Background: Students play a significant role in delivering effective messages for better uptake o... more Background: Students play a significant role in delivering effective messages for better uptake of health promoting behaviour. Understanding factors that are associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among students will help develop promising strategies in vaccine promotion of the pandemic. The present investigation was undertaken to look into psycho-social drivers of COVID-19 uptake among Indian students. Method: 587 students, aged 18-35 years participated in an online survey. Standardized measures targeting socio-demographic details, health anxiety, preventive health behaviour and constructs of health belief model were used for the present study. Results: The results showed that overall vaccine uptake among students was quite high with nearly 74% of the students reported being vaccinated against COVID-19. Factors like COVID-19 contact, level of education, belief in safety and efficacy of vaccine, social distancing, age, health worry and preoccupation were emerged as the significant ...
Introduction: Internet addiction is currently considered a worldwide problem, with a possible imp... more Introduction: Internet addiction is currently considered a worldwide problem, with a possible impact on mental health. Young adults are recognized to be at high risk of developing Internet gaming disorder (IGD). According to a recent clinical model, young adults with IGD may endorse a distinct set of maladaptive beliefs that underlie persistent and excessive engagement in Internet gaming activities. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence of problematic gaming beliefs and psychological distress in a sample of "Indian Young Adults" with and without IGD. Methods: The research is descriptive in nature, conducted during the month of April 2022-May 2022 on a sample of 306 young adults (185 males and 121 females) recruited from multiple universities. A Google form survey that included validated measures of IGDs, Internet gaming cognition, and psychological distress were distributed on various online platforms for collecting the data. Results: According to the findings, young adults with IGD report significantly higher maladaptive gaming beliefs (t = 16.199, P < 0.001) and psychological distress (depression-t = 12.11. P = < 0.001 and anxiety/stress-t = 10.95, P = < 0.001) than young adults without IGD. The size of observed effects was large for cognition (Cohen's d = 2.14), depression (Cohen's d = 2.14), and anxiety/stress (Cohen's d = 1.96). The sample also reported strong correlation between IGD symptoms and gaming cognitions (P = <0.001). Further hierarchical regression analysis revealed depression variables as a significant predictors in the final model (β = 0.212, P = 0.002, confidence interval [CI] = 0.219-0.944) and overvaluation (β = 0.196, P = 0.020, CI = 0.048-0.545), maladaptive rules (β = 0.334, P = 0.003, CI = 0.117-0.551), and gaming social acceptance (β = 0.272, P = 0.001, CI = 0.190-0.693) as the three strongest cognition predictors of IGD symptoms. Conclusion: These findings indicate that young adults with IGD have distinct problematic thoughts about gaming and highlight the importance of addressing these cognitions in therapeutic interventions for the disorder.
Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how ... more Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how to help the humans in leading better, happy and a cheerful life. It is not like the other branches of psychology which deals with abnormal behavior and dysfunctions in humans. As a coin has two sides, we can say positive psychology is the happy side which centers on helping the human beings. Objectives set for the article were (i) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Earnest Hemingway's work. (ii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Robert Browning's work. (iii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in John Donne's work. In order to fulfill the objectives detail analysis of John Donne's poem " The Sun Rising " , Robert Browning's poem " The Last Ride Together " and Ernest Hemingway's novel " The Old Man and the Sea " , was done. Conclusion: After going through these three literary pieces by eminent writers we can conclude that love, gratitude, courage and hope are some of the components which have a direct link with the positivity in a human being's life.
Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and... more Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and severities of physical and psychological health symptoms. This study examined whether in the case of adolescents gender differences in physical and psychological health symptoms could actually be the result of differences in coping mechanism. Various factors have an influence on which coping strategies are mobilized under specific circumstances like age and gender. The present paper focuses on the interrelationships between the ways of coping and some health-related variables in adolescence. Objectives: (i) To find out gender differences affecting physical and psychological health symptoms. (ii)To find out gender differences affecting coping styles.(iii) To ascertain the relationship between coping styles and both physical and psychological health symptoms, in both male and female adolescents. Methods: The participants of the present study comprised of 100 adolescents male 50 and female...
