Burnout Syndrome During the Covid-19 Pandemic among Visual Art Teachers in Ghana

This study sought to address burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 global pandemic among visual art teachers in Ghana. The startling intricacies of COVID-19 burnout among Visual Art Teachers (VAT) in Ghana were discovered using an exploratory research approach. 112 participants were surveyed across Senior High Schools Visual Art Teachers in Ghana. Data were analyzed using t-test, regression, and analysis of variance test (F test) to determine whether there were significant differences between the burnout levels and demographic factors. The findings revealed that, the only effects of the burnout that are statistically significant on gender are reduction in productivity or efficacy in teaching difference (t=-4.41, p=0.00(p<0.05)), Sleep disorders (t= -3.22, p=0.02(p<0.05)), short temper (t=-2.84, p=0.006(p<0.05)) and health consequences (t=3.36, p=0.001(p<0.05)). The ANOVA was significant between burnout negative effect among education level F (3, 108) =2.983, p= .035. However, the ANOVA was insignificant between burnout causes, effects, and preventive strategies scores and the ages of the teachers. The findings revealed that the majority of suggestions for burnout prevention fall under the category of personal changes. The study contends that though job responsibilities are high, the primary idea is that individuals have a larger role to play in preventing burnout.

THE ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF CADETS’ PERSONAL GROWTH OF A DEPARTMENTAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY SERVICE OF RUSSIA BASED ON THE EVALUATION INDICATORS OF THE MULTI-LEVEL PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

В статье рассматривается результат исследования динамики личностного роста курсантов ведомственного вуза, а также необходимость изучения данной проблемы в рамках подготовки кадров для Федеральной службы исполнения наказаний. Анализируются исторические этапы формирования термина «личностный рост». Рассматриваются различные подходы к содержанию понятия. Дается современная интерпретация понятия «личностный рост». Определено, что профессиональный личностный рост курсанта вуза ФСИН России представляет собой динамический процесс профессионального становления. В статье описывается проведенное лонгитюдное исследование курсантов Академии ФСИН России. В исследовании использовался Многоуровневый личностный опросник (МЛО). Анализ полученных данных позволил прийти к выводу, что личностные изменения курсантов являются, с одной стороны, результатом взросления, которому способствуют условия обучения в вузе ФСИН России, а с другой стороны, результатом профессионального становления (освоение своей новой социальной роли). Также анализировались отдельные стимулы методики. В результате анализа было выявлено, что личностные изменения, происходящие с некоторыми курсантами в процессе обучения в специализированном вузе, носят негативный характер и схожи по симптоматике с синдромом «эмоционального выгорания». The article discusses the results of the study of the dynamics of personal growth of students of a departmental university, as well as the need to study this problem in the framework of training personnel for the Federal Penitentiary System. The historical stages of the formation of the term «personal growth» are analyzed. Various approaches to the content of the concept are considered. A modern interpretation of the concept of «Personal growth» is given. It is determined that the professional personal growth of a cadet of a departmental university of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is a dynamic process of professional development. The article analyzes the statistics of the expelled cadets for 2017-2020, which may be a consequence of the lack of dynamics of personal growth. The article describes a longitudinal study of cadets of the Academy of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Ryazan. The study used a multi-level personal questionnaire. In the course of the study, data were obtained, the analysis of which can lead to the conclusion that the personal changes that occur in cadets are, on the one hand, the result of growing up, which is facilitated by the conditions of education in the departmental university of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, and, on the other hand, the result of professional formation (mastering their new social role). Individual stimuli of the methodology were also analyzed. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that the personal changes that occur with some cadets in the course of training at a specialized university are negative in nature and are similar in symptoms to the «emotional burnout syndrome»

Psychological features of the dynamics of experience, overcoming and personal transformation of humans in conditions of life crisis

