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The Neophenomenological Theory of Subjectivity as a Tool for Comparative Studies

The Neophenomenological Theory of Subjectivity as a Tool for Comparative Studies

Author(s): Sven Sellmer / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2011

Keywords: comparative philosophy; Greek philosophy; Hindu philosophy; Indian philosophy; pehomenology; self; subjectivity; neophenomenology; Hermann Schmitz

The conception of subjectivity developed by the German philosopher Hermann Schmitz (1927-) is especially suitable for cross-cultural investigations because its foundations lie in humen experiences that are basic and universal. The papers has two aims: (1) to give outline of Schmitz's theory, (2) to show its usefulness and its limits by interpreting some Greek and Indian philosophers who represent certain main approaches to the issue of subjectivity.

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THE GOOD LIFE, THE EXAMINED LIFE, AND THE EMBODIED LIFE

THE GOOD LIFE, THE EXAMINED LIFE, AND THE EMBODIED LIFE

Author(s): Richard Shusterman / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2008

Keywords: Somatic self-examination; somatic self-cultivation; embodied life; good life.

The good life and the examined life have long been advocated as key philosophical goals, and they have often been closely linked together. My paper critically examines this linkage by considering arguments both for and against the value of self-examination for achieving the good life. Because somatic self-examination has been viewed as especially problematic for the philosophical project of achieving the good life, this form of self-examination will be given special attention in the paper, and its discussion will be situated within the larger issue of the extent to which the embodied life is central to the good life.

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Comparative analysis of the efficiency of psychological training on intellectual and hysiological activities

Сравнительный анализ эффективности психологического тренинга на фоне умственных и физических нагрузок

Author(s): Anastasiya Sergeevna Yanina,Leonid Vladimirovich Kapilevich / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Psychological training; meditation techniques; attention; exercise; physical activities; intellectual activities

The aim of the research was to identify the properties of attention of people engaged in physical or other activities and to consider the positive influence of meditative techniques on physical and intellectual activities. It is shown, that psychological training based on meditative techniques renders positive influence on concentration of attention while physical and intellectual activities performed by even not skilled individuals. Meditative techniques contribute to improvement of concentration/ attention while physi-cal and intellectual activities. The authors emphasise the positive influence of meditative techniques on mental stability on a background of distracting factors. The meditative techniques do not influence the degree of inclusion in work after physical activities, whereas, the group of skilled meditating practition-ers demonstrated high degree of inclusion in work after intellectual activities. The influence of meditative techniques on resisting negative distracting factors is revealed. The above mentioned results allow to recommend using psychological training based on meditative techniques for restoring the properties of attention while physical and intellectual activities, as a popular method.

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Students’ academic mobility in the Russian educational environment

Студенческая академическая мобильность в российской образовательной среде

Author(s): Aleksandr Mikhailovich Egorychev,Svetlana Petrovna Khoroshilova,Olesya Andreevna Sklyominav,Ekaterina Sergeevna Minakova,Ekaterina Alekseevna Kostina / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2016

Keywords: Students’ academic mobility; global educational environment

The article highlights the situation with the academic mobility of students in the Russian Federation. The methods employed in the current research combine analysis and comparison. According to the Bologna declaration students’ academic mobility is one of the key criteria of the quality of high education. Since Russia joined the Bologna process, the situation in the country with the opportunity to study in a foreign partner-organization has significantly improved, compared with the 1990s. The authors present the results of the comparative analysis of students’ academic mobility at certain Universities of Russia. The researchers also point out the problems existing in the process of building academic mobility of Russian students. The successful experience of realizing academic mobility programmes abroad being analyzed, a number of steps to be taken in the Russian Federation to improve the situation with the academic mobility are offered, the significance of creating academic mobility infrastructure in Russia is described. In conclusion the authors emphasize the national challenges for Russia to focus on to enable integration of Russian students into the global educational environment.

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Self-destructive Addictions: Risks and Possibilities in Modern Society

Veszélyes függőségek és védekezési lehetőségek

Author(s): Bettina Pikó / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 11/2016

Keywords: addictions; consumer culture; BPSS (biopsychosocial-spiritual) paradigm; adolescence

Although addictions have always been a part of our human being, consumer culture plays a decisive role in their proliferation. The BPSS (biopsychosocialspiritual) paradigm seems a feasible approach to understanding this phenomenon, since beyond biochemical mechanisms and psychosocial processes, spiritual needs (e.g. searching for a meaning in life) are also important aspects of the epidemics of addictions. Adolescence is a special period of life in terms of the development of addictions, in which peer groups and other social network have a great impact. We need a positive psychology approach to the prevention of addiction. In prevention programs, we should focus on social skills training and building self-esteem, besides providing the necessary information.

