Review of The Psychological Journey to and from Loneliness: Development, Causes, and Effects of Social and Emotional Isolation

BackgroundLittle is known about men who kill in a sexual context. The present study compares a group of sexual murderers with a group of men who had raped but not killed.MethodTwenty-one men who murdered women in the course of a sexual attack and 121 men convicted of rape were interviewed in six prisons. Victim statements were obtained in 103 cases (73%). Assessment consisted of a 90-minute semi-structured interview, the Eysenck 1–7 questionnaire, and the Schonell reading test.ResultsThe most notable characteristic distinguishing the men who killed was their lifelong isolation and lack of heterosexual relationships.ConclusionsA better understanding of the social and emotional isolation commonly found in sexual murderers may provide important insights into why some sexual offenders go on to kill.

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Mental Health Problems in a Mining Community in Western Labrador

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health ◽

10.7870/cjcmh-1983-0038 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 2 (S1) ◽

pp. 141-145

Author(s):

Hugh Sampath

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Principal Stress ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Psychiatric Symptoms ◽

Health Problems ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Mining Community ◽

Single Industry ◽

Emotional Isolation

This study of the mental health problems of two typical isolated single-industry towns—Labrador City and Wabush—finds that the inhabitants are chronic transients in Labrador, and keep one foot firmly planted in Newfoundland. The principal stress factors leading to psychological decompensation and the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms are physical, cultural, social and emotional isolation, with economic isolation not playing a significant role.

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COVID Pandemic Impact on Nevada Adult Protective Services

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.332 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 87-87

Author(s):

Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik

Keyword(s):

Human Services ◽

Service Providers ◽

Home Health ◽

Protective Services ◽

Adult Protective Services ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Home Health Aides ◽

Emotional Isolation ◽

Vulnerable Adults ◽

Exacerbation Of Symptoms

Abstract Empirical data regarding Covid pandemic impact on the Nevada Adult Protective Services (APS) Program clients, casework, and staff was gathered and analyzed as part of a multi-faceted program evaluation. Key findings include: 66% of the staff agreed or strongly agreed that the pandemic made their jobs more challenging. Respondents reported Covid-related challenges faced by clients, the program, and themselves as social workers serving older and vulnerable adults. Adverse client impacts observed included increased social and emotional isolation, loss of housing, exacerbation of symptoms of mental illness, necessary services being cut from clients subsequent to testing Covid positive, and fear and reluctance to allow needed visiting service providers, such as home health aides, into their homes. We will discuss the implications of the findings on APS services and clients, and on related health and human services designed to promote the wellness and independence of older and vulnerable adults.

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The link between social and emotional isolation and dementia in older black and white Brazilians

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610221000673 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Robert S. Wilson ◽

Ana W. Capuano ◽

Carolina Sampaio ◽

Sue E. Leurgans ◽

Lisa L. Barnes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Short Form ◽

Network Size ◽

Interquartile Range ◽

Clinical Dementia Rating ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Black And White ◽

Dementia Rating Scale ◽

Emotional Isolation

ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the link between social and emotional isolation and likelihood of dementia among older black and white Brazilians. Design: Cross-sectional clinical–pathological cohort study. Setting: Medical center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Participants: As part of the Pathology, Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Study, we conducted uniform structured interviews with knowledgeable informants (72% children) of 1,493 older (age > 65) Brazilian decedents. Measurements: The interview included measures of social isolation (number of family and friends in at least monthly contact with decedent), emotional isolation (short form of UCLA Loneliness Scale), and major depression plus the informant portion of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale to diagnose dementia and its precursor, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Results: Decedents had a median social network size of 8.0 (interquartile range = 9.0) and a median loneliness score of 0.0 (interquartile range = 1.0). On the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, 947 persons had no cognitive impairment, 122 had MCI, and 424 had dementia. In a logistic regression model adjusted for age, education, sex, and race, both smaller network size (odds ratio [OR] = 0.975; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.962, 0.989) and higher loneliness (OR = 1.145; 95% CI: 1.060, 1.237) were associated with higher likelihood of dementia. These associations persisted after controlling for depression (present in 10.4%) and did not vary by race. After controlling for depression, neither network size nor loneliness was related to MCI. Conclusion: Social and emotional isolation are associated with higher likelihood of dementia in older black and white Brazilians.

