scholarly journals Humor and Expression of Anger in Socially Maladapted Youth

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
Anna Karłyk-Ćwik
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Social Maladjustment ◽  
Correctional Institutions ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Socially Maladjusted

Appropriate regulation of emotions is important for maintaining physical and psychological health and well-being, as well as social adaptation and development. In the prevention of social maladjustment, it is particularly important to support factors that contribute to the proper control of emotions, especially anger. One such factor is humor, which helps to relieve emotional tension and express anger in a safe way. This research aims to identify the types of anger expression occurring in adolescents who are socially maladapted and determine whether there are significant differences in the use of humor between (sub)groups of minors due to their type of anger expression. The study was carried out in twenty-four juvenile correctional institutions in Poland and included a sample of 705 minors (29% females and 71% males, aged between 12 and 21 years old, with an average age of 17). Two research tools were used: the Anger Expression Scale (AES) and the Humor Style Questionnaire (HSQ). K-means cluster analysis led to the separation of three types of anger expression in the group of socially maladjusted youth: Anger-out, Low-Anger, and Anger-control. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analysis revealed the statistically significant differences between the groups of minors (clusters) in their use of three styles of humor: affiliative, self-enhancing, and aggressive. These findings can be used in the design of modern interventions in the field of prevention and promotion of mental and social health.

scholarly journals Multiple Practices of Social Pedagogy: The Case of The Smile of the Child , a Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to Children’s Protection and Well-Being

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas Yannopoulos ◽  
Stefanos Alevizos ◽  
Marina Kavallieraki
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Voluntary Organization ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health

The Smile of the Child is a Greek non-profit, voluntary organization in the field of social pedagogy. It has been an NGO active in the field of child protection and children’s rights since 1996. It began as the dream of 10-year old Andreas Yannopoulos, who, shortly before losing his own battle for life, documented his vision in his journal. The Smile of the Child, empowered by committed employees and the support of hundreds of volunteers, provides services 24 hours a day throughout the year, including programmes for children’s welfare and protection of their physical and psychological health, as well as for the safety of thousands of children in danger in Greece.

scholarly journals Physical Activity As a Fundamental Component of a Healthy Lifestyle in the Context of Social Change. Application of the “Melodance” Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Victoria А. Dmitrieva ◽  
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Kristina S. Kharlova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Wide Potential

Substantiates the effectiveness of using the «Melodance» technique as a means of physical activity that increases well-being, activity and mood, improves physical condition and the desire for a healthy lifestyle. The results of our own research have shown that the Melodance technique has a wide potential as a means of physical activity and strengthening the physical and psychological health of a person, as well as forming an attitude towards a healthy lifestyle. The prospects for the application of this technique are shown.

Quality of Life in Employee with Workaholism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek ◽  
Nurcan Kolac
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Occupational Healthcare

Workaholism has been a growing issue among the labour force worldwide. However, there is no consensus between scholars about its definition yet. It might be described as “being overly concerned about work, driven by a strong and uncontrollable desire to work, and spending so much energy and effort on work that it impairs private relationships, personal hobbies/activities, and/or health”. Generally, people with specific personality traits may have an increased chance of developing workaholism. In addition, there are other factors, such as sociocultural characteristics, relationships with colleagues and significant others, and organizational culture might also play an important influence on developing workaholism. It causes many physical and psychological health problems, such as high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and family and lifestyle dissatisfaction, and a reduction in job satisfaction, presenteeism, and motivation. Putting all of this together, it is clear that workaholism has a negative influence on employees’ quality of life and overall well-being. Therefore, this study aimed at examining a variety of approaches to define “workaholism” in related literature, defining its etiology, related factors, outcomes, prevention, and treatment. The PubMed/Medline database was also used for related studies that were published in English. “Workaholism”, “obsessive–compulsive behavior”, and “quality of health” were used as keywords. It is crucial to take action to prevent people from becoming workaholics. Early diagnoses of workaholism, using predictive factors by occupational healthcare professionals in the workplace, would help decrease its impact on workers’ health, and an effective treatment of workaholism should be applied.

