Positive and Negative Affects and Coping Strategies in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Control Groups

This work is devoted to identifying the relationship between disorders of emotional personal sphere of persons with temporal lobe epilepsy and their preferred coping strategies. The objects of the study were 40 people, including 20 patients with verified diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy who are treated at the neurological clinic of the Siberian State University. Clinical and psychological method of research included: the study of neurological status, multivariate Personality Inventory FPI, a scale assessing the level of situational anxiety, C. Spielberger and Y. Khanin, research methods coping strategies A. Lazarus. The results obtained in the present study results confirm the need for early detection of affective spectrum disorders in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Because of their availability and high levels of lead to a change in methods of coping with stress, this in turn leads to restrictions in the social sphere.

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Coping, Resilience, and Perceived Stress in Individuals with Internet Gaming Disorder in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041771 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1771

Author(s):

Pai-Cheng Lin ◽

Ju-Yu Yen ◽

Huang-Chi Lin ◽

Wei-Po Chou ◽

Tai-Ling Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Internet Gaming Disorder ◽

Gaming Disorder ◽

Essential Factor ◽

Control Groups ◽

Internet Gaming ◽

Planning Strategies ◽

And Coping ◽

And Control

Aim: Gaming escapism is an essential factor for developing internet gaming disorder (IGD). We evaluated coping strategies, resilience, stress, and depression in individuals with IGD. Methods: We included 69 participants with IGD and 138 controls (69 regular gamers and other non-gamers) in Taiwan. The self-reported coping strategies, coping stress with gaming, resilience, perceived stress, and depression were assessed. Results: Participants with IGD had higher dysfunctional coping, coping stress by gaming, perceived stress, and depression, as well as lower problem-focused coping and resilience. Regression analysis revealed that coping by gaming was associated with dysfunctional coping mechanisms, particularly venting and self-distraction. Compared with participants with adequate resilience, those with lower resilience had higher perceived stress, depression, and coping by gaming, and lower problem-focused and emotion-focused coping. Dysfunctional coping and coping by gaming were associated with perceived stress and depression in both IGD and control groups. Problem-focused coping was negatively associated with perceived stress and depression in controls. Conclusion: Individuals with IGD had higher perceived stress and depression, as they were more likely to cope with stress by dysfunctional coping and gaming and less likely to try problem-focused coping, particularly those with lower resilience. Interventions for IGD should promote problem-focused coping, such as active coping and planning strategies, particularly among those with lower resilience.

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Role of Personality and Positive and Negative Affects in Coping Strategies of Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682153 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

África Martos Martínez ◽

María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽

Ana Belén Barragán Martín ◽

María del Mar Simón Márquez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Big Five ◽

Affective State ◽

Stressful Events ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Negative Affects ◽

And Coping ◽

Positive And Negative Affects

Nurses are exposed to many highly stressful events. Individual variables, such as personality and affective state, have been related to vulnerability to maladaptive coping. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze the relationships between the personality, positive and negative affects, and coping strategies of nurses and to establish the mediating role of affective state in the relationship between personality and coping. The sample was made up of 1,268 Spanish nurses aged 22–63 years who completed the Coping Strategies Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the 10-item Big Five Inventory. Descriptive analyses, correlations, and mediation models were estimated. The results showed relationships between the Big Five personality factors, positive and negative affects, and coping strategies. Negative affect was confirmed as a mediator between personality and less adaptive strategies and positive affect was confirmed on positive strategies. This study emphasizes the need to develop actions directed at teaching nurses adequate problem-solving strategies and training them in the ability to assign a different emotional value to complex situations.

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Responses of Deep Entorhinal Cortex are Epileptiform in an Electrogenic Rat Model of Chronic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Journal of Neurophysiology ◽

10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.230 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 80 (1) ◽

pp. 230-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Nathan B. Fountain ◽

Jonathan Bear ◽

Edward H. Bertram ◽

Eric W. Lothman

Keyword(s):

