., Rohtak, Haryana) Persons with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are subject to variety of psychosocial consequences, which can be more harmful than the other medical difficulties they have. The present study was mainly aimed at understanding the coping processes used by patients with Ankylosing spondylitis. For this, 100 patients of Anklyosing Spondylitis aged 18 to 30 years were selected from PGIMS, Rohtak and BPSGMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat to participate in the study along with 100 normal controls. Data were collected by administering Folkman and Lazarus' Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (Mean, SD, SK, and KU) to ascertain the normalcy of data, t-ratios to compare the two groups in terms of their mean scores of eight measures of coping, and Discriminant Function Analysis to examine the joint contribution of all the eight variables in differentiation of two groups. Results revealed that patients with AS scored significantly low on Confrontive Coping, Self Controlling, Seeking Social Support, Accepting Responsibility, Planful Problem Solving, and Positive Reappraisal. In Discriminant Analysis, Positive Reappraisal, Self Controlling, and Distancing emerged most potent discriminators classifying the two groups correctly by 83.5%. Overall findings revealed the patients with AS to be significantly low on both the problem-focused and emotion-focused ways of coping. Pages: 1717-1720Neelam ( Vocational Counsellor, BPSGMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat)Joginder Singh ( Department of Sociology, M.D.U… Read more Get Access
Assessing the correlation between the five factor model of personality and academic performance Pages: 1721-1723 Adnan Khan (Abraham Fischler School of Education Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA) Abraham Fischler (School of Education Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA) The authors examined the correlation between the big five personality traits and academic performance, specifically academic CGPA of college students in Pakistan. The results showed a small positive correlation between Conscientiousness and CGPA. Openness to Experience showed a small negative correlation while Extraversion and Agreeableness did not appear to be dominant factors in terms of their correlation with academic CGPA. Neuroticism was found to have a moderate negative correlation with student CGPA. These findings validate earlier studies in the area, which report a positive relationship between Conscientiousness and academic performance along with a negative relationship between Neuroticism and academic achievement. Similar to this study, research on the other three variables and their relationship with academic performance remains inconclusive. Pages: 1721-1723Adnan Khan (Abraham Fischler School of Education Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA)Abraham Fischler (School… Read more Get Access
A cross sectional study of quality of life among alcohol dependent and dual diagnosis patients Pages: 1724-1727 Bilal Ahmad and Samina Bano (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) Vibha Sharma (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi ) Alcohol abuse is a worldwide problem that causes various sequelae, which severely affect physical and mental health, social and daily life. Quality of Life (QOL) is increasingly recognized as an important outcome measure in treatment studies and for service evaluation. The study was conducted with the aim of exploring the Quality of life in dual diagnosis, alcohol dependence syndrome and control group. A sample of 30 male subjects using purposive sampling and quantitative method. In each group a sample of 10 subjects were taken from OPD and ward of Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi. Tool like quality of life (WHOQOL-Brf, 1998) were collected from subjects personally and separately from each other. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis Test techniques were used to analyse the data. Results indicate that there was significant difference in quality of life among three groups but the quality of life related to physical domains, social domain and environmental domain was found poor in of dual diagnosis and alcohol dependent patients. The overall quality of life is high in psychological domains in all the three groups. Pages: 1724-1727Bilal Ahmad and Samina Bano (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi)Vibha Sharma… Read more Get Access
Attitude towards dowry: Comparison between boys and girls college students, employed and unemployed male persons of Tripura Pages: 1732-1735 Deepa Ghosh (Department of Psychology, N. S. Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur, Tripura) The study aimed at examining the attitude of the boys and girls students and male employed and unemployed persons towards Dowry. The study was conducted on 154 individuals. Among them 84 college students (boys-50; girls-34) were selected from three different degree colleges of Tripura and 70 male persons (35 employed and 35 umemployed) were selected from different strata of the society. The age of the college students ranged between 19-21 years whereas the ages of all the employed and unemployed persons were above 30 years. For the purpose of data collection, the Dowry Attitude Scale (DAS) was utilized. The test retest reliability coefficient and validity of the scale are 0.88 and 0.89 respectively. The study revealed that the girls possess favourable attitude towards dowry. Further, significant difference was found between the attitude of the boys and girls college students. No significant difference was evident between the attitude of the male employed and unemployed persons towards dowry. Surprisingly, all the groups possess favourable attitude towards dowry. Pages: 1732-1735Deepa Ghosh (Department of Psychology, N. S. Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur, Tripura) Read more Get Access