This article examines the features of experience, overcoming the crisis of life and the transformation of the personal sphere of man. The following types of non-normative life crises are taken as analysis: crises of dependence, crises of unemployment, crises of health, crises of relations, crises of self-realization, crises of loss, crises of violence. The results of empirical research are presented, due to the analysis of personal experience, subjective perception of the experience, overcoming and personal changes of a person due to being in a state of life crisis. The understanding of life crisis, its duration, physical and psychological symptoms during the crisis are analyzed. Cognitive and behavioral strategies and methods of overcoming the crisis, the residual effects of the crisis and the awareness and nature of personal change are considered. The peculiarities of changing the values, attitudes and worldview of the respondents are described. The analysis of projective drawings of personal changes of the person during crisis is carried out. A generalized understanding of what a person who has overcome a life crisis has experienced, the limits of expanding his self-identity by including crisis experience in his picture of the world. The learning of the representatives of the experimental group was checked by the options of actions (algorithm of actions) in a possible difficult life situation. The subjects found a high rate of probabilistic behavioral strategies in difficult conditions. The obtained data provide an opportunity to better understand the processes of transformation that occur with a person in crisis, his attitude to them and the peculiarities of gaining new experience. In general, the process of experiencing a life crisis and overcoming it is a prerequisite for changes in the individual, in his inner world and in the external practical structure of life, which expands the human experience, allows productive, harmonious life and adequately respond to difficult life situations, life and its phenomena.

Personal characteristics and internal picture of the defect in disabled adults

The presented article describes the results of the study of the components of the internal picture of the defect and their relationship with personality traits in adults with deficient dysontogeny type (respondents with visual impairment, speech impairment, musculoskeletal system impairment, hearing impairment). At the theoretical level, an analysis of the possibilities of a defect to determine violations of personal development and personal changes is presented. We noted a greater number of connections in the group of people with visual impairments, and the least in the group of people with severe speech impairments. As a result of empirical analysis, correlations of personality traits and components of the internal picture of a defect in respondents of various nosological groups were revealed, and the influence of personality traits on the folding of structure of internal picture of the defect as a whole was determined. As a result of regression analysis, the influence of spontaneity and sensitivity on the physical and sensitive components in the group of persons with musculoskeletal disorders was revealed; anxiety on the physical and sensitive component of internal picture of the defect in the group of people with visual impairment. When considering the influence of personal characteristics on the components of the internal picture of the defect without reference to nosological groups, the main influence of spontaneity was revealed.

PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF PERSONAL CHANGES IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

The article is devoted to the description of scientific research and theoretical generalization of modern ideas about the influence of psychological factors on personal changes in parents raising children with disabilities. The study outlines the urgency of this problem, as the number of such families is constantly growing and the fact of birth of a child with mental and physical disabilities can become a trauma for parents, which manifests itself in the form of despair, anger, irritability and more. The study of the personal characteristics of parents raising children with disabilities is important for the development of effective methods and programs of psychological support for such families. Common features of parents of children with disabilities are sensitivity, hypersocialization and protective behavior, they are characterized by feelings of isolation, depression, weakness and the need for compassion of others, and the main psychological reactions to a child with developmental disabilities are shock, denial, aggression, depression and acceptance. Parents with high levels of subjective stress have fewer adaptive resources to their child's special needs. In general, parents of children with disabilities are divided into neurotic, authoritarian and psychosomatic types (according to V. Tkachova) and schizophrenic, epileptoid, steroid and cycloid psychotypes (according to I. Ryzhenko). The concept of experiencing heavy loss is highlighted by E. Kubler-Ross, OV Gnezdylov, K. Lucas and the constitutional-continuum concept of IV Boev and OO Akhverdov. In general, personality-typological constitutional variability determines the transformation of personality in the ranges of psychological norm-accentuation-borderline abnormal personality (MAO) – pathological mental constitution (psychopathy). The severity of variational personal variability, which is defined constitutionally, is responsible for the adaptability, tolerance and compensatory capabilities of the individual to pathogenic stresses, ie the result of the refraction of external factors through the internal (constitutional) content. Determining the level of constitutional determinism of personality-typological manifestations in parents contributes to a more accurate prediction of their reaction in extreme conditions.

