scholarly journals Media intervention program for reducing unrealistic optimism bias: The link between unrealistic optimism, well‐being, and health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Dolinski ◽  
Wojciech Kulesza ◽  
Paweł Muniak ◽  
Barbara Dolinska ◽  
Rafał Węgrzyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unrealistic Optimism ◽  
Optimism Bias ◽  
Media Intervention

Efficacy of Crisis Intervention

Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Reisch ◽  
Petra Schlatter ◽  
Wolfgang Tschacher
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Step Therapy ◽  
Long Term Therapy ◽  
The Impact

This study assesses the efficacy of the treatment approach implemented in the Bern Crisis Intervention Program, where particular emphasis is placed on the remediation of suicide ideation and suicidal behavior, and depression, fear, and phobia are generally considered to be contributing factors. Four questionnaires addressing psychopathology, emotional well-being, social anxiety, and personality were administered prior to and after the treatment of 51 patients over a period of 2 to 3 weeks. The reduction of symptoms contributing to suicidal ideation and behavior was interpreted as indirect evidence of an antisuicidal effect of the program. Significant improvements were found in the psychopathology ratings, with depression and anxiety showing the largest reductions. The impact on personality and social phobia, however, was only moderate, and on average patients still exhibited symptoms after attending the program. This residual symptomatology points to the necessity of introducing a two-step therapy approach of intensive intervention targeted at the precipitating causes of the crisis, augmented by long-term therapy to treat underlying problems.

Women’s Perceptions of Safety After Domestic Violence: Exploring Experiences of a Safety Contact Program

Affilia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-273
Author(s):  
Tania Westwood ◽  
Sarah Wendt ◽  
Kate Seymour
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Perception Of Safety ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety ◽  
Integrated Program

This article explores women’s experiences of the women’s safety services associated with a South Australian integrated program for male perpetrators of domestic and family violence. As small scale and exploratory, the study aimed to understand impact of such services on women’s perceptions of safety. Interviews were conducted by telephone, using a semi-structured format, with 14 women whose partners or ex-partners had been referred to a perpetrator intervention program. Informed by a feminist standpoint perspective, thematic analysis was used to explore each woman’s experience and perception of safety. The findings of the study suggest that integrated domestic and family violence programs can improve women’s feelings of safety through the application of practical safety planning, timely intervention, emotional support, and trauma-focused practice. Importantly, while the behaviors and actions of perpetrators were clearly relevant to women’s perceived safety, it was apparent that focusing on women’s strengths and capacity for recovery can significantly impact on their continued sense of safety and well-being. This article also reiterates the importance of women’s perspectives in evaluating the effectiveness of perpetrator interventions.

scholarly journals A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi for Tension Headaches

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan B. Abbott ◽  
Ka-Kit Hui ◽  
Ron D. Hays ◽  
Ming-Dong Li ◽  
Timothy Pan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Tension Type Headaches ◽  
Headache Impact

This study examined whether a traditional low-impact mind–body exercise, Tai Chi, affects health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) and headache impact in an adult population suffering from tension-type headaches. Forty-seven participants were randomly assigned to either a 15 week intervention program of Tai Chi instruction or a wait-list control group. HRQOL (SF-36v2) and headache status (HIT-6™) were obtained at baseline and at 5, 10 and 15 weeks post-baseline during the intervention period. Statistically significant (P< 0.05) improvements in favor of the intervention were present for the HIT score and the SF-36 pain, energy/fatigue, social functioning, emotional well-being and mental health summary scores. A 15 week intervention of Tai Chi practice was effective in reducing headache impact and also effective in improving perceptions of some aspects of physical and mental health.

Impact of an intervention program to improve well-being of residents in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Bushra Al Ghailani ◽  
Mouza Al Nuaimi ◽  
Asma Al Mazrouei ◽  
Eiman Al Shehhi ◽  
SalemA Beshyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Abu Dhabi

The Impact of an Intervention Program for HIV-Positive Women on Well-Being, Substance Use, Physical Symptoms, and Depression

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 145-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine M. Hockman ◽  
Marcia Andersen ◽  
Geoffrey A. D. Smereck
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Hiv Positive Women ◽  
The Impact

The Teacher Benefits From Giving Autonomy Support During Physical Education Instruction

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hyeon Cheon ◽  
Johnmarshall Reeve ◽  
Tae Ho Yu ◽  
Hue Ryen Jang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group

Recognizing that students benefit when they receive autonomy-supportive teaching, the current study tested the parallel hypothesis that teachers themselves would benefit from giving autonomy support. Twenty-seven elementary, middle, and high school physical education teachers (20 males, 7 females) were randomly assigned either to participate in an autonomy-supportive intervention program (experimental group) or to teach their physical education course with their existing style (control group) within a three-wave longitudinal research design. Manipulation checks showed that the intervention was successful, as students perceived and raters scored teachers in the experimental group as displaying a more autonomy-supportive and less controlling motivating style. In the main analyses, ANCOVA-based repeated-measures analyses showed large and consistent benefits for teachers in the experimental group, including greater teaching motivation (psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and intrinsic goals), teaching skill (teaching efficacy), and teaching well-being (vitality, job satisfaction, and lesser emotional and physical exhaustion). These findings show that giving autonomy support benefits teachers in much the same way that receiving it benefits their students.

scholarly journals Rett Syndrome. Guidelines for Individual Intervention

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1504-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meir Lotan
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Rett Syndrome ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Neurological Disorder ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Neurological Dysfunction ◽  
Common Intervention

Rett syndrome (RS) is a neurological disorder affecting mainly females. RS is considered the second most frequent cause for severe and complex neurological dysfunction in females after Down syndrome. Patients with RS are characterized by an array of neurological and orthopedic difficulties that mandate an intensive therapeutic intervention program for the duration of the individual's life. Many aspects of the client’s well-being and functional status depend on the therapeutic intervention she receives and on her compliance to it. This article will briefly review common intervention approaches for individuals with RS and their present day's application. Due to the notion that individual intervention is the foundation on which progress and development of the functional gains rests, the present article will place basic guidelines for individual intervention with clients with RS. The article is mainly based on the clinical experience of the author and others working with individuals with RS.

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