Sex variations in obsession-compulsion of tobacco users Pages: 1736-1738 Ankita Deshmukh and Bansh Gopal Singh (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur) Addiction is associated with various psychological factors. The present study was planned to study Obsession Compulsions in tobacco addictives. Obsession- Compulsion in Gudhakhu Users' was studied on a sample of 28 males and 28 females who use gudhakhu 3-4 times a day. Non users were also studied on a similar sample (28 males and 28 females). To measure obsession-compulsion in participants a self developed Obsession-Compulsion Inventory Screening Form was used. The results indicated that obsessive-compulsive behavior trait was found more in gudhakhu using group. It also indicated that females had more Obsession- Compulsion than males. The interaction between the genders and the user group was found insignificant in both compulsion and obsession. Pages: 1736-1738Ankita Deshmukh and Bansh Gopal Singh (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla… Read more Get Access
Memory enhancer: Acupressure Pages: 1739-1741 S. Goutami (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh) Memory is a central process of human and animal behavior. Generally research areas cover Memory applications, Memory Development, Memory processes, Memory systems and related processes. Present study aims at investigating how memory can be enhanced by using alternative methods like acupressure. 40 adolescent girls, of age group 17-18 years, chosen by applying accidental sampling for administrating acupressure points for enhancement of memory. t-test was computed, the results highlight that there is significant enhancement of memory of girls with application of acupressure points. Pages: 1739-1741S. Goutami (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Child abuse psychological effect and measurement Pages: 1742-1744 Kalpana Singh and S. K. Srivastava (Department of Psychology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand) The five-year-old girl, was abducted, brutalized and raped allegedly by two men in east Delhi(2012), 'Indian couple from Andhra Pradesh facing charges of child abuse burnt and hit their seven-year-old son with belt (2012),.'Three minor girl of juvenile home were raped by peon at Allahabad'(2012),.'The Noida serial murder and abuse case (also Nithari serial murders, Nithari Kand) took place in nithari village in 2006'. Child abuse is a crime which is committed by individuals who are frustrated by their own lives. Abusing a child is as serious crime as killing a person because a child is soft by nature and any abuse that he or she goes through in early stages of life, leaves a lasting effect on its mind for always. However child finds it difficult to forget or erase such memories all he or she ends up in is being frustrated. Some of the victims of child abuse lose their confidence forever and lead their lives as introverts. Childhood is the primary stage of life. It knows no worry or anxiety, no good or evil. It is the period of both ignorance and innocence. The heart of a child is as pure as a Crystal and it is also said that “God lives in a child” But some people without understanding the importance of the fact that a child is God's gift, abuse them to an extent that their future is ruined forever. The paper is an attempt to analyze the nature and psychological consequences of child abuse. Pages: 1742-1744Kalpana Singh and S. K. Srivastava (Department of Psychology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand) Read more Get Access
Recreational need assessment of 15-64 years old citizen in Shiraz city in personal, environmental, social and cultural dimension in 2013 Pages: 1745-1747 Marzieh Ebrahimi (Department of Physical Education, Sports Management, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) Younes Mohammadzadeh and Leila Jamshidian (Faculty of Humanities, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) The objective of this research was the recreational need assessment of 15 64 Years Old Citizenes in Shiraz City in three dimensions of individual, environmental-social and cultural. The research method was a descriptive survey. The statistical population of the study consisted male and female citizen of Shiraz from which 496 were selected using stage sampling method (appropriate to sample size). The research instrument was a researcher questionnaire containing 65 close ended questions. The reliability of the questionnaire proved to be 0/96 using Cornbrash's alpha coefficient and validity of the questionnaire was a superficial and content validity. The data was analyzed both through