scholarly journals Inducing Effects of Illegal Drugs to Improve Mental Health by the Self-Regulation Therapy: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador Amigó
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Illegal Drugs ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Coping Capacity ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
First Time

Background: This study consists of a brief psychological intervention, which uses the Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT, procedure based on suggestion and classical conditioning), to improve coping with stress and emotionality by reproducing the positive effects of illegal drugs: cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy. Method: 15 volunteers (8 males, 7 females), with a mean age of 24.67 (SD = 4.43), underwent intervention to improve their coping with stress and emotionality using SRT. They carried out pre- and post-intervention scores for 10 days and during a 4-week fol-low-up. The employed instruments were: COPE (Coping Skills Inventory) and PNAS (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule). Results: SRT was superior to non-intervention for the 4 coping strategies (2= .829, .453, .411 and .606) and for positive (2= .371) and negative emotionality (2= .419). An improvement in scores was evidenced in the follow-up scores compared to the pre-intervention measures. Conclusions: This study shows for the first time that it is possible to use illegal drugs, considered harmful to public health, to improve young people’s coping capacity and emotionality by reproducing their positive effects with SRT.

scholarly journals Inducing Effects of Illegal Drugs to Improve Mental Health by Self-Regulation Therapy: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10387
Author(s):  
Salvador Amigó
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Illegal Drugs ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Coping Capacity ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
First Time

Background: This study consists of a brief psychological intervention, which uses Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT, procedure based on suggestion and classical conditioning), to improve coping with stress and emotionality by reproducing the positive effects of illegal drugs: cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy. Method: 15 volunteers (8 males, 7 females), with a mean age of 24.6 (SD = 4.4), underwent intervention to improve their coping with stress and emotionality using SRT. They carried out pre- and post-intervention scores for 10 days and during a 4-week follow-up. The employed instruments were: BSS (Barber Suggestibility Scale); COPE (Coping Skills Inventory), and PANAS (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule). Results: SRT was superior to non-intervention for the 4 coping strategies (η2 = 0.829, 0.453, 0.411 and 0.606) and for positive (η2 = 0.371) and negative emotionality (η2 = 0.419). An improvement in scores was evidenced in the follow-up scores compared to the pre-intervention measures. Conclusions: This study shows for the first time that it is possible to use illegal drugs, considered harmful to public health, to improve young people’s coping capacity and emotionality by reproducing their positive effects with SRT.

Development and testing of a self-regulation model for recurrent depression

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1732-1742
Author(s):  
Bonnie M Hagerty ◽  
Melissa A Bathish ◽  
Emily Kuchman
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Illness Management ◽  
Recurrent Depression ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Regulation Model ◽  
Depression Intervention

Self-regulation is a strategy for self-management of depression. Study aims were to (1) describe development of an intervention based on metacognition and self-regulation, (2) test intervention feasibility and utility, and (3) determine its effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms. The Self-Regulated Illness Management of Depression intervention was developed and taught to 22 participants with recurrent depression. There was no attrition 6 months post intervention. At 6 months, there was a significant decrease in depressive symptoms ( M = 10.21, standard deviation = 8.0), t(18) = 5.60, p < .001, and 73 percent of participants used Self-Regulated Illness Management of Depression frequently. Results indicated that Self-Regulated Illness Management of Depression was feasible and useful.

The biographic reflection in the structure of personal resources of the self-regulation in students of the higher school

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V Klementyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Good Resource

This article aims to clarify the biographical reflection as a personal resource of the self-regulation in students. The self-regulation at the beginning of professional life is associated with a substantially increased of hardiness and professional competence, but the basis of this reflective mechanism remains unknown. In the mainstream of cultural-historical psychology, the biographical reflection is considered as a type of reflection for making self-analysis of life of the personality and as a personal resource for making control the quality of life in time. To test the hypothesis that biographical reflection increases the positive effects of arbitrary self-regulation, educational and professional achievements in students. This sample of convenience consisted of 500 students (humanitarian and economic, and technical directions of education) at each of the ages of 17–37 years. The study focused on three aspects, which were measured: biographical reflection, and self-regulation, and professional competence. We argue that the resource function of biographical reflection is most in demand in situations of choice of direction of education and academic disciplines, and scientific projects, and internship. Furthermore, the level of biographical reflection in students is higher when a start and end of learning in the higher school. The higher level biographical reflection increased the score on the self-regulation and professional competence in students at the beginning and end of the tertiary education. Therefore, biographical reflective analysis is a good resource of the life management in choice of a professional life.

scholarly journals Affective Neurofeedback Under Naturalistic Conditions: A Mini-Review of Current Achievements and Open Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas R. Trambaiolli ◽  
Abhishek Tiwari ◽  
Tiago H. Falk
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Neurofeedback Training ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Controlled Environments ◽  
Regulation Strategies

Affective neurofeedback training allows for the self-regulation of the putative circuits of emotion regulation. This approach has recently been studied as a possible additional treatment for psychiatric disorders, presenting positive effects in symptoms and behaviors. After neurofeedback training, a critical aspect is the transference of the learned self-regulation strategies to outside the laboratory and how to continue reinforcing these strategies in non-controlled environments. In this mini-review, we discuss the current achievements of affective neurofeedback under naturalistic setups. For this, we first provide a brief overview of the state-of-the-art for affective neurofeedback protocols. We then discuss virtual reality as a transitional step toward the final goal of “in-the-wild” protocols and current advances using mobile neurotechnology. Finally, we provide a discussion of open challenges for affective neurofeedback protocols in-the-wild, including topics such as convenience and reliability, environmental effects in attention and workload, among others.

scholarly journals Action Sounds Informing Own Body Perception Influence Gender Identity and Social Cognition