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THE SELF AS AN ANCHOR: HOW DO HUMAN ASCRIBE VALUE TO THINGS

THE SELF AS AN ANCHOR: HOW DO HUMAN ASCRIBE VALUE TO THINGS

Author(s): Mustafa Emre Çağlar / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

Keywords: valuation; meditation; decision making; perception; visual complexity

According to the norm theory of Kahneman and Miller, when people evaluate an object, they often think about other objects in the same category, and compare the stimulus object to the anchor (Hsee, 1998, 109). However, people would intrinsically ascribe value to things (Hood & Bloom, 2008) without using an explicit anchor. We argue that instrumental value is embedded in the intrinsic one and therefore intrinsic valuation is active for any evaluation of the individual. In the study, the existence of intrinsic value was tested by using the meditative state of mind as a tool and author found three omnipresent phenomena that affect the assigned value of things: a) Just after a high level of meditative state, participants distinctly assigned lower values to images relative to their non-meditative peers. b) Participants assigned significantly higher values to more complex images only when they focused on these images for a while. c) When participants made instant valuation, while the complexity of images rising, the values assigned took in the form of a U-curve. These situationalities has been integrated and resolved on a theoretical ground..

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Promoting mental hygiene of a social worker by employers and educators as a key factor of quality practice

Duševní hygiena sociálního pracovníka a její podpora ze strany zaměstnavatelů a vzdělavatelů jako zásadní činitelé kvalitní praxe

Author(s): Michal Kaczor / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 2/2019

Keywords: psychohygiene; personality; postmodern era; quality; educators; employers;

OBJECTIVES: The article analyzes the current situation in social work, in the field of mental hygiene and points out the necessity of its adequate practice by social workers. As well as the synergies between employers, educators and social workers. METHODS: In view of the specifics of the topic, the analysis of secondary data is mainly used through relevant sources. OUTCOMES: Quality practice of social work through mental hygiene can only be built with the support of all participants, i.e. employers, educators and social workers. Everyone is fully responsible for promoting and building the necessary psychohygienic position in social work, and thus increasing its overall quality. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: Building of quality mental hygiene in social work through all participants is a key prerequisite for quality practice in the current post-industrial environment (connected with a high level of burden).

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EMDR in psychotraumatherapy. Where neuroscience and psychotherapy meets

EMDR v psychoterapii traumy. Stretnutie neurovied a psychoterapie

Author(s): Hana Vojtová / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: Psychological trauma; PTSD; EMDR; neurobiology; psychotherapy; memory; reconsolidation;

Psychological trauma and its consequences have been the focus of attention in neuroscience as well as psychotherapy. Both are interested in explaining the effect of psychotherapy in terms of neurobiology and finding the optimal interventions that would bring therapeutic change via normalization of central nervous system functioning, disrupted by traumatic stress. The article presents basic knowledge about neurobiology of posttraumatic reactions. It presents hypothesis for mechanisms of action of successful therapy of posttraumatic disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by explaining EMDR therapy – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

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Fear of Compassion: Description, Causes and Prevention

Merhamet Korkusu: Tanımı, Nedenleri ve Önlenmesi

Author(s): Özlem Çevik,Fuat Tanhan / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 3/2020

Keywords: Fear of compassion; fear of positive emotion; trauma;

All the procedures performed for the individual's mental health are aimed at increasing positive feelings and thoughts and reducing negative feelings and thoughts. But some individuals escape from positive emotions and thoughts and fear them. The sense of compassion may be one of the emotions that some people are afraid of, and try to remove from themselves for different reasons. Fear of compassion is caused by both the lack of compassion and the fear of the presence of compassion. This fear both affects the health of the individual negatively and may cause deterioration of social relations. Fear of compassion is also associated with health problems such as depression, stress, empathy, alexithymia, eating disorder, fear of happiness, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and panic disorder. Any treatment for these problems is closely linked to the identification of fear of compassion to be successful. The origin of fear of compassion is sometimes seen as an important cause of childhood traumas and sometimes the lack of a warm relationship with parents in childhood. The aim of this article is to define the concept of fear of compassion, to explain related concepts, to introduce related measurement tools and to raise awareness of help in this way.

