Recovering from Job Loss: Most Report Few Long-Term Psychological Effects, Study Finds

2010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Loss ◽  
Psychological Effects

Teaching Collegiate Journalists How to Cover Traumatic Events Using Moral Development Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-246
Author(s):  
Stephanie Anderson ◽  
Brian Bourke
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Development Education

The authors make the argument that trauma journalism should be taught as part of the postsecondary curriculum in journalism schools. As part of that education, students will learn that coping with the psychological effects of repeated exposure to such events can have long-term impacts on their mental health. As Kohlberg and Rest found, students in college are at a pivotal point in their moral development. Education takes place as adolescents are developing key psychological skills, including moral and ethical decision-making. Collegiate journalists should be gaining these valuable reasoning skills as it relates to covering traumatic events.

scholarly journals Psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on university students: Understanding apprehensions through a phenomenographic approach

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251641
Author(s):  
Sumbal Shahbaz ◽  
Muhammad Zeshan Ashraf ◽  
Rubeena Zakar ◽  
Florian Fischer ◽  
Muhammad Zakria Zakar
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Outcome Space ◽  
Depth Interviews

Limited evidence exists to help understand the experiences of university students in relation to the long-term lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For that reason, we conducted a study using a phenomenographic approach in order to understand how university students perceive COVID-19 and the associated lockdown. Data were collected from 25 students in Pakistan. They were asked to demonstrate the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in illustrations. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with these students, to gain further insights into their perspectives on the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis revealed four interlinked directions for understanding students’ experiences. These themes were: 1) escape into peace, 2) hope for personal freedom, 3) fear of becoming a victim of COVID-19, and 4) concerns regarding education, future career, and opportunities. All four themes were analyzed and condensed into an outcome space, which further gathers the perceptions of students under one theme as “Hope for life while paradoxically living with fear”. Studying the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on students not only highlighted their concerns, but also emphasized the importance of starting regular psychological evaluations and stress-releasing sessions, along with online education to overcome growing depression.

The Psychological Effects of Service in British Antarctica

1987 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bell ◽  
P. H. Garthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Small Community

This study follows the psychological profile of a group of Antarctic explorers on a remote base in British Antarctica. Each month for 1 year the 60-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was administered to the 12-man complement and the results compared to those of a control group. Three men resigned and left, 4 months later, at the end of winter. Their scoring showed marked differences from the others, including the highest scores in the severe depression factor scale. The GHQ was accepted by the men despite the intrusive threat it offered in such a small community; there was also a seasonal variation in scoring, with higher scores in the winter, and no evidence of long-term psychological sequelae in those who stayed.

scholarly journals The paradoxical psychological effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1379-1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Carhart-Harris ◽  
M. Kaelen ◽  
M. Bolstridge ◽  
T. M. Williams ◽  
L. T. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Effects ◽  
Lysergic Acid ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Within Subjects

BackgroundLysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a potent serotonergic hallucinogen or psychedelic that modulates consciousness in a marked and novel way. This study sought to examine the acute and mid-term psychological effects of LSD in a controlled study.MethodA total of 20 healthy volunteers participated in this within-subjects study. Participants received LSD (75 µg, intravenously) on one occasion and placebo (saline, intravenously) on another, in a balanced order, with at least 2 weeks separating sessions. Acute subjective effects were measured using the Altered States of Consciousness questionnaire and the Psychotomimetic States Inventory (PSI). A measure of optimism (the Revised Life Orientation Test), the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, and the Peter's Delusions Inventory were issued at baseline and 2 weeks after each session.ResultsLSD produced robust psychological effects; including heightened mood but also high scores on the PSI, an index of psychosis-like symptoms. Increased optimism and trait openness were observed 2 weeks after LSD (and not placebo) and there were no changes in delusional thinking.ConclusionsThe present findings reinforce the view that psychedelics elicit psychosis-like symptoms acutely yet improve psychological wellbeing in the mid to long term. It is proposed that acute alterations in mood are secondary to a more fundamental modulation in the quality of cognition, and that increased cognitive flexibility subsequent to serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) stimulation promotes emotional lability during intoxication and leaves a residue of ‘loosened cognition’ in the mid to long term that is conducive to improved psychological wellbeing.

Understanding and building upon effort to return to work for people with long-term disability and job loss

Work ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.L. Saunders ◽  
E. MacEachen ◽  
B. Nedelec
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Job Loss

Genetic testing for hereditary colorectal cancer in children: Long-term psychological effects

2002 ◽  
Vol 116A (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Marie Codori ◽  
Kristin L. Zawacki ◽  
Gloria M. Petersen ◽  
Diana L. Miglioretti ◽  
Judith A. Bacon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Cancer In Children

Summary of Guideline for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip B. Mitchell ◽  
Gin S. Malhi ◽  
Bernette L. Redwood ◽  
Jillian Ball ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Acute Treatment ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recommended Treatment ◽  
Present Summary

The past decade has witnessed an extraordinary expansion of treatments available for bipolar disorder. Ten years ago, lithium was the only approved agent for this condition. Since that time, carbamazepine, valproate and olanzapine have received regulatory approval for the acute treatment of mania. Concurrently, randomized controlled trials of various psychological interventions have been recently reported, respecting the important psychological effects of this condition. The present summary provides recommended treatment guidelines for each phase of this condition: mania, mixed episodes, depression and long-term prophylaxis. Levels of evidence for specific treatments are provided and placed in the context of overall principles of quality clinical management.

Psychological Effects of Victimization: Implications for the Criminal Justice System

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Resick
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Rape Victims ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
The Past

The purposes of this article are to review research on psychological reactions to criminal victimization, to consider how victims might be affected by participation in the criminal justice system, and to offer some recommendations for the treatment of victims and their families within the criminal justice system. Over the past ten years there have been a series of studies conducted to examine the long-term effects of rape victims. Recently a study was conducted to compare the reactions of robbery victims with rape victims and to compare female and male robbery victims. This article will review the findings from these longitudinal studies with particular attention to victim reactions that may affect or be affected by participation in criminal prosecution.

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