One does not need to look far to find plenty of evidences of the influence of education on many i... more One does not need to look far to find plenty of evidences of the influence of education on many important aspects of people’s lives. So, if ‘happiness’ is understood in the robust eudaemonist sense of key for perfect living, then education evidently has an enormous impact. Education has become one of the clearest indicators of life outcomes such as employment, income and social status, and is a strong predictor of attitudes, wellbeing, good Quality of Life etc. Following Objectives were formed for the study: (i) To Assess and Compare Quality of Life of educated and uneducated Muslim Housewives. (ii) To assess and compare Well-Being of educated and uneducated Muslim housewife. 100 educated Muslim Housewives and 100 uneducated Muslim housewives were taken from District Aligarh. Snow Ball sampling technique was used for gathering the data. WHOQOL-BREF was used to assess Quality of life and Well- Being Scale was used to assess various well-being dimensions in both the groups. Significa...
Cognitive impairment has a high prevalence in Schizophrenia and has been linked to functional out... more Cognitive impairment has a high prevalence in Schizophrenia and has been linked to functional outcome. To date statistically significant effects of medication on cognition in mood disorder trials and in schizophrenia do not necessarily translate to clinically meaningful effects. Apart trom it other potentials benefits like being less expensive, not being cause dependent and having no side etfect increases demands of non pharmacological programs. Keeping this in view following objectives were set for the study. Development of a cognitive remediation package and investigating the ctTicacy of that cognitive remediation program of neuropsychological deficits in terms of memory. 100 schizophrenic patients as per ICD 10 who came to Psychiatry OPD of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India were recruited for the study. Patients were randomly allocated to experimental group and control group. Patients in experimental group were given cognitive remedia...
The relation between gender and spirituality is of great interest hence our study aimed to examin... more The relation between gender and spirituality is of great interest hence our study aimed to examine the gender differences in college students through the lens of spirituality. 60 students (30 males & 30 females) were chosen from arts faculty with age range of (18 & older). They were requested to fill Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (Mac Donald 2009) which consist of 30 items with five dimensions i.e. cognitive, experiential, existential, paranormal, and religiousness. Independent sample t test was administered for obtaining mean difference between both the genders on spirituality. Significant difference was found on two domains of spirituality i.e. Cognitive and Experiential dimension. In cognitive domain males scores higher (M=18.30, SD=2.91) as compared to females (M=13.60, SD=4.23) with t value as 5.01 which was significant at 0.05 level. Other domain in which significant difference was found was Experiential domain, here females scored higher (M=17.40, SD=5.21) as compared...
Background: Cognitive deficits have become an important focus for psychiatric research in major p... more Background: Cognitive deficits have become an important focus for psychiatric research in major psychiatric disorders. There has been a great interest in the patients with Schizophrenia on a broad range of neuropsychological tests in the last two decades. These deficits involve usually memory, attention and executive function. Objectives: To study the socio-demographic profiles of Schizophrenic patients and normal control and to assess and compare cognitive functions among the patients of Schizophrenia disorder and normal control. Material and Methods: 100 schizophrenic patients as per ICD 10 who came to Psychiatry OPD and 100 normal controls of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India were recruited for the study. Results: Schizophrenic patients were found to be having significant level of cognitive impairment as compared to normal controls. Introduction It is well established that Schizophrenia patients show deficits on a wide range of cognitive ...
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic has significantly affected life of people... more BACKGROUND: Coronavirus (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic has significantly affected life of people around the globe. It has also caused various psychological issues among public such as uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and of course stress. Globalization has facilitated it and has added greater complexity to the containment of infection leading to urgent call for public health challenge. Consequently, a multilevel stress coping adjustment process is going on. Hence, it is imperative to explore how people are affected psychologically and how they are coping with it. People are adopting different strategies for coping up from this challenging situation. In this sense, the present study intended to: explore which coping strategies were of relevance for people for adjusting in COVID-19 crises and were sociodemographic factors influencing the coping strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research is descriptive study. For the present study, a sample of 475 participants was asked for coping str...
Background Dementia is a common, disabling disorder of the elderly. With the steady growth in the... more Background Dementia is a common, disabling disorder of the elderly. With the steady growth in the older population, the rate of dementia is expected to increase two fold by 2030 and three fold by 2050. Dementia of Alzheimer Type (DAT) and vascular dementia (VD) are among the most common types of dementia. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are associated with increased patient morbidity and carer burden.
Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy de... more Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy designed to aid in preventing the relapse of depression, specically in individuals with Major Depressive disorder. It uses traditional Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) methods and adds in newer psychological strategies such as mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. MBCT helps in promoting successful aging in people with HIV. The total number of people living with HIV in India is estimated at 2.4 million with uncertainty bounds of 1.93 to 3.04 million in 2009. People who are infected with HIV are faced with a profound sense of loss of many levels. It can lead to depression and has a profound effect on the quality of life and life satisfaction. This study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for HIV at Anti-Retroviral center (ART) of Material and Method: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University. 50 HIV/AIDS diagnosed patients aged 18-60 years were taken for the study between, January 2016 to June 2016.MBCT was offered as a group therapy to patients as an addition to the basic treatment. Result and Discussion: In this study 25 patients were selected for MBCT. It was found that patients who received MBCT an addition to pharmacotherapy showed signicant improvement in QOL, life satisfaction and level of depression as compared to those who only receive pharmacotherapy.
