Thoughts Research Articles

Partial twinning and the boundaries of a person

In special cases of partial twinning, two heads, each supporting a more-or-less normal human mental life, emerge from a single torso. It is often argued that there must be two people in such a case, even if there is only one biological organism. That would pose a problem for 'animalism', the view that people are organisms. The paper argues that it is very hard to say what sort of non-organisms the people in such cases would be. Reflection on partial twinning is no more comfortable for those who think we're not organisms than for those who think we are. We may have to accept that a single person could have two separate mental lives.

A Sense of Time(ly) Seeing in DeLillo’s Later Novels

This article sets out to examine the ways in which Don DeLillo uses ekphrasis in his later novels to explore new modes of perceiving reality through screens; these perceptual modes allow readers to discover the effects produced by the hybridization of reality, and to experience how media and technological devices distort both the perception of time and experiential reality. The quality of perceptual experiences lies at the core of the writer’s aesthetics, which builds on the ability of language to convey the subjective perception of the characters, as well as the sensations and emotions that shape their mental lives and actively involve their sensing bodies, in an attempt to elicit readers’ empathic responses and their ethical engagement with the narrative contents. Unlike his novels published before 2000, where the presence of images leads to a phenomenon of hyperreality, DeLillo’s later fiction develops a rhetoric of seeing which gives rise to a reading experience that has the power to reveal the present to the readers. Readerly involvement resides, I argue, in the reader-cum-viewer position and the tension that develops from the interplay between the characters’ embodied act of seeing and the readers’ responses in relation to the narrative framing of the scene; the reading experience thus acquires emotional relevance. Reading, just as viewing, becomes a lived, embodied experience that allows readers to experience the characters’ subjective perception of time, and decide whether they feel with the characters or choose to block out empathic responses.

Ivo van Hove and Almodóvar: Remixing The Human Voice

Ivo van Hove and Almodóvar: Remixing <i>The Human Voice</i>

Assess the relationship between flourishing mental health, emotional well-being, and life style behaviour pattern among nursing, physiotherapy and dental students

Assess the relationship between flourishing mental health, emotional well-being, and life style behaviour pattern among nursing, physiotherapy and dental students

Ways to Improve the Social Adaptability of Mentally Disabled Children

The Curriculum Standards for Life Adaptation of Compulsory Education in Schools for Intellectual Cultivation attaches great importance to the cultivation of the social adaptability of mentally disabled children, which has great significance in strengthening the social adaptability of mentally disabled children in the new era. Nowadays, compared with normal children, mentally disabled children still have serious deficiencies in physical and mental development, daily learning and life. Therefore, it is urgent to carry out rich and varied education and teaching contents and forms. At the same time, the problems of social adaptability of children with intellectual disabilities are mainly attributed to the lack of refinement of individualized growth programs, the need to pay attention to individual training courses, and the need for comprehensive education ideas. Therefore, we must teach students according to their aptitude to carry out adaptive life teaching, deepen the systematic daily training level, and carry out the comprehensive thinking of education with diversity and openness.

БЛАЗИРОВАННОСТЬ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ЦИФРОВОГО ГОРОДА

The article provides an analysis of the category «blasé attitude»inferred by G.Simmel as a specific feature of the mental and social life of big cities. The study deals with the sources of the formation of blasé attitude and its key aspects as well as the transformation of the blasé attitude mechanism and the use in different «points»of social space, including in cyberenvironment. In addition, the «blasé attitude trap»is described, which is when the efforts expended in order to reduce nervous tension do not lead to the desired result and can even increase the intellectual load. The paper separately examines changes in the mechanism of blasé at-titude under lockdown and self-isolation of the population of big cities during the COVID-19 pandemic, characterized by the possibilities of using urban environment and its economic and socio-cultural infrastruc-ture being significantly reduced or requiring that a person literally let the space of the city into their own home. The latter leads to the search for ways of reducing the heterotopicity of space, to a focus on the pro-duction of counteracting factors and the use of available physical constraints. The examples considered in the paper show the transformation of not only everyday life but also the practices of maintaining the usual way of building relationships with Others in changing circumstances. The modern city is described through such categories as «flânerie»and «civil inattention», which, in combination with «blasé attitude», allow us to demonstrate the transformation of everyday practices of the inhabitants of a big city. Citizens seek to re-duce the risks of digitalization by finding ways to preserve the rules of the functioning of social systems and fix the boundaries of their operation, even if the boundaries are violated or it is impossible to separate them by time spent on daily movements. Blasé attitude is not only a mechanism for separating from some and creating a connection with others. It is the aspect of conscious acceptance that allows one to maintain a socially approved focus of attention in the performance of certain social roles.

Research Progress of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Spastic Paralysis

Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease, and its complications have seriously endangered the physical and mental health and life safety of people nowadays. Spastic hemiplegia is one of the serious complications and sequelae of stroke, and acupuncture has been shown to be effective in improving the degree of limb spasticity, daily living ability and limb motor function in stroke hemiplegia patients. The author reviewed the recent literature for an overview in order to provide a basis for the development of standardized clinical implementation protocols.

