Emotional Capacities Research Articles

Thinking in the face of disturbance

ABSTRACT This paper offers an alternative perspective on Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), paying attention to the emotional life of children with SEND. Despite ground-breaking work by seminal psychotherapists from the 1980s to the current day, disparities remain in the Early Years Workforce regarding professionals’ acceptance of the emotional capacity of children with SEND compared to children with typical development. This paper explores the impact of mental pain and disturbance on the developing infant’s capacity to learn and considers the effect of the child’s difficulty and disturbance on the collective mind of the professional group. The paper presents psychoanalytic observational vignettes that document the author’s work with a boy and his parents before, during and after he was taken into Local Authority foster care. The paper recognises his arrested development as an expression of his inner world which had developed in response to internalisation of his problematic external circumstances. It suggests that his complex internal world could be and was affected by a sensitive, observational approach to work with him, valuing the Portage worker’s curiosity. This proved helpful in fostering a sense of emotional connection and allowing some of his defences against pain and fear to lessen, enabling development.

Borderline Personality Disorder Classification Based on Brain Network Centrality During Emotion Regulation

Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by an increased emotional sensitivity and dysfunctional capacity to regulate emotions. While amygdala and prefrontal cortex interactions are regarded as the key neural mechanisms underlying these problems, the empirical evidence hereof is inconsistent. In order to address previous methodological and theoretical concerns a network-classification approach was applied to evaluate the predictive power of different properties of brain connectivity in detecting borderline personality disorder.

ANALYSIS ON THE CAPACITY OF ISPA PERSONNEL IN FINDING PNEUMONIA CASE BALITA

Introduction: There were 7,575 cases of pneumonia suffered by balita (below 5 year-old children) in Medan in 2017, but only 349 cases which were found. Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the capacity of ISPA personnel in finding pneumonia case in balita at the Puskesmas in Medan, in 2018. Method: The study used descriptive quantitative method with cross sectional design. It was dine in September, 2018. The population was 39 ISPA personnel, and the samples were taken by using total population technique. Result: The result of chi square statistic test showed that the intellectual capacity of ISPA personnel was at p-value=0.003, their emotional capacity was at p-value=0.029, and their physical capacity was at p-value=0.001. Conclusion: There was the correlation of intellectual capacity, emotional capacity, and physical capacity of ISPA personnel with the finding of pneumonia cases in balita at the Puskesmas in Medan, in 2018.

Response trajectories of gambling severity after cognitive behavioral therapy in young-adult pathological gamblers

Background and aimsThe significant increase in the prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) among young adults in recent years has attracted interest in determining therapeutic efficiency in this sector of the population. The aim of this work was to estimate the response trajectories of gambling severity during the six-month follow-up after a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program in young adult patients and to identify the main variables associated with each trajectory.MethodsThe sample included n = 192 patients, aged 19–35 years old, seeking treatment for GD. Response trajectories were identified through latent class growth analysis.ResultsThree trajectories emerged: T1 (n = 118, 61.5%), composed of patients with severe GD at pre-treatment and good evolution to recovery; T2 (n = 62, 32.3%), with patients with moderate-high GD affectation at baseline and good evolution to recovery; and T3 (n = 12, 6.3%), with participants with severe baseline GD severity and poor evolution after CBT (Abbott, 2019). The highest risk of poor therapeutic outcomes was related to lower social index positions, high emotional distress, high scores in harm avoidance and low scores in self-directedness.Discussion and conclusionsDifferences in the response trajectories at short-term follow-up after CBT reveal heterogeneity in the samples including young and young-adult GD patients. Patients' phenotype at baseline should be considered when developing efficient, person-centered intervention programs, which should comprise strategies aimed at increasing emotional regulation capacities, self-esteem and self-efficacy, with the aim of avoiding relapses in the medium-long term after therapy.

