Identity Integration Research Articles

Trust in Therapeutic Work With Adolescents With and Without Personality Disorders: A Transference-Focused Therapy Perspective.

Trust is central to successful therapeutic work with adolescents, but establishing trust can be challenging, especially with adolescents with personality disorders. We present our understanding of trust in working with adolescents with and without personality disorders. We draw on complementary and overlapping perspectives, namely the attachment model, Kernberg's object relations model, and Fonagy's mentalization model. In Kernberg's object relations conceptualization, difficulties in trust experienced by patients with borderline personality disorders result from paranoia associated with splitting and identity diffusion. In Fonagy's mentalization model, epistemic trust is rooted in early experiences of being responded to and understood. We outline how techniques used in transference-focused psychotherapy for adolescents promote the development of the adolescent's capacity to trust by facilitating identity integration, thus reducing paranoia. Finally, we use two clinical case illustrations to demonstrate how trust unfolds in working with adolescents with and without personality disorders.

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION STRATEGY FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE

The purpose of this article is to investigate the essence and features of the implementation mechanism of the European integration strategy for the development of tourism in Ukraine.
 Methods of research. The article uses general scientific methods of researching economic phenomena: epistemological analysis, theoretical generalization, methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, structural-logical analysis, extrapolation, grouping and classification.
 Presentation of the main research material. The tourism industry of Ukraine is one of the first to suffer large-scale losses with the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine. The state budget did not receive almost 35% from the tourism industry, which was caused by the suspension or complete exit of tourist companies from the Ukrainian market of the tourism industry. The European integration process of tourism development in Ukraine consists in the implementation of European norms and standards, the spread of its own cultural, historical, geographical achievements in the EU countries. This will lead to the adaptation of European cultural identity in Ukraine and general integration into the European environment. Therefore, one of the key tasks of the Ukrainian tourism industry is the need to actively continue the implementation of the adopted strategic course for European integration through the mechanism of implementing the European integration strategy for the development of tourism in Ukraine. That is why the mechanism for the implementation of the European integration strategy for the development of tourism in Ukraine is becoming relevant, since only with the help of integration into the European space and the adoption of European laws, standards, norms and rules will Ukraine be able to revive and ensure the appropriate level of safe and high-quality tourist flow of Ukrainian tourists to EU countries and others.
 Conclusions from the conducted research. It was revealed that as a result of comprehensive actions regarding the implementation of the European integration strategy for the development of tourism in Ukraine, the following advantages will occur: the competitiveness of national and regional tourism products will increase with the prospect of expanding to European markets; the quality of life of the population will increase by ensuring socio-economic growth, environmental safety, consolidation of society, providing access to services in the field of tourism according to European standards; the emergence of new jobs and the expansion of the population's opportunities for employment and self-employment; creation of a modern tourist information industry, as well as ensuring information freedom about the tourist resources of Ukraine in the global information European space.
 Keywords: European integration strategy; integration processes; tourism development of Ukraine; tourism industry; mechanism of implementation of European integration strategy; tourism industry; competitiveness; European space; tourist flow.

Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities for multiplicative Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals

In this paper, we present a multiplicative fractional integral identity. Based upon it, we establish the Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities for multiplicatively convex functions via multiplicative Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals. We also give some applications to special means of real numbers in the framework of multiplicative calculus. To make the results obtained here more intuitive for the readers, we provide some examples for suitable choices of multiplicative convex functions and their graphical descriptions.

Importance of cultural values in the development of tourism in the kyzylorda region

This article analyzes the development of cultural tourism in Kyzylorda region. In the analysis of the situation of cultural tourism in Kyzylorda region, the presentation of tourist attractions in a single optical system was considered as the main element. The integrity of the meta-image of the region taken as an object of study consists of ordering the textual narration and their symbolic coordination.The methodological basis is derived from determining the internal connection of the logical and historical analysis of the cultural content of the Kyzylorda region, in the process of explaining the cultural symbols, special attention is paid to the integrity of the national identity.Here, the semiotic dimension can model the configuration of metastructures, allowing them to become an attractive object of interest to tourists. The use of the method of semiotization of tourist objects gives quick results in determining the interaction of symbolic views, in the process of introducing the visual contours of the region, landmarks to tourists. The results of this can serve as a basis for the development of cultural tourism in the Kyzylorda region. Modern definitions of the concepts of «cultural branding», «regional brand», «regional brand» have been given importance from the point of view of cultural studies and their content has been explained.

Pattern of non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese male prisoners: A latent class analysis.