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The problem of humanitarian assessment in social, emotional and ethical learning

Проблема гуманитарного оценивания в социально-эмоционально-этическом образовании

Author(s): Nadezhda Valer'evna Tsimmerman,Margarita Nikolaevna Kozhevnikova / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 6/2020

Keywords: Social-Emotional and ethical learning; Emotional intelligence; Humanitarian assessment; Humanistic paradigm; Person-centered philosophical and anthropological perspective;

Introduction. The authors investigate the nature of assessment in social, emotional and ethical learning (SEE learning). The aim of this research is to develop the key principles of assessment for designing an assessment model in social, emotional and ethical learning - a new educational framework, based on the general understanding of humanitarian assessment and the specific clarification of SEE learning as an innovative educational phenomenon. Materials and Methods. The research methodology is determined by the nature of the present stage of the research. It includes analytical work in such fields of study as philosophy of education and theoretical educational research, and is based on generally used approaches and methods of the relevant academic areas, in particular: general philosophical analysis, socio-philosophical analysis, phenomenological approach, dialectical method, typology and clarification approaches, complex analysis of paradigmatic components of educational programs, reviewing psychological and educational literature, and educational modeling. Results. The authors identified the SEE learning typology as a phenomenon of the humanitarian education paradigm in the 21st century and revealed characteristics determined by its genesis and structure, covering a number of areas. The authors clarified the phenomenon of humanitarian assessment by means of explaining the contradictions in the nature of assessment and the influence of the educational paradigm on the assessment. Based on the obtained understanding and analysis of existing research investigations in the field of assessing and social-emotional learning, the authors identified general principles of humanitarian assessment within the framework of SEE learning, and developed a number of preliminary specific decisions regarding assessment in SEE learning, intended for the future assessment model of social-emotional-ethical education. Conclusions. The article concludes that the SEE learning assessment model should be determined by the humanitarian paradigm and rely on fundamental principles of humanitarian assessment.

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Emotional regulation in eating disorders and gambling disorder: A transdiagnostic approach

Emotional regulation in eating disorders and gambling disorder: A transdiagnostic approach

Author(s): Lucero Munguía,Susana Jiménez-Murcia,Roser Granero,Isabel Baenas,Zaida Agüera,Isabel Sánchez,Ester Codina,Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez,Giulia Testa,Janet Treasure,Fernando Fernández-Aranda / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: eating disorders; gambling disorders; emotion regulation; transdiagnostic

Background and aims. Difficulties in Emotion Regulation (ER) are related to the etiology and maintenance of several psychological disorders, including Eating Disorders (ED) and Gambling Disorder (GD). This study explored the existence of latent empirical groups between both disorders, based on ER difficulties and considering a set of indicators of personality traits, the severity of the disorder, and psychopathological distress. Methods. The sample included 1,288 female and male participants, diagnosed with ED (n = 906) and GD (n = 382). Two-step clustering was used for the empirical classification, while analysis of variance and chi-square tests were used for the comparison between the latent groups. Results. Three empirical groups were identified, from the most disturbed ER profile (Subgroup 1) to the most functional (Subgroup 3). The ER state showed a linear relationship with the severity of each disorder and the psychopathological state. Different personality traits were found to be related to the level of emotion dysregulation. Discussion and conclusion. In this study, three distinct empirical groups based on ER were identified across ED and GD, suggesting that ER is a transdiagnostic construct. These findings may lead to the development of common treatment strategies and more tailored approaches.

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Development of the psychoeducation model to decrease academic stress when Learning From Home (LFH)

Development of the psychoeducation model to decrease academic stress when Learning From Home (LFH)

Author(s): Mochamad Nursalim,Bambang Dibyo Wiyono,Diana Rahmasari,Wiryo Nuryono,Hermien Laksmiwati / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2021

Keywords: development; psychoeducation model; academic stress; acceptability; effectiveness;

This study aimed to develop and test the acceptability and effectiveness of the psychoeducation model to decrease academic stress when learning from home (LFH). This research used a development research design, with two main objectives: developing the product and testing the effectiveness of the product. The instruments used were questionnaires on rating scales about aspects of product utility, feasibility, accuracy and also stress academic scale. Data analysis was carried out quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative data were analysed by descriptive statistical analysis, while qualitative data in the form of comments, suggestions and criticisms were analysed qualitatively. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that the psychoeducation model developed fulfils the acceptability criteria which includes utility, feasibility and accuracy. The developed psychoeducation model is effective in reducing academic stress among college students when LFH.