descriptive (frequency, percentage and standard deviation) and inferential (one-variable t-test, Independent-sample t-test, One way analyzed of variance, LSD test and Freidman) statistics. Analysis of the findings revealed that the most important recreational needs of Shiraz citizens are the need for recreational programs for adolescents considering the individual dimension with the average of 4/06, the need for recreational facilities part in (parking, enough light and recreational facilities) considering the environmental - social dimension with the average of 4/12, and the need for places to hold sport classes considering cultural dimension with the average of 3/86.The recreational needs of citizens were above the average in all three dimensions. No meaningful difference was seen in citizens, recreational needs in the three dimensions regarding age, sex and income. A meaningful difference was seen among recreational needs in individual dimension considering education, marital status and occupation. In addition, there was a meaningful difference among recreational needs in environmental-social dimension regarding owning a car. The most obstacles for participating in recreational program was the distance between recreational places and living place. Pages: 1745-1747Marzieh Ebrahimi (Department of Physical Education, Sports Management, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan… Read more Get Access
Depression and death anxiety in middle adulthood Pages: 1748-1750 Mary Nivya A., Sanjana Keerthi, Liya Ajayan and Pavitra B. (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) Middle adulthood is known as a period bodily changes and adjustments required to be made psychologically by the individual. Due to hormonal changes in middle adulthood and one's outlook of past achievements and experiences when compared to their current productivity rate, one may become depressed. Age as a factor by itself may be a cause for depression and also death anxiety, where one starts to contemplate the idea of death to be nearing and thus fear death. The study on “Depression and Death Anxiety in Middle Adulthood” was conducted in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu. The sample consisted of 61 randomly selected adults (28 male and 33 female) in the age range of 40 to 60 years. The prevalence of depression and death anxiety were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (1971) and Death Anxiety Inventory (Donald Temple, 1970) respectively. It was found that majority of the sample suffer from depression at the mild level and middle aged men are prone to milder forms of depression while middle aged women are more prone to moderate and higher levels of depression. When comparing the male and female population, more percentage of the female population suffers from death anxiety than the male population. Statistically significant correlations were found between age and depression, age and death anxiety and depression and death anxiety. There were positive correlations between having married children with both depression and death anxiety for the parents of those children and between depression and years of marriage. Pages: 1748-1750Mary Nivya A., Sanjana Keerthi, Liya Ajayan and Pavitra B. (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam… Read more Get Access
Association of diabetes mellitus with functional disability in older adults: A review Pages: 1751-1756 Monika Jain, Payal Jain, and Khushboo Gupta (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan) Diabetes mellitus is a common and serious health issue in older people and there is a significant and troubling association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and functional impairment in the elderly. Diabetes is also often associated with a lower rate of health recovery and with a feeling of weakness. Individuals with DM are prone to functional disability due to many reasons such as decreased sensorimotor function, neuromuscular/ musculoskeletal deficits, foot and body pain and pharmacological and related complications. Physical activity is recommended by physicians and clinicians to type- II diabetic elderly patients, as it increases sensitivity to insulin. To implement preventive policies for reduction in functional disability in older diabetic people, the role of diabetes in the disability process should be investigated. DM is consistently associated with a greater prevalence of functional impairment as well as with a progression in disability states and may be considered as a brake on recovery phase. This association is partially explained by existing complications, associated conditions (obesity, hypertension and depression), treatment burden and other social characteristics (lower income and lower educational level). In this review, our aim is to describe the role of DM in the functional disability in older people and to identify possibilities of functional disability prevention in elderly people. Thus, DM may be considered as a frailty factor in geriatric population. However, the reasons and mechanisms of these deleterious effects of diabetes on functional inability need to be clarified. Pages: 1751-1756Monika Jain, Payal Jain, and Khushboo Gupta (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali… Read more Get Access