Open Plan Office Design Features Affecting Staff’s Health and Well-being Status

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arezou Shafaghat ◽  
Ali Keyvanfar ◽  
Hasanuddin Lamit ◽  
Seyed Ali Mousavi ◽  
Mohd Zaimi Abd Majid
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Office Design ◽  
Open Plan ◽  
Cause And Effect Analysis ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Health And Well Being

Sustainable office building indoor environment design is a challengeable issue for professionals in thermal comfort, satisfaction, health, and energy fields of research. The professionals intensively need a comprehensive list of office indoor environment design features to promote the level of performance and productivity of staff. One of the most effective factors dealing with staff performance and productivity is physical and psychological health which has not yet been investigated in depth is open-plan office design. In this regard, the current research aimed at establishing a comprehensive list of Open Plan Offices Design (OPOD) features affecting physical and psychological health and well-being of the staff at office buildings. Research methodology engaged two phases corresponding to two objectives. Phase one was to investigate OPOD features and sub-features through a critical literature review using fishbone cause-and-effect analysis technique. Phase one has clustered the OPOD features into two; positive and negative classes. The cause-and-effect analysis determined 3 positive features and 5 negative features involved in the positive and negative classes, respectively. The Efficient Workflow and Performance, Flexible Design, and Cost Efficient were identified as positive OPOD features which involves a number of sub-features. The Distraction, Decreasing Work Feedback, Job Dissatisfaction, Illness, and stress have been determined as OPOD features which impact negatively on staff’s health. The second phase conducted a content analysis on reviewed literatures to indicate the popularity of citation of each OPOD feature in previous studies. The content analysis determined in the Positive cluster, the sub-feature “Facilitate Communication”, under Efficient Workflow & Performance was investigated more than other sub-features. In addition, in the Negative cluster, the sub-feature Auditory Distraction under Distraction was highly investigated. The research asserts that undertaking the research outputs will promote performance and productivity of staff in office buildings. Architects, facility managers, design consultants, and authority may use the output as a decision support checklist for future office design and/or renovations.

scholarly journals Physical and Psychological Impact of the Phase One Lockdown for COVID-19 on Italians

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Tommasi ◽  
Francesca Toro ◽  
Simone Arnò ◽  
Angelo Carrieri ◽  
Marco Maria Conte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Natural Catastrophes ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
At Home

The exceptional pandemic due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has obliged all Italians to stay at home. In the literature, there are evidences that traumatic global events, such as natural catastrophes and pandemic, have negative effects on the physical and psychological health of the population. We carried out a survey to analyze the physical and psychological conditions of Italians during the pandemic. Due to the severe limitations in moving during the phase one lockdown, the survey was administered by internet. Results show that Italians followed the provisions established by the Italian government to avoid contamination, but 43% of them declared to have suffered from physical symptoms, in particular migraine, sleep disorders, persistent exhaustion, and difficulty of concentration. They have great fear to be contaminated or that relatives or friends can be contaminated, and they actively take actions to avoid contamination. Participants declared that they had suffered a lot of inconveniences due to restrictions in their movements, and that their life habits were strongly changed. They spent their time at home in different activities, but their psychological well-being was strongly impaired by the lockdown. The level of anxiety tripled, in relation to the prepandemic period, and 30% of males and 41% of females declared to have severe levels of depression. Participants with high levels of optimism and hopefulness show a stronger resilience against anxiety and depression. In addition, there is a negative correlation between anxiety and depression and the five factors of personality. These results show that psychological diseases must not be neglected, and that people in lockdown do need support for their psychological health, also with the help of internet and communication technologies.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its relationship with psychological health and materialism

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun Saunders ◽  
Don Munro ◽  
Miles Bore
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Basic Need Satisfaction ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Material Goods ◽  
Basic Need

AbstractMaslow's (1954) theory of a hierarchy of human needs has generated little research, perhaps because of the lack of specific, concrete operationalisation of concepts such as ‘psychological well-being’ and basic need satisfaction. The Need Satisfaction Inventory (NSI: Lester, 1990) was developed to measure basic need satisfaction and 157 undergraduate subjects completed both it and the Beck Depression (BDI) and Anxiety Inventories (BAI), as well as Spielberger's (1986) Anger-Expression questionnaire (AX). The latter three questionnaires represent an operationalisation of Spielberger, Ritterband, Sydeman, Reheiserdc Unger's (1995) notion that emotions act as indicators of psychological well-being. The hypothesis that scores on the NSI would be significantly correlated with the BDI, BAI, and AX was supported. Ss also completed the Richins and Dawson (1992) materialism index, and it was hypothesised that if hoarding material goods does in fact represent compensatory neurotic behaviour, then materialism would also be negatively correlated with the NSI. The hypothesis was confirmed, providing further evidence for Maslow's (1970) theory that basic need satisfaction is associated with psychological health. However, in the absence of norms for the NSI, there was no conclusive evidence to suggest that basic needs reside in a consistent, and strict global hierarchy.

scholarly journals Increasing Patient Motivation and Adherence to Nutritional Care: The Importance to Overcome Psychological Barriers

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Maria Eduarda Batista de Lima ◽  
Stefano Eleuteri
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nutritional Care ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
Motivational Interventions ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractEating habits are inseparably linked with people’s physical and psychological health and well-being. Many factors impact on eating behavior and nutritional status in older adults. Motivational and multidisciplinary interventions have been shown to be highly effective in promoting healthy eating, especially in hospitalized patients, but are often overlooked or not considered. The aim of this chapter is to discuss how to overcome the psychological barriers that lead older patients away from an appropriate nutritional intake and the importance of motivational interventions for adherence to nutritional care, providing useful evidence and direction for further research.

