RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL QUALITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENTS OF ATHLETES IN THE PROCESS OF THE MOBILIZATION OF PERFORMANCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Nikolay Samoilov ◽  
Anna Aleshicheva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
The Individual

The mental health of the individual, being the highest part of the human mind, is developed and structured as a result of the influence of society. The requirements for athletes are rapidly increasing, which is the source of the emergence of contradictions in the "society-personality-health" system and the reason for poor health. Therefore, a practically significant and urgent problem of sports science is the study of ways to ensure sports longevity and maintain health while justifying the mechanisms for mobilizing athletic performance. The aim of the study was to identify changes in personal qualities and the relationship between mental health components at different stages of sports activity, as well as building a model of the mechanism for mobilizing the athlete's mental and physical performance. Research methods and organization The study involved 75 people practicing boxing, judo, sambo. These were highly qualified athletes - Candidates for Masters of Sports, Masters of Sports, Masters of Sports of International Class. Diagnostic methods: Freiburg FPI multi-factor personality questionnaire; Cattell’s 16-factor personality questionnaire; Questionnaire for the severity of psychopathological symptoms (SCL-90) and G. Ammon's I-structural test (ISTA). Research results The research revealed that in a situation of uncertainty and even imaginary vulnerability and danger, the core component of the functional transformation of negative personal qualities into positive ones is the stressful effect of reality, its reflection in one’s mind, and the athlete’s conscious semantic assessment of his actions and their consequences. It leads to the creation of willpower, fortitude, and to an energy-informational upsurge. Conclusion We have demonstrated relationship between personal qualities of an athlete that change at different stages of his sports activity. We have revealed the dependence of their activity on the constructive, destructive or deficit form and the manifestation degree, and their role in the mobilization of performance. We have found close correlation between different forms of aggression, anxiety, internal and external self-delimitation, which can have the exact opposite effect on the performance and mental functions of athletes.

Who Are the Most Exceptional Clinicians?

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-173
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Kottler ◽  
Richard S. Balkin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Moral Code ◽  
Successful Therapy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Health Literature ◽  
Mental Health Literature ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Core Conditions ◽  
The Individual

In Who Are the Most Exceptional Clinicians? the authors dispute the assumption that the great writers and theorists were also great clinicians. If fame and notoriety do not make a great therapist, then what does? The effectiveness of the core conditions are highlighted, as well as personal characteristics, such as charisma, relational skills, knowledge and wisdom, and other personal qualities that often get little exposure in mental health literature, such as being fully present in therapy, the presence of a strong moral code, sensitivity, flexibility, and honoring the complexity of the individual. Ultimately, successful therapy is likely more dependent on therapists finding their own voice, as opposed to emulating a famous icon, who may have never been that good in the first place.

Can genotype determine the sports phenotype? A paradigm shift in sports medicine

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Ghosh ◽  
Preetam B. Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Power Performance ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Genetic Makeup ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Genetic Medicine

AbstractIn last two decades, there has been an evolution in sports medicine. Several researchers have worked on different domains of sports medicine, like strength, endurance, sports injury, and psychology. Besides this, several groups have explored the changes at cellular and molecular levels during exercise, which has led to the development of the new domain in sports science known as genetic medicine. Genetic medicine deals with the genotypic basis of sports phenotype. In this article, we try to provide an up-to-date review on genetic determinants of sports performance, which will be like a journey from the nostalgic past towards the traditional present and the romantic future of sports medicine. Endurance and power performance are two important domains of athletes. They vary in individuals, even among trained athletes. Researches indicate that the genetic makeup of sportsmen play a vital role in their performance. Several genetic factors are reported to be responsible for endurance, power, susceptibility to injury, and even psychology of the individual. Besides this, proper training, nutrition, and environment are also important in shaping their potential. The aim of this discussion is to understand the influence of the environment and the genetic makeup on the performance of the athletes. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that genotype determines the sports phenotype in an athlete. Choosing the right sports activity based on genetic endowment is the key for achieving excellence in sports.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITY ON MENTAL HEALTH

2020 ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataša Arsović ◽  
Radmila Đurović ◽  
Rada Rakočević
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
Significant Achievement ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mental Health Knowledge

The purpose of this narrative review is to investigate evidence for physical and sports activity affecting mental health. Knowledge about preemptive and treatment effects on achieving and maintaining an average level of physical abilities is considered nowadays to be a significant achievement of modern science. This knowledge has influenced the creation of various programs for the improvement of the holistic wealth of an individual. The accent is on the investigation of psychological benefits of exercising both in terms of prevention, and in treatment of stress, depression and anxiety. It is necessary to establish a parallel between the positive and negative influences of sports activity on mental health, and use of the individual approach in the way, attitude, motive, intensity and scope of recreational/sport activity. Regarding professional athletes, harmonization of physical and psychological preparation with adequate professional supervision is of great importance. Coordinated physical and psychological preparations can act positively on the attainment and achievement of goals, but also on the preservation and maintenance of mental health.

Root Cause Analyses of Suicides of Mental Health Clients

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Gillies ◽  
David Chicop ◽  
Paul O'Halloran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mental Health Clients ◽  
Imminent Risk

Abstract. Background: The ability to predict imminent risk of suicide is limited, particularly among mental health clients. Root cause analysis (RCA) can be used by health services to identify service-wide approaches to suicide prevention. Aims: To (a) develop a standardized taxonomy for RCAs; (b) to quantitate service-related factors associated with suicides; and (c) to identify service-related suicide prevention strategies. Method: The RCAs of all people who died by suicide within 1 week of contact with the mental health service over 5 years were thematically analyzed using a data collection tool. Results: Data were derived from RCAs of all 64 people who died by suicide between 2008 and 2012. Major themes were categorized as individual, situational, and care-related factors. The most common factor was that clients had recently denied suicidality. Reliance on carers, recent changes in medication, communication problems, and problems in follow-through were also commonly identified. Conclusion: Given the difficulty in predicting suicide in people whose expressions of suicidal ideation change so rapidly, services may consider the use of strategies aimed at improving the individual, stressor, support, and care factors identified in this study.