Awareness of responsibilities, emotional balance and family adjustment in children of working and non-working women Pages: 1757-1759 Subodh Bansod (Department of Psychology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University Mahatam Jyotiba Fule Education University, Campas, Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh) During the stage of development, child undergoes a number of physical as well as mental changes which gives rise to a number problems related to emotional, educational, social and other aspect of behavior. Family plays a very important role in the emotional, educational and social development of the child. The child is more readily impressed by the life and example of the mother than that of father. Present study was undertaken to compare the awareness of responsibilities, emotional balance and family adjustment of the children of working and non-working women. The sample was consisted 300 adolescents learning in ninth standard from randomly selected four schools of Nagpur. Out of 300 adolescents, 150 were children of working women and 150 were children of non-working women. A questionnaire was prepared on the basis of five dimensions, namely, proud of mother, expectations from mother, awareness regarding responsibilities, emotional balance and family adjustment. It contains 65 questions. Each item was in the form of a statement about the dimensions, the students indicated their agreement with each of the statement on five point scale. This questionnaire was used for collecting the data. The results revealed that there is no significant difference between the mean proud of mother scores of children of working and non-working women. children of working women are better family adjusted than the children of non-working women. Pages: 1757-1759Subodh Bansod (Department of Psychology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University Mahatam Jyotiba Fule Education… Read more Get Access
Aging and emotional intelligence Pages: 1760-1763 Pooja V. Anand (Department of Psychology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi) Recent developments in positive psychology can be applied to develop a positive psychology of aging. One of the most important constructs in positive psychology is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence refers to the perception, understanding and management of one's own and others' emotions. It is important for psychologists to understand the application and usefulness of emotional intelligence. Because of the aging population, Gerontology, the study of ageing, is an important field to explore the applications of emotional intelligence. Traditionally, the negative aspects of old age have been emphasized. However, recent empirical evidence is emerging that highlights the less recognized skills, potentials, and skills of older adults especially with respect to how they understand and manage their emotions. Hence, more research on the applications of emotional intelligence to Gerontology is advocated. Pages: 1760-1763Pooja V. Anand (Department of Psychology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi) Read more Get Access
Perceptions and knowledge regarding breast feeding amongst mothers attending antenatal clinic in rural area of Maharashtra Pages: 1764-1766 Rahul R. Bogam (Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune) Sonali K. Barge (College of Nursing, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra) As a global public health recommendation, infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. The role of antenatal mothers in this aspect is of paramount importance, as their sensitization about adopting breastfeeding practices prior to child birth is crucial. The present study attempted to assess the perceptions and knowledge about breast feeding amongst mothers attending antenatal clinic in rural area of Maharashtra. A cross sectional study was conducted at one of the randomly selected tertiary health care hospitals in Pune District. A pretested questionnaire was distributed to 350 antenatal mothers and responses were collected. The data was entered in Microsoft office excel sheet and analyzed. Majority (58%) of mothers were in the age group of 18-23 years followed by 24-29 years of age group and 30-35 years of age group. In present study, 151 (43.14%) mothers were educated up to secondary level and percentage of illiterate mothers was less i.e. 3.14%. The study revealed inadequacies in the knowledge of breast feeding amongst antenatal mothers about certain aspects like exclusive breast feeding, breast feeding during diarrhoea etc. However, good knowledge was observed about some aspects like colostrum, weaning and breast care etc. Pages: 1764-1766Rahul R. Bogam (Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune)Sonali… Read more Get Access
