Coping Strategies of Taiwanese Widows Adapting to Loss

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Tao Hsu ◽  
David L. Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Emotional Pain ◽  
The Past ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
Prior Experiences ◽  
Positive Light ◽  
Demographic Features

Adaptation strategies used by Taiwanese widows following the deaths of their spouses were identified and analyzed. Thirty-five Taiwanese widows representing a cross-section of such demographic features as rural/urban, ethnic background, age, and education level were interviewed. According to their descriptions, the five coping strategies most commonly used were keeping busy, shifting focus, speaking out, doing something for their deceased husbands, and looking at the good side of their spouses' deaths. It is suggested that adaptation to loss should be viewed in a more positive light, since it represents an effort to bridge the past with the future rather than an act of detaching one's self from prior experiences and emotional pain. An argument is made that some of these strategies are unique products of Taiwanese culture.

Shadows of the Past: How Prior Experiences Shape Employees’ Reactions to Current Leadership

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 10963
Author(s):  
Svenja Schlachter ◽  
Frank H. Walter ◽  
Johanna Dietl
Keyword(s):  
The Past ◽  
Current Leadership ◽  
Prior Experiences

scholarly journals An atomic resolution study of precipitates in an Al-Ge Alloy

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 538-539
Author(s):  
U. Dahmen ◽  
C. Nelson ◽  
K.H. Westmacott
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Atomic Resolution ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
Orientation Relationships ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Moiré Fringes ◽  
Typical Aspect ◽  
Face Centered ◽  
Sectional Shape

The difficulty of precipitating germanium in dilute aluminum-germanium alloys is due to a large difference in crystal structures (face-centered cubic and diamond cubic) accompanied by a substantial volume expansion of 36%. A great variety of precipitate morphologies and orientation relationships are observed. A frequently found morphology is that of <100> needles. By selected area diffraction and Moire fringes it has been established that <100> Al and <110> Ge are parallel along the needle axis. The typical aspect ratio of about 100 has made it difficult in the past to investigate the cross-sectional shape and internal structure of these needles, although some indications of internal twinning were found in plates. in the present work, the Berkeley Atomic Resolution Microscope was used to examine needles in cross section by imaging along the <110> Ge <100> Al needle axis.

Demographic and Clinical Profile of Psychiatry Patients of Rural Homoeopathic Hospital, Palghar, Maharashtra, India, from 2014 to 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Sunita Nikumbh ◽  
Abhishek Kukde ◽  
Manoj Patel ◽  
Bhavik Parekh ◽  
Anoop Nigwekar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Psychiatric Condition ◽  
Duration Of Stay ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conversion Disorders ◽  
Centre Of Excellence ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Inpatient Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Demographic Features

Abstract Background Rural Homoeopathic Hospital has been serving the community in and around Palghar for the past 20 years. Through a Central Government Scheme of Centre of Excellence, it received funds for setting up an inpatient psychiatric unit in 2012 whereby it could serve the wider community by admitting the patients with mental illness in a secure ward. This is the first part of two papers which deals with demographic analysis of the patients admitted in the psychiatry ward between 2014 and 2018. Objectives The case records were studied with a view to determine the demographic features, the clinical diagnosis and the duration of stay. Methodology All case records were studied as per a predetermined format to establish the demographic features, the clinical diagnosis and the duration of stay in the ward. Results Out of 1,015 patients seen, 35% were having alcohol withdrawal, 12.7% were having conversion, 9.8% were having suicidal attempt and 9.7% were suffering from anxiety. The duration of stay in the hospital was noticeably shorter than what has been reported from the allopathic admissions. Conclusion Alcoholism followed by conversion disorders, suicidal attempts and anxiety-panic conditions was the most common psychiatric condition with which patients were admitted. Males were predominating mainly due to their alcoholic condition. The duration of stay was reasonably short. The reasons for this would need further exploration.

Flex-DIMM – A New High Density Module Form Factor

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (1) ◽  
pp. 000806-000809
Author(s):  
James E. Clayton
Keyword(s):  
Form Factor ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Lower Layer ◽  
Signal Integrity ◽  
High Density ◽  
Thermal Dissipation ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Memory Module ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Generation

The Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) has remained relatively unchanged for the past two decades, with exception of an increase in PCB size, I/O pads and layer count. A new generation called Flex-DIMM is introduced by replacing the rigid-PCB substrate with a thin, bifurcated, flexible circuit that enables several improvements; including a thinner cross-section, better signal integrity with lower layer count, better thermal dissipation and ability to be directly mated to the surface of a motherboard. Originally intended for RDIMM applications, the new module may be an ideal solution for clustered microservers.