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Comparison of Concepts of Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Flexibility

Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Esneklik Kavramlarının Karşılaştırılması

Author(s): Şebnem Aslan,Fulya Türk / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: Cognitive flexibility; cognitive behavioral therapy; psychological flexibility; acceptance and commitment therapy;

Individuals need to have some abilities in order to cope with the difficulties that they may experience. Cognitive flexibility and psychological flexibility are within the scope of these abilities. Cognitive flexibility is a person’s being capable of having awareness about alternative options throughout his/her life, and being able to change initial thoughts by taking into consideration these options, and behaving according to the option that they chose. Cognitive flexibility is a concept that has been frequently associated with cognitive behavioral therapies. Psychological flexibility is based on six main components (acceptance, contact with the present moment, cognitive defusion, self as context, values and committed action) and it includes one’s accepting his/her feelings, thoughts and past experiences without trying to change them, living in the present moment, defusing from his/her thoughts, and living a value directed life by determining his/her values. Increasing the level of psychological flexibility is the main purpose of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In this study, firstly cognitive flexibility was explained in the perspective of cognitive behavioral therapies, and related studies in literature were referred. After that, psychological flexibility was explained in the perspective of ACT, and studies related to this concept were presented in a similar way. Finally, cognitive flexibility and psychological flexibility were examined in terms of their similar and different aspects. Additionally, associated suggestions were presented for researchers and mental health professionals

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Nature of Employee Engagement: Rethinking its Levels

Nature of Employee Engagement: Rethinking its Levels

Author(s): Manoaj Keppetipola,Y. Anuradha Iddagoda / Language(s): English / Issue: 9/2021

Keywords: Employee engagement; levels of employee engagement; work related attitudes; engaged employee characteristics;

Employee engagement is a human resource facet. Engaged employee is the dream of every Chief executive officer. The reason is the consequence of the employee engagement, namely employee job performance and organizational financial performance. Engaged employee is the instrument of organizational success. This study is to present levels of employee engagement. To present an insight on employee engagement through a thorough desk research is another aim of the study.

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A syncretic yogic instruction in Carakasanhita (Śārīrasthāna 1.137–155)

Synkretyczne pouczenie jogiczne w Ćarakasanhicie (Śarirasthana 1.137–155)

Author(s): Nina Budziszewska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Ayurveda; Yoga; Sāṃkhya; meditation; Upaniṣads; Mahābhārata;

A syncretic yogic instruction in Carakasanhita (Śārīrasthāna 1.137-155): Śārīrasthāna (ŚS) 1.137-155, contained in Book 4 of the Ćarakasaṃhitā (1st century BCE — 2nd century CE), is a short treatise on yoga presented for āyurvedic purposes. In its yogic interpretation, the work comprises the Upaniṣads, the Mahābhārata, some Sāṃkhya’s and Vaiśeṣika’s notions as well as the meditative interpretation present in the Buddhist tradition. The ŚS gives a threefold path (ayana) leading to mokṣa (ŚS 150-151), the state of supreme brahman with which the conscious being, bhūtātman, becomes one (ŚS 155): yoga, smṛti, and sāṃkhya. The path to liberation is based on yoga, which is the reinforcement of the manas in the ātman (ŚS 138) and the stopping of suffering by breaking the connection between the erroneous identification of ātman with manas and the senses (ŚS 138-139). On the path of yoga, a powerful eight-fold magical power (eight siddhis) is created through which the yogi is able to overcome external adversities (ŚS 140-141). In the next step, the recognition of the one’s true identity — according to the sāṃkhya — is made through buddhi by the power of jñāna (ŚS 152-153). However, in order for this recognition to be realized, the state of purity of sattva (ŚS 141) must first appear, induced by the practice of the eight-step smṛti realized by eighteen perfections (ŚS 143-147).

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Students’ response to the implementation of brain-based learning (the BBL) approach in history teaching

Students’ response to the implementation of brain-based learning (the BBL) approach in history teaching

Author(s): Wawan Darmawan,Wildan Insan Fauzi,Ayi Budi Santosa,Jakiatin Nisa / Language(s): English / Issue: 9/2022

Keywords: brain; history; learning; memorizing; textbook;

This study focuses on how students respond to brain-based learning (the BBL) in History teaching to enhance cognitive, social, reflective, emotional, and physical aspects. The study used a survey-based approach and collected data through questionnaires, interviews, and two-month observations of three participating schools. Findings indicate that the teaching-learning process using the BBL approach helps educators understand students’ different characteristics and build a conducive classroom atmosphere that facilitates cooperation, historical reflection, as well as historical fact memorizing skills. However, it appears that this approach has not addressed students’ emotional intelligence, historical empathy, and stress management. Findings show that the students were still anxious when facing a History test involving a vast amount of data that required them to memorize facts even though they had been provided with training on different memorizing techniques. In addition, the students were not guided to express their feelings about a particular historical phenomenon.