The Effectiveness of Health Promoting Lifestyle Education on Distress Tolerance and Life Expectancy in Adolescences with Cancer

Background and Aim: Cancer in adolescence can have a long-term impact on the physical, mental and social life of people in adulthood. As a result, the present research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of health promoting lifestyle education on distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer. Methods: The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design along with the control group. The research population was adolescences with cancer that referred to the Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Babol city in the winter season of 2022 year. The research sample was 30 people who were selected by the purposive sampling method, after checking the inclusion criteria and were replaced with the lottery in two equal groups, randomly. The experimental group was educated 8 sessions of 90 minute with the health promoting lifestyle method and during this period the control group was not trained. The research tools were included the demographic information form, Simmons and Gaher distress tolerance scale (2005) and Snyder et al life expectancy scale (1991). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-19 software at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The findings showed that 8 sessions of health promoting lifestyle education increased distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer (P&lt;0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the effectiveness of health promoting lifestyle education on increasing distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer. As a result, counselors and psychologists can use the mentioned method to improve the psychological characteristics of different groups, especially adolescences with cancer.

Relationship between Amount of Exercise and the Meaning in Life among the Adolescent: A Survey of 150 Chinese School Students

The overall living standards of human beings have improved greatly with the continuous economic and social development, but the new lifestyles have also resulted in reduced physical activity and increased psychological stress, especially among the adolescent. To improve the physical and mental health of students, it is particularly vital to strengthen physical education, emphasize mental health education and life education. Meaning in life is one of the important indicators predicting individual psychological health, and adolescence is an important stage in the exploration of students’ meaning in life, so a probe into the relationship between active physical activity and meaning in life among the adolescent is of great significance for teaching practice. In this paper, we conducted a correlation analysis based on data from a questionnaire survey of 150 school students using the Physical Activity Rating Scale and the Meaning in life Questionnaire (MLQ). It’s revealed that there is a significant positive correlation between physical exercise and the Meaning in Life among school students and school students are more likely to discover and have meaning in life when their amount of exercise increases.

Use of Benzodiazepines for Anxiety and Mood Disorders among High School Students with Low Academic Status: Implications for Mental Health Interventions

The prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents is a growing public health concern worldwide. Mental disorders are a global health issue that can devastate the adolescent and family’s mental, physical, emotional, developmental health, and social life. We examined the influence of motivational interviewing (MI) on the relationship between Benzodiazepine medication Use and Anxiety disorders among adolescent university students. A random sample of 1,000 students over 18 attending a large University in southeastern Nigeria was screened (using PHQ-9 and GAD-7). Adolescents with results indicative of anxiety or depressive symptoms (n = 120) were advised to seek psychological health care. Participants who screened positive received either two sessions of MI or treatment as usual. The MI group demonstrated more willingness and confidence in treatment initiation. MI enhanced group treatment engagement in adolescents diagnosed with anxiety and mood disorders. Results indicate that Motivational interviewing mediates between benzodiazepine medication and Cognitive behavioral therapy in treating adolescent anxiety disorders.

Effect of CBT on Metacognitive Beliefs in Depressive Disorders.

Metacognitive beliefs operate through cognitive attentional syndrome, where attention concentrated on negative automatic thoughts results in rumination. This perseverative thinking style manifesting in the form of rumination and worry intensifies depression. This study aims to assess the effect of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) on metacognitive beliefs, symptom severity, quality of life, and functionality. A pre-post study design comparing CBT-alone and CBT-with-medication was employed using purposive sampling to recruit 40 participants diagnosed with depressive disorders. All the participants received 10 sessions of CBT. Pre and post assessment measures were Beck Depression Inventory-II, Metacognitive Questionnaire-30, World Health Organization Quality of Life- Brief, and Global Assessment of Functioning. Paired t-test analysis revealed significant difference on outcome measures in both groups. Between-subject analysis revealed that the CBT-alone group was not significantly different in terms of improvement than CBT-withmedication group even when confounding variables were statistically controlled by way of testing analysis of covariance and propensity score match (nearest neighbour match). Keywords: Cognitive behaviour therapy, metacognition, depressive disorders, metacognitive beliefs, depression, quality of life.

Exploring the Core Elements of Automatic Thoughts of Depression A network analysis

Exploring the Core Elements of Automatic Thoughts of Depression A network analysis

Development process and psychometric properties of the brief version of the Adolescents Negative and Positive Automatic Thoughts Inventory (IPANPA-30)

Development process and psychometric properties of the brief version of the Adolescents Negative and Positive Automatic Thoughts Inventory (IPANPA-30)

Trait Perfectionism, Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts, Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, and Self-Compassion Among Students and Mothers of Young Children

Trait Perfectionism, Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts, Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, and Self-Compassion Among Students and Mothers of Young Children

Animal thought exceeds language-of-thought.

