scholarly journals PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF PROFESSIONAL VIABILITY IN EXTREME SPECIALISTS FROM EMERGENT-SYNERGETIC PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Svetlana Vladimirovna Kotovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Research Direction ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Color Test ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
High Viability ◽  
Rotation Factor ◽  
Emotional Burnout ◽  
Psychophysiological Status

Aim. The article aims to study the psychophysiological status of a specialist from emergentsynergetic perspective, which is a relevant research direction in domestic and foreign psychology, especially when it comes to extreme activity that implies a possible risk to life. The purpose of the study is to establish emergent-synergetic factors that determine the high and low levels of professional viability. Materials and methods. 764 males of various professional groups were examined, whose daily activities included an extreme component at the substantive level. To determine the psychophysiological status, the following methods were used: the Luscher color test in the interpretation of I. Tsyganok, simple and complex visual-motor reaction. To determine the level of professional viability, the S-test, the emotional burnout method and a scale for subjective assessment of professional load through the socio-psychological questionnaire were used. The data obtained were processed using Varimax rotation factor analysis with Kaiser’s normalization. Results. According to an empirical study, it was found that the  evelopment of professional viability can be explained through an emergent-synergetic approach. Low energy potential, stress and personal imbalance are emergent psychophysiological components of low viability. Personal balance, performance, activity and optimal energy expenditure are emergent psychophysiological components of high viability.

scholarly journals Altered Perception of Age in Pedophilia and Pedophilic Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-120
Author(s):  
L.Y. Demidova ◽  
N.V. Zobnina ◽  
N.V. Dvoryanchikov ◽  
G.E. Vvedensky ◽  
M.Yu. Kamenskov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Color Test ◽  
Sexual Crimes ◽  
Age Identity ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Pedophilic Disorder

The article presents data from an empirical study of the features for age perception in pedophilia (ICD-10) / pedophilic disorder (ICD-11). We consider a phenomenon of individuals with pedophilia what often want to be like children or feel themselves like them. An analytical review of the literature on the subjective perception of age and age identity is provided. The question is discussed on how the chronological assessment of the live time is transformed into a subjective assessment of one's own age, as well as the mechanisms underlying such kind of transformation (in particular, successful or unsuccessful experience of socialization). Three groups of individuals are compared: persons accused of sexual crimes with diagnosis of pedophilia (21 examinees), without such a diagnosis (21 examinees) and 45 examinees of the control group. All of them completed the test on “Age Identity”, “Color Test of Affective Tones” and “Coding”. According to the results the actual and ideal self-image in pedophilia is more infantile and similar to the image of a child. Obtained data indicate the immaturity of sexual sphere in examinees with pedophilia, they perceive sexuality in communicative and playing context.

Corrective and restorative means to improve job performance and prevention of over-voltage workers

2019 ◽  
pp. 252-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Serikov ◽  
O. I. Yushkova ◽  
A. V. Kapustina ◽  
S. A. Kalinina ◽  
K. T. Oniani
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Labor Process ◽  
Mental Work ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Graphic Analysis ◽  
Psychophysiological Research ◽  
Railway Workers

Improvement of professional reliability and development of means of prevention of overstrain of workers of nervous and stressful work, including locomotive drivers, is an important problem of physiology of work.On the basis of complex researches of reasonable measures of corrective and restorative nature to improve the reliability of knowledge workers is hard work depending on the degree of hazard factors of the labor process.A complex of psychophysiological research methods was used, including a professional graphic analysis of labour activities. Physiological studies of the functional stress of the body include an assessment of the characteristics of the Central nervous and cardiovascular systems. Subjective assessment of the state and strength of the motive was carried out on the test «Health, activity, mood» (SAN). Th e objects of research were employees of various professional groups. 3 groups of workers of locomotive crews are allocated: «unreliable», «conditionally reliable», «reliable». Th e age structure of the examined persons is 30–50 years, the experience is 5–15 years (about 500 people were examined in total). Th e results were processed by methods of variation statistics.The results of testing the eff ectiveness of the complex of psychological, pedagogical and psychotherapeutic tools to improve the reliability of employees of locomotive crews are presented. For the prevention of overstrain, various modes of work and rest and means of correction of the functional state of workers of neuro-emotional mental work are proposed and tested. Th e study of the eff ectiveness of corrective-restorative means of improving the reliability of railway workers, which allowed to achieve improvements in the performance of functional, personal and professional reliability of workers of locomotive crews. Th e developed measures aimed at preventing the development of overstrain in employees of neuro-emotional mental work signifi cantly reduce the «physiolog ical cost» of work, which is manifested by the lack of increase in the degree of tension of the body systems and the later development of fatigue.

