Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Pages: 510-511
Sahar Javed and Naheed Nizami (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)

Today aggression is a more common and threatening problem among children in our society. Aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause pain or harm. Aggression takes a variety of forms among humans and can be physical, mental or verbal. The frequency of physical aggression in humans peaks at around 2 3 years of age. It then declines gradually on average. Behavior like aggression can be learned by watching and imitating the behavior of others. A considerable amount of evidence suggests that watching violence on television increases the likelihood of short-term aggression in children. Sometime parents oppress their children which may also lead aggression in children (Displaced aggression is really a form of oppression). A child comes into the world not only with good tendencies but with bad ones too. The education of a child should include some basic training on how to struggle against and overcome bad inclinations. Parents and other elder peoples play an important role in personality development of the child. The paper would also emphasize the parental discipline technique in developing desirable behavior from Islamic perspective. To develop desirable behavior in children through love affection and praise their children, this encourages them to behave well. Our prophet loves for his grand-children Al Hassan and Al Hussain was so great that he used to kiss them whenever he saw them , it shows that Islam also follow the same rule of love and affection from children to develop desirable behavior .Islam laid out guidelines over 1400 years ago that if you have to physically discipline any living soul, you may not hit the face , head or tender parts of the body , hit hard enough to leave a mark on the skin and only spank when you feel you may lose control . In Islam we have been instructed to have patience and be merciful to our children. Islam is the only religion who puts rules and regulations for every aspect of our lives which have greater psychological implications during the process of child development. The present paper is an attempt to highlight these issues.

Pages: 515-517
Nisha Singh (Govt. College of Education, Chandigarh)

This study aimed at ascertaining differences in family stress and well being of the parents having children with and without developmental delay. To achieve the objectives of the study, Family Stress Scale (1999) by Shanmugavela and PGI General Well Being Scale by Verma and Verma (2011) were used to measure the key variables i.e. family stress and well being. The purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of fifty parents (twenty five parents having children with developmental delay and twenty five parents having children without developmental delay). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were applied for the analysis of data. The findings revealed that the parents having children with developmental delay experience higher amounts of stress and lacked in feeling of well being as compared to parents having children without developmental delay. Further, it was concluded that the parents having children with developmental delay differed significantly from the parents having children without developmental delay with respect to family stress and well being. Implications of these findings for future research and clinical practice were outlined.

Pages: 521-523
O.P. Sharma, Seema, Mahesh, and V. K. Kalwania (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)

HIV is a burning issue in Health Research. The increasing rate of HIV infection affect people in countless ways and nearly every aspect of their lives. The social stigma that surrounds HIV may have adverse repercussions not only for individuals but also for their family and thus affecting their life satisfaction. The aim of this research was to study the effect of HIV infection and gender on life satisfaction. The locale was cofined to Jaipur. The sample consisted of 20 subjects in which were 10 HIV Infected (5 Male and 5 Female) and 10 were normal (5 Males and 5 Females) 2 x 2 factroial design was used. Life satisfaction scale by Alam and Srivastana (1983) was used to collect data. Data was analyzed by using Analysis of Variance. Results showed that Life satisfaction level of HIV infected person were lower that normal individuals. No effect of gender difference on life satisfaction was found. There was no interaction effect of HIV infection and gender on life satisfaction .

Pages: 527-530
Hardeep Kaur (Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala)

Disability of any type may restricts the functional ability, space and opportunity for complete participation in society. Despite the paradigm shift from charity to right based approach followed at present to promote the empo-werment of persons with disability, a vast section of society is yet to benefit from the opportunities guaranteed under the law. There are still some significant issues common to all forms of disabilities which need to be catered too both at state and society level. This paper not only outlines general frame work on disabilities but also discusses some significant issues of concern common to all disabilities.

Pages: 535-537
Archana Shukla and Neha Singh (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Lucknow)

The aim of this present study was to cast a glance at Self Other Relatedness among alcoholics. Sample of 50 alcoholic male patients were selected through purposive sampling technique from Disha De addiction center and Navjyoti Kiran De addiction center in Lucknow city. Their age ranged from 35-45 years with the mean age of 40 years. Circle technique developed by Thrower, Bruce and Walton (1982) was administered on the subjects. Results revealed that there is denial of self in one's life space. Further, self is perceived inadequate and insignificant by alcoholics.

Pages: 546-548
Nisha Dilip Mundada (Department of Psychology & Career Counseling Centre Pachora, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon SSMM Arts, Science & Commerce, College Pachora. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.)

This study analyses the relationship between superstition & introvert / extrovert personality of 200 college students, 100 from Pachora City (Urban) & 100 from Rural Area (villages of Pachora Taluka) from Maharashtra State in India. Dubay and Dixit's Superstition Scale and Neymen-Kohlsted Diagnostic Test for Introversion-Extroversion was used. Majority of the students have non-superstition score in superstition scale. Extrovert students & students from rural area show high level of superstition rather than Introvert students & students from urban area. Female students show high level superstition than male students.