Dreams for Sale: Ideal Beauty in the Eyes of the Advertiser

Dreams for Sale: Ideal Beauty in the Eyes of the Advertiser

A multi-centre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of eurythmy therapy and tai chi in comparison with standard care in chronically ill elderly patients with increased risk of falling (ENTAiER): a trial protocol

BackgroundIn elderly poeple, multimorbidity and polypharmacy increase while sensory, motor and cognitive functions decrease. Falls occur in 30% of people aged 65 years and older at least once per year, with injuries at 10–20%. Reducing falls and enhancing physical, emotional and cognitive capacities are essential for healthy aging despite chronic disease. Eurythmy therapy (EYT) and Tai Chi train balance, mobility and concentrative and sensory capacities.MethodsIn eight trial sites (academic or community hospitals), 550 outpatients aged 65 years and older with chronic disease and increased risk of falling (history of imbalance, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score ≤ 49) will be randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive either EYT or Tai Chi (each provided in one-hour group sessions, twice, later once per week plus practice at home, for over 24 weeks) added to standard care or standard care alone. Standard care includes a detailed written recommendation on fall prevention and the visit of a primary care doctor. Seniors living a reclusive life or economically disadvantaged elderly will be particularly addressed. A motivation and communication concept supports the trial participants’ compliance with trial procedures and practicing. Public and patient representatives are involved in the planning and conduction of the trial. Falls will be documented daily in a diary by the participants. These falls as well as injuries and complications will be ascertained during monthly phone visits. The falls efficacy scale, BBS, cognition (MoCA), Mood (GDS-15), quality of life (SF12), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), use of medical and non-medical services (FIMA) and adherence will be assessed at months 3, 6, and 12 and inner correspondence with practices (ICPH) at month 6. The trial is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF 01GL1805).DiscussionThis study will determine whether EYT and Tai Chi reduce falls, injurious falls, fear of falling and healthcare utilisation and improve mobility, cognition, mood, quality of life and functional independence. A reduction of fall risk and fear of falling and an improvement of mobility, autonomy, quality of life, mood, and cognition are highly relevant for older people to cope with aging and diseases and to reduce healthcare costs.Trail registrationwww.drks.de. DRKS00016609. Registered 30th July 2019.

The Effect of a Pocketbook On Increasing Mother Knowledge Regarding Development And Stimulation of Children 0-24 Months

Failure to invest in early childhood development can cause developmental delays and stunt growth, optimal performance, and performance of children throughout their lives. Through knowledge, parents can help these children achieve the required potential to invest in early childhood development and develop physically cognitive, emotional, and social capacity. One solution to improve Parental knowledge is to provide health education through pocketbook media. This study is to determine the effect of giving pocketbooks of mother's knowledge of the development and stimulation of children 0-24 months at Posyandu, Klender Jakarta Timur. The method of this study is a quantitative research design with Quasi Experiment Non-Equivalent Design Control Group. Sampling with consecutive sampling technique. Total respondents were 58 mothers who have children 0-24 months. This research using the primary data collection method using a questionnaire. On Statistical calculations, Wilcoxon test results showed an increase in significant knowledge, between before and after treating the group intervention (p = 0,000) while the Mann Whitney test shows a difference significant between the control and intervention groups (p = 0,000).Based on the results It concluded that the pocketbook had a significant effect on improving the mother's knowledge of the development and stimulation of children 0-24 months.