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sünje Clausen ◽  
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez ◽  
Christian P. Janssen ◽  
Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Implicit Association Test ◽  
Sensory Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
Body Perception ◽  
Abstract Representation ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Gender Groups

Sensory information can temporarily affect mental body representations. For example, in Virtual Reality (VR), visually swapping into a body with another sex can temporarily alter perceived gender identity. Outside of VR, real-time auditory changes to walkers’ footstep sounds can affect perceived body weight and masculinity/femininity. Here, we investigate whether altered footstep sounds also impact gender identity and relation to gender groups. In two experiments, cisgender participants (26 females, 26 males) walked with headphones which played altered versions of their own footstep sounds that sounded more typically male or female. Baseline and post-intervention measures quantified gender identity [Implicit Association Test (IAT)], relation to gender groups [Inclusion of the Other-in-the-Self (IOS)], and perceived masculinity/femininity. Results show that females felt more feminine and closer to the group of women (IOS) directly after walking with feminine sounding footsteps. Similarly, males felt more feminine after walking with feminine sounding footsteps and associated themselves relatively stronger with “female” (IAT). The findings suggest that gender identity is temporarily malleable through auditory-induced own body illusions. Furthermore, they provide evidence for a connection between body perception and an abstract representation of the Self, supporting the theory that bodily illusions affect social cognition through changes in the self-concept.

scholarly journals Why and When Supervisor Developmental Feedback Impact Innovative Behavior: Perspective of Self-Regulation Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9190
Author(s):  
Zhongqiu Li ◽  
Caiquan Duan ◽  
Zhuo Lyu ◽  
Xin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Self ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Developmental Feedback

In this study, we examined how supervisor developmental feedback influences employees’ innovative behavior. A multi-time survey method was used in this study to collect data from 310 employees in Chinese enterprises. The research results show that supervisor developmental feedback has positive effects on employee innovative behavior via the mediating effect of self-goal-setting. We further found that uncertainty avoidance strengthens the positive relationship between supervisor developmental feedback and the self-goal-setting of employees. Our study offers a new account based on self-regulation perspective for understanding feedback.

scholarly journals Trauma-Informed Neurofeedback and Expressive Arts Therapy: Wilson Disease Case Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 368-387
Author(s):  
Kian Yong Koo ◽  
Azizah Binti Abdullah ◽  
Jun Ming Loh
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Mapping ◽  
Wilson Disease ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Neurofeedback Training ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
Trauma Informed

A case report on enhancing self-regulation skills through QEEG-guided neurofeedback was conducted for a subject who has been diagnosed with Wilson Disease (WD). The trauma-informed neurofeedback training protocols were developed to improve the client’s self-regulation skills in order to address his psychological symptoms and cognitive impairment. The protocols were developed based on the findings of the prior empirical research as well as the QEEG brain mapping assessment of the client. In this case report, the utilisation of expressive art therapy application was highlighted in facilitating the therapeutic process for the clients having difficulty in verbal communication. The QEEG brain mapping assessment result pre-and-post intervention were compared to determine the progress of the client’s brainwave activity pattern. Meanwhile, the self-report diary of the client’s parent was used to follow up his conditions. The outcome indicated that the developed protocols of trauma-informed neurofeedback training and expressive art application were helpful in improving the self-regulation skills of the client.

scholarly journals Facebook - et netværk i fællesskabet [Facebook - a network within the societal community]

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (49) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Jesper Tække
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Self ◽  
Network Communication ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Way

This article addresses the question of what the new "social media", like Facebook, mean for the way we are together, develop social identity and shape society. With the point of departure in the works of Luhmann, the article proposes that community-communication is the essence of the self-regulation of our society’s self-regulation and that this type of communication also provides the basis for the formation and maintenance of the person's social identity in harmony with the society. In contrast to community-communication, the article provides the notion of network-communication, classified as a type of communication that may have some positive effects but also might pose risks to modern society and the development and maintenance of social identity. Finally, the article argues that communication around status updates on Facebook may be categorised as network-communication and discusses whether and to what extent this provides the aforementioned risks.

An effectiveness of training program on COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross section study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1250-1254
Author(s):  
Kurvatteppa Halemani ◽  
Merlin Cheema ◽  
Shabana Khatun ◽  
Yadidya ◽  
Bhumika Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Teaching Session ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Post Test ◽  
College Of Nursing ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
First Time

The pandemic COVID-19 is a highly infected disease caused by a novel coronavirus or SARS-Cov-2. The virus was reported for the first time  December 2019 in, China's Wuhan province. Later the virus has broken down into the world and claimed millions of lives. In India, the disease was reported for the first time in Kerala on 30th January 2020. a cross-section one group pre-test & post-test research design was used among the 40 final year BSc nursing students, College of Nursing SGPGIMS, Lucknow India. Samples were selected based on purposive sampling technique and sample criteria. An instrument, the first tool included demographic characteristics Similarly, second instrument used for knowledge assessment. After pre-test assessment, a teaching session was held at the seminar room, college of nursing SGPGIMS Lucknow, India. Subsequently post assessment was held after intervention.  A total of 40 participants responded to the study. Demographic variables like 30(75%) participants had less than 22 years of age, 22(55%) were girls, 14(35%) families income found INR 10000-15000, and the majority of participants obtained COVID-19 related knowledge from news paper16(40%). A gender was found significant with pretest knowledge, and other variables weren't found significant (P=0.05). Knowledge mean & standard deviation in pre & post-intervention, 11.90±2.16 vs15.82±1.39. The mean difference was found in a pre-test & post-test-1 &post-test-2, 3.9, 5.02, & 1.1, respectively. The effectiveness of the training program was checked by paired t-test -10.20 & -13.93, P=0.00.  The study revealed that the teaching session was efficient in the COVID-19 program among BSc nursing students.

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