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Efficacy of Behavior Modification Therapy in relation to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Behavior among primary school children in selected schools at Coimbatore, India

Efficacy of Behavior Modification Therapy in relation to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Behavior among primary school children in selected schools at Coimbatore, India

Author(s): George Kannaiah Sellakumar / Language(s): English / Issue: 1&2/2016

Keywords: behavior modification therapy; attention deficit and hyperactivity behavior; primary school children; academic performance

The major objective of the present study was to explore the efficacy of behaviour modification therapy to reduce Attention deficit and Hyper Activity Behavior (ADHB) among primary school children. An experimental approach was adopted and pre test post test design was employed. Multi stage sampling technique was adopted to recruit the participants. Totally 150 students with low academic performance were identified with the assistance of their respective class teachers from two selected Schools. Modified Vanderbilt Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Scale was administered to identify the attention deficit behaviour, among these low academic performance group students 60 were identified with Attention deficit and hyperactivity behavior. Behavior modification therapy was imparted to the participants for a period of 40 minutes/day for 20 consecutive working days. A post test was conducted to ascertain the efficacy of behavior modification therapy to reduce ADHB. Paired ‘t’ test was employed to find out the significant between mean scores of pre and post tests. The result revealed that there is a significant difference in the ADHB after behavior modification therapy. Thus, the behavior modification therapy attributed in the reduction of ADHB and academic performance was found to be enhanced among students.

The Five Dimensions of the APPRO Program: Explanation and Specification

The Five Dimensions of the APPRO Program: Explanation and Specification

Author(s): Piotr Kwiatek,Anna Pecoraro / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: APPRO; positive psychology; human formation; program;

This article discusses the five fundamental dimensions of the "Activity Program Positive Personal Development" (APPRO) formation program. It is addressed not only to the environment of the Church, seminarians, priests, and male and female religious, but also to anyone who wishes to grow in well-being within a Catholic context. APPRO is a positive psychological approach. The five dimensions relevant to human formation of candidates to the priesthood and religious life include: gratitude, time management, accepting challenges, emotions, and spirituality. All those elements are integral to human flourishing and indirectly bound with the quality of vocation and the mission of the Church.

Müller, Thomas, Ulrike Lichtinger & Ralf Girg (2015) The MultiGradeMultiLevel-Methodology and its Global Significance Ladders of Learning - Scientific Horizons - Teacher Education (Theory and Practice of School Pedagogics Book 34) Publisher: Prolog-V

Müller, Thomas, Ulrike Lichtinger & Ralf Girg (2015) The MultiGradeMultiLevel-Methodology and its Global Significance Ladders of Learning - Scientific Horizons - Teacher Education (Theory and Practice of School Pedagogics Book 34) Publisher: Prolog-V

Author(s): Nils Altner / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Foreign language anxiety and learning

Foreign language anxiety and learning

Author(s): Emily E. Scida,Jill N. Jones / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2017

Keywords: foreign language anxiety; affect; contemplative practices; classroom climate; self-efficacy

This study looked at the impact of the integration of contemplative practices on foreign language anxiety, positive and negative affect, self-efficacy, classroom climate,and language learning in students enrolled in an advanced intermediateSpanish language course in the USA. Data included pre- and post-test surveys,exam scores to measure learning outcomes, student interviews, and course evaluations.In the contemplative group, students engaged in brief 10-minute contemplative practices once a week, while the non-contemplative group followed thesame syllabus but was not exposed to contemplative practices. Analysis of thedata showed no significant differences in foreign language anxiety, self-efficacy oraffect between the non-contemplative and contemplative groups at post-test but significantly higher scores on classroom climate measures in the contemplative group. Significantly higher grades were found on course exams for students in thecontemplative group. Analysis of the pre-/post-survey data revealed a significantdecrease in foreign language anxiety in both groups over the semester but not foraffect or self-efficacy. This study extends the existing research on contemplative practices to a new context—affect and learning in foreign language courses.

