scholarly journals 7th to 9th grade obese adolescents’ perceptions about obesity in tamaulipas, Mexico

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. de la Luz Martínez-Aguilar ◽  
Yolanda Flores-Peña ◽  
Ma. de las Mercedes Rizo-Baeza ◽  
Rosa Ma. Aguilar-Hernández ◽  
Laura Vázquez-Galindo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
Obese Adolescents ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Study Participants

The objective was to explore obese adolescents’ perceptions about obesity among students in the seventh to ninth grade of a public school in Tamaulipas, Mexico. This is a qualitative study. Participants were 24 adolescents with a body mass index equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Semistructured interviews were conducted until data saturation was reached and the meaning was understood. The adolescents defined obesity according to standards of measurement. They identified the hereditary factor as the main obesity cause, tended to underestimate obesity and had low self-esteem. They reported problems to do physical exercise and get clothes in order to improve their image, and feel rejected by their peers in school. It was identified that these adolescents have psychological defense mechanisms against obesity and that some of them are making efforts to lose weight. Obesity entails social and psychological health implications for persons suffering from this problem. Interventions should be put in practice.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON INTEGRAL CHARACTERISTIC OF HEALTH. PROSPECTIVE POPULATION STUDY OF WORKERS IN DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
E. Miroshnik ◽  
A. Britov ◽  
N. Eliseeva ◽  
A. Deev ◽  
S. Drozdetsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Study ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Integral Characteristic ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
Traditional Risk Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Somatic Diseases

Aim. To assess the social status and methods of psychological protection of the individual in a number of organized populations in several typical regions (5 cities of Russia), as well as to compare the identified psychological characteristics with traditional risk factors (FR) and chronic non-communicable diseases in a prospective population study. Material and methods. In 2010 - 2011, in five cities of Russia (Nizhny Novgorod, Veliky Novgorod, Vologda, Nalchik, Omsk), screening was conducted on full (representative) samples from organized populations (at least 500 people in each, with a response to the survey from 80 to 90%). A total of 2,227 people were examined: 1,336 women and 891 men aged 25-75 years. In 2012-2014, a prospective (through 3 years) population study in the cities of Nizhny Novgorod, Nalchik, Veliky Novgorod and Omsk. Screening of the same organized population was conducted in 1202 people (response-64.7%). The questionnaires for assessment of social-economic status, somatic and psychological health, life style index or psychological defense mechanisms, pathogen reflection, psychotism scale, hospital scale of anxiety and depression, international stress scale, as well as the moral potential of person were methods of screening. Results. It was exposed that among the mechanisms of psychological defenses primitive ones dominated, especially projection, replacement, denial and suppression; the pathogen reflection style was formed in the most of the respondents. In process of mathematic analysis we used the method of «simple cross-tabulation» for join all negative mechanisms of psychological defense. It gives us the possibility to show their significant connection with the most somatic diseases in the personal history (р<0,001).   Conclusion. Psychological parameters significant dominate over physiological signs in their impact on the health. Thus it demands necessity to take into account the psychological status in the health improving process.

A Study of Memory and Psychological Defense Mechanism in Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Aliakbari Harehdasht ◽  
Zahra Ekbatäni
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
Julian Barnes ◽  
Self Image

In The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes portrays the mysterious workings of the human mind as it distorts facts towards the end of a self-image that one can live with. The protagonist in the novel deploys certain psychological defense mechanisms in order to protect himself from feelings of anxiety, only to experience even more profound anxiety due to his excessive use of them. The significance of the present paper lies in its novel view of the book. So far, the critique on the novel has mainly been focused on the workings of time on memory; however, the present paper investigates how psychological defense mechanisms blur the protagonist’s perception of reality and distort his memories. This paper also attempts to attract scholarly interest in the study of psychological defense mechanisms in the study of The Sense of an Ending which has so far been to the best of our knowledge overlooked

Model of correlation between anticipatory consistency and intuitiveness in the development of neuroses

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Alexander Granitsa
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
General System ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
Cluster Analyses ◽  
Neurotic Disorders

The aim of the study was to form the model of correlation between intuitiveness and anticipatory consistency in case of neurotic and somatoform disorders. The study included 197 patients with neurotic and somatoform disorders and 66 healthy people. We found a lower level of intuitiveness and anticipatory consistency in patients with neurotic disorders than in healthy people. Correlation and cluster analyses have shown that anticipatory inconsistency and a reduced intuitiveness play a significant role in the mechanisms of neurosis development. Intuitiveness in neurotic and somatoform disorders is the link between anticipatory consistency and psychological defense mechanisms in the general system of coping with stress.

scholarly journals Barriers to Puberty Talk between Mothers and Daughters: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
pp. 362-367
Author(s):  
Firoozeh Mirzaee ◽  
Malihe Pouredalati ◽  
Atefeh Ahmadi ◽  
Masumeh Ghazaznfarpour
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Study Population ◽  
School Role