Childhood adversity studies as an antidote to the predominance of neo-liberal thinking in the field of mental health

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 556-563
Author(s):  
Adam Burley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Early Adversity ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Individual

This is a personal and reflective piece written from a clinician's point of view on the influence that the developing awareness around the consequences of childhood adversity has had upon the discussions, thinking and practice across the areas in which they are working. It seeks to argue that the increased understanding and recognition of the potential impact of early adversity can not only enhance and deepen the understanding of an individual's difficulties, but can serve to inform how services respond in a way that takes account of this. It suggests that the research and literature on childhood adversity can offer a route map away from a model of mental health that focuses predominantly on the individual as the sole source of interest.

Staying alive: A 21st century agenda for mental health, child protection and forensic services

2021 ◽  
pp. 263440412110078
Author(s):  
Patricia M Crittenden ◽  
Andrea Landini ◽  
Susan J Spieker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Common Basis ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Protective Strategies

Mental health treatment, child protection and forensic services for criminality need major reorganisation in conceptualisation and service provision. This need results from the failure of current diagnostic methods, administrative organisations and treatment approaches to reduce the prevalence of mental illness, child maltreatment or criminal behaviour. We propose that defining these problems as individual deficits and responding to them by category of harm (to self, progeny and others, respectively) stands in the way of effective prevention and treatment. We address four topics: (1) the common basis of all of these problems in unprotected and uncomforted exposure to danger, (2) the developmental process of psychological maladaptation that occurs interpersonally in endangered families, (3) the behavioural expression of psychological development as protective strategies that can be adaptive or maladaptive, depending upon the context in which they are used, and (4) proposals for systemic change that could improve prevention and treatment. These proposals include using functional formulations to guide treatment planning, single portal entry to assessment and services, integrated universal transdisciplinary training followed by specialisation for all mental health professionals, delivering customised treatment through transitional attachment relationships and consolidating disparate disciplines in ‘departments of human adaptation’.

Protecting privacy to protect mental health: the new ethical imperative

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 604-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Aboujaoude
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Electronic Medical Records ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Ethical Imperative ◽  
The Individual

Confidentiality is a central bioethical principle governing the provider–patient relationship. Dating back to Hippocrates, new laws have interpreted it for the age of precision medicine and electronic medical records. This is where the discussion of privacy and technology often ends in the scientific health literature when Internet-related technologies have made privacy a much more complex challenge with broad psychological and clinical implications. Beyond the recognised moral duty to protect patients’ health information, clinicians should now advocate a basic right to privacy as a means to safeguard psychological health. The article reviews empirical research into the functions of privacy, the implications for psychological development and the resigned sentiment taking hold regarding the ability to control personal data. The article concludes with a call for legislative, educational and research steps to readjust the equilibrium between the individual and ‘Big Data’.

Mental health in a conflict area: Migration, economic stress and religiosity in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Ford ◽  
Aree Jampaklay ◽  
Aphichat Chamratrithirong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
World Health ◽  
Thai Government ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Aim: Three southern provinces of Thailand, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, have been involved in a long period of unrest due to differences between the population in the provinces and the Thai government with regard to language, culture and governance. The objectives of this article are to examine the effects of everyday stressors due to the conflict, including economic stress and migration, as well as the effect of religiosity on the reporting of psychiatric symptoms among adults in the three provinces. Methods: Data were drawn from a survey conducted in 2014. The survey included a probability sample of 2,053 Muslim adults aged 18–59 years.Mental health was assessed using World Health Organization’s (WHO) Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) of 20 questions. Multilevel models were estimated to examine the influence of economic stress due to the conflict, as well as community and individual aspects of migration and religion on mental health. Results: The data showed that migration from the household and the community and the economic effects of the unrest were associated with reporting of more psychiatric symptoms among adults in the southern provinces. Religion was related to reporting of fewer psychiatric symptoms at the individual and the community levels. Conclusion: The study documented increased reporting of psychiatric symptoms among persons reporting perceived household economic stress due to the conflict and the migration of family members.

Positive psychology: resilience and its role within mental health nursing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jan Macfarlane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Mental Health Workforce ◽  
Positive Psychological Interventions ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
User Friendly

This is the ninth article in a series that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance it has on the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It will focus on positive psychology interventions that help to develop resilience and to consider how the uplifting effect of resilience through contemporary use in the field of mental health nursing can be experienced. This article will explain what the term resilience means and how it is embedded in the practice of positive psychological interventions. Finally, it will emphasise how the application of positive psychological interventions can benefit the individual and the organisation. The practical tasks provided in the boxes throughout the article will help the reader identify what resilience means for them and understand how to further develop its transferability through evidence-based, user-friendly exercises.

Exploring the Dimensions of Recovery and User Experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-311
Author(s):  
Peter Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Service Provision ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mental Health Service Provision

The concept of recovery is widely applied within service delivery in the field of mental health. The dimensions of recovery were explored using a singular conceptual framework known as Hodges’ model, which is shown to be suited to this particular task. This arises from the model’s structure, in that it encompasses the individual-group and a care domain specific to the political aspects of both health and social care. The evidence was found by relating recovery to the model’s care domains, which is also relevant to the experience of mental health service users and developments over the past decade in mental health service provision. Particular attention is given to the ‘Recovery Star’. This can be used as a key-working and outcomes tool. The discussion is also placed in a context of the current socio-economic climate, notably the ‘politics of recovery’ at a time of austerity.

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