scholarly journals Dynamics of the pshychological state of seafarers during the period of long work in the fishery

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
F. A. Shcherbina ◽  
Yu. F. Shcherbina ◽  
Yu. N. Zakrevsky ◽  
A. A. Trotsenko ◽  
M. V. Shchelkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Color Test ◽  
Southwest Atlantic ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Dynamic Observation ◽  
Test Card ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Defenses ◽  
Optimal Type

The aim of the study was the need to theoretically and experimentally substantiate the technology of diagnostics and correction of maladjustment changes in the psychoemotional sphere of seafarers at the stages of a long voyage. Materials and methods. The material of the research is dynamic observation in the form of psychological testing, carried out during a long voyage of the crew (n = 48 people) of the BMRT fishing vessel (large freezer fishing trawler) with the home port of Murmansk. The age of the fishermen varied from 22–36 years and averaged 27.0±0.84 years, the duration of the cruise was 152 days to catch fish in the Southwest Atlantic. The subjects belonged to different professional groups, and had worked at sea from 3 to 11 years (M = 5.4±0.26). The research methods were valid methods applied in a complex: a modified eight-color test by M. Luscher, personality questionnaire “EPI” by G. Aysenk, psychodiagnostic test “General assessment of personality” by V.М. Melnikov and L.T. Yampolsky, the MMPI questionnaire «Personal scale of manifestations of anxiety, the questionnaire» Life style index «(«LSI») Kellerman-Plutchik-Conte for identifying types of psychological defenses, the test for the study of reactive and personal anxiety Spielberger-Khanin and the test card SAN (test questionnaire Mini-cartoon). Results and discussion. the study showed that continuous (more than 3 months) fishing in the sea leads to changes in the psycho-emotional sphere of fishermen, manifested in the appearance of signs of psychological maladjustment. The majority of those examined as the leader have a trophotropic (non-optimal) type of mental adaptation to conditions of long-term work at sea, characterized by a decrease in the psychophysical reserves of the body, increased anxiety with the choice of a strategy of passive adaptation to extreme environmental conditions.

Relationship of subdepressive symptoms with phases of emotional burnout in representatives of “assisting professions”

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
N. I. Vlakh ◽  
I. P. Danilov ◽  
M. A. Gugushvili ◽  
N. Ya. Paneva ◽  
T. D. Logunova
Keyword(s):  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Human Stress ◽  
Emotional Burnout ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Degree Of Severity

Introduction. The study of the problems of human stress resistance in various professions has shown that prolonged exposure to stress leads to such adverse consequences as a decrease in the overall mental stability of the body, the emergence of a sense of dissatisfaction with the results of their activities, the tendency to refuse to perform tasks in situations of increased demands, failures and defeats. Analysis of the factors that cause such symptoms in various activities has shown that there are a number of professions in which a person begins to experience a sense of internal emotional emptiness due to the need for constant contact with other people.The aim of the study is to study the subdepressive symptoms in accordance with the phases of emotional burnout.Materials and methods. The study involved 465 people, of whom 219 men and 246 women were representatives of various professional groups. The indicators of emotional burnout, including three phases-stages: “Tension”, “Resistance”, “Exhaustion” — each of which consists of 4 symptoms, are considered.Results. The correlation coefficient of the level of formation of symptoms of emotional burnout according to the method of V.V. Boyko with the level of severity of each of the components of emotional burnout according to the MBI method are calculated.Conclusions. It was found that people whose personal and professional lives are filled with meaning are only slightly or moderately susceptible to burnout syndrome. On the contrary, subjects with an existential vacuum showed, according to the MVI test, a high degree of severity of burnout syndrome.The authors declare no conflict of interests

scholarly journals Hybrid renewable energy photovoltaic and darrieus VAWT as propulsion fuel of prototype catamaran ship

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1846-1855
Author(s):  
Budhy Setiawan ◽  
Ekananda Sulistyo Putra ◽  
Indrazno Siradjuddin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Average Wind Speed ◽  
Turbine Generators ◽  
Average Wind

Currently, marine transportation in the world still uses fossil fuels. In addition to running low on supplies, fossil fuels also cause emissions that cause global warming. Sea transportation generates around 1,000 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Therefore, the exploration of alternative energy is becoming a popular research direction. Several renewable energy sources include solar and wind energy. Indonesia has an average wind speed of above 8 m/s at sea. Also, the energy potential of the sun is around 4.8 kWh/m2. Based on the potential of these renewable energy sources, this study discusses the potential of renewable energy sources from sunlight and wind, which are implemented in the prototype catamaran ship. The results obtained from the experiment, the total energy of photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine generators is 774 Wh. This energy can be used to charge a battery with a battery specification of 35Ah for 6 hours.

