Early Parenthood Among African Americans: Support and Personal Growth Strategies

2012 ◽  
pp. 81-106
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Early Parenthood

AN INDIGENOUS PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUP FOR CHINESE BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
CECILIA L. W. CHAN ◽  
AMY Y. M. CHOW
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Educational Group ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
Bereaved Family ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Impact

Detrimental effects of bereavement on physical, mental, social and psychological aspects of individuals can be found among bereaved Chinese. The authors have developed an indigenous practice model to work with bereaved family members among Chinese people in Hong Kong. The concept of bereavement was re-cast to include the idea that bereavement is a challenge that can aid in personal growth. Strategies were created to deal with the feelings of loss and separation positively. Programs in a "growth-oriented" psychosocial-educational group using multiple cognitive, behavioral and spiritual strategies were introduced. Throughout the sessions, messages of "Letting Go", "Self-Love", "Forgiveness" and "Transformation" were embedded in the programs by culturally relevant terms and concepts. A pre-group and post-group questionnaire as well as long interviews were used to evaluate the impact of the group on the participants. Participants of the bereavement groups showed significant improvements in somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, mood, self-acceptance, letting-go and transformation.丧亲会损害家人的身、心、情绪健康。笔者们共同设计了一套本地化「善别」概念为香港华人服务。「善别」的建立是基于「去者能善终、留者能善别」的信念，希望丧亲家人能「妥善处理别离的经验」，明白「死亡」是生命的蜕变，而善别、是成长的挑战」，以积极的态度去面对丧亲所引致的别离，以个人成长及独立训练作为回报亲人的关顾。「善别」辅导小组以身、心、灵全面介入，推介「舍得」、「惜自己」、「宽恕」、和「升华」等传统观念。透过小组前、后对比及访问方式搜集善别小组成效的证据。组员在参加小组之后均于身心、情绪、自我接纳、「舍得」及「升华」方面有正面的改善。

Comparison of hepatic iron content in African Americans and Caucasians with hepatitis C.

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A571-A571
Author(s):  
J SCHWARTZ ◽  
V FISHMAN ◽  
R THOMAS ◽  
J GAUGHN ◽  
K KOWDLEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Hepatic Iron

African Americans Need OSA Screening, Education

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
ELAINE ZABLOCKI
Keyword(s):  
African Americans

Bidirectional Associations Between Self-Perceptions of Aging and Processing Speed Across 3 Years

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna L. Seidler ◽  
Julia K. Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Processing Speed ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Perceptions Of Aging ◽  
Bidirectional Associations

Abstract. Background: Previous studies point to a potential relationship between self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and cognitive performance. However, most of these studies are limited by their experimental design. Previous longitudinal studies looked solely at memory as an outcome variable without examining the directionality of effects. The present study examines the direction of effects between two domains of SPA (personal growth and physical losses) and processing speed (PS). Methods: The sample consists of 8,198 participants of the German Ageing Survey (DEAS), aged between 40 and 93 years. A cross-lagged path model was estimated to examine directions of relationships across 3 years via chi-squared difference tests for each domain of SPA. Results: In the unconstrained models, the effect of SPA domain personal growth in 2008 on PS in 2011 and vice versa were marginally significant. For SPA domain physical losses, the effect of SPA on PS was significant, whereas the other direction of the effect did not reach significance. However, the cross-lagged paths of both domains of SPA on PS and vice versa could be set equal without a significant loss of model fit. The resulting associations indicate a significant bidirectional relationship between both domains of SPA and PS. Discussion and conclusion: This study provides initial evidence that SPA can influence trajectories of cognitive decline and vice versa. The results emphasize the detrimental and beneficial effects that stereotypes can have on individuals and add further evidence to the theory of stereotype embodiment.

Persönliche Reifung (Personal Growth) durch Belastungen und Traumata:

Diagnostica ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Maercker ◽  
Robert Langner
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Soziale Unterstützung ◽  
Soziale Erwünschtheit

Zusammenfassung. Die deutschsprachigen Versionen der Selbstbeurteilungsfragebögen “Persönliche Reifung nach Belastungen“ (PRB) und “Posttraumatische Persönliche Reifung“ (PPR) werden vorgestellt und teststatistisch überprüft. Der PRB-Fragebogen ist eindimensional, während der PPR-Fragebogen fünf Subskalen umfaßt: Neue Möglichkeiten, Beziehungen zu Anderen, Persönliche Stärken, Wertschätzung des Lebens und Religiöse Veränderungen. Die untersuchte Stichprobe (N = 141; MAlter = 37.5 Jahre, SD = 17.8, Altersbereich 19-78 Jahre; 63.8% weiblich) setzt sich aus Teilstichproben älterer Studenten mit schweren Lebensereignissen sowie Patienten aus internistischen Kliniken zusammen. Es werden Angaben zur Reliabilität, faktoriellen und diskriminanten Validität der beiden Fragebögenversionen gemacht, die die Faktorenstruktur der englischsprachigen Originalversionen weitgehend bestätigen. Beide Fragebögen korrelieren sehr hoch miteinander. Zur externen Validierung der Fragebögen wurden Bewältigungsstrategien, wahrgenommene soziale Unterstützung, Symptome der Posttraumatischen Belastungsreaktion sowie die soziale Erwünschtheit untersucht. Aufgrund von theoretischen und faktorstrukturellen Gesichtspunkten wird die Verwendung des fünf Dimensionen erfassenden PPR-Fragebogens empfohlen. Offene Probleme der Validierung werden abschließend diskutiert.

Review of Personality and personal growth.

1976 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 900-900
Author(s):  
BRENDAN A. MAHER
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth

Review of Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth.

1987 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-284
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Active Imagination ◽  
Inner Work
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