Abstract Objective The aim of the present study is to explain the barriers to puberty talk between mothers and daughters. Methods In the present study, the conventional content analysis method was used. The present study was conducted from September 2018 to August 2019 in Iran. The study population consisted of mothers and adolescent girls. The data was collected using purposeful sampling method. The sample consisted of 4 mothers and 6 girls that were interviewed using semistructured interviews. Data collection continued until data saturation was achieved. Data analysis was conducted as described by Graneheim et al. using NVivo 11 software. Results In the present study, after exploring the views of the participants about barriers to puberty talk between mothers and daughters, one dominant theme emerged. Puberty talk is seen as an “inappropriate talk with a girl.” There were several subthemes, including “lack of mother's awareness regarding the school role, the busy schedule of the mother, and the adoption of alternatives to mother's talk with girls”. Conclusions Different sociocultural factors affect puberty talk between mothers and adolescent girls. It is important that mothers and policy makers take these barriers into account.

scholarly journals Immature psychological defense mechanisms and the misrepresentations of some sex researchers

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Brody ◽  
Rui Miguel Costa ◽  
Ursula Hess
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Defense

Training nursing staff constructive methods of psychological protection in work with patients suffering with oncological diseases

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Anna Zotova ◽  
Danil Fomichev
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Work Efficiency ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
Constructive Methods ◽  
Oncological Diseases ◽  
Emotional Burnout

The article describes the research work to determine the methods of psychological protection of nursing staff when working with cancer patients. Results. A training program has been developed, thanks to which nurses working with cancer patients will be able to analyze their experiences, actions and statements, which will help them to correct their behavior and increase their work efficiency. Conclusion. The study made it possible to study, evaluate and implement effective techniques of constructive psychological defense in the context of vocational training, as well as to study emotional stability and assess the level of emotional burnout as an indicator of the psychological health of specialists.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients With Vitiligo

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Iqra Nazar ◽  
Fatima Kamran ◽  
Afsheen Masood
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychosocial Predictors ◽  
Impact Scale

The present study was designed to examine psychosocial predictors of quality of life (QoL) such as body image, self-esteem, impact of Vitiligo (psychologically and socially), and perceived stigmatization in patients with Vitiligo. The sample (N =120) comprised of individuals with Vitiligo recruited from dermatology units of different hospitals in Lahore. Body Image State Scale (Cash, Fleming, Alindogan, Steadman, & Whitehead 2002), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), Vitiligo Impact Scale (Rammam, Khaitan, Mehta, Sreenivas, & Gupta, 2014), Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (Lawrence, Fauerbach, Heinberg, & Thomas, 2006) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (Finlay & Khan, 1994) were used as assessment measures. Results revealed that most of the individuals with Vitiligo reported poorer perception of QoL; while, men with Vitiligo expressed better perceived QoL as compared to women. Individuals with both types of Vitiligo (lesions on exposed/unexposed regions) expressed poor body image, negative impact of Vitiligo on their psycho-social functioning, and higher levels of perceived stigmatization. Individuals with exposed Vitiligo affected regions exhibited lower self-esteem. In addition, body image, impact of Vitiligo (psychologically and socially), and perceived stigmatization (absence of friendly behavior) significantly predicted QoL. It was concluded that Vitiligo had a greater impact on individual’s psychological health and social functioning rather than physiological complications.

scholarly journals Features of psychological protection of students of IHE who are engaged in swimming

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
N. Dakal ◽  
O. Cherevichko ◽  
K. Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Protective Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Defense ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior

The purpose of psychological protection is to maintain the integrity of the "self-concept" of the individual by protecting his consciousness from negative traumatic experiences, fear of failure, anxiety or uncertainty in their actions. The authors who studied this phenomenon in sports note that the psychological protection of the athlete - is a system of mechanisms and methods of mental self-regulation of consciousness and behavior of the individual in extreme mental conditions. Psychological defense mechanisms are manifested in students as a regulatory system that is activated in a situation of internal or external conflict. Based on it, students often show such a defense mechanism as substitution, regression, and compensation. Considering the manifestation of protective mechanisms in boys and girls, we obtained the following indicators: reactive formations (73% in girls and 51% in boys) and projection (73% in girls and 54% in boys) (p <0.05); in boys prevails: suppression (65% in boys and 45% in girls) and intellectualization (69% in boys and 56.1% in girls) (p <0.05). We found differences in the choice of the dominant mechanism of psychological protection by swimming students. The leading mechanism in the studied contingent is substitution, and the least preferred is suppression. The study identified the manifestation of the main mechanisms of psychological protection in students who swim and analyzed certain types of protection with a description of the specific features of the system of protective mechanisms and the level of their impact depending on gender differences.

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