The Art of Becoming

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. R. MacDonald ◽  
Graeme B. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Therapeutic Applications ◽  
Psychological Literature ◽  
Improvised Music ◽  
Musical Improvisation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Contemporary Practice

With a focus on music, this book outlines what improvisation is and why it is an important creative and social activity. Drawing on the emerging psychological literature in this area, as well as evidence from authors’ research with musicians, this text outlines innovative ideas on what defines improvisation and the psychological, creative, and social processes involved. It explores the role of specialist skills, the importance of musical identities and the nature of understanding in improvised interaction and between improvisers. It discusses how we develop as improvisers and the role of improvisation within therapeutic applications of music. Each chapter proceeds from discussion of an illustrative instance of musical improvisation. Providing fresh and provocative insights for anyone interested in playing, studying, teaching, or listening to improvised music, the authors offer suggestions for approaching this practice in new ways at any level, and identify potential developments in cross-disciplinary improvising. Asserting that everyone can and should improvise, the book provides a resource for courses teaching improvisation in contemporary practice, and has strong relevance for those applying musical improvisation in community and therapeutic contexts. The book deals with such questions as: What constitutes improvisation? Do all forms of improvisation represent the same thing? Faced with myriad possibilities, how do improvisers decide what to play? How does an improviser in a group know what the others will do? How might improvisation influence our well-being? In response to such questions, a definition of improvisation based on its unique behavioural features is set out as an exciting context for psychological investigation.

scholarly journals Higher Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Better Physical Performance Among Older Adults Without Anemia: A Longitudinal Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligiana Pires Corona ◽  
Flavia Cristina Drummond Andrade ◽  
Tiago Silva Alexandre ◽  
Tábatta Renata Pereira Brito ◽  
Daniella Pires Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Anemia is the most common hematological abnormality among older adults, and it is associated with decreased physical performance. But the role of hemoglobin in the absence of anemia remains unclear. Thus, this study aimed to assess the impact of hemoglobin levels on physical performance in Brazilian older adults without anemia. Methods The study is longitudinal in that it relies on two waves of the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE; Health, Well-being, and Aging) study: 2010 and 2015–2016. Mixed-effects linear regression was used to determine the effects of the hemoglobin concentrations on the Short Physical Performance Battery-SPPB over time among the 1,020 who had complete data and did not have anemia in 2010. In the follow-up, there were 562 without anemia. Analyses were stratified by sex. Results In analyses adjusted for age, education, grip strength, comorbidities, and body mass index, hemoglobin levels were positively associated with physical performance scores among older women (β = 0.15, p < 0.05) and men (β = 0.18, p < 0.05) without anemia. Conclusion Our study demonstrates that higher hemoglobin levels were associated with better physical performance among older men and women without anemia. This finding is important because, in clinical practice, most health professionals focus on the World Health Organization definition of anemia. Our study suggests the importance of hemoglobin levels among older adults, even those without anemia.

scholarly journals Does being a grateful person increase one’s level of well-being? The mediating role of indebtedness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Bernabé-Valero ◽  
C Moret-Tatay ◽  
T Navarro-Sancho
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Consistency ◽  
The Relationship

In this work, we define gratitude, paying attention to interpersonal gratitude and its relationship with dispositional debt. We examined the disposition to feel indebted through analysis of convergence and divergence, exploratory and confirmatory analysis of the most used measurement instrument. The Revised Indebtedness Scale depicted a four factor solution interrelated with a high consistency of content, which allows their labeling and describing. To do this, two samples of university students were selected; one of the sample sizes had 229 Spanish participants and the other 200 participants. Subsequently, a mediation model was tested in which the “Self-sufficiency and discomfort in receiving help” factor mediates the relationship between interpersonal gratitude and the “Positive relations with others” dimension of the Wellbeing scale. The results are discussed in relation to the need for conceptual definition of the constructs in Positive Psychology.

