Effects of Elevated Fitness Upon Quality of Mental Performance Under Conditions of Physical Exertion, and on Personality Variables

1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilad Weingarten ◽  
John F. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Mental Performance ◽  
Personality Variables

scholarly journals Introducing the Concept of Wellness to Second Year Student’s in Physical Education Classes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-442
Author(s):  
L. Agliulova ◽  
D. Panyagin
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
American Society ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Impact

This article shows the need to include the teaching of healthy lifestyles — Wellness — in student’s education. Nowadays, the health of students is significantly deteriorating due to a sedentary lifestyle, a violation of the day and sleep patterns, and an increase in mental stress. We know the impact of health on academic performance, so the importance of this training should be noted. Wellness is the concept of a healthy lifestyle, the study of the combination of physical and spiritual health, healthy eating, adequate physical exertion and the elimination of bad habits. The concept of Wellness was introduced into practice by the American doctor Halbert Donne in 1959, he also formulated the basic principles of a healthy lifestyle. In the 1960s, wellness gained great popularity, first in professional circles, and then in wide circles of American society, thanks to the numerous publications of Halbert Donne, John Travis, Donald Ardell and Gerhart Hettler. The introduction of the concept of Wellness in the training of students leads to an increase in interest in the lessons of physical culture. And, to a comprehensive improvement in the quality of life and health, student performance. Indeed, at the present time, the following causes of deterioration in the health of the young generation can be identified: neuro–psychological stress; mental fatigue; violation of work and rest; sleep disturbance; violation of the diet; bad habits; insufficient motor activity. That is why it is necessary to introduce into the habit of the student’s moderate exercise, proper nutrition and quality rest. Which involves the teachings of Wellness?

Nutraceuticals for Promoting Longevity

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Ivan Pavlović ◽  
Soliman Khateb ◽  
Irina Milisav ◽  
Jamal Mahajna
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Caloric Restriction ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Insulin Like Growth Factor ◽  
Receptor Signaling ◽  
Mental Performance ◽  
Environmental Manipulation ◽  
Multiple Chronic Diseases

Objective: To summarize the main findings on nutraceuticals that slow aging processes by delaying and even preventing the development of multiple chronic diseases and improve productivity and quality of life in the elderly. Methods: Literature search of the relevant papers known to the authors was conducted. Results: The most robust environmental manipulation for extending lifespan is caloric restriction without malnutrition. Some nutraceuticals can mimic caloric restriction effects. This review will focus on the nutraceuticals that impact insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor signaling and sirtuin activity in mediating longevity and healthspan. Conclusion: Aging is considered to be synonymous with the appearance of major diseases and an overall decline in physical and mental performance. Caloric restriction is well established as a strategy to extend lifespan without malnutrition. A variety of nutraceuticals were reported to mimic the effect of caloric restriction by modulating the activity of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor signaling and sirtuin activity and consequently promote longevity and healthspan.

scholarly journals How Much Support Is There for the Recommendations Made to the General Population during Confinement? A Study during the First Three Days of the COVID–19 Quarantine in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Suso-Ribera ◽  
Ramón Martín-Brufau
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
The Face ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Background: Recommendations on lifestyles during quarantine have been proposed by researchers and institutions since the COVID–19 crisis emerged. However, most of these have never been tested under real quarantine situations or derive from older investigations conducted mostly in China and Canada in the face of infections other than COVID–19. The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between a comprehensive set of recommended lifestyles, socio–demographic, and personality variables and mood during the first stages of quarantine. Methods: A virtual snow–ball recollection technique was used to disseminate the survey across the general population in Spain starting the first day of mandatory quarantine (15 March 2020) until three days later (17 March). In total, 2683 Spanish adults (mean age = 34.86 years, SD = 13.74 years; 77.7% women) from the general population completed measures on socio–demographic, COVID–related, behavioral, personality/cognitive, and mood characteristics. Results: In the present study, depression and anger were higher than levels reported in a previous investigation before the COVID–19 crisis, while vigor, friendliness, and fatigue were lower. Anxiety levels were comparable. The expected direction of associations was confirmed for the majority of predictors. However, effect sizes were generally small and only a subset of them correlated to most outcomes. Intolerance of unpleasant emotions, neuroticism, and, to a lesser extent, agreeableness, sleep quality, young age, and time spent Internet surfing were the most robust and strongest correlates of mood states. Conclusions: Some recommended lifestyles (i.e., maintaining good quality of sleep and reducing Internet surfing) might be more important than others during the first days of quarantine. Promoting tolerance to unpleasant emotions (e.g., through online, self–managed programs) might also be of upmost importance. So far, recommendations have been made in general, but certain subgroups (e.g., certain personality profiles and young adults) might be especially vulnerable and should receive more attention.

scholarly journals The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM): Two Pilot Studies of a Brief Measure of Psychopathy Traits