Transcendental Meditation in the Treatment of Mental and Physical Conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Orme-Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Transcendental Meditation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Brain Wave ◽  
Stress Markers ◽  
Meditation Technique ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The Mind

The Transcendental Meditation technique (TM) is a process of transcending from the active mind to the silent mind, creating a feeling of well-being that many people describe as blissful. As the mind settles, the body becomes deeply rested, as indicated by reductions of physiological stress markers. The meditator typically experiences expanded inner awareness, which corresponds to marked slowing of the breath and increased brain wave (EEG) coherence, a measure of brain integration that is associated with higher levels of creativity. This chapter reviews work on the effects of TM in major areas of human functioning such as physical and psychological health, considers its impact on behavior, and examines some of the processes through which TM has its effects. The literature suggests that regular TM practice can help defuse the stresses and strains accrued during the day. Through regular practice, the body begins to function in a more stress-free, efficient, and resilient way outside of meditation. Well-controlled studies indicate that TM results in improvements in physical health (e.g. it reduces hypertension and cardiovascular disease), and psychological health (e.g. it reduces anxiety, depression, and anger), as well as influencing people’s behavior (e.g. reductions in drug, alcohol, and cigarette use, as well as in recidivism).

ORGANIZATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR CONVICTED WOMEN HAVING CHILDREN IN CHILDREN'S HOUSES AT CORRECTIVE INSTITUTIONS (ON THE MATERIAL OF PKU IK-15 OF THE FPS OF RUSSIA AT THE SAMARA REGION)

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
Светлана Станиславовна Пиюкова ◽  
Елизавета Юрьевна Еремеева
Keyword(s):  
General Structure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
Correctional Institutions ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Children’S Homes

Статья посвящена рассмотрению сущности и содержания психологического сопровождения осужденных женщин, имеющих детей в возрасте до трех лет в домах ребенка при исправительных учреждениях. Авторами статьи обосновывается актуальность психологического сопровождения осужденных женщин-матерей как одного из видов психологической помощи, направленного на качественные изменения в специфике их отношения к своей материнской роли, социальную адаптацию и ресоциализацию личности осужденной женщины в условиях исправительного учреждения и после освобождения. Характеризуются основные проблемы, возникающих в отношениях матери с ребенком при выполнении материнских функций. Рассматривается общая структура психологического сопровождения осужденных женщин, включающая в себя непрерывное отслеживание динамики личности женщин посредством психологической диагностики, осуществление психологической профилактики негативных изменений в пенитенциарной среде, а также психологическую коррекцию отношения указанной категории осужденных к своей материнской роли. На примере ФКУ ИК-15 УФСИН России по Самарской области раскрываются особенности реализации модели совместного проживания осужденных женщин с детьми как необходимого условия для достижения эмоционального единства и устойчивой психологической связи матери и ребенка, способствующего формированию здоровой привязанности к малышу, являющейся залогом его нормального психического развития и личностного благополучия. Раскрываются психотерапевтические направления, используемые в работе с осужденными женщинами, имеющими детей в домах ребенка при исправительных учреждениях, рассматривается структура программы их психологического сопровождении, а также анализ результатов ее реализации. Содержатся выводы и рекомендации по организации психологического сопровождения указанной категории осужденных. The article is devoted to the consideration of the essence and content of psychological support for convicted women with children under the age of three in children's homes in correctional institutions. The authors of the article substantiate the relevance of psychological support for convicted women mothers, as one of the types of psychological assistance aimed at qualitative changes in the specifics of their attitude to their maternal role, social adaptation and resocialization of the personality of a convicted woman, both in a correctional institution and after release. The main problems arising in the relationship between a mother and a child during the performance of maternal functions are characterized. The general structure of psychological support for convicted women is considered, which includes continuous tracking of the dynamics of the personality of women through psychological diagnostics, the implementation of psychological prevention of negative changes in the penitentiary environment, as well as psychological correction of the attitude of this category of convicts to their maternal role. Using the example of PKU IK-15 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Samara Region, the peculiarities of the implementation of the model of cohabitation of convicted women with children as a necessary condition for achieving emotional unity and stable psychological connection between mother and child, contributing to the formation of healthy attachment to the baby, which is the key to his normal mental development and personal well-being. The article reveals the psychotherapeutic directions used in work with convicted women with children in children's homes at correctional institutions, the structure of the program of their psychological support, as well as the analysis of the results of its implementation. Contains conclusions and recommendations on the organization of psychological support for this category of convicts.

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