Quilty-Dunn et al. claim that all complex infant and animal reasoning implicate language-of-thought hypothesis (LOTH)-like structures. We agree with the authors that the mental life of animals can be explained in representationalist terms, but we disagree with their idea that the complexity of mental representations is best explained by appealing to abstract concepts, and instead, we explain that it doesn't need to.

What Happens to Those Who Exit Jehovah’s Witnesses: An Investigation of the Impact of Shunning

Shunning and ostracism have severe impacts on individuals' psychological and social well-being. Members of Jehovah's Witnesses are subject to shunning when they do not comply with the stated doctrine or belief system. To investigate the effects of shunning, interviews with 10 former Jehovah's Witnesses, ranging in age from 20 to 44years old, were conducted; six male, six White, one Native American, one Black, and two Latinx. Transcripts were analyzed with interpretative phenomenological analysis for narrative themes pertaining to their life after exclusion from their former faith using the context of Jehovah's Witnesses culture. Results suggest shunning has a long-term, detrimental effect on mental health, job possibilities, and life satisfaction. Problems are amplified in female former members due to heavy themes of sexism and patriarchal narratives pervasive in Jehovah's Witnesses culture. Feelings of loneliness, loss of control, and worthlessness are also common after leaving. The culture of informing on other members inside the Jehovah's Witnesses also leads to a continued sense of distrust and suspicion long after leaving.

Analysis of Mental Health Level and Life Satisfaction According to the Amount of Physical Activity and Muscular Strength Level

Analysis of Mental Health Level and Life Satisfaction According to the Amount of Physical Activity and Muscular Strength Level

Phenomena related to autobiographical memory during initial consultations in couple psychotherapy

Objective The aim of this article is to seek the possibility of applying the conclusions of current research on the functioning of autobiographical memory to diagnostic practice in couple psychotherapy. The nature of memory processes determines the type of data that diagnosticians obtain from couples during consultation. Another aim is to support the development of methodological competencies of psychologists-diagnosticians working with couples, by providing knowledge about the operation of memory mechanisms during initial consultation meetings. Theses Research on autobiographical memory shows that the content of memories significantly depends on the purpose, context, and audience for which it is recalled. A thesis explored in this article is that in the specific context of the consultations for couple psychotherapy, memories are recalled by partners under the influence of strong emotions, and in order to talk about the couple’s problems partners often protect each person against negative evaluations by therapists. At the same time partners try to introduce and maintain elements of relational identity of each partner. Conclusions Autobiographical memory is a valuable source of information about the couple’s past. Knowledge about memory mechanisms allows therapists to adequately assess the quality of collected data and then formulate appropriate diagnostic hypotheses. At the same time, consulting sessions are specific environments for recalling memories. For proper assessment, it is necessary to analyze both the content of memories and the way they were introduced into consultation. Collecting important information about the mental life of each partner is also possible thanks to a good diagnostic alliance.

Flexible Working Arrangements and Social Sustainability: Study on Women Academics Post-COVID-19

One of the main challenges faced by companies, scholars, and governments nowadays is achieving economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Remote working, reduced work weeks, and other types of flexible working time arrangements (FWAs) are the new characteristics that will shape the future of work to ensure social sustainability. In changing work patterns, working styles are changed to possibly improve women employees’ mental health and life–work balance. However, recently, very few firms have succeeded in adopting these new FWA trends. The purpose of this paper is to investigate women’s preferences towards FWAs in the academic sector as a social sustainability source. We investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on female faculty members’ future job preferences. The data used in the research are collected from a survey given to female faculty members who work in a Saudi women’s university and have already experienced FWAs during the COVID-19 period. The study uses mixed methods of research, combining a choice modeling (CM) method, one sample t-test, a paired sample t-test, cluster analysis, and probit models. Our results show that flexible working arrangements improve the wellbeing of women employees, which ensures sustainable social development. The findings also show that flexibility in location plays a significant role in the decision made by female faculty members when revealing their flexibility preferences. However, flexibility in time did not play a significant role in the decisions made by respondents. This study adds to the empirical evidence in the current literature on female academic staff preferences for FWAs in Saudi Arabia, using choice modeling conjoint analysis and mixed approaches.

Association between religiosity, satisfaction with life and mental health: a study of Brazilian adults

Introduction: Much research has been done about religiosity, and religious beliefs can play an important role in mental health and life satisfaction. Objective: We aim to analyze the possible association between religiosity, life satisfaction, and mental health. Method: Online questionnaires assessed the religiosity, satisfaction with life, and mental health of 538 Brazilian adults. We also investigated the participants' personalities and socioeconomic status with complementary measures. Results: We found significant correlations between organized and non-organized religiosity with satisfaction with life and mental health. Intrinsic religiosity was significantly related to life satisfaction but not mental health. Conclusion: People with more organized and non-organized religiosity could be more satisfied with life and have better mental health regardless of personality and socioeconomic status.