Penetrance and predictive value of genetic screening in acute porphyria

ObjectivePenetrance, predictive value and female patients' perspectives on genetic testing were evaluated among Finnish patients with acute porphyria. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate prognosis among at-risk female family members depending on the primary method of diagnosis. MethodsThe penetrance was calculated among 23 genetically heterogeneous families selected from the Finnish porphyria registry (n = 515, AIP 333; VP 182). We included kindreds with ≥9 patients in a family (range 9–23 patients, total 216 AIP; 129 VP). In 2015, the registry included 164 living female subjects between 14 and 85 years of age. A questionnaire was sent to 143 women, of whom 107 (75%, AIP 67; VP 40) replied. Female at-risk relatives (AIP 54; VP 30) were divided into two groups based on the primary method of diagnosis: mutation analysis (Group A, n = 40) or biochemical analysis (Group B, n = 44). ResultsMean penetrance for all acute symptoms was 35% among AIP and 40% among VP families. In both study groups, the penetrance was higher among female (AIP 50%; VP 44%) than male patients (AIP 17%; VP 33%). Penetrance for hospitalized attacks was 30% among AIP families (range 10–80%, for women 41%) and 25% in VP (range 0–50%, for women 27%) demonstrating wide variations among families even with the similar genotype. Acute porphyria was diagnosed at the median age of 26 years (range 0–76 years) among female patients, commonly after the onset of acute symptoms. Diagnostic delay was an average of 7.4 years (range 1–30 years). Acute symptoms occurred at the median age of 24 years (range 10–57 years) and the first hospitalization at the median age of 26.5 years (range 15–57 years). At the onset of symptoms, 38% of the women were ≤ 20 years of age. According to the life table analysis, acute attacks occurred mainly during the following five years after the diagnosis and the attack risk diminished after 35 years of age. The annual risk for hospitalization due to an acute attack during fertile years was lower in Group A than Group B (0.002 vs. 0.010, p = .018), but the risk of all subsequent acute symptoms did not diminish (Group A 0.017 vs. Group B 0.019, p = .640). The cumulative risk of acute symptoms among asymptomatic patients at the time of diagnosis was 26.7% for Group A and 58.3% for Group B. The cumulative risk of the first subsequent attack requiring hospitalization after the diagnosis among all at-risk relatives was similarly less frequent in Group A than in Group B (OR 0.180; 95% CI 0.041–0.789, p = .041). If attacks were followed among symptomatic patients only, attack-free years were more frequent in Group A than in Group B. Patients preferred genetic screening before puberty to minimize the risk of acute symptoms and genetic discrimination was rare. 44% of the patients reported social, psychological or physical impairment due to acute hepatic porphyria, emphasizing the importance of supporting patients' emotional and resilience capacity. ConclusionsAmong female at-risk relatives the annual risk for hospitalization due to an acute attack is <1% and for acute symptoms <2% during the fertile years. Genetic testing of relatives diminishes the risk of acute attacks. Diagnosis before symptom onset is key for subjects to remain asymptomatic during follow-up, and genetic screening should be done earlier than currently.

The Emotional Age Estimate—a Supplement to the Indirect Assessment of the Subject of a Crisis Negotiations Team Activation

Three challenges facing police psychologists when performing an indirect assessment of an armed and barricaded subject of a Crisis Negotiation Team activation are (1) the limited amount of information available, (2) the typically very short amount of time in which to perform the assessment, and (3) the need to simultaneously consider the professional ethical issues inherent in the situation. Sharing some of the burden with well-trained crisis negotiators equipped with a non-clinical, uncomplicated system for generating useful hypotheses regarding a subject’s emotional state during the activation and the subject’s emotional capacity when not in crisis can supplement and contribute meaningfully to the assessment. The Emotional Age Estimate responds to the challenges of limited information and time. It aims at contributing a useful supplement to the process of generating an indirect assessment of the subject. The first step is conceptualizing the subject’s current and ongoing behavior as unremarkable for someone with the emotional development of a 2-, 4-, or 6-year-old. The second step is conceptualizing the subject’s behavior on a typical day as demonstrating the capacity of someone with the emotional development of at least a 4-, 15-, or 21-year-old (based on reports by family members, friends, and associates) and other sources of information (criminal history, mental health history, etc.).