Choice of tactics of combined treatment of patients with malignant diseases of colon

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
L. N. Kostyuchenko ◽  
G. G. Varvanina ◽  
G. S. Mikhailyants ◽  
M. A. Danilov
Keyword(s):  
Cathepsin L ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Pancreatic Head ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nutritional Counseling ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Metabolic Correction ◽  
Oncological Pathology ◽  
Selection Of

The aim. To determine the definition of nutritional extinction and its characteristics in various phases of carcinogenesis, to show the role of nutritional counseling in the selection of personalized metabolic correction programs.Materials and methods. 107 patients with pancreatic head adenocarcinoma (T3 and T4). In addition to traditional methods, the nutritional status was assessed according to the parameters of the well-known personalized alimentary-volemic diagnosis and the main common metabolic syndromes (inflammatory, hypermetabolism-hypercatabolism, toxic-anemic, anorexia-cachexia).Results. The phases of nutritional extinction are identified, in accordance with which the original schemes of metabolic correction are developed. The effectiveness of the programs used, calculated according to the degree of well-being, was significantly higher in comparison with standard solutions. The feasibility of using this tactic was confirmed (in addition to traditional tests) by measuring the metabolism in lysosomes (according to the analysis of the level of cathepsin L using ELISA in the blood serum of the considered groups of patients).Conclusions. 1) When determining the tactics of nutritional treatment of cancer patients, it is advisable to distinguish the phases of nutritional extinction, on the basis of which to carry out a differentiated metabolic correction. 2) The role of nutritional counseling (along with consulting with a surgeon and an anesthesiologist) allows you to clarify the strategy of treatment of patients with oncological pathology, and in some cases, make adjustments to the choice of the nature of the surgical aid.

scholarly journals Editorial

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. v-vii
Author(s):  
AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government Action ◽  
Ethics And Economics ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Role Of The Government

This issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences is thesecond in a series dedicated to a single theme. Presently our topic focuseson Islamic economics. The reader will find that the five featm articlescover a broad range of economic topics ranging from the role ofgovernment to the spiritual significance of jihad. We find that Islamcompells society to integrate ethics and economics. Indeed, the Muslimfinds that every aspect of life is sacred and that nothing is outside therealm of the Absolute; no aspect of life is profane because everything isattached to God. Consequently, trade-offs between the spiritual and thenonspiritual are out of the question and, therefore, there can be no theoryof choice without the introduction of ethics. The science of neoclassicaleconomics, on the other hand, takes its elements and observations outof their a priori Divine context and reduces the process of choice to aquantitative cornprison of utility, thereby denying the existence of qualitativedifferences requiring ethical choice. We have selected the title“Economics as Applied Ethics” because of the the underlying theme thatargues against this secular reduction of quality to quantity.The first article, “The Role of the Government in the IslamicEconomy” by Muhammad Akram Khan discusses the need for theIslamic government to secure social welfare. Detailing the areas in whichthe government has a duty to act, it goes on to discuss the Islamic justificationof its role in each area. According to Khan the fundamentalShari’ah requirement for government action is maslahah (lit. “benefit” or“interest”). Al-Ghazzali applies this as a legal indicator for securing benefitsor preventing harms that conform to the objective of the Shari’ah,namely, the protection of the five “essential values”-religion, life, intellect,lineage, and property. This Islamic definition of welfare is objectiveand opposes the modem, subjective concept of welfare defined in termsof “utility,” meaning, fulfilling people’s desires. According to this secularexplanation of welfare, something is good because it is desirablerather than being desirable because it is good- the latter constituting theIslamic concept of maslahah. Therefore, the modem conception of utilitycould be defined in terms of a utilitarianism for the nafs al-‘ammarah,not for the well-being of the entire person. Khan argues that it is ...

Ethics in Public Health Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-174
Author(s):  
Robert E. McKeown
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Preventive Ethics

This chapter outlines a foundation for addressing ethical concerns in public health practice, which is informed by the approach of Alasdair MacIntyre's definition of practice. It talks about the goal of public health and views practice as directed toward fulfillment of that goal and related goods, providing a common ground on which to base further discussions. It cites the foundational values of public health practice in identifying the common moral governance. It also looks at a common element of recent arguments on the importance and value of health that is necessarily for human well-being and flourishing, a perspective essential for discussions of the role of human rights and equity in public health ethics. The chapter delves into considerations of value that are related to the ends of public health but are also critical in the assessment and implementation of how those ends are achieved. It highlights the task of ethics that involves a continuing examination of means and ends in an iterative process. Though written before the COVID-19 pandemic, the chapter addresses the importance of public health preparedness for disasters and pandemics, including an outline of Preventive Ethics as central to ethical planning and implementation of public health prevention and response.

scholarly journals Operationalization of self-regulation in the early years: comparing policy with theoretical underpinnings

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Braund ◽  
Kristy Timmons
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Full Day Kindergarten ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Full Day ◽  
Research Analysis