The grieving killjoy: Bereavement, alienation and cultural critique

2020 ◽  
pp. 1354067X2092213
Author(s):  
Ester H Kofod
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Critique ◽  
Emotional Pain ◽  
Gradual Decline ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Normative Standards ◽  
Bereavement Research ◽  
Shed Light

In recent years, a range of scholars have put forth critical analyses of the consequences of the ideals of happiness, future-orientedness, and productivity which dominate contemporary Western cultures. The experience of grief—with its sadness, preoccupation with the past, and lack of initiative—is inherently at odds with such ideals. This conflict between grief and cultural ideals of happiness is reflected in the recent efforts within bereavement research to delineate pathological mourning from uncomplicated, normative mourning. While the latter is characterized by a gradual decline in emotional pain, sadness, lack of initiative, etc., complicated mourning is marked by a failure to meet normative standards for recovery. In this article, I will draw on loss experiences among bereaved parents in contemporary Danish society in order to shed light on how profound losses may catalyze estrangement from and opposition toward what has been termed the happiness imperative of contemporary Western societies. More specifically, I borrow the figure of the feminist killjoy, paraphrased as the grieving killjoy, as a lens through which bereavement experiences may be theorized and understood as a starting point for experientially driven cultural critique.

Examining the Structures of Major Football Tournaments on Television: An Analysis of the Quality of World Cup and European Cup Broadcasts

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Horky
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Different Parts

In most countries, live broadcasts of sports events generate enormous numbers of viewers and reach impressive market shares. In this article, the author examines the structures of major football (soccer) broadcasts on German television and makes conclusions on the quality of sports journalism. A longitudinal analysis is made of the broadcasts of the last 9 German matches in World and European Cup championships of the past 16 years on German television. A closer look at different parts reveals an increasing loss of meaning for live coverage, as well as rising preliminary and postreporting within the broadcasts. A finer cross-section examination of the football finals in 2006 and 2010 shows a lack of journalistic programming in the live broadcasts, with an increasing loss of meaning for sports journalism

scholarly journals Analysis of the Differential Relationship between the Perception of One’s Life and Coping Resources among Three Generations of Bedouin Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orna Braun-Lewensohn ◽  
Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽  
Khaled Al-Said ◽  
Ephrat Huss
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Differential Relationship

Bedouin society has undergone rapid changes over the past decade. The younger generation of Bedouin women is better educated, which has enabled them to enter different professions, increased their incomes and elevated their social status. We examined the sense of coherence (SOC) and its components of meaningfulness, manageability and comprehensibility as well as the use of coping strategies among Bedouin women from three age groups. We also investigated the coping resources and strategies before determining the relationships between these variables in the three groups. One hundred ninety-six women participated in the study. Differences were found mostly between the oldest age group (61 years and older) and the two younger groups (21–40 and 41–60 years old). The oldest women reported less meaningfulness and used less positive reframing, planning, humor and acceptance. In terms of coping strategies, venting was used more by the youngest group whereas behavioral disengagement was used more by the oldest group. In the younger groups, SOC and its components were positively correlated with the use of coping strategies that are considered to be adaptive and with emotional support. However, the correlations between these factors were negative among the oldest group, which points to non-adaptive coping strategies used by these women. These results are discussed in light of the salutogenic, stress-appraisal and coping theories.

Mechanism behind the Beauty: The Golden Ratio Appeared in the Shape of Red Blood Cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-569
Author(s):  
Xue-Jun Zhang ◽  
Zhong-Can Ou-Yang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Golden Ratio ◽  
Spontaneous Curvature ◽  
Rigorous Solution ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
The Past ◽  
Characteristic Radius

AbstractIn the past two decades, a rigorous solution for the shape of human red blood cell (RBC) with a negative spontaneous curvature c0 has been derived with the Helfrich model under the condition that both the osmotic pressure Δp and tensile stress λ are equal to zero. By fitting the experimentally observed shape of RBC, c0R0 has been predicted to be –1.62, theminus golden ratio, where R0 is the radius of a sphere which has the same surface area as RBC. In this paper, we verify this prediction by comparing experimental data with an analytical equation describing the relation between volume and surface area. Furthermore, it is also found ρmax /ρB ≈ 1.6 with ρmax the maximal radius and ρB the characteristic radius of RBC, showing an approximate beautiful golden cross section of RBC. On the basis of a complete numerical calculation, we propose a mechanism behind the beauty of the minus golden ratio that c0R0 results from the balance between the minimization of the surface area and the requirement of adequate deformability of RBC to allow it passing through the spleen, the so called “physical fitness test”.

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