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) occurs more frequently in the prisoner population than in the general population. Monitoring and management of this behavior is challenging because NSSI may present in diverse ways. People often use more than one method of NSSI, and there are many possible combinations of these behaviors. We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of male inmates based on methods and frequency of NSSI. A total of 1042 male prisoners in China (Mage = 38.45, SD = 10.67) completed measures of hopelessness, sensation seeking, identity integration, and suicidal ideation, and NSSI was assessed in a structured interview. Results of the LCA supported a three-class model: high-NSSI (1.8%), moderate-NSSI (8.0%), and no-or-negligible NSSI (90.2%). Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that prisoners in the high-NSSI and moderate-NSSI classes were significantly more likely than those in the no-or-negligible NSSI class to show high hopelessness, high sensation seeking, and low identity. Furthermore, suicidal ideation was significantly higher in the high-NSSI and moderate-NSSI classes than in the no-or-negligible NSSI class. Classifying groups of prisoners based on features of NSSI is potentially useful for understanding risk factors and for developing tailored prevention and treatment strategies.

Budaya dan Heritage Kota Cirebon: Identitas, Komersialisasi dan Pariwisata

This article describes the unique culture and historical heritage that is owned by the City of Cirebon, a city that is rich in identity and traditional traditions. The main focus of this article is on the role of commercialization and the tourism industry in preserving and promoting the culture and heritage of Cirebon City to tourists. This article also examines the relationship between art, architecture, traditional traditions and culinary arts and the identity of the city of Cirebon, and how these elements become the main attraction for tourists. Through an in-depth search, this article provides insight into the efforts made by the government and local communities to maintain and develop the cultural wealth and historical heritage of Cirebon City, while still considering the impact of commercialization on cultural authenticity and sustainability. This research is important for understanding the importance of cultural preservation and developing appropriate strategies for developing sustainable tourism that can provide economic and social benefits for the people of Cirebon City without compromising their identity and cultural integrity.

Coping strategies and psychosocial resources among women living with metastatic breast cancer: A qualitative study

Objective: Despite more women living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), this population is underrepresented in cancer survivorship research. Few studies have assessed how women with MBC cope with their cancer experience. This qualitative study describes the coping strategies and psychosocial resources utilized by women living with MBC.Methods: Twenty-two women with MBC participated in four focus groups. Transcripts were analyzed using a general inductive approach. Codes derived from participants’ responses were subsequently condensed into themes.Results: We identified 12 coping strategies and psychosocial resources and grouped them into five themes: Behavioral Coping Strategies (i.e. stress management, active coping and planning); Cognitive Coping Strategies and Psychological Resources (i.e. cognitive reappraisal, optimism, mindfulness, positive thinking, and religious coping); Existential Approach-Oriented Coping (i.e. acceptance, values-based living, and identity integration); Avoidance (i.e. avoidant coping); and Interpersonal Resources and Seeking Social Support (i.e. social support).Conclusions: Women living with MBC utilize several engagement and disengagement coping strategies, as well as intrapersonal and interpersonal resources. This study provides useful perspectives of women living with MBC that may inform the development of psychosocial interventions. Further research is needed to assess coping strategies and psychosocial resources across different subgroups of MBC patients and determine their impact on cancer outcomes.

The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dissociative disorders (DDs) are characterized by a discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, bodily representation, motor control, and action. The life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been identified as a potentially traumatic event and may produce a wide range of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, and DD, stemming from pandemic-related events, such as sickness, isolation, losing loved ones, and fear for one's life. In our conceptual analysis, we introduce the contribution of the structural dissociation of personality (SDP) theory and polyvagal theory to the conceptualization of the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered DD and the importance of assessing perceived safety in DD through neurophysiologically informed psychometric tools. In addition, we analyzed the contribution of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered DD and suggest possible neurobiological mechanisms of action of the EMDR. In particular, we propose that, through slow eye movements, the EMDR may promote an initial non-rapid-eye-movement sleep stage 1-like activity, a subsequent access to a slow-wave sleep activity, and an oxytocinergic neurotransmission that, in turn, may foster the functional coupling between paraventricular nucleus and both sympathetic and parasympathetic cardioinhibitory nuclei. Neurophysiologically informed psychometric tools for safety evaluation in DDs are discussed. Furthermore, clinical and public health implications are considered, combining the EMDR, SDP theory, and polyvagal conceptualizations in light of the potential dissociative symptomatology triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traditional Islam and its impact on the dynamics of integration and disintegration processes of the national identity of society

Traditional Islam and its impact on the dynamics of integration and disintegration processes of the national identity of society

Transforming Rural Foodscapes Through Festivalization: A Conceptual Model

This article conceptualizes the transformative potential of food festivals for rural foodscapes. The study elaborates on the ideas behind the term “festivalization.” It seeks to understand the potential impacts of festivals on the spatial surroundings rather than the opposite, which is most frequently seen in the research on rural food festivals. Festivalization describes a process where transformative forces that trickle into the rural foodscape can be seen as continuance and incentives for change. The article introduces the following paradigmatic lenses through which festivalization and rural transformation can be observed: (1) resource redefinition, (2) upstream mobilizing, (3) spatial interlinking, (4) insubordinative activism, (5) reciprocal mediatizing, (6) redistributive commodification, (7) disruptive incorporatizing, and (8) persistent emotionalizing. When activated, the rural foodscape becomes a site for integrative identity, where festivals have transformative power. Examples from the academic literature and practice sources illustrate the points. The article outlines implications for both further studies and rural policy-making.