Meditation awareness training for the treatment of workaholism: A controlled trial

Meditation awareness training for the treatment of workaholism: A controlled trial

Author(s): William Van Gordon,Edo Shonin,Thomas J. Dunn,Javier Garcia-Campayo,Marcelo M.P. Demarzo,Mark D. Griffiths / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: workaholism; work addiction; meditation awareness training; mindfulness; second-generation mindfulness-based interventions; job satisfaction;

Workaholism is a form of behavioral addiction that can lead to reduced life and job satisfaction, anxiety, depression, burnout, work–family conflict, and impaired productivity. Given the number of people affected, there is a need for more targeted workaholism treatments. Findings from previous case studies successfully utilizing second-generation mindfulness-based interventions (SG-MBIs) for treating behavioral addiction suggest that SG-MBIs may be suitable for treating workaholism. This study conducted a controlled trial to investigate the effects of an SG-MBI known as meditation awareness training (MAT) on workaholism. Methods: Male and female adults suffering from workaholism (n = 73) were allocated toMAT or a waiting-list control group. Assessments were performed at pre-, post-, and 3-month follow-up phases. Results: MAT participants demonstrated significant and sustained improvements over control-group participants in workaholism symptomatology, job satisfaction, work engagement, work duration, and psychological distress. Furthermore, compared to the control group, MAT participants demonstrated a significant reduction in hours spent working but without a decline in job performance. Discussion and conclusions:MAT may be a suitable intervention for treating workaholism. Further controlled intervention studies investigating the effects of SG-MBIs on workaholism are warranted.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Author(s): Attila Körmendi,Csilla Ágoston / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2015

Keywords: Addiction; addiction recovery; sobriety; therapy; internet gambling; psychology; behaviorism; review;

The reviews of: -“Mindfulness-based sobriety: A clinician’s treatment guide for addiction recovery using relapse prevention therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and motivational interviewing” by N. Turner, P. Welches and S. Conti; New Harbinger, Oakland, 2013, 256 pp. ISBN 978-1-60882-853-1 -“Internet Gambling: Current Research Findings and Implications” by S. Gainsbury; Springer, New York, 2012, 151 pp. ISBN 978-1-4614-3390-3

Ontological addiction theory: Attachment to me, mine, and I

Ontological addiction theory: Attachment to me, mine, and I

Author(s): William Van Gordon,Edo Shonin,Sofiane Diouri,Javier Garcia-Campayo,Mark D. Griffiths / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2018

Keywords: ontological addiction; addiction; mental illness; emptiness; non-attachment; Buddhism; mindfulness

Ontological addiction theory (OAT) is a novel metaphysical model of psychopathology and posits that human beings are prone to forming implausible beliefs concerning the way they think they exist, and that these beliefs can become addictive leading to functional impairments and mental illness. The theoretical underpinnings of OAT derive from the Buddhist philosophical perspective that all phenomena, including the self, do not manifest inherently or independently. Aims and methods. This paper outlines the theoretical foundations of OAT along with indicative supportive empirical evidence from studies evaluating meditation awareness training as well as studies investigating non-attachment, emptiness, compassion, and loving-kindness. Results. OAT provides a novel perspective on addiction, the factors that underlie mental illness, and how beliefs concerning selfhood are shaped and reified. Conclusion. In addition to continuing to test the underlying assumptions of OAT, future empirical research needs to determine how ontological addiction fits with extant theories of self, reality, and suffering, as well with more established models of addiction.

Parenting dimensions, relational models and risk factors

Parenting dimensions, relational models and risk factors

Author(s): Sabina-Veronica Stan / Language(s): English / Issue: 21-22/2018

Keywords: parenting; child development; behavior; parental personality;

Parental contribution to the relational, emotional and behavioral health brings together elements of mythology, cultural valences, characteristics of educational and social conditioning, but also personality traits. It involves constructs such as mindfulness and awareness, balancing control and permissiveness, competition and excess elements. Thus, there are some developed parental typologies and correspondences between parents and children concerning behavior and personality, which are outlined in the context of the functionality of one of the above-mentioned directions, distinguishing between competitive parenting, conditional parenting, excessive parenting or parenting together. Parental behavior and parental errors increasingly tend to circumscribe the sphere of parental competence or, at least, its level as a way of supporting development, with all its sides. The behavioral correspondence between parent and children is a harmonization of mutual influences and perceptions, starting from the parents' perception of their own childhood, the expectations of the child and the perception of his/her possibilities for development, as well as the perceptions of the child and his/her expectations from the parent.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Skill Training: Areas of Use and Importance in Preventive Mental Health