Background: Today's children spend a great deal of time viewing electronic screen devices, but th... more Background: Today's children spend a great deal of time viewing electronic screen devices, but the consequences of such behaviors, if any, are unknown. Objective: This piece of research sought to study the effect of total daily electronic screen time use on mental wellbeing of adolescents. Material & Method: We analyzed cross-sectional, population-based data of early adolescent children from various schools in Aligarh. Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale of mental well-being covering subjective well-being and psychological functioning of participants was used. Results: Our study concluded that wellbeing of children was better of those children who were spending more time watching TV/DVD/etc. as compared to those who were not givingany time on this activity and the mean difference obtained was significant at 0.05 level of significance. The mental wellbeing was better of adolescents who were playing computer games or using internet for academic purposes as compared to those who spent no time on it. Conclusion: There are applications of the Internet that can help children succeed academically and socially and grow cognitively. However, there is potential harm the Internet can do if it is not used appropriately. The way Internet use affects children depends on the context and way it is used.
Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and... more Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and severities of physical and psychological health symptoms. This study examined whether in the case of adolescents gender differences in physical and psychological health symptoms could actually be the result of differences in coping mechanism. Various factors have an influence on which coping strategies are mobilized under specific circumstances like age and gender. The present paper focuses on the interrelationships between the ways of coping and some health-related variables in adolescence. Objectives: (i) To find out gender differences affecting physical and psychological health symptoms. (ii)To find out gender differences affecting coping styles.(iii) To ascertain the relationship between coping styles and both physical and psychological health symptoms, in both male and female adolescents. Methods: The participants of the present study comprised of 100 adolescents male 50 and female 50 and they were from senior secondary schools and graduate schools recruited from Aligarh. They are adolescents and their age ranged from 13 to 18 years. Measures: Brief Cope Scale was developed by (Carver. 1997). The Brief Cope is a Likert type questionnaire that contains 14 strategies although the Brief COPE contains 28 items. WHO-QOL Scale: World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment, the WHOQOL-100 is a cross-culturally valid assessment of well-being. Assessment is operationalized through 100 items representing 25 facets organized in six domains. Result and Conclusion The results of this study suggest that doctors, school counselors and family therapists may want to take gender differences in coping styles into account when seeing adolescent patients for physical or psychological health symptoms, and find ways to help the adolescents cope more effectively with their stressors.
Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy de... more Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy designed to aid in preventing the relapse of depression, specically in individuals with Major Depressive disorder. It uses traditional Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) methods and adds in newer psychological strategies such as mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. MBCT helps in promoting successful aging in people with HIV. The total number of people living with HIV in India is estimated at 2.4 million with uncertainty bounds of 1.93 to 3.04 million in 2009. People who are infected with HIV are faced with a profound sense of loss of many levels. It can lead to depression and has a profound effect on the quality of life and life satisfaction. This study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for HIV at Anti-Retroviral center (ART) of Material and Method: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University. 50 HIV/AIDS diagnosed patients aged 18-60 years were taken for the study between, January 2016 to June 2016.MBCT was offered as a group therapy to patients as an addition to the basic treatment. Result and Discussion: In this study 25 patients were selected for MBCT. It was found that patients who received MBCT an addition to pharmacotherapy showed signicant improvement in QOL, life satisfaction and level of depression as compared to those who only receive pharmacotherapy.
Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how ... more Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how to help the humans in leading better, happy and a cheerful life. It is not like the other branches of psychology which deals with abnormal behavior and dysfunctions in humans. As a coin has two sides, we can say positive psychology is the happy side which centers on helping the human beings. Objectives set for the article were (i) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Earnest Hemingway's work. (ii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Robert Browning's work. (iii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in John Donne's work. In order to fulfill the objectives detail analysis of John Donne's poem " The Sun Rising " , Robert Browning's poem " The Last Ride Together " and Ernest Hemingway's novel " The Old Man and the Sea " , was done. Conclusion: After going through these three literary pieces by eminent writers we can conclude that love, gratitude, courage and hope are some of the components which have a direct link with the positivity in a human being's life.