scholarly journals Emotional Burnout: Prevalence Rate and Symptoms in Different Socio-Professional Groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Vitalii Y. Bocheliuk ◽  
◽  
Nataliia Y. Zavatska ◽  
Yuliia O. Bokhonkova ◽  
Marianna V. Toba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Emotional Burnout

scholarly journals CORRELATION BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND VIABILITY IN THE SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN EXTREME ACTIVITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Svetlana Vladimirovna Kotovskaya ◽  
Igor Gennadyevich Mosyagin
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Military Aircraft ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Extreme Load ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Psychophysiological Status

Aim. The article deals with the analysis of the psychophysiological status and its correlations with the features of viability in experts working in extreme and challenging conditions. This is both relevant and essential for justifying the author’s approach to a bio, -psycho, - social model of viability. Materials and methods. 764 male participants working in extreme conditions were examined (military aircraft personnel, civil air traffic controllers, Navy men, firefighters, etc.). The following methods were used for the study: the simple and complex eye-motor response test, the S-test, the burnout assessment based on the Boyko’s method, and a subjective assessment of professional load. The results obtained were processed with Spearman correlation analysis. Results. Based on the results of correlation analysis, significant correlations were revealed between the psychophysiological features of participants and a subjective assessment of extreme load being the component of professional viability. It was established that the functional status of the subjects involved in extreme activities affected negatively their subjective assessment of professional load producing an increase in stress. At the same time, the speed of mental operations and visual perception abilities decreased. Conclusion. The efficient application of psychophysiological reserves while preserving speed and reliability determines constructive professional genesis and is connected with the parameters of viability such as anxiety, depression, inadequate selective emotional response, disorientation, and the reduction of professional responsibilities.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS OF SUBJECTS OF EXTREME ACTIVITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
S. V. Kotovskaya ◽  
I. M. Boyko ◽  
I. G. Mosyagin ◽  
A. I. Khokhrina
Keyword(s):  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Motor Reaction ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
Color Test ◽  
Visual Motor ◽  
Military Pilots ◽  
Threat To Life ◽  
Psychophysiological Status

According to many domestic and foreign scientists, the ability of a person to maintain professional efficiency and integrated behavior in extreme conditions is primarily determined by psychophysiological factors. The specialists of extreme profile, due to the consciousness of a threat to life, there is a constant readiness for action, not always aware of them.Aim. The paper presents empirical studies of the psychophysiological status of representatives of various difficult professions, including at the content level of the extreme component (dispatchers, servicemen, military pilots and specialists engaged in the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) recycling).Materials and methods. Psychophysiological status was revealed with the use of electroencephalographic (EEG) study, data of simple (SVMR) and complex visual-motor reaction (CVMR) and color test of M. Lusher in the interpretation of I. Tcyganok.Results. As a result of the study, it was found that the highest efficiency was found in firefighters and soldiers, the highest rates of stress, not going beyond the corridor standards are typical for submariners and specialists in the SNF recycling. In submariners, the professional load was reflected by an increase in the rhythm index A, in military pilots the level of operator performance increased due to the activation of compensatory mechanisms.

Facing a Patient Who Seeks Help After a Suicide Attempt

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Areal Rothes ◽  
Margarida Rangel Henriques ◽  
Joana Barreiros Leal ◽  
Marina Serra Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Suicidal Patient ◽  
Emotional Difficulties ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Patient Suicide ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Suicidal Patients

Background: Although intervention with suicidal patients is one of the hardest tasks in clinical practice, little is known about health professionals’ perceptions about the difficulties of working with suicidal patients. Aims: The aims of this study were to: (1) describe the difficulties of professionals facing a suicidal patient; (2) analyze the differences in difficulties according to the sociodemographic and professional characteristics of the health professionals; and (3) identify the health professionals’ perceived skills and thoughts on the need for training in suicide. Method: A self-report questionnaire developed for this purpose was filled out by 196 health professionals. Exploratory principal components analyses were used. Results: Four factors were found: technical difficulties; emotional difficulties; relational and communicational difficulties; and family-approaching and logistic difficulties. Differences were found between professionals who had or did not have training in suicide, between professional groups, and between the number of patient suicide attempts. Sixty percent of the participants reported a personal need for training and 85% thought it was fundamental to implement training plans targeted at health professionals. Conclusion: Specific training is fundamental. Experiential and active methodologies should be used and technical, relational, and emotional questions must be included in the training syllabus.

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