FRANKL'S TRAGIC OPTIMISM: ANALYSIS OF THE REPORT OF A ONCOLOGICAL PATIENT

The article analyzes the tragic triad, brought by Frankl on Logotherapy, on the true story of cancer patient’s last days, in the book “Chasing the daylight”, by Eugene O’Kelly, main author and protagonist. It was performed a non-systematic review of literature produced in the approach about the subject. The analysis emphasizes the positive attitude towards the components of the triad – pain, guilt and death – as an adequate response to the life’s teasers, and we can turn them into constructive personal changes. It is, then, the triad optimistic, for being opportunity to update and potential growth.

Facilitative Skills of Future Foreign Language Teachers: Characteristics and Structure

The article defines the essential characteristics and structure of facilitative skills of future foreign language teachers. In modern science, there is a large number of effective approaches to teaching foreign languages, but the communicative one can be considered as the most relevant. It has been proven that successful acquisition of foreign languages through the communicative approach requires the use of modern educational technologies and facilitative skills by future foreign language teachers. The activity of a facilitator, which is successfully used in psychology, adapted and applied in the educational process, in particular in the process of teaching a foreign language, has been considered. It has been determined that the main task of a future foreign language teacher-facilitator is to convey the idea of successful language learning, individual information retrieval and personal changes that directly affect the learning process. It has been proven that facilitation of the process of learning a foreign language promotes creative assimilation of information, the formation of critical thinking and cooperation with students. In order to make facilitation successful, a foreign language teacher must have such skills as providing support for students, understanding their inner world, interaction and assistance in learning a foreign language, as well as be friendly, create the atmosphere conducive to self-education and self-expression.

The Material Re-Turn of the Avatar: Computational Commemoration of the Deceased via Social Robots

Commemoration of the dead is a cultural phenomenon that undergoes social and personal changes over time, involving changes that are mediated by technology. Computational commemoration of the deceased has expanded alongside the extended use of modern network media, which have recently been utilized to give consolation to the bereaved. Traits may be reenacted by a virtual or a physical avatar. The construction of a material avatar yields a humanoid social robot, which represents a deceased human. Case studies regarding contemporary narratives aid in understanding the implications of future scenarios. Serious challenges concern the realms of technology, aesthetics, sociology, psychology, law, and ethics.

I’m Very Cautious About Who I Let Into My World: Social Vulnerability for People Living Alone With Dementia

Living alone with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) can have many risks including social vulnerability that leads to loneliness. This paper reports findings from 9 people living alone with ADRD who completed in-depth, face-to-face interviews as part of a larger, NIA-sponsored study. Narrative data were analyzed using ATLAS. ti. Thematic findings revealed that although participants received supports (e.g., financial, meal preparation) from others, they lacked opportunities to participate in meaningful engagements with people of their choice (e.g., a friend who lives too far away, a son who is busy). In addition to loneliness resulting from lack of control over their social networks, many also reported that personal changes (e.g., difficulties eating) made them hesitant to seek social engagements. Overall, this paper underscores the need for social programs that extend beyond health-related outcomes and instead speak to subjective wellbeing and social connectivity for this population.

Growing up in a digital era: The journey towards independence, agency and individuality

The move from adolescence to adulthood is a pivotal transitional period rife with cultural, social and personal changes. It also involves an era of in-between moments: rather than a sudden change, teenagers spend years navigating the grey areas between adolescence and adulthood. This transition has been further complicated by the use of digital technologies (DTs) and computer-mediated communication (CMC) shaping teenagers’ experiences during this period. By utilizing UK communication regulator Ofcom’s Adults’ Media Lives dataset, this study longitudinally studies the same teenagers between 2006 and 2018. It observes how they are both aided and hindered by the use of DT and CMC over time, identifying three key aspects of their lives that are shaped during this transition – relationships with their parents, their friends and their move from school to work – as they strive for independence, agency and individuality.