Background: Students play a significant role in delivering effective messages for better uptake o... more Background: Students play a significant role in delivering effective messages for better uptake of health promoting behaviour. Understanding factors that are associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among students will help develop promising strategies in vaccine promotion of the pandemic. The present investigation was undertaken to look into psycho-social drivers of COVID-19 uptake among Indian students. Method: 587 students, aged 18-35 years participated in an online survey. Standardized measures targeting socio-demographic details, health anxiety, preventive health behaviour and constructs of health belief model were used for the present study. Results: The results showed that overall vaccine uptake among students was quite high with nearly 74% of the students reported being vaccinated against COVID-19. Factors like COVID-19 contact, level of education, belief in safety and efficacy of vaccine, social distancing, age, health worry and preoccupation were emerged as the significant ...
Introduction: Internet addiction is currently considered a worldwide problem, with a possible imp... more Introduction: Internet addiction is currently considered a worldwide problem, with a possible impact on mental health. Young adults are recognized to be at high risk of developing Internet gaming disorder (IGD). According to a recent clinical model, young adults with IGD may endorse a distinct set of maladaptive beliefs that underlie persistent and excessive engagement in Internet gaming activities. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence of problematic gaming beliefs and psychological distress in a sample of "Indian Young Adults" with and without IGD. Methods: The research is descriptive in nature, conducted during the month of April 2022-May 2022 on a sample of 306 young adults (185 males and 121 females) recruited from multiple universities. A Google form survey that included validated measures of IGDs, Internet gaming cognition, and psychological distress were distributed on various online platforms for collecting the data. Results: According to the findings, young adults with IGD report significantly higher maladaptive gaming beliefs (t = 16.199, P < 0.001) and psychological distress (depression-t = 12.11. P = < 0.001 and anxiety/stress-t = 10.95, P = < 0.001) than young adults without IGD. The size of observed effects was large for cognition (Cohen's d = 2.14), depression (Cohen's d = 2.14), and anxiety/stress (Cohen's d = 1.96). The sample also reported strong correlation between IGD symptoms and gaming cognitions (P = <0.001). Further hierarchical regression analysis revealed depression variables as a significant predictors in the final model (β = 0.212, P = 0.002, confidence interval [CI] = 0.219-0.944) and overvaluation (β = 0.196, P = 0.020, CI = 0.048-0.545), maladaptive rules (β = 0.334, P = 0.003, CI = 0.117-0.551), and gaming social acceptance (β = 0.272, P = 0.001, CI = 0.190-0.693) as the three strongest cognition predictors of IGD symptoms. Conclusion: These findings indicate that young adults with IGD have distinct problematic thoughts about gaming and highlight the importance of addressing these cognitions in therapeutic interventions for the disorder.
Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how ... more Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how to help the humans in leading better, happy and a cheerful life. It is not like the other branches of psychology which deals with abnormal behavior and dysfunctions in humans. As a coin has two sides, we can say positive psychology is the happy side which centers on helping the human beings. Objectives set for the article were (i) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Earnest Hemingway's work. (ii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Robert Browning's work. (iii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in John Donne's work. In order to fulfill the objectives detail analysis of John Donne's poem " The Sun Rising " , Robert Browning's poem " The Last Ride Together " and Ernest Hemingway's novel " The Old Man and the Sea " , was done. Conclusion: After going through these three literary pieces by eminent writers we can conclude that love, gratitude, courage and hope are some of the components which have a direct link with the positivity in a human being's life.
Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and... more Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and severities of physical and psychological health symptoms. This study examined whether in the case of adolescents gender differences in physical and psychological health symptoms could actually be the result of differences in coping mechanism. Various factors have an influence on which coping strategies are mobilized under specific circumstances like age and gender. The present paper focuses on the interrelationships between the ways of coping and some health-related variables in adolescence. Objectives: (i) To find out gender differences affecting physical and psychological health symptoms. (ii)To find out gender differences affecting coping styles.(iii) To ascertain the relationship between coping styles and both physical and psychological health symptoms, in both male and female adolescents. Methods: The participants of the present study comprised of 100 adolescents male 50 and female...