INTEGRITY FORMATION COMPONENTS IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE QURAN

Social institutions have a great role and influence on society in shaping the integrity of an individuals identity. The level of understanding and implementation of this integrity is very important in the progress of the country. This means that integrity is the main key to the development of a country. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to produce integrity-building components that are analyzed according to the guidance of the Quran. This study is qualitative and uses data collection methods from library research. Meanwhile, the main data analysis method used is to analyze the content found in books of interpretation in addition to documents from journal articles and academic books. The results of the study found that there are four main components of the formation of integrity in social institutions. First, piety. Second, trust. Third, qanaah. And fourth, tabligh (conveying). These four components of integrity that are sourced from the Quran are very important to be understood, nurtured and educated to the community in social institutions so that the result produces a society with integrity and brings prosperity and harmony to the country.

Leaving Home: Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”

ABSTRACT This article will explore some of the ways I conceptualize music as it pertains to the concept of “home,” and specifically here, about leaving home. Using composer Sergei Prokofiev’s music in his well-known beloved composition, Peter and the Wolf, I will illustrate the gradual integration and consolidation of identity in the eponymous character, Peter, as he left his childhood garden home. Thus, the analysis of music itself as a primary source of psychoanalytic data is the distinctive method of analysis that I bring to my interdisciplinary explorations. Prokofiev’s masterpiece Peter and the Wolf pertains to the following overdetermined themes: Music and psychoanalytic concepts hold enduring value as each informs and enriches the other. Music serves as an important entry into affect and unconscious processes. Music and psychoanalytic principles are relevant both inside and beyond the concert hall and consulting room and contribute to a nuanced understanding of our inner lives.

Management of Self-Inflicted Nonaccidental Amputations of the Upper Extremity: Systematic Review

Clinicians assessing patients with deliberate self-inflicted amputations face a problem of whether or not to replant. The objective of this study was to summarize the literature on this topic and provide recommendations regarding the acute management of patients following self-inflicted amputations in the upper extremity. Two reviewers searched four databases using the keywords "Upper extremity," "Amputation," and "Self-Inflicted." The reviewers systematically screened and collected data on publications reporting cases of self-inflicted upper-extremity amputations. The findings then were summarized in a narrative fashion. Twenty-four studies were included. Twenty-nine cases of self-inflicted upper-extremity amputations were reported. There were 25 unilateral and four bilateral extremity amputations. Amputations were most commonly at the hand/wrist (18 patients) and forearm level (6 patients). The amputations were most commonly performed with a saw (9 patients) or a knife (8 patients). Reasons for amputation included psychosis (10 cases), suicide attempt (7 cases), depression (5 cases), and body integrity identity disorder (four cases). Fifteen replantations were performed; all were successful. Reasons for not pursuing replantation were related to injury factors (ie, multilevel injury, prolonged ischemia, damaged part) rather than patient-level factors. Two patients with replantable extremities declined replantation, both of whom had body integrity identity disorder. Of the patients who underwent replantation, none expressed regret. The literature shows that patients experiencing psychosis or depression committed self-harm during an acute psychiatric decompensation, and once medically and psychiatrically stabilized, expressed satisfaction with their replanted limb. Surgeons should not consider psychiatric decompensation a contraindication to replantation and should be aware of patients with body integrity identity disorder who consciously may elect to undergo revision amputation. When presented with patients experiencing psychiatric decompensation who refuse replantation/are not competent, surgeons should seek emergency assistance from the psychiatry team to determine the best management of a self-inflicted amputation. Therapy/Prevention/Etiology/Harm V.

