scholarly journals Software Stress Assessment Test: A Preliminary Invstigation

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Soujanya ◽  
H S Ashok ◽  
Bhogle Sudha
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Stress Reaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Moderate Amount ◽  
Stress Assessment ◽  
Individual Perception ◽  
Software Firm ◽  
State Of Exhaustion

Though research on stress has been on the increase in recent years, occupational stress literature is based, to a large extent, on individual perception rather than substantiated fact. The present study was undertaken with the objective of developing a stress assessment test for the software professional. The test consists of 57 items covering four factors namely, job-related, organisational, personal and behavioural. The test was administered to 33 software specialists from a software firm in Bangalore. Based on the data, percentile norms were established. The scale was subjected to reliability test. The split half reliability is 0.816**. Work is currently on in the area and further research is required in this direction. Individual moves into a state of exhaustion, from which tissue breakdown and even death can result. In other words, continued stress can lead to bodily damage. The body manifests the stress reaction by a rise in blood pressure, increased adrenaline, changed heartbeat, more RBCs, slower digestion, and so on. However, Selye argued that a moderate amount of stress could be a positive experience while too little stress could be negative.

Caregiver Occupational Stress Assessment

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry D. Adams ◽  
Richard Westphal
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Stress Assessment

scholarly journals Occupational Stress in Landing Platform Dock (LPD) Project Workers of PT. PAL Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Nunung Dwi Radanny ◽  
Sho’im Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Individual Characteristic ◽  
The Body ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Landing Platform ◽  
Contingency Coefficient ◽  
Negative Effect

Introduction: Occupational stress is a condition in which the body responds physiologically, psychologically, and also behaviorally towards stressor. It can have negative effect on the workers and the workplace. The objective of this research is to study occupational stress and factors related to it in workers at Landing Platform Dock (LPD) project, especially Merchant Ship Division of PT PAL Indonesia. Methods: this research is an observational descriptive research. The subjects of the research are all the 32 workers of the project. The variables are occupational stress, individual characteristic, and work environment. Data was analyzed to discover the correlation between variables using contingency coefficient and Spearman correlation. Results: of the total 32 workers, 21.8% suffer from mild stress, 68.8% suffer from moderate stress, and 9.4% suffer from severe stress. Statistical test results show that there is a moderate correlation between level of education (coefficient -0.446), workload (coefficient 0.533), and relationship at work (coefficient 0.494) toward occupational stress. Meanwhile, personality factor (coefficient 0.334) and marital status (coefficient 0.231) have a weak impact on occupational stress. Furthermore, age (coefficient 0.146) has an extremely weak impact on occupational stress. Conclusion: factors that highly contributes to occupational stress are education level, workload, and relationship at work. Other factors such as age, personality type, and marital status only have a small correlation with occupational stress in these workers.Keywords: individual characteristic, occupational stress, work environment

scholarly journals El papel de las experiencias escolares preuniversitarias en la conformación de un proyecto de vida ligado a la educación superior en estudiantes con discapacidad

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Cruz-Vadillo ◽  
Miguel Ángel Casillas-Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
The Body ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Audio Recordings

This article aims to approach the school experiences of 13 students with disabilities. It corresponds to a cross, synchronous and non experimental study, whose scope is mainly descriptive. The data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview and transcribed from audio recordings to make a category analysis. The main results showed that in the case of students who were born with disabilities, the fact that an institution was inclusive turned out essential for them to have adequate transit through the educational system and thus become apt for higher education. The combination disability-inclusion-right to education-higher education is what this paper aimed to weave, trying to follow as thread or anchor, the previous school experiences of students with disabilities. We recognize that an adequate, inclusive, positive experience besides a subjective construction of the body and disability by family members, become important conditions to access schooling. Education is a right, therefore it can not be seen as an act of charity; it should be required as a quality practice.

In the Presence of the Body: Theorizing Training, Injuries and Pain in Ballet

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Aalten
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
The Body ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
Short Time

After an injury; a dancer learns, at least for a short time, to heed his [sic] body if only because pain speaks a language almost anyone can understand. This heightened awareness should not disappear once the dancer returns to form; rather it should help him continue to learn about the ways his body moves and reacts (Ashley 1984, 217–218).In this statement the American dancer Merrill Ashley, who had a memorable 30-year career with the New York City Ballet, expresses a view on injuries that goes against the grain of dominant thinking within the world of ballet. According to Ashley, who suffered from several injuries in her first two years with the company, an injury can be a positive experience for a dancer, because it heightens her awareness of her body and teaches her about its possibilities and limitations. This is a rather exceptional view in a world where the vast majority of professionals commonly see injuries as a disaster (Wulff 1998; Wainwright, Williams and Turner 2005). The dominant realization that a dancer's career is short makes dancers fear an injury, because it will prevent them from dancing and cause them to lose roles. Because “there is a rule in the ballet world against casting or promoting dancers who are injured” (Wulff 1998, 106), dancers who suffer from an injury will wait as long as possible before letting others know, because they are afraid it will stop them dancing (Mainwaring, Krasnow and Kerr 2001).