Effectiveness of group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral on mental health in gifted students Pages: 1767-1769 Maryam Talebi (Family Therapy, Family Institute Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran) Roghieh Nooripour (Family Counseling, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran) Hossein Taghizadeh (Department of Psychology, Tehran Universeity, Iran) The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral on mental health in gifted students. In this study, The population consisted of all mal gifted high school students' in babol city, 24 students were randomly selected and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) tested, Then randomly divided into two groups (n=12) and controls (n=12). Group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral during 8 sessions, each sessions 2 hour for test group were presented. Data analysis was done through the independent, dependent t-test and analysis of covariance. comparison of the results of tests on the pre-test and post-test showed group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral significantly increase mental health components students in the experimental group compared with the control group. As a result, group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral can be used as an effective intervention to increased the mental health of gifted students by counselors and psychotherapists. Pages: 1767-1769Maryam Talebi (Family Therapy, Family Institute Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran)Roghieh Nooripour (Family… Read more Get Access
A correlation between blood sugar and blood pressure in diabetic patients Pages: 1770-1772 Santosh Kumar Yadav, Awadhesh K. Arya, Lalit P. Meena and Kamlakar Tripathi (Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.) Diabetes mellitus and blood pressure are critical combination for the development of macro and micro vascular disease. Blood pressure (BP) variability is associated with increased cardiovascular event in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The objective of the study was to evaluation of the prevalence of blood pressure systolic and diastolic in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The cross sectional study was used. This study was conducted in OPD in department of medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi from Jan 2013 to April 2013. The studies examine 400 patients, with 200 diabetic and 200 non diabetic. In diabetic patient (108 male &female 92) mean age (89±18) year and 200 non diabetic patients 102 male 98 female, mean age (82±20) years. The difference between two group was measured by sample t-test ≤ 0.05 was taken significant. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 69 Bihar, 30 Jharkhand, 22 MP, 11 Nepal and68 from Uttar Pradesh. The mean of systolic blood pressure of Diabetic patients are 146mmhg and the mean of Diastolic blood pressure of diabetic patients are 92mmHg. In patients with Diabetic mellitus at higher risk for cardiovascular events, targeting systolic blood pressure is greater than 120mmHg so it is concluded that diabetic mellitus was more affected the blood pressure. Pages: 1770-1772Santosh Kumar Yadav, Awadhesh K. Arya, Lalit P. Meena and Kamlakar Tripathi (Department of… Read more Get Access
A need analysis of citizens social needs to plan leisure and recreational activities in terms of social-cultural dimensions: A case study of Shiraz, Iran Pages: 1773-1775 Sareh Rahimi (Young Researchers Club, Arsanjan branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) Marzieh Ebrahimi (Sports Management, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) Younes Mohammadzadeh (Faculty ofHumanities, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) In fact, human beings are always facing the most basic needs which are the driving force of their movements, actions, and behaviors. People have different needs concerning living conditions, family, age, education, and job. So they behave according to the needs they are facing. Therefore, an analysis of humans' basic needs provides a better understanding of causes and motivations behind individuals' behavioral and this understanding is an essential step in providing suitable education as well as reducing the behavioral and psychological problems. Like all other municipal communities, Shiraz has been affected during the past half-century by changes such as the industrial revolution and the development of technology. Besides, such changes have both positive and negative consequences. The objective of this research was the recreational need assessment of 15- 64 Years Old Citizenes in Shiraz City in three dimensions of individual, environmental-social and cultural. The research method was a descriptive survey. The statistical population of the study consisted male and female citizen of Shiraz from which 496 were selected using stage sampling method (appropriate to sample size). The research instrument was a researcher questionnaire containing 65 close ended questions. The reliability of the questionnaire proved to be 0/96 using Cornbrash's alpha coefficient and validity of the questionnaire was a superficial and content validity. The data was analyzed both through descriptive (frequency, percentage and standard deviation) and inferential (one-variable t-test, Independent-sample t-test, One way analyzed of variance, LSD test and Freidman) statistics. Pages: 1773-1775Sareh Rahimi (Young Researchers Club, Arsanjan branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)Marzieh Ebrahimi (Sports… Read more Get Access