A Study of Clinical Profile and Stressors in Patients Presenting with Dissociative Disorder to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Background: Dissociative disorder is a condition characterized by disruption of the normal continuity and integration of consciousness, memory, identity, motor functioning, and behavior. Aims: The aim of the study was to study the various psychosocial factors that influence the dissociative episodes in patients. We also looked at the clinical profile and the relation between the type and levels of dissociation with levels of stress in the study sample. Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study with serial sampling had 50 participants who were diagnosed with dissociation as per the International Classification of Diseases-10 criteria. The study was conducted after obtaining clearance from the institutional ethics committee. Dissociative experience of the patients was measured using Severity of Dissociative Symptoms-Adult (Brief Dissociative Experiences Scale [DES-B]-Modified) and stress levels were measured using Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale. Results: The study showed that dissociation was more common among females from urban population, who were single and among students. Dissociative convulsions were found to be the most common type of dissociation in our culture. DES-B showed moderate-to-severe types of dissociative experience in the sample. In 46% of the participants, family conflicts acted as the most common stressor precipitating episodes. There was a psychodynamic connection/explanation between the perceived stress and the presenting complaint. Conclusion: This study highlights the common dissociations, stressors, and the difference seen among males and females. There is a need to understand the stressors of a patient presenting with dissociation for better psychological management.

Identity Integration of Afghan Immigrants in Iran: A Grounded Theory Study

Introduction: Iran has hosted foreign immigrants, mostly Afghans and Iraqis, for the past four decades. The number of Afghan refugees registered by the UN Refugee Agency in 2021, shows that among different countries, Iran is the second destination of Afghan refugees after Pakistan. One of the key aspects of immigrants' lives that changes in the context of life and residence in the host community is identity. Identity is an important element in the process of immigrant integration, reflecting the sense of belonging or alienation from the culture of host society by the migrant. This paper aims to explore the identity integration among the first- and second-generation Afghan immigrants in Iran. Method: The research has been conducted within the framework of a constructivist approach and a Grounded Theory research method. The sampling method was purposeful and snowball. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 45 participants in the cities of Yazd and Tehran. The theoretical coding method was used to analyze the research date. Findings: Findings indicate eight main categories including fear of identity expression, Iranian identification, identity concealment, identity crisis, comparison with Iranian peers, sense of belonging to ethnic identity, and comparison with Afghan peers were extracted. By summarizing the main categories, "identity purgatory" was obtained as the final core category. Discussion: According to the results of our field study, it can be concluded that the process of identity integration is not an intergenerational process for Afghan migrants, but it depends mainly on how migrants form their interpersonal interactions at the micro, intermediate and macro levels. Another challenge for immigrants is that they are unable to develop their different social identities in a way that allows them to affirm both their own ethnic as well as destination national identities.

Identity Integration as a Pedagogical Implication in E. R. Braithwaite’s To Sir with Love

Educators’ perspectives, facilitation methods, time constraints, topics of discussion as well as students’ identity vulnerability contribute to academic atmosphere inside class where educators find it challenging to foster mutual understanding and identity integration for effective teaching-learning. It can be a turbulent and emotionally stressful experience for educators to understand themselves in relation to their students. In this light, this paper, using Mark Bracher’s notion of radical pedagogy, focuses on the need to explore students’ identity in order to enhance their academic capacity and learning. Specifically, we argue that in order to meet all students’ learning needs, school educators must explore their own identity through self-analysis along with the identity vulnerabilities of students and integrate their students’ identity needs to enhance classroom dynamics as well as to maintain social justice for better pedagogical implications.

The protective role of identity integration against internalized sexual prejudice for religious gay men.

The protective role of identity integration against internalized sexual prejudice for religious gay men.

New Perspectives of Symmetry Conferred by q-Hermite-Hadamard Type Integral Inequalities

The main goal of this work is to provide quantum parametrized Hermite-Hadamard like type integral inequalities for functions whose second quantum derivatives in absolute values follow different type of convexities. A new quantum integral identity is derived for twice quantum differentiable functions, which is used as a key element in our demonstrations along with several basic inequalities such as: power mean inequality, and Holder’s inequality. The symmetry of the Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities is stressed by the different types of convexities. Several special cases of the parameter are chosen to illustrate the investigated results. Four examples are presented.

Acquired disability: self-esteem and identity integration

Acquired disability: self-esteem and identity integration

Managing legitimacy in a cross-border post-merger integration context: the role of language strategies

This paper develops a conceptual framework of language strategies in the cross-border post-merger and acquisition (M&A) context as firms seek legitimacy for integration from their internal stakeholders. We contribute by developing a framework for advancing the debate that cross-border bidder firms employ rationalistic and nationalistic rationales to legitimise their M&A choices, including the role of language, which is an embodiment of culture to help create synergies in a post-merger integration (PMI) context. Based on our review of social identity, legitimacy, and strategic integration literature, our conceptual model outlines language strategies to achieve the twin goals of PMI and legitimising their choices. We offer a critical review of the approaches used in cross-border PMI and integrate the role of language in gaining legitimacy for the internal stakeholders, such as its impact on employees and managers. From an international human resource management perspective, we highlight the importance of language strategies for each of the four integration scenarios for the bidder and target firm employees and managers, primarily when neither the target nor the bidder firm uses English as their native language. Finally, we develop propositions to advance future research in this area. The role of international language training and other approaches is also highlighted.