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Skill Training: Areas of Use and Importance in Preventive Mental Health

Author(s): A. Meltem Üstündağ Budak,Ezgi Özeke Kocabaş / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

Keywords: Dialectical Behavior Therapy; DDT Skills Training

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy®, is one of the evidence based therapies and known as one of the third way behavior therapies. It is based on dialectical philosophy and within this notion treatment involves both change and acceptance. Therapy offers skills training as well as individual therapy. Dialectical behavioral therapy skill training involves four different modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. One of the aims of this review is while providing general information regarding dialectical behavioral therapy and its skills set, review the research on modified application of the therapy and its skills training. This review also draws attention to the recent interest in using dialectical behavioral therapy skills training in preventive mental health.

FELINE CONTEMPLATIONS OF THE SPIRITUAL IN DAVID MICHIE’S THE DALAI LAMA’S CAT

FELINE CONTEMPLATIONS OF THE SPIRITUAL IN DAVID MICHIE’S THE DALAI LAMA’S CAT

Author(s): Alexandra Roxana MĂRGINEAN / Language(s): English / Issue: 22/2018

Keywords: Buddhism; philosophy; spirituality; humor; feline;

The paper sets out to review the aspects that make David Michie’s novels a harmonious blend of various types of writing and thus a triumph: spirituality/philosophy, humor, honest introspection, romance and the presence of a cat as the center of everything which is a recipe for success nowadays. We will dwell on those facets which are more prominent, namely the transcendent and the philosophy of mindfulness, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, humor in connection with the specificities of the universe of a feline as a miraculous spice added as key ingredient of an effective and popular writing. We would like to outline the play upon seriousness and playfulness to the purpose of revealing how they make a perfectly symphonic whole.

Indirect vs. Direct Communication: Steps in Becoming Culturally Intelligent

Indirect vs. Direct Communication: Steps in Becoming Culturally Intelligent

Author(s): Claudia Elena Stoian / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Keywords: cross-cultural communication; indirect communication; direct communication; cultural intelligence; training;

The paper brings into discussion the importance culture plays incommunication, and highlights the necessity of training students in crosscultural communication. Focusing on an important dichotomy incommunication styles, i.e. indirectness vs. directness, it proposes possibleactivities to do in language and/or translation and interpreting classes. Theirpurpose is to culturally intelligent, particularly by drawing their attention to cultural differences in communication, and helping them to acquire knowledgeto anticipate differences, practice mindfulness and develop cross-cultural skills.

The Modulatory Effect of Meditation on Emotional Well-Being, Behavior Management and Brain Activity for Music Cognition Research

The Modulatory Effect of Meditation on Emotional Well-Being, Behavior Management and Brain Activity for Music Cognition Research

Author(s): Popean Mihai / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2019

Keywords: Meditation; Emotional Well-being, Music Cognition

A growing body of research literature suggests that meditation can be successfully usedto modulate a subject’s response to situations that impair normal functionality such asanxiety, excessive emotionality, anger, depression and temporary loss of fine motorcoordination in situations such as performance anxiety or stage fright, as well asinhibition of short-term memory retention and recall. Furthermore, there is a significantnumber of other aspects of behavioral and metabolic response to meditation rangingfrom an improved reaction to casual but stressful stimuli to significant behavioralresponse change such as lack of negative or uncontrolled emotional response, a muchimproved ability to cope and manage under-pressure situations as well as feelings oflasting happiness which modulate the perception of overall experience. This papersurveys the research literature studying the phenomenon of meditation from anemotional well-being, behavior management and brain activity standpoint with thepurpose of making connections with possible research in the field of music cognition andalso for stimulating the contributions to such research from the community of musicprofessionals.