Self-concept and personality adjustment in orphan children and children living in their home Pages: 1776-1778 Satyadhar Dwivedi (Department of Clinical Psychology, Sweekaar Rehabilitation Institute for Handicapped. Secunderabad, A.P.) Aditi Priya and J. Mahto (Department of Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate institute of Behavioural & Medical Science. Raipur, C.G.) The current research investigated differences in self-concept and adjustment of orphan children and children living in their homes. The sample consisted of 60 children (30 children from orphanages and 30 living in their homes). Purposive sampling technique was used. Children living with both parents were drawn from different private schools and orphan children were drawn from orphanages of SOS village, Mana Camp, Raipur (C.G.). Self concept questionnaire developed by Saraswat (1984) and Bell adjustment inventory developed by Mohsin & Shamsad (1987) were used. The children in orphanages reported lower degree of self-concept and adjustment than children living with their parents. The findings further suggest no significant gender difference in self concept and adjustment of the orphan children and the children living with both parents. The findings of this research will promote our understanding of the personality and self concept and adjustment of children in orphanages and intact homes. Pages: 1776-1778Satyadhar Dwivedi (Department of Clinical Psychology, Sweekaar Rehabilitation Institute for Handicapped. Secunderabad, A.P.)Aditi Priya… Read more Get Access
Coping processes in ankylosing spondylitis Pages: 1779-1783 Neelam (Vocational Counsellor, BPSGMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana) Jogender Singh (Department of Sociology, M.D.U., Rohtak, Haryana) Neeti Rani (Physiotherapist, BPSGMC Khanpur, Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana) Persons with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are subject to variety of psychosocial consequences, which can be more harmful than the other medical difficulties they have. The present study was mainly aimed at understanding the coping processes used by patients with Ankylosing spondylitis. For this, 100 patients of Anklyosing Spondylitis aged 18 to 30 years were selected from PGIMS, Rohtak and BPSGMC, khanpur Kalan, Sonepat to participate in the study along with 100 normal controls. Data were collected by administering Folkman and Lazarus' Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (Mean, SD, SK, and KU) to ascertain the normalcy of data, t-ratios to compare the two groups in terms of their mean scores of eight measures of coping, and Discriminant Function Analysis to examine the joint contribution of all the eight variables in differentiation of two groups. Results revealed that patients with AS scored significantly low on Confrontive Coping, Self Controlling, Seeking Social Support, Accepting Responsibility, Planful Problem Solving, and Positive Reappraisal. In Discriminant Analysis, Positive Reappraisal, Self Controlling, and Distancing emerged most potent discriminators classifying the two groups correctly by 83.5%. Overall findings revealed the patients with AS to be significantly low on both the problem-focused and emotion-focused ways of coping. Pages: 1779-1783Neelam (Vocational Counsellor, BPSGMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana)Jogender Singh (Department of Sociology, M.D.U., Rohtak… Read more Get Access
Managing dementia with no pills: Role of caregivers Pages: 1784-1786 Chahal Savita, Anuradha and Govil Deepika (Department of Community Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana ) Govil Nikhil and Kumar Deepak (Department of Medicine Rajindra, Hospital, Patiala, Punjab) Family caregivers of people with dementia, often called the second doctors, are critical to the quality of life of the care recipients. The support of the caregivers is intrinsic to good dementia care; therefore their role needs to be acknowledged in maintaining individuals with dementia in community. Good and appropriate communication skills, helping them maintain independence and autonomy, providing safe environment, simplification of tasks, structuring of daily routine, and provision of adequate nutrition, engaging them in physical and cognitive exercises are some of the simple but valuable things which caregivers can do for dementia patients. At the same time they experience high rates of burden and psychological morbidity as well as social isolation, physical ill-health, and financial hardship which needs to identified and managed timely. Pages: 1784-1786Chahal Savita, Anuradha and Govil Deepika (Department of Community Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana )Govil… Read more Get Access
A comparative study of depression and anxiety among alcoholics and non-alcoholics Pages: 1787-1789 Kr. Sajid Ali Khan and Vijayshri (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP) Alcohol is one of the most widely used drug substances in the world. For many people, drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. People with alcohol use disorders, however, drink to excess, endangering both themselves and others. In the mental health area alcoholism is caused mostly by depression, anxiety and stress, on the other hand it also leads to depression and stress. The present study aims to compare depression and anxiety among alcoholics and non- alcoholics. It was assumed that depression and anxiety may be the risk factors for alcoholism. A sample of 100 people (50 alcoholics and 50 non-alcoholics) was randomly selected from Delhi. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used to collect data on depression and anxiety. t-test was administered to compare two groups. The result of the study showed that alcoholic group was higher on depression as well as anxiety than the non alcoholic group, and it was also found that there is no clear cut casual relationship between alcoholism and depression and anxiety. Pages: 1787-1789Kr. Sajid Ali Khan and Vijayshri (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP) Read more Get Access