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ◽

Entorhinal Cortex ◽

Temporal Lobe ◽

Rat Model ◽

Action Potentials ◽

Nmda Antagonist ◽

Target Cells ◽

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential ◽

Inhibitory Interneurons ◽

And Control

Fountain, Nathan B., Jonathan Bear, Edward H. Bertram III, and Eric W. Lothman. Responses of deep entorhinal cortex are epileptiform in an electrogenic rat model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 230–240, 1998. We investigated whether entorhinal cortex (EC) layer IV neurons are hyperexcitable in the post-selfsustaining limbic status epilepticus (post-SSLSE) animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy. We studied naive rats ( n = 44), epileptic rats that had experienced SSLSE resulting in spontaneous seizures ( n = 45), and electrode controls ( n = 7). There were no differences between electrode control and naive groups, which were pooled into a single control group. Intracellular and extracellular recordings were made from deep layers of EC, targeting layer IV, which was activated by stimulation of the superficial layers of EC or the angular bundle. There were no differences between epileptic and control neurons in basic cellular characteristics, and all neurons were quiescent under resting conditions. In control tissue, 77% of evoked intracellular responses consisted of a short-duration [8.6 ± 1.3 (SE) ms] excitatory postsynaptic potential and a single action potential followed by γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) and GABAB inhibitory post synaptic potentials (IPSPs). Ten percent of controls did not contain IPSPs. In chronically epileptic tissue, evoked intracellular responses demonstrated prolonged depolarizing potentials (256 ± 39 ms), multiple action potentials (13 ± 4), and no IPSPs. Ten percent of epileptic responses were followed by rhythmic “clonic” depolarizations. Epileptic responses exhibited an all-or-none response to progressive increases in stimulus intensity and required less stimulation to elicit action potentials. In both epileptic and control animals, intracellular responses correlated precisely in morphology and duration with extracellular field potentials. Severing the hippocampus from the EC did not alter the responses. Duration of intracellular epileptic responses was reduced 22% by the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist d(−)-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV), but they did not return to normal and IPSPs were not restored. Epileptic and control responses were abolished by the non-NMDA antagonist 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2-3-dione (DNQX). A monosynaptic IPSP protocol was used to test connectivity of inhibitory interneurons to primary cells by direct activation of interneurons with a stimulating electrode placed near the recording electrode in the presence of APV and DNQX. Using this protocol, IPSPs similar to control ( P > 0.05) were seen in epileptic cells. The findings demonstrate that deep layer EC cells are hyperexcitable or “epileptiform” in this model. Hyperexcitability is not due to interactions with the hippocampus. It is due partially to augmented NMDA-mediated excitation. The lack of IPSPs in epileptic neurons may suggest inhibition is impaired, but we found evidence that inhibitory interneurons are connected to their target cells and are capable of inducing IPSPs.

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Preserved monitoring and control processes in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Neuropsychology ◽

10.1037/a0020281 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 775-786 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Pilar Andrés ◽

Giuliana Mazzoni ◽

Charlotte E. Howard

Keyword(s):

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ◽

Temporal Lobe ◽

Monitoring And Control ◽

Control Processes ◽

And Control

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Awareness, anxiety and coping regarding COVID-19 among South Indian population: web based cross sectional survey

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203914 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 3504

Author(s):

Puvaneswari Kanagaraj ◽

Anbueswari Kanagaraj ◽

Madhusheela Srinivasan ◽

Jessy Jacob ◽

Mariamma Philip

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

South Indian Population ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Web Based ◽

South Indian ◽

The Government ◽

And Coping ◽

And Control

Background: COVID-19, a highly infectious pandemic illness, has caused stress in everyone globally. It is a new situation, where no one is prepared to battle. With the currently available data, health care and the government makes guidelines and fights against this pandemic. The cooperation of the public is highly important to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.Methods: A web based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 519 participants using convenience snowballing technique to assess the awareness, anxiety, and coping strategies regarding COVID-19 from 14 May 2020 to 24 May 2020. The validated online Google form questionnaire consisted of demographic variables, questionnaire related to awareness on COVID-19, anxiety related to COVID-19, and coping strategies. The analysis was done using both the descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The majority of them were graduates and postgraduates. And 78% of them reported that no COVID-19 positive cases were identified in their area. The awareness score was 7.47±1.37 (median=8, range: 1-10). And the overall anxiety regarding COVID-19 was 47.74±11.58 (Range 17-85). On average, participants practiced 4 coping strategies ranged from 1-8 mainly ‘talking to friends and family’ and ‘taking care of diet’. Awareness was positively correlated with behavioral anxiety (r=0.103, p=0.019) and the number of coping strategies used (r=0.146, p=0.001).Conclusions: The study showed that awareness was positively associated with hand washing, social distancing which are the parts of preventive activities. Health promotion activities in terms of health education can improve the behavioural change.

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