Designing an Autism Healing Center with Emphasis on Nature Therapy

BackgroundAutism is a mental disorder which influences children’s learning ability and social skills. The children who suffer from autism are capable of learning, but comparing normal children, different facilities are required.The architectural space highly signifies the matter of teaching autistic children; interior and exterior design interacting nature and environment also plays a very significant role. Thus nature can be used as a healing agent, since the psychological impact of nature is highly effective.PurposeDesigning a healing center for autism considering a compatible design with nature in order to treat autism in children, improving their social skills in communication, decreasing hysteric behavior, and developing cognitive and emotional capacities, is the major aim of designing this project.Methods and ResultsUtilizing the data analysis related to autistic children and nature-based therapy, this article attempts to present the concept of a healing center in order to hold an educational space compatible with nature. This echo-therapy would be highly helpful in treatment of autistic children.SignificanceThere has been lots of information about the influence of echo-therapy on autistic children during recent years, but the practical use has rarely occurred. Children’s physical safety which is more guaranteed in a closed space is one reason; therefore, designing a safe construction interacting with nature, which can be under the control of instructors, seems very difficult. Thus, in this nature-based healing center, besides improving the skills mentioned, the children’s safety has been highly considered.

Benefits of vestibular rehabilitation on patient-reported outcomes in older adults with vestibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial

BackgroundChronic dizziness has a negative impact on emotional aspects, functional capacity, and quality of life of older people. ObjectiveTo compare the effects of the conventional Cawthorne & Cooksey and the multimodal Cawthorne & Cooksey protocols on patient-reported outcomes in older adults with vestibular disorders. MethodsThis is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial with three-months’ follow-up. Older adults with chronic dizziness were randomly assigned to conventional or multimodal protocols. The protocols were performed in individual 50-minute sessions, twice weekly, for two months. The primary outcome was the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the secondary outcomes were the Visual Analogue Scale, the Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale. Outcomes were collected at baseline, post-treatment and three-month follow-up; and analyzed on an intention-to-treat approach. ResultsEighty-two patients were randomized into the conventional (n = 40) or multimodal (n = 42) protocols. There was no between-group difference on DHI at post-treatment (Mean Difference (MD): −0.7; 95% CI: −9.2, 7.8) and at three-month follow-up (MD: −1.6; 95% CI: −9.5, 6.2). No between-group difference was found for the secondary outcomes. All patient-reported outcomes in the within-group analysis showed significant improvement between baseline and post-treatment, and changes were maintained between post-treatment and follow-up. Following treatment, 55% of patients in the conventional and 57% in the multimodal protocol reached DHI clinical improvement (decrease ≥18). ConclusionsThe addition of multimodal exercises to the conventional Cawthorne & Cooksey protocol did not promote extra benefits on patient-reported outcomes in older adults with chronic dizziness. Trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry-ANZCTR (ACTRN12610000018011), the trial was registered January 7, 2010 and the first participant was enrolled April 15, 2010. URL of the registry: https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=334985.

Quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease in cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation is the measures that allow a cardiac patient to recover functional, psychological and emotional capacity and improve the quality of life. The aim of study is to evaluate the benefit of cardiac rehabilitation on the quality of life of patients. It's a prospective study, including 84 patients with coronary artery disease admitted in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation unit, URC, Léopold Bellan Hospital, Paris, FRANCE. All of them had a cardiac evaluation and a quality of life assessment by SF12 questionnaire. The average age of patients was 57.04 ± 10.1 years with male predominance (87%), they have more than three cardiovascular risk factors dominated by diabetes and hypertension, they were an average BMI (26.43± 7.4 kg/m 2 ). Ejection fraction is globally conserved (52.7 ± 12.1%) on echocardiography. After 20 cardiac rehabilitation sessions, there was a significant improvement in quality of life, Global score of SF12 is increased (from 28.39 ± 7 5 to 32.5 ± 7.9 ( P = 0.0001)) Cardiac rehabilitation is clearly benefit in improving emotional quality of life of patients as illustrated by the results of SF12 test after their management in cardiac rehabilitation.