Pages: 552-556
Sangeeta Rath (Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
Saadia Alam (Department of Psychology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa)

In today's high pressure world, stresses and strains of modern living can become increasingly hard to bear. Stress is an everyday fact of life. It is frequently seen as a significant contributor to disease and clinical evidence is mounting for specific effects of stress on immune and cardiovascular systems. Asthma is triggered by many factors and stress is one of them. The study investigated the relationship between stress of asthmatics and non-asthmatics as well as male and female participants. The study adopted a 2(asthmatics and non-asthmatics) x 2 (males and females) factorial design .Two hundred and forty participants (120 asthmatics and 120 non-asthmatics) are randomly sampled from urban areas of Odisha. Out of the 120 asthmatics, there are 60 males and 60 females. Further 60 males and 60 females not suffering from asthma or any other disease are taken. The participants of all the four groups were compared with respect to their stress and coping abilities (readjustment difficulties).The results indicated that asthmatics experienced more readjustment difficulties or perceived more coping difficulties in personal, family and finance related events compared to non-asthmatics. Males perceived more readjustment difficulties in personal and finance related events whereas females perceived more readjustment difficulties in family related matters.

Pages: 562-564
Shilpa Shankar and C. G. Venkatesha Murthy (Department of Education, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangotri, Mysore, Karnataka)

The Ayurvedic concepts are applicable to all human beings irrespective of caste, colour, sex or race. Therefore, it is interesting to build on the Ayurvedic knowledge which has already given us so much since times immemorial, and validate some of these issues related to personality from psychological perspective. There are already certain efforts in understanding Sattva, Rajas and Tamas Gunas. It can be furthered so that a comprehensive personality picture can be generated, which can have implications for health, career, education and many other dimensions of life. The present paper is a theoretical attempt in developing such a personality proposition which can be validated.

Pages: 568-570
N. M. Tajpuria (Department of Psychology, D.D.Thakar Arts & K. J. Patel Commerce College, Khedbrahma, Sabarkantha, Gujarat)
Naik Parulben Shantilal (Vanraj Arts & Commerce College Dharampur, Valsad, Gujarat)

"Personality" can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. In this competitive world it is very important to understand their personality type and their problem solving ability to guide them to lead a more equipped and controlled life in a future. The aim of education is not to make a intelligent & learned man but also to develops bold, courageous & integrated personality. Personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of people. Personality types are distinguished from personality traits, which come in different levels or degrees. Education develops the individual like a flower which distributes its fragrance all over the environment. That's why I undertook the topic. The main objectives of the topic is to find out the correlation between the Personality & Problem solving ability 12th standard students to lead a healthy future life in the complex world. A sample size of 240 students was selected and taken up for the study. Type A/B behavior pattern scale (ABBPS) of Dr. Upindra Dhar & Manisha Jha and Problem solving ability test (PSAT) of Dr. L. N. Dubey were used for the study. It is found that there exist significant difference between personality type & problem solving ability of 12th Standard students.

Pages: 575-579
Preeti Gupta (Clinical Psychologist, Eras Medical College and University, Lucknow)
Shayeed Akhtar (Deputy Medical Superintendent, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi)
Prem Prakesh (Psychiatric Social Work, RINPAS, Ranchi)
Pradeep Kumar (Psychiatric Social Worker, State Institute of Mental Health PGI-MS, Rohtak, Haryana)
Dharmender Kumar (Nehra Clinical Psychologist, State Institute of Mental Health, PGI-MS, Rohtak, Haryana)

A large number of female patients who are married are discovered to have psychiatric illness only after the marriage.. The aim of this study was to delineate the clinical and socio demographic profile of the patient who have been deserted, divorced or separated judicially or my mutual consent.The socio-demographic profile, the age of onset of illness, the clinical profile, the duration, episodes of illness and the stated reason of desertion was noted. The burden of care scale was administered to the most significant caregiver as identified by consensus of the family. Most of the deserted females were schizophrenic, although manic episodes occurring after the marriage was also the cause. Mental retardation and severe OCD were also among the clinical profile. The caregiver had immense burden of care and their concern in respect of the life and future will be discussed later. Concealment of mental illness before marriage was the major cause of divorce or separation that has caused great burden on the care givers.

Pages: 585-588
Dalbir Singh Saini (District Social Welfare Officer, Hisar, Haryana)

Alcoholism, per se, is a disease that leads to physical, emotional, psychological and social problems. It is a progressive and permanent disease. Apart from this, an excessive use of alcohol affects the functioning of various systems in the body and leads to several complications. We are focusing on the impact of alcohol on the different systems of the body and the consequent damages.