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Self-compassion, Employee Burnout and Performance: Serial Mediation by Free Time Management and Flow Experience

Self-compassion, Employee Burnout and Performance: Serial Mediation by Free Time Management and Flow Experience

Author(s): Ela Arı,Ecem Erdoğan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: workflow; self-compassion; free time management; burnout; performance;

Purpose - In the last decade, researchers have shown growing interest in finding the variables related to employee burnout and performance. Recent studies have shown that various positive psychological concepts, particularly flow experience and self-compassion, have positive effects on employee burnout and performance. Aims - This study aims to investigate the role of self-compassion on burnout and performance through free time management and flow experience at work. Design/Methodology - Using a comprehensive model with a cross-sectional design, a survey study was constructed with a sample of 214 employees, collected from both public and private industry employees. SPSS v24 was used to test the serial mediator’s model. Findings: The results demonstrated that self-compassion reduce burnout and enhance performance and these relationships are mediated serially by free time management and flow experience. Limitations of the study - This study used self-report instruments with a cross sectional design. Future studies are suggested to use experience-sampling method to avoid common method bias and to measure instant flow experience. Practical implications - Practices that increase self-compassion, free time management and flow activities can be beneficial to enhance job performance while reducing burnout. Moreover, encouraging self-growth, autonomy, and feedback can foster flow state at work. Originality/value - Less attention was given to free time management and this study provided support for the importance of administering employee’s time outside the work.

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INCLUSIVE TOLERANCE AS A BASIS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

INCLUSIVE TOLERANCE AS A BASIS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Author(s): Vera V. Khitruk,Olga A. Ulianova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2012

Keywords: children with special needs; inclusive education; inclusive tolerance; integrated education and upbringing;

The article describes the results of the comparative analysis of tolerance as a basis of professional competence of prospective teachers, whose professional activity can be carried out under the conditions of educational integration or/and inclusive education. The research purpose is to study tolerance among first-year and senior pedagogues, which makes it possible to discuss determinacy of the formation process of inclusive tolerance by the content of pedagogical education in the comparative (the first-year and senior students of the department of pedagogy) aspect. The study of inclusive tolerance of prospective teachers has been carried out using a set of standardized methods adapted to the conditions of the research purpose. Thus, the stimulus material of the methods included the questions among many others the answers to which implied the expression of attitudes towards children/persons with special needs. The obtained results show, that the actual formation level of inclusive tolerance of the students of pedagogical specializations do not permit to determine their professional competence as sufficient in professional realization under the conditions of inclusive education. The paradoxicality of the obtained results consists in the fact, that in general the indices characterizing the formation level of inclusive tolerance decrease from the first to final years. This fact enables to state, that the content of pedagogical education does not have strong enough influence on the formation of this professional quality.

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Opportunities for introducing Mindtoyness into the early childhood education curriculum. Evaluation from a socio-organisational and research perspective

Możliwości wprowadzania Mindtoyness do wczesnej edukacji. Ewaluacja z perspektywy społeczno-organizacyjnej i badawczej

Author(s): Jolanta Kruk / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (54)/2022

Keywords: Mindtoyness; early education; core curriculum; cognitive mindfulness; cultural methodic; research at a distance; evaluation in education; project evaluation;

The article continues the issues surrounding the Mindtoynessproject, carried out between 2019 and 2021. Its summary would not be complete if it were not accompanied by a broader, social reflection on the context in which it arose and was developed. This context consists of: the change in perceptions and cognitive processes in the digital turn, turbulent social background, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic together with the reforms of the education system in Poland. When evaluating the MT project, it is also worth pointing out the possibilities of introducing the kits at the level of early childhood education, confronting them with the current core curriculum. Other aspects of project evaluation concern the possibility of conducting research at a distance, as an unavoidable consequence of a pandemic situation and conclusions relating to the differences associated with the different cultural contexts in which the researcher and collaborating actors work.

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Fear of Covid-19 and Subjectıve Well-Being: The Sequential Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Resilience

Fear of Covid-19 and Subjectıve Well-Being: The Sequential Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Resilience

Author(s): Ezgi Ekin Şahin,Berfin Töre / Language(s): English / Issue: Suppl. 1/2022

Keywords: COVID-19; well-being; psychological resilience; cognitive flexibility:

The negative relationship between fear of COVID-19 and well-being has been revealed over the last years. However, the potential variables that affect this relationship need to be studied. This study examines the sequential mediating role of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective well-being. Six hundred and eight participants (339 females and 269 males, aged between 18-79 years) completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale, the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale online. The path analysis was conducted using PROCESS macro in the study. The sequential mediation analyses show that the control dimension of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience fully mediate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective well-being. In other words, fear of COVID-19 indirectly affects subjective well-being via the control dimension of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience. In order to restrain the adverse effects of COVID-19, individuals’ cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience levels should be increased to enhance their well-being.

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