Psychological Sufferings Research Articles

Lived Experience of Psychological Suffering among the North Korean Refugees: Applied to Parse's Human Becoming Research Methodology

Purpose: Thisstudyistounderstandexperiencedtraumaof NorthKorearefugeesbeforeenteringinSouthKorean and know how to connect their traumatic experience with the present life. Methods:5 members of North Korea refugees were recruited and approved by the producer of phenomenological and heuristic Human Becoming Methodology of Parse in this study. Results: Mental care service for refugees is needed because North Korea refugees were suffered from post traumatic stress for many years after entering South Korea. Conclusion: According to the mental health expert, North Korea refugees would be understood in the viewpoint as Human being in the environment and it is necessary to the remedial intervention to maintain their hope of future simultaneously.

“Can It Be That God Does Not Remember Me”: A Qualitative Study on the Psychological Distress, Suffering, and Coping of Dominican Women With Chronic Filarial Lymphedema and Elephantiasis of the Leg

The psychological states of Dominican women with chronic lymphedema and elephantiasis of the leg and the coping strategies they used to ameliorate the negative psychological effects of this condition were explored using modified precepts of grounded theory method. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviewing and focus group discussions held in the Dominican Republic. Thematic results found that compounding their physical disfigurement, functional limitations, and social losses were feelings of depression, embarrassment, social isolation, and despair. Adaptive problem solving and emotion-focused coping strategies that emerged during analysis also are discussed. It is recommended that management of psychological distress should be a significant component of lymphedema management programs in developing countries.

Why Hell is other People: Distinctively Human Psychological Suffering

Just as there is remarkable continuity between the structures, abilities, and behaviors of closely related species, so too are there equally remarkable differences. Because only our species has evolved the social cognitive mechanisms that enable a heightened sensitivity to the minds of others, only our species suffers the psychological consequences. Using Sartre's famous play No Exit to illuminate the interplay between evolved psychology and social conscious experience, I show how theory of mind is both biologically adaptive and the common denominator in distinctively human types of psychological suffering.

Considérations cliniques introductives à ce numéro spécial concernant les schizophrénies de l’enfant

Child schizophrenia has not yet a well-defined nosological status in current psychiatric nosography. In clinical practice, schizophrenic children present early premorbid abnormalities found in Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and they usually continue to present with schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders into adolescence and adulthood. Our purpose is to insist on fundamental aspects: a multimodal approach, the respect of somatic and psychiatric differential diagnosis, along with an early identification and treatment of the child’s and its family psychological sufferings and impairments.

Progress and Prospects in the Psychology of Moral Development

This commentary on the psychology of moral development provides a critical analysis of some important theoretical trends and empirical advances marking past progress and also discusses some future prospects for the field. The primary concern is that contemporary moral psychology suffers from a conceptual skew that is evidenced by a theoretical and empirical focus on moral cognition as applied to interpersonal problems and the consequent inattention to moral personality and other intrapsychic aspects of the domain. A priority for the field is to move beyond single-variable models to ones that specify a more coherent and comprehensive account of moral functioning. Among other things, such accounts should entail a realistic depiction of moral maturity, meaningfully incorporate character traits and virtues, identify early childhood precursors, and address the significance of religion and spirituality in moral functioning. Over the last several decades, the psychology of moral development has rightly come to occupy a position of central concern in the field. The vigorous research activity and scholarly debates reflect the significance of the study of morality both for developmental science and for practical applications to broader society. Morality is important for developmental science because it pervades human functioning; thus, moral psychology is relevant to many different theoretical perspectives, processes, and content areas across developmental psychology. Morality is also obviously important for broader society because it is essential to the human condition; thus, moral psychology has the potential to make vital contributions to parenting, education, corrections, and other areas of intervention. The intent of this commentary is twofold: first, to reflect back at our progress in the psychology of moral development and provide a critical analysis on some

Unfulfilled desire for children--what is the grief for men?

The present paper addresses the topic of involuntary childlessness and its psychological sequelae for the fathers-to-be. There are at least two different psychological stresses men have to cope with: not being able to generate a child, and missing a child as one's life fulfillment. A short review of empirical research on male coping with infertility illustrates that men suffer from involuntary childlessness as do women. Nevertheless, the quality of the psychological burden remains open. Results from the Heidelberg Research Project on Male Infertility are summarized to assess this quality. Involuntary childlessness does not entail psychological sufferings for all patients; indeed, it is only a subgroup that remains fixated to the wish to have a child for psychological reasons. The project data elucidate the motives behind this fixation. They show that the most important psychological burden is not the narcissistic wound not to be able to generate a child, but the frustration of hope invested into the longed--for child on whom many otherwise unfulfilled aspirations are projected.

The Drug Situation in Russia and Other CIS States: challenges facing NGOs and self-help movements in the former Soviet Union

The abuse of illicit drugs is nothing new to the former states that were part of the Soviet Union. However, until recently drug abuse has not been so widespread, being mainly limited for the traditional home market in the Central Asian Republics. The reasons for this general restriction of availability has been due to deterring factors, such as the ’cold war‘, ideological indoctrination of the population and tough societal controls. A patriarchal family and community style of living also contained the locally produced crops within the Central Asian Republics without spreading too much into other parts of the Soviet union. The first indications of an escalation came about during the 1960s. This was followed by Soviet youth adopting ’fashionable’ Western styles, including a cultural drug wave. There then followed the devastating effects of the Afghan war, which reverberated around the former USSR, with a subsequent increase in drug abuse. Over a 10 year period, the Afghan war cost the nation over 14,000 young lives, bringing injury and scars to thousands more. In particular, many of the Afghan war veterans developed drug dependency patterns, as a means of alleviating their painful physical and psychological sufferings. This had a ’domino’ effect when the soldiers returned home from the war, leading to a further, and even greater surge in drug abuse during the 1980s. In this period, the number of drug abusers grew during 1982 in comparison with 1980 by 32%. In 1983 the increase was 84% and by 1985 it had increased by a further 177%. However, the ‘Afghan’ factor alone cannot account for this sharp increase. It is now a well-known fact that the abysmal anti-alcohol campaign, pushed through by the state, had a reverse effect. By substantially limiting the availability

Further Reflections on the Public Image of Counseling Psychology

It has recently been argued that the field of psychology suffers from an "image problem," limiting its impact as a science and a means of advancing human welfare (Benjamin, 1986). Although there are limited data addressing counseling psychology 's public image, it is likely that the public generally lacks a clear understanding and appreciation of the specialty's unique contributions. This article explores six potential barriers to an effective public image of counseling psychology; reviews several remedial strategies; and advocates the development of a vigorous, centrally coordinated public image agenda to enhance the profession's future viability and societal impact.