Stress Management through Yoga

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Serber
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Stress Reaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Yoga Practice ◽  
Common Condition ◽  
Physical Threat ◽  
Physical Functions

Stress is a common condition, a response to a physical threat or psychological distress, that generates a host of chemical and hormonal reactions in the body. In essence,the body prepares to fight or flee, pumping more blood to the heart and muscles and shutting down all nonessential functions. As a temporary state, this reaction serves the body well to defend itself. When the stress reaction is prolonged, however, the normal physical functions that have in response either been exaggerated or shut down become dysfunctional. Many have noted the benefits of exercise in diminishing the stress response,and a host of studies points to these benefits. Yoga, too,has been recommended and studied in relationship to sffess, although the studies are less scientifically replicable. Nonetheless, several researchers claim highly beneficial results from Yoga practice in alleviating stress and its effects. The practices recommended range from intense to moderate to relaxed asana sequences, along with pranayama and meditation. In all these approaches to dealing with stress, one common element stands out:The process is as important as the activity undertaken. Because it fosters self-awareness, Yoga is a promising approach for dealing with the stress response.

Clinical experimental stress studies: methods and assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjana Bali ◽  
Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Challenge Test ◽  
Cold Pressor Test ◽  
The Body ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Trier Social Stress Test ◽  
Induce Stress ◽  
Stress Assessment

AbstractStress is a state of threatened homeostasis during which a variety of adaptive processes are activated to produce physiological and behavioral changes. Stress induction methods are pivotal for understanding these physiological or pathophysiological changes in the body in response to stress. Furthermore, these methods are also important for the development of novel pharmacological agents for stress management. The well-described methods to induce stress in humans include the cold pressor test, Trier Social Stress Test, Montreal Imaging Stress Task, Maastricht Acute Stress Test, CO2 challenge test, Stroop test, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task, noise stress, and Mannheim Multicomponent Stress Test. Stress assessment in humans is done by measuring biochemical markers such as cortisol, cortisol awakening response, dexamethasone suppression test, salivary α-amylase, plasma/urinary norepinephrine, norepinephrine spillover rate, and interleukins. Physiological and behavioral changes such as galvanic skin response, heart rate variability, pupil size, and muscle and/or skin sympathetic nerve activity (microneurography) and cardiovascular parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, and self-reported anxiety are also monitored to assess stress response. This present review describes these commonly employed methods to induce stress in humans along with stress assessment methods.

Magnitude of Stress Reported by Basketball Referees

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1241-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rainey ◽  
Daniel Winterich
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Moderate Amount

723 basketball referees responded to a survey that assessed stress related to officiating. Mean reported ratings were between “very little” and “moderate amount”; only 4% reported high stress. Results are consistent with other accounts, suggesting that most sport officials experience low occupational stress.

scholarly journals Proximate Analysis and Antinutritional Factors of Water Melon Seeds (Citrullus lenatus)

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
H. B. Zainab ◽  
U. I. Aminu ◽  
I. Mustapha ◽  
S. T. Adam
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Proximate Composition ◽  
Citrullus Lanatus ◽  
The Body ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Moderate Amount ◽  
Nutritional Factors ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Melon Seeds ◽  
Water Melon

Water melon (citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is- rich in an amino - acid called citrulline and may help move blood through the body and widely used as flavouring agent and also contributes substantially towards obtaining a balanced diet. This research was aimed to evaluate the proximate and anti nutritional factors of the plant to ensure human and animal food security. The proximate composition was done by soxhlet extraction, AOAC, Kjeldhal and other standard procedures while anti nutrients were analysed using standard procedures. The results of the research revealed the proximate composition of the water melon seeds such as moisture content, crude protein, lipids, ash content, crude fibre and carbohydrate. Low moisture content (5.20±0.003) high proteins (17.844±0.012) and lipids (18.208± 0.004) with others detected in moderate amount was obtained. Anti - nutritional factors such as oxalate, phytate, cyanide, nitrate, and tannin were also analyzed which revealed low oxalate content (0.005± 0.003) with moderate amount of phytate (4.366±0141), nitrate (47.309±0.539) and cyanide (41.510±0.138). Therefore water melon seeds might be vital in maintaining an optimum nutritional status to avoid malnutrition, morbidity or mortality.

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