The Effect of Conscious Awareness on Psychological Well-Being: Mediating Role of Boredom in Leisure Time

Bilinçli Farkındalığın Psikolojik İyi Oluş Üzerindeki Etkisi: Boş Zamanda Can Sıkıntısının Aracılık Rolü

Author(s): Utku Işık,Ömür F. KARAKULLUKÇU,Hamdi Alper Güngörmüş / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: S1/2020

Keywords: concious awareness; psychological well-being; boredom; leisure;

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and mediation of boredom in leisure time in the effect of conscious awareness on psychological well-being among secondary school students. The research group of the study consisted of 192 students with an average age of Mage = 16.32 +/- 0.91 who studied at secondary education institutions in Manisa. Participants answered the "Psychological Well-Being Scale," "Conscious Awareness Scale," and "Boredom in Leisure Scale." In the study, the effect of conscious awareness on psychological well-being was tested with Simple Linear Regression Analysis. Baron and Kenny's method was used as the mediating effect of boredom. To determine how effective the mediated role, bootstrap confidence interval values were used. According to the analyzes, it was seen that conscious awareness had a significant effect on psychological well-being (β =, 4204; F(1,190) = 15,507; p <0.05). Both the competence sub-dimension and the motivation sub-dimension of the Leisure Boredom Scale were included as a mediator variable, the power of the relationship between conscious awareness and psychological well-being was decreased. In other words, mediator variables decreased the power of the effect. Bootstrap confidence intervals were checked to determine whether the indirect effect was significant. It was seen that bootstrap confidence intervals were below and above zero in both sub-dimensions and sub-dimensions of boredom scale have a partial mediating effect. As a result, conscious awareness positively affects psychological well-being. However, among students suffering from boredom in their leisure time, this effect tends to decrease. There was a decrease in the participants' psychological well-being, who were bored in their leisure time. Although conscious awareness effect on psychological well-being, the power of the effect decreases.

Reviews

Recenze

Author(s): Leoš Zatloukal,Veronika Pilátová,David Skorunka,Radek Konečný / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 2/2019

Keywords: reviews;

This paper contains reviews listed bellow: 1. Mark Tyller „Přerámování v terapii: Umění vidět jinak“ Praha: Portál. 2. Burdick Debra (2019). Mindfulness u dětí a dospívajících: 154 technik a aktivit. Praha, Grada 3. Yalom, D. I. (2017) Becoming Myself; A Psychiatrist’s Memoir. New York, Basic Books. 4. Pastrňák, R. (2019). Dokázal jsem, že to dokážu….Praha: Jiří Nosek – KLIKA. ISBN 978-80-88298-37-3.

Assembling Therapeutics

Assembling Therapeutics

Author(s): Reet Hiiemäe / Language(s): English / Issue: 82/2021

Suvi Salmenniemi, Johanna Nurmi, Inna Perheentupa, Harley Bergroth (eds.). Assembling Therapeutics: Cultures, Politics and Materiality. New York: Routledge, 2019. 237 pp.

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT DEAL WITH WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND ENRICHMENT: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT DEAL WITH WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND ENRICHMENT: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Author(s): Tadas Vadvilavičius,Aurelija Stelmokienė / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

Keywords: work-family interaction; work-family conflict; work-family enrichment; work-family balance; intervention; systematic literature review;

Work and family are the most important aspects in everyday life that interact with each other simultaneously. The interaction between work and family may cause both negative and positive outcomes that is why scientists and practitioners are seeking to understand how to control them. The purpose of this article was to review existing literature on work-family conflict and enrichment interventions. We conducted a systematic literature review to investigate the evidence-based practises that dealt with reduction of work-family conflict and increase in work-family enrichment. After the screening, 12 articles from 699 unique studies were selected for the in-depth analysis. 11 out of 12 represented interventions confirmed significant positive results about the reduction of work-family conflict or increase in work-family enrichment. It is not surprising that organizations quite often choose training/workshop as the most suitable intervention. Similarly, only one scientific article presented the intervention that used real organizational change to reduce work-family conflict. Additionally, only one intervention was oriented towards the positive side of work family interaction – increase in work-family enrichment. Finally, practical implications and future research directions are proposed in the discussion.