AbstractResearch has consistently demonstrated that self-regulation is essential for the development and preservation of health and well-being in the early years and across the lifespan. Based on the emerging literature on the important role of self-regulation in promoting healthy child development, policymakers have made efforts to include self-regulation skills in practice and policy documents worldwide. Despite efforts to include self-regulation skills in early years curriculum documents, there is limited understanding by teachers, scholars, and policymakers of what self-regulation is and how best to support it in the day-to-day classroom. This limited understanding is perpetuated by a lack of a unified definition of self-regulation. Thus, it becomes important to examine these efforts in a critical way. In Ontario, where the research was completed, a revised play-based full-day kindergarten program was introduced in 2016. In this research we use a qualitative document analysis approach to compare the conceptualization of self-regulation in Ontario’s revised play-based kindergarten program with theory-driven models of self-regulation from empirical research. Analysis was iterative, and themes emerged based upon a coding scheme developed by the research team. Results suggest that co-regulation has a powerful influence on student learning. In addition, the policy document de-emphasizes behavioral regulation and expands cognitive regulation to include more than inhibitory control. Lastly, the kindergarten program discusses metacognition in relation to the use of language to articulate one’s thinking with little attention to goal-directed behaviors. In this paper, explicit recommendations for policymakers and practitioners are provided to ensure that emerging conceptualizations of self-regulation are promoted in early years curricula. Further, empirical evidence is needed to support why it is necessary to understand emerging conceptualizations of self-regulation and outline implications for current early years curricula.

scholarly journals Psychosocial determinants of recovery in depression

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-472 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Prodromal Phase ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Residual Symptoms ◽  
Medical Disorders ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

There is a growing body of literature on residual symptoms after apparently successful treatment. The strong prognostic value of subthreshold symptomatology upon remission and the relationship between residual and prodromal symptomatology (the rollback phenomenon) have been outlined. Most residual symptoms also occur in the prodromal phase of depression and may progress to become prodromes of relapse. These findings entail important implications. It is necessary to closely monitor the patient throughout the different phases of illness and to assess the quality and extent of residual symptoms. A more stringent definition of recovery, which is not limited to symptomatic assessment, but includes psychological well-being, seems to be necessary. New therapeutic strategies for improving the level of remission, such as treatment of residual symptoms that progress to become prodromes of relapse and/or increasing psychological well-being, appear to yield more lasting benefits. The sequential model may provide room for innovative treatment approaches, including the use of drugs for specifically addressing residual symptoms. As occurs in other medical disorders (such as diabetes and hypertension), the active role of the patient in achieving recovery (self-therapy homework) should be pursued.

scholarly journals The Essential Role of Play in School Contexts for the Well-Being of Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-318
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
School Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
Definition Of

This article affirms the essential role of play for the well-being of children within the school context. The article explores the definition of play, why play is so important, gives examples of play in schools, and advocates for a child-centered approach to learning. The downside of a curriculum-centered approach is explored as an agent of anti-well-being for children. Standards and standardized tests are toxic to children’s healthy growth and development, crowding out or eliminating play from schools. The article advocates for a place for play in schools in order to promote the well-being of every child.

scholarly journals Mibyou Care is A Key for Healthy Life Elongation: The Role of Mibyou-Care Functional Foods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Konishi
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
Disease Condition ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Definition Of

Mibyou was originally defined in the traditional Chinese Medicine as the certain physiological state being not perfectly well but not ill and was recognized that the treatment of Mibyou is more important than treating diagnosable diseases. As the life span of human is getting sufficiently elongated, the demand for the healthy life expenditure increased, and the Mibyou is recognized to be the target for securing the healthy aging and wellness in the longevity society. Consequently, the concept of Mibyou is currently reevaluated, especially, in the preventive medicine. However, as sub-healthy condition is alternatively used for the Mibyou, the Mibyou was rather obscure concept, and thus, a new concept and definition of Mibyou was proposed by the Japan Mibyou Association (e.g., Japanese Society of Mibyou System) in 2006. According to the definition, the Mibyou is the specific physiological and disease condition distinct from the terminal diseases, which needs hospitalization and medical treatments, and includes such conditions that the individuals are able to enjoy normal life activity and well-being even if the clinical inspections show some abnormality. This made clear the targets of Mibyou care practices including dietary approach. For the beneficial use of functional foods in the Mibyou care practices, it is worthy to categorize the currently distributed functional foods into newly defined Mibyou-Care functional foods.

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