scholarly journals Are you still watching?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-187
Author(s):  
Ilakkiah Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Services ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Netflix and other streaming services have become extremely popular over the last few years. Although streaming through online services is often thought of as self-care and relaxation, binge-watching has become a common watching pattern. This opinion-editorial will report upon the ways binge-watching leads to daily challenges and long-term consequences when it comes to our mental and physical health, socialization and ability to reach goals. Furthermore, it will discuss important implementations that will reduce the negative effects associated with binge-watching to aid in the pursuit of self-control. 

Crisis Intervention: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

1971 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Raphael
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Methodological Considerations ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

This paper is a theoretical and methodological dissertation on the concept of crisis intervention as an instrument of primary prevention; appropriate current literature is reviewed. The concepts of crisis are discussed briefly, and a concept emphasizing the intrapsychic state of the individual is proposed. The relevance of crisis with its period of disturbed functioning and its potential immediate and long-term sequelae for mental and physical health and social adaptation is reviewed. The concepts of crisis intervention are explored and dealt with. Each is looked at from the aspects of epidemiologically established basis, forms of intervention, both actual and hypothesized, and methodology of evaluation of effectiveness.

scholarly journals Capture from the wild has long-term costs on reproductive success in Asian elephants

2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (1912) ◽  
pp. 20191584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirkka Lahdenperä ◽  
John Jackson ◽  
Win Htut ◽  
Virpi Lummaa
Keyword(s):  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Asian Elephants ◽  
Lifetime Fitness ◽  
Life History Data ◽  
Captive Populations ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Fitness Measures ◽  
Long Term Consequences

Capturing wild animals is common for conservation, economic or research purposes. Understanding how capture itself affects lifetime fitness measures is often difficult because wild and captive populations live in very different environments and there is a need for long-term life-history data. Here, we show how wild capture influences reproduction in 2685 female Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus ) used in the timber industry in Myanmar. Wild-caught females demonstrated a consistent reduction in breeding success relative to captive-born females, with significantly lower lifetime reproduction probabilities, lower breeding probabilities at peak reproductive ages and a later age of first reproduction. Furthermore, these negative effects lasted for over a decade, and there was a significant influence on the next generation: wild-caught females had calves with reduced survival to age 5. Our results suggest that wild capture has long-term consequences for reproduction, which is important not only for elephants, but also for other species in captivity.

scholarly journals Mental Health Comes First

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Anger Management ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Delayed Gratification ◽  
Learned Behavior ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Human beings are complex and challenging in terms of relationships and their mental and physical health. Today there seems to be a crisis in the following areas: Thinking, Problem solving, Behavioral, Emotional, Faith/hope and in Delayed gratification. Anger management classes are on the rise as never before. Self-control is lacking because of poorly learned behavior and the inability to communicate and express negative emotions.

scholarly journals Caregivers’ Mental Health and Somatic Symptoms During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung S Park
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Objectives This study examines differences in the mental and physical health of the U.S. population during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic among 3 groups: noncaregivers, short-term caregivers (1 year or less), and long-term caregivers (greater than 1 year). Methods Data from the Understanding America Study are used to describe group differences in reports of psychological distress and somatic symptoms. Logistic and negative binomial regression models are used to examine whether these differences persist after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and prepandemic health conditions. To understand within-group differences in caregiving demands, the intensity of care provided by short-term and long-term caregivers, as well as selected patients’ health conditions are summarized. Results Adults’ mental and physical health varied substantially by caregiver status. Caregivers continued to fare worse than noncaregivers in terms of mental health and fatigue, and long-term caregivers were more likely to report headache, body aches, and abdominal discomfort than both short-term caregivers and noncaregivers, net of controls. The nature of caregiving differed between short-term and long-term caregivers, with the latter more likely to provide greater hours of care, and to be looking after patients with permanent medical conditions. Discussion Efforts to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on population health should include caregivers, whose mental and physical health were already vulnerable before COVID-19.

Implications of long-term conditions for both mental and physical health: comparison of rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 699-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Lempp ◽  
Graham Thornicroft ◽  
Morven Leese ◽  
Naomi Fearns ◽  
Helen Graves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals How Helpers Can Help Themselves to Help Others and Themselves - Challenges Of Self-care Concept Application

2021 ◽  
pp. 357-388
Author(s):  
Gordana Berc ◽  
Sanela Šadić ◽  
Ozana Kobić
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Self Care ◽  
The Self ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

This review paper offers a definition and explanation of the self-care concept as one of the basic ways of developing and nurturing professional and personal capacities and maintaining healthy boundaries between the professional and personal life of helpers. The paper also emphasizes the ethical components of self-care as an imperative for helpers to take care of their own mental and physical health. Challenges for the development and maintenance of skills and conditions for the sustainability of self-care in the helping professions are described and analyzed from the perspective of personal responsibility and the institution’s obligation to ensure healthy working conditions and professional growth and development. Introduction to the self-care concept and comparative analysis is presented through the presentation of various, mostly foreign studies that have monitored the effects of self-care on the overall health of helpers and their professional effects. The paper also describes the adverse consequences of the lack of self-care skills and activities that encourage it. It also emphasizes the negative effects on the health of the helpers and their work potential. In conclusion, guidelines are defined for the development and maintenance of the helper's self-care, important both for his satisfaction in personal life and especially in professional success and self-actualization.

Preparing for Post COVID-19 Stage

BioMedica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2S) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Author(s):  
Asad Zaheer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Robust Measures ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

<p>Since the outbreak of COVID-19 has emerged, 2022 is predicted by researchers as the year for the return of normalcy. With every domain of life at halt, the tardiest recovery will be in education and research where 1.5 billion learners have been affected globally by the Pandemic. With meticulous but strong concomitant situation analysis by the universities, robust measures need to be taken to ensure (1) optimal mental and physical health of all faculty, staff and students, (2) balancing the financial and managerial crises and (3) development and implementation of long-term policies to stand-up to the challenges of this situation</p>

Spousal Breadwinning Across 30 Years of Marriage and Husbands’ Health: A Gendered Life Course Stress Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen W. Springer ◽  
Chioun Lee ◽  
Deborah Carr
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Expectations ◽  
Income Data ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Retirement Study

Objective: Wives increasingly outearn their husbands, and gender relations theory suggests this arrangement may undermine men’s well-being. We explore how long-term histories of spousal breadwinning may be associated with older men’s self-rated mental and physical health, and risk of nine health diagnoses. Method: Using 30 years of couple-level income data from the Health and Retirement Study ( n = 1,095 couples), we use latent class analyses to identify six classes that differ with respect to the timing and level of wife breadwinning. We link these classes to older husbands’ later-life health. Results: Classes that transitioned from husband breadwinning to wife breadwinning in early or later adulthood were associated with husbands’ poorer overall physical health and risk of cardiometabolic and stress-related diseases. Patterns persist net of sociodemographics, depressive symptoms, health behaviors, and adolescent health. Discussion: Violating cultural expectations, such as the masculinity ideal of male breadwinning, is associated with older men’s poorer health.

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