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Metaglossotherapy in Treatment of Schizophrenia

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71363-x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

V. Maciulis ◽

S. Marceniene ◽

K. Dapsys ◽

V. Banaitis ◽

J. Utkuviene

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Evoked Potential ◽

Emotional State ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Positive Symptoms ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

New Associations ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Emotional Isolation

Metaglossotherapy (MGT) is the method of treating schizophrenic patients by teaching them a new foreign language. Training of brain and establishing new associations during the course of MGT treatment has a positive influence on schizophrenic patients.Aim:To evaluate the efficacy of MGT in treating schizophrenic patients.Methods:7 long-stay male schizophrenic patients took part in the program, which lasted 5 months, 5 sessions of MGT a week. Patients were learning English. Evoked potential N400 was registered at baseline and after MGT in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy. Dynamics of mental state was evaluated with help of PANSS.Results:During MGT significant changes in motivation, behavior, non-verbal expressions and emotional state of patients were observed. PANSS: negative and positive symptoms became milder, changes are statistically significant. N400 responses of schizophrenic patient do not depend on the congruity of sentence endings. Compared with healthy subjects patients generate N400 with smaller amplitude and larger latency.Conclusions:Application of MGT can create possibilities for schizophrenic patients for better relationships with the environment, to help them overcome social and emotional isolation. It is very important that activities would be led by the persons who have practical experience to work with schizophrenic patients. MGT may affect patient's response to semantic congruent sentences.

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Humor, Loneliness and Interpersonal Communication: A Quantitative Study of Romanian Older Adults

Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations ◽

10.21018/rjcpr.2016.1.204 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ioana Schiau

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Quantitative Study ◽

Short Version ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Emotional Loneliness ◽

The Social ◽

Research Findings ◽

Emotional Isolation ◽

Interpersonal Situations ◽

Social Loneliness

<p>This quantitative study examines the correlations between humor, loneliness, gender and aging by presenting the results from a sample of eighty-three older Romanian adults, aged sixty and above. The first section of the paper is a comprehensive review of the social-psychological literature on aging, gender and humor. The second section assesses the findings generated from a study that uses the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (Thorson & Powell, 1993) and the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults – short version, (diTomaso, Brannen & Best, 2004). Building on Robert Weiss’s (1973) reflections on the differences between feelings of loneliness because of social isolation or emotional isolation, the research findings nuance –and in some cases challenge several assumptions on gender, age, and emotional and social loneliness. The findings also point to the correlation between feelings of social loneliness and the use of humor in interpersonal communications. The data collected suggests that while Romanian men may value the use of humor more than women when self-reporting, that older Romanian women tend to use humor in interpersonal situations and that there is a significant correlation between the use of this type of humor and a reduced sense of social loneliness.</p>

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Social and Emotional Robots for Aging Well?

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000083 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 81-82

Author(s):

Barbara Klein ◽

Monika Knopf ◽

Frank Oswald ◽

Johannes Pantel

Keyword(s):

Social And Emotional ◽

Aging Well

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The Type D Construct

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000189 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 283-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gesine Grande ◽

Matthias Romppel ◽

Matthias Michal ◽

Elmar Brähler

Keyword(s):

Social Functioning ◽

Negative Affectivity ◽

Population Based ◽

Type D Personality ◽

Social Orientation ◽

German Population ◽

Social Competencies ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Type D ◽

Worse Prognosis

The interaction of negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), known as the Type D personality, is associated with a worse prognosis in cardiac patients. Until now, causal models have been speculative, and this is partly due to a lack of clarity related to the validity of SI, its role in emotion regulation, and the postulated independence of social and emotional functioning. To examine the construct validity of the Type D personality, we analyzed associations of NA and SI with different measures of affectivity, social anxiety, and social competencies in a German population-based representative sample (n = 2,495). Both NA and SI were associated with all other measures of social functioning and negative affect (all rs > .30) and showed considerable cross-loadings (NA: a 1 = .39, a 2 = .63; SI: a1 = .73 and a2 = .34) in a two-factor solution with the factors labeled as Social Functioning and Negative Affectivity. The SI subscale did not properly differentiate between social fears and social competencies, which emerged as rather different aspects of social functioning. Further studies should examine the effect of broader dimensions of social orientation and competencies and their interaction with NA on cardiac prognosis.

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