KNOWING AND INTERPRETING STUDENTS' EMOTIONS IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT USING BRAIN WAVES

KNOWING AND INTERPRETING STUDENTS' EMOTIONS IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT USING BRAIN WAVES

Author(s): Oprea Valentin BUȘU,Elena-Cristina Andrei,Mihai-Narcis POPESCU / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Brain waves; Levels of stress; The educational process; Students;

Knowledge of development stages in correlation with biological and psychological age is an indispensable element in ensuring an efficient teaching activity. Starting from the idea that the experiences lived during childhood and adolescence influence the behavior of the future young adult we focus on the causes that led to the installation of a certain type of behavior. Teachers in the university environment report visible differences in behavior between students of different ages. These differences need to be carefully considered, as they can guide the teacher towards an appropriate approach to the student's learning style. A special category is represented by middle-aged students. They are easily distinguished by the independent spirit, being self-controlled individuals who consider that they are distinguished from their younger colleagues by the experience accumulated during their life. The behavior adopted by these students is correlated with the presence of medium frequency Beta brain waves that define a relaxed learning style. Also, the way middle-aged students perceive the educational process differs from that of younger students, because they tend to focus on the practical component, while younger students focus more on the theoretical component. The behavior of young students is correlated with the presence of high-frequency Beta brain waves, the situation in which many chemicals are produced in the body caused by high levels of stress. Maintaining this condition for a long time has harmful effects on the whole body, producing major imbalances both mentally and physically.

The Impact of Conscious Awareness and Consumer Uniqueness on Consumer Ethnocentrism and Demographics Comparisons

The Impact of Conscious Awareness and Consumer Uniqueness on Consumer Ethnocentrism and Demographics Comparisons

Author(s): Esra Özkan Pir / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Conscious Awareness; Consumer Uniqueness; Consumer Ethnocentrism;

Purpose - This study aimed to interpret the differences stemming from the effect of demographic variables by analysing the relationship between conscious awareness, consumer uniqueness, and consumer ethnocentrism. Design/methodology/approach – A survey has been carried across Turkey on consumers over 18 to determine this relationship. The data obtained were interpreted through the SPSS package program. In the first part of the study, a literature review was conveyed to explain conscious awareness, consumer uniqueness, and consumer ethnocentrism concepts. In the second part, conscious awareness and the relationship between consumer uniqueness and consumer ethnocentrism are described. Thus, regression, t-test and ANOVA analysis were conducted. Findings - According to the analysis results, organizational consumer uniqueness positively affects consumer ethnocentrism. Besides, differences have been achieved between demographic variables and conscious awareness, consumer uniqueness, and consumer ethnocentrism. Discussion - The effects of consumer uniqueness, ethnocentrism and similar phenomena on consumption and purchasing habits are essential for marketing companies. In the analysis conducted in this context, it was revealed that there is a positive relationship between consumer uniqueness and consumer ethnocentrism, while no significant relationship was found between the conscious awareness perceptions of consumers and consumer ethnocentrism. In addition, the study is thought to contribute to both the literature and the sectoral field due to the limited number of studies on the concept of consumer uniqueness in the literature and the analysis results.

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Beliefs About Emotions Questionnaire (BAEQ) and a preliminary investigation in relation to emotion regulation

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Beliefs About Emotions Questionnaire (BAEQ) and a preliminary investigation in relation to emotion regulation

Author(s): Melisa Sevi Koç,Bilge Uzun / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: Beliefs about emotions; emotion regulation; scale adaptation; mindfulness; self-compassion;

In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Beliefs About Emotions Questionnaire (BAEQ; Manser et al., 2012) for university students. A total of 436 Turkish university students aged between 18 and 29 took part in the study. To test the criterion validity of the scale, the relationships of the BAEQ factors with each other and with dispositional/trait mindfulness, self-compassion, intra and interpersonal emotion regulation strategies, and mental health variables were examined. The results showed that the data set confirmed the proposed factor structure for BAEQ with some modifications. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed adequate fit to the data, the internal consistency coefficients showed good internal consistencies, and evidence for criterion validity was obtained. Overall, results revealed that 37-item BAEQ is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used by emotion regulation researchers, and mental health practitioners.