Supportiveness of university physical environment on undergraduate students’ participation in leisure-time physical activity in south-west Nigeria

Participation in Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) has declined among university undergraduate students in Nigeria. Studies have identified the physical environment of universities as a potential cause of the decline; however, this claim has not been verified. Therefore, this study evaluates the role of the physical environment in universities in inducing student participation in LTPA. This study is necessary, as previous research has shown the involvement in LTPA helps in developing the physical, physiological, social, emotional and mental capacities of students. It is also a factor in the relief of daily stress from the heavy academic workloads of the university students. A quantitative research methodology was adopted for this study. A total sample of 2,867 students was selected from 14 public universities in South West Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling technique. It was deduced from the study that the physical environment was a determining factor for LTPA participation among university undergraduate students in South West Nigeria. In addition, it was found that the availability of facility infrastructure that encourages students roaming and safety pre-cautions on campus would enhance participation in LTPA among the university students.

Контекст авторського погляду (А. Барбюс, Е. Ремарк, О. Гончар)

The article is devoted to the research of the context of the author’s view in the architectonics of antiwar novels of the mentioned authors. The signs of a real military type, which appeared in the time on the pages of the humanities in the aspect of rationalism and individualism, are found out. The essence of the “lost generation” is characterised in philosophical, historical and aesthetic aspects. It is proved that the artistic system of anti-war novels is characterized by the dominant way of introducing the author’s view of the story. Aspects such as the author’s attitude to war disasters, the epic tone of the story, the aesthetic concept of the artist, his sociological, historical and psychological views are analysed. The objective-historical point of view, according to which narration extended the boundaries of space, created the background of time, overcame the static of the narrative, deepened the principle of mimesis, is investigated. The peculiarities of the authors’ artistic systems and some of their creative principles, the subjective interpretation of the feelings of the characters have been found out. The skill of each artist in reproducing the inner world of the characters under the influence of the bloody events of the war is outlined. The key words of novels, which serve as generalized forms of imaginative consciousness, as well as their influences on the artistic and psychological nature of the works, are characterised. The functioning of the author’s language of anti-war novels and the peculiarity of oral and written and professional language are traced. The stable correlation of the analysed novels with the most actual problems of the socio-psychological atmosphere of a specific historical era is studied. The originality of the writers’ literary world is revealed, the originality of their thinking is emphasized and the dominant typological similarities and differences are characterised. In studying the structure of the analysed novels, the peculiarity of the conciseness of the collective portraits, in which all the emotional and psychological capacity of each component is reproduced, is traced. It is emphasised that the context of the author’s view also manifests itself through various extravagant elements (authorial indentations, descriptions of exteriors, titles, epigraphs, etc.), which along with the story aspect of the novels give them artistic completeness and integrity. In addition, the specifics of the author’s language of anti-war novels are studied.

Judicial Ethics, Everyday Work, and Emotion Management

AbstractJudicial ethics and conduct guides emphasize dignity, decorum, patience, and courtesy, contributing to an understanding of judging as rational, detached, and unemotional. However, these are also interactional capacities, implying the presence of emotion and emotion work. Empirical research finds that judicial officers express considerable awareness of the need for judicial emotional capacities and emotion work and undertake a range of strategies to manage emotion. This judicial experience shows that available guidance does not adequately address emotion in judicial officers’ everyday work. Improved guidance will explicitly recognize judicial work as an interactional space, generating emotion and demanding emotion work.

The Developmental Object and Therapeutic Action

ABSTRACT This paper is an effort to further delineate the concept “developmental object,” highlighting the ways the analyst’s emotionality contributes to therapeutic action. This capacity on the part of the analyst is vital to the patient’s experience of being seen and understood. It considers the meaning to the patient who experiences the analyst’s emotional capacity to see him, and its impact on the patient’s ability to reveal himself, to alter the way he relates, and to take a further developmental step. The use of the analyst as a developmental object can occur in all analyses but has been linked historically to technique applicable primarily to developmental pathology. It has also suffered by its confusion with the concept “corrective emotional experience.” This paper attempts to correct the confusion as well as to clarify the mechanisms by which the analyst as developmental object contributes to structural change. To highlight the unique role of the developmental object in therapeutic action, clinical material is presented contrasting the use of the analyst as developmental object with that of the analyst as transference object. To achieve this goal, the paper draws on psychoanalytic theorists’ study of the concept and illustrative clinical examples.