Managing stress in parents of children with intellectual disabilities Pages: 1790-1793 Abdul Majeed Bhat and Vikas Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) S.P.K. Jena (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) Intellectual disability in India is a major challenge which not only limits the capacity of the afflicted individual but at the same time also leads to the parent's vulnerability to stressors. There is considerable evidence to suggest that parents of children with intellectual disability experience greater stress than caregivers of children without intellectual disability. This stress tends to be chronic in nature and therefore persists over substantial period of time. Caring for children with intellectual disabilities drains parent's economic, physical, mental and psychological resources. Behavioural problems which are frequently associated with intellectual disabilities add to the parental stress. The present paper while reviewing current literature highlights the nature of stress experienced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities and its effect on family environment and also demonstrates evidence based intervention strategies for its management. The relationship between the child related characteristics and parental stress are also discussed. The results suggest that there are practical implications of reducing parental stress which will be beneficial for general parent training interventions and also for successful behaviour management programmes for children. There is a need to replicate parental stress management programmes with a more diverse group and long-term follow-up. Pages: 1790-1793Abdul Majeed Bhat and Vikas Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi)S.P.K. Jena… Read more Get Access
Reducing negative emotions amongst adolescents: the role of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) Pages: 1794-1798 Taruna and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana) Negative emotions are primarily the most common reasons when adolescents seek psychological and pysychiatric assistance and treatment. Amongst the adolescents, it is common to experience the negative emotions of depression, hopelessness, guilt, shame and humiliation. Notably, the negative emotions of depression and hopelessness are the major and most commonly found negative emotions among the adolescent age group. Various therapeutic intervention programmes are available and applied to manage the depression amongst the adolescents. DBT is a comprehensive and extended form of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for complex, difficult-to-treat mental disorders (Linehan, 1993a, 1993b). DBT and its adapted and extended forms have evolved into treatment for various psychiatric disorders such as, substance dependence with borderline personality disorder( Linehan, Schmidt, Dimeff, Craft, Kanter, & Comtois, 1999), binge eating(Telch et al,in press), depressed suicidal adolescents( Rathus & Miller,2000), depressed elderly( Lynch,2000) and to variety of inpatients and outpatient psychiatric clinical settings. The primary objective of the present research study was to observe the effect of adapted form of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for the management of negative emotion of depression and hopelessness amongst adolescents. In the present study authors kept 20 participants on therapeutic intervention for the period of one year. The participants recorded to have high levels of depression on the measure of Beck Depression Inventory- II (BDI-II) and high levels of hopelessness on the measure of Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). Participants were trained exclusively on the skills training modules of DBT in individual as well as group settings and their post intervention assessment of depression and hopelessness levels were recorded with the respective tools after every four months ( baseline, four, eight and twelve months) respectively. Descriptive statistical analysis (mean and standard deviation) and paired t-test was used to test the significance of mean. The results obtained from the present study recorded the significant decrease in the mean depression and hopelessness scores from baseline to twelve months (end of therapeutic intervention). The results obtained from the present study revealed that DBT has a significant role in managing the negative emotions of depression and hopelessness amongst adolescent. It primarily improves the basic interpersonal skills of an individual and teaches to regulate and express the emotionality mindfully. Pages: 1794-1798Taruna and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science &… Read more Get Access

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