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Semel
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Highly Correlated

Two studies were undertaken to examine preliminary construct validity of a newly developed, abbreviated measure of psychopathy.  The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM) is a 33-item inventory that is closely modeled on the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM; Patrick, 2010), with a new and more parsimonious set of items.  Analyses in Study 1 ( = 126) found that the Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition scales of the APM had high internal consistency reliabilities and were highly correlated with their counterpart scales on the TriPM.  The APM Total score was very highly correlated with the TriPM Total score (r = .90).  Each of the APM scales was also significantly correlated with a measure of Antisocial Intent.  In Study 2 (N = 140), the APM was very highly correlated with the Total score of a 36-item version of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scales (LSRP; Levenson, Kiehl, & Fitzpatrick, 1995). Additionally, the APM scales were associated differentially with normal range personality variables associated with psychopathy (e.g., Boldness was robustly associated with Extraversion, Meanness was highly and inversely associated with Agreeableness, Disinhibition was robustly and negatively associated with Conscientiousness).  The APM appeared to differ most significantly from the TriPM in that APM Boldness was moderately correlated with Meanness and Disinhibition.  APM Boldness may capture a more maladaptive quality of boldness relative to TriPM Boldness through a greater emphasis on low harm avoidance or fearlessness in comparison to TriPM Boldness.  The APM is potentially a promising brief measure of psychopathy; however, further study is needed to determine whether the moderately inter-correlated APM scales can distinguish among conceptually relevant constructs.  Directions for future research are discussed.

Use of the MMPI and MMPI–2 in Patients Being Evaluated for Cardiac Transplant

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1105-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Trunzo ◽  
Ralph J. Petrucci ◽  
Anne Carter ◽  
Nancy Donofrio
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Cardiac Transplant ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Depression Scales

The MMPI and MMPI–2 have been used extensively in the study of personality correlates in various coronary populations. It has been hypothesized that personality variables are associated with various clinical outcomes, such as quality of life, morbidity, and mortality; however, no data are available in a cardiac transplant sample. This study presents descriptive MMPI and MMPI–2 data for male and female patients awaiting cardiac transplant. Analyses of differences in MMPI–2 depression scales between cardiomyopathy groups for 366 men and 99 women were performed. Significant differences were found between ischemic and nonischemic male patients.

The Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire: Its Construction, Factor Structure, and Psychometric Qualities

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 954-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot van der Doef ◽  
Stan Maes
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Control Work

Based on two leading models in occupational stress research, the Job Demand-Control-Support model and the Michigan model, a comprehensive quality of work questionnaire, was constructed—the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire. The factor structure of this questionnaire was assessed and cross-validated in two subsamples of 2,000 men and women from a large sample of the Dutch working population. Analysis indicated that the questionnaire measures 11 work characteristics of Skill Discretion, Decision Authority, Task Control, Work and Time Pressure, Role Ambiguity, Physical Exertion, Hazardous Exposure, Job Insecurity, Lack of Meaning-fulness, Social Support from Supervisor and Social Support from Coworkers, and the outcome variable of Job Satisfaction in a reliable way.

scholarly journals Obciążenie opiekunów nieformalnych a sprawność funkcjonalna i umysłowa pacjentów objętych opieką domową

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Deluga ◽  
Agnieszka Bartoszek ◽  
Barbara Ślusarska ◽  
Katarzyna Kocka ◽  
Grzegorz Nowicki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
Mental Performance

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Family members as informal caregivers are the most common and important providers of caring services in the home environment of patients suffering from chronic diseases.The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the functional and mental performance of patients being provided long-term nursing home care and the burden of their caregivers.Materials and methods: The study was carried out in the Lublin region from September 2016 to February 2017. The study group included 149 patients with chronic diseases under long-term nursing home care and their 150 informal caregivers. The burden of the caregivers was assessed by means of the Carers of Older People in Europe (COPE) Index questionnaire which is used to check different aspects of the caregivers’ roles, life situations and relationships with the care recipients. The patients’ functional performance was measured by means of the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living, while their mental performance was checked using the Abbreviated Mental Test Score.Results: According to the COPE Index, the caregivers’ burden for particular subscales was as follows: Negative Influence of Care (NIC) 11.80 (SD = 3.75), Positive Value of Care (PVC) 13.71 (SD = 2.07), Quality of Support (QS) 12.46 (SD = 2.69). It has been indicated that the worse the functional and mental performance of the patient under care, the greater the burden of the carers – NIC (p < 0.01), the lower the satisfaction with care – PVC (p < 0.01) and the lower the quality of support given – QS (p < 0.01). The deterioration of a patient’s mental performance correlates with the female gender of the caregiver and the longer duration of care.Conclusions: The lower functional and mental performance of patients who are being provided long-term nursing home care has a relationship to the experience of the negative effects of care by informal carers, lower satisfaction with care and lower quality of support.