BOOK REVIEW Paul Nanu and Emilia Ivancu (Eds.) Limba română ca limbă străină. Metodologie și aplicabilitate culturală. Turun yliopisto, 2018. Pp. 1-169. ISBN: 978-951-29-7035-3 (Print) ISBN: 978-951-29-7036-0 (PDF).

BOOK REVIEW Paul Nanu and Emilia Ivancu (Eds.) Limba română ca limbă străină. Metodologie și aplicabilitate culturală. Turun yliopisto, 2018. Pp. 1-169. ISBN: 978-951-29-7035-3 (Print) ISBN: 978-951-29-7036-0 (PDF).

An Analysis On The Capacity Of ISPA Personnel In Finding Pneumonia Case In Balita At Puskesmas In Medan, In 2018

Abstract Introduction: There were 7,575 cases of pneumonia suffered by balita (below 5 year-old children) in Medan in 2017, but only 349 cases which were found. Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the capacity of ISPA personnel in finding pneumonia case in balita at the Puskesmas in Medan, in 2018. Method: The study used descriptive quantitative method with cross sectional design. It was dine in September, 2018. The population was 39 ISPA personnel, and the samples were taken by using total population technique. Result: The result of chi square statistic test showed that the intellectual capacity of ISPA personnel was at p-value=0.003, their emotional capacity was at p-value=0.029, and their physical capacity was at p-value=0.001. Conclusion: There was the correlation of intellectual capacity, emotional capacity, and physical capacity of ISPA personnel with the finding of pneumonia cases in balita at the Puskesmas in Medan, in 2018. Keywords: Capacity of ISPA Personnel, Pneumonia

Burnout en las Pymes: Una aproximación desde el nivel gerencial

El síndrome de burnout es un término que se escucha con mayor frecuencia en las empresas, pues llega a causar graves problemas de salud en la vida de los empleados, así como en la calidad de los resultados económicos de las organizaciones. El objetivo de la investigación consiste en identificar la existencia del síndrome de burnout en los empleados de nivel gerencial en las Pymes. Es una investigación cualitativa que utiliza la entrevista como instrumento. La muestra va enfocada a gerentes de nivel medio en los sectores de industria, comercio y servicio, dos empresas por sector. Para generar los resultados se emplea el modelo denominado Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS) y el ciclo del síndrome de burnout. Los gerentes que manifestaron el síndrome de burnout poseen excesivas cargas de trabajo que les impiden alcanzar las metas establecidas por la dirección, lo que provoca que los gerentes que lo sufren tengan problemas de salud como lo son el estrés, problemas cardio-musculares, e incluso llegan a tener problemas familiares, lo que sobrepasa su capacidad emocional.

Fitness- and appearance-related self-conscious emotions and sport experiences: A prospective longitudinal investigation among adolescent girls

Despite well-documented benefits of sport participation for adolescents, girls are less likely to initiate participation and more likely to disengage from sport, compared to boys. Due to the highly evaluative and social nature of the sport context, girls’ emotional experiences around their body’s abilities, function, and fitness are important – yet understudied – predictors of sport participation. The objectives of this longitudinal study were to describe changes in fitness-related and appearance-related self-conscious emotions (i.e., guilt, shame, authentic pride, hubristic pride) and sport experiences (i.e., sport commitment, enjoyment, anxiety) over time, and examine whether between- and within-person differences in these emotions predict sport experiences during adolescence. A sample of 518 girls involved in organized sport completed questionnaires once a year over a three-year period. Results from multilevel models reveal detrimental changes in emotions, sport commitment and enjoyment over time. Further, fitness-related emotions remain significant predictors of sport experiences above and beyond appearance-related emotions thus highlighting the importance of fitness-related emotions in predicting sport experiences. Examining both between and within-person effects is novel in elucidating the predictive capacity of fitness-related emotions as they explain differences between girls – as well as variations in girls’ sport experiences over time.