scholarly journals The influence of the organization of the educational process on the mental capacity of secondary school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-487
Author(s):  
H. М. Danylenko ◽  
Zh. V. Sotnikova-Meleshkina
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Mental Capacity ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mental Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Impact

Annotation. The modern education system is characterized by the introduction of the latest technologies and educational projects, accompanied by an increase in information and emotional load, which is accompanied by a decrease in the efficiency and quality of work, determined by the level and dynamics of mental performance. The purpose of the study – to determine the impact of the organization of the educational process in primary school on the mental capacity of students in the study of subjects of varying difficulty. The study involved 112 secondary school students, divided into 3 groups depending on the curriculum. With the help of proofreading tests, the level and dynamics of mental performance was determined in a cycle of studying 3 subjects: mathematics, Ukrainian language, history. In parallel, self-assessment of psycho-emotional state was performed according to the method of SAN and pulse measurement. Statistical data processing was performed using one-way analysis of variance and t-test in the software package IBM SPSS Statistics v.20. It was found that the educational program affected the level of mental performance (F=106.7), heart rate (F=25,2) and well-being (F=4,5; p<0,05). Quantitative (382.31±5.46 characters) and qualitative (7.60±0.28 errors) indicators were better in girls (p<0.01). The maximum decrease in the volume and quality of work was determined after the history lesson (respectively by 27.65±7.24 characters and 3.35±0.49 errors; p<0.001). In the dynamics of the study of subjects there was a decrease in mental capacity against the background of a decrease in health to 1.9 points (p<0.05) and an increase in heart rate to 92.13±2.82 beats/min (p<0.001). The study of mathematics according to the experimental educational project was accompanied by the highest percentage of students with the preservation or increase of the level of mental capacity, and according to the traditional program – its decrease in the vast majority of students. When studying the Ukrainian language and history, no significant difference between the types of changes in mental performance under the conditions of implementation of different curricula has been established. Thus, the optimal organization of the educational process, especially in the study of heavy subjects, helps to preserve and restore mental performance and, consequently, reduce signs of fatigue, which guarantees not only a sufficient level of academic success, but also less depletion of functional reserves of the child's body and reducing the risk of school maladjustment.

ASSESSMENT OF RESIDUAL EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 IN ELDERLY AND SENILE PEOPLE IN SHYMKENT

Vestnik ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 330-334
Author(s):  
Г.Н. Абуова ◽  
Г.А. Айтмуратова ◽  
Т.В. Полукчи ◽  
Ф.А. Бердалиева ◽  
Г.А. Утепбергенова
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Heart Function ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cycle Disorders ◽  
Official Data

Первые случаи COVID-19 в Казахстане начали регистрироваться в марте 2020г. и на середину июля по официальным данным было уже зарегистрировано почти 60 тысяч случаев, в том числе 373 летальных (0,6%). Понимание истинного бремени заболевания является важным для усиления системы общественного здравоохранения и своевременного корректирования карантинных и смягчающих мер в современном мире. Название инфекции COVID-19 появилось благодаря англоязычной аббревиатуре «Coronavirus Disease 2019». Большая часть пациентов с COVID-19 полностью выздоравливает. Однако, у части из них остаются остаточные явления - одышка при легкой физической нагрузке, легкий кашель, боли и дискомфорт в области лопаток, ухудшение показателей функции сердца, отсутствие обоняния и вкуса, снижение зрения, повышенная утомляемость, бессонница, нарушение менструального цикла, выпадение волос, депрессивное состояние. Остаточные явления в значительной степени снижают качество жизни пациентов, особенно у лиц пожилого и старческого возраста, переболевших COVID-19, мешая вести прежний образ жизни, ухудшая работоспособность и способность выдерживать психоэмоциональные нагрузки. В данной статье проведена оценка остаточных явлений и последствий COVID-19 у лиц пожилого и старческого возраста г. Шымкент. The first cases of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan began to be registered in March 2020. and by mid-July, according to official data, almost 60 thousand cases were already registered, including 373 fatal (0.6%). Understanding the true burden of the disease is important for strengthening the public health system and timely correction of quarantine and mitigation measures in the modern world. The name of the COVID-19 infection appeared due to the English-language abbreviation «Coronavirus Disease 2019». Most of the patients with COVID-19 fully recover. However, some of them have residual phenomena-shortness of breath with light physical exertion, a slight cough, pain and discomfort in the shoulder blades, deterioration of heart function, lack of smell and taste, decreased vision, increased fatigue, insomnia, menstrual cycle disorders, hair loss, depression. Residual phenomena significantly reduce the quality of life of patients, especially in elderly and senile people who have had COVID-19, preventing them from leading a previous lifestyle, impairing their performance and ability to withstand psychoemotional loads. This article evaluates the residual effects and consequences of COVID-19 in elderly and senile people in Shymkent.

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