One does not need to look far to find plenty of evidences of the influence of education on many i... more One does not need to look far to find plenty of evidences of the influence of education on many important aspects of people’s lives. So, if ‘happiness’ is understood in the robust eudaemonist sense of key for perfect living, then education evidently has an enormous impact. Education has become one of the clearest indicators of life outcomes such as employment, income and social status, and is a strong predictor of attitudes, wellbeing, good Quality of Life etc. Following Objectives were formed for the study: (i) To Assess and Compare Quality of Life of educated and uneducated Muslim Housewives. (ii) To assess and compare Well-Being of educated and uneducated Muslim housewife. 100 educated Muslim Housewives and 100 uneducated Muslim housewives were taken from District Aligarh. Snow Ball sampling technique was used for gathering the data. WHOQOL-BREF was used to assess Quality of life and Well- Being Scale was used to assess various well-being dimensions in both the groups. Significa...
Cognitive impairment has a high prevalence in Schizophrenia and has been linked to functional out... more Cognitive impairment has a high prevalence in Schizophrenia and has been linked to functional outcome. To date statistically significant effects of medication on cognition in mood disorder trials and in schizophrenia do not necessarily translate to clinically meaningful effects. Apart trom it other potentials benefits like being less expensive, not being cause dependent and having no side etfect increases demands of non pharmacological programs. Keeping this in view following objectives were set for the study. Development of a cognitive remediation package and investigating the ctTicacy of that cognitive remediation program of neuropsychological deficits in terms of memory. 100 schizophrenic patients as per ICD 10 who came to Psychiatry OPD of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India were recruited for the study. Patients were randomly allocated to experimental group and control group. Patients in experimental group were given cognitive remedia...
The relation between gender and spirituality is of great interest hence our study aimed to examin... more The relation between gender and spirituality is of great interest hence our study aimed to examine the gender differences in college students through the lens of spirituality. 60 students (30 males & 30 females) were chosen from arts faculty with age range of (18 & older). They were requested to fill Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (Mac Donald 2009) which consist of 30 items with five dimensions i.e. cognitive, experiential, existential, paranormal, and religiousness. Independent sample t test was administered for obtaining mean difference between both the genders on spirituality. Significant difference was found on two domains of spirituality i.e. Cognitive and Experiential dimension. In cognitive domain males scores higher (M=18.30, SD=2.91) as compared to females (M=13.60, SD=4.23) with t value as 5.01 which was significant at 0.05 level. Other domain in which significant difference was found was Experiential domain, here females scored higher (M=17.40, SD=5.21) as compared...
Background: Cognitive deficits have become an important focus for psychiatric research in major p... more Background: Cognitive deficits have become an important focus for psychiatric research in major psychiatric disorders. There has been a great interest in the patients with Schizophrenia on a broad range of neuropsychological tests in the last two decades. These deficits involve usually memory, attention and executive function. Objectives: To study the socio-demographic profiles of Schizophrenic patients and normal control and to assess and compare cognitive functions among the patients of Schizophrenia disorder and normal control. Material and Methods: 100 schizophrenic patients as per ICD 10 who came to Psychiatry OPD and 100 normal controls of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India were recruited for the study. Results: Schizophrenic patients were found to be having significant level of cognitive impairment as compared to normal controls. Introduction It is well established that Schizophrenia patients show deficits on a wide range of cognitive ...
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic has significantly affected life of people... more BACKGROUND: Coronavirus (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic has significantly affected life of people around the globe. It has also caused various psychological issues among public such as uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and of course stress. Globalization has facilitated it and has added greater complexity to the containment of infection leading to urgent call for public health challenge. Consequently, a multilevel stress coping adjustment process is going on. Hence, it is imperative to explore how people are affected psychologically and how they are coping with it. People are adopting different strategies for coping up from this challenging situation. In this sense, the present study intended to: explore which coping strategies were of relevance for people for adjusting in COVID-19 crises and were sociodemographic factors influencing the coping strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research is descriptive study. For the present study, a sample of 475 participants was asked for coping str...
Background Dementia is a common, disabling disorder of the elderly. With the steady growth in the... more Background Dementia is a common, disabling disorder of the elderly. With the steady growth in the older population, the rate of dementia is expected to increase two fold by 2030 and three fold by 2050. Dementia of Alzheimer Type (DAT) and vascular dementia (VD) are among the most common types of dementia. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are associated with increased patient morbidity and carer burden.
Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy de... more Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy designed to aid in preventing the relapse of depression, specically in individuals with Major Depressive disorder. It uses traditional Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) methods and adds in newer psychological strategies such as mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. MBCT helps in promoting successful aging in people with HIV. The total number of people living with HIV in India is estimated at 2.4 million with uncertainty bounds of 1.93 to 3.04 million in 2009. People who are infected with HIV are faced with a profound sense of loss of many levels. It can lead to depression and has a profound effect on the quality of life and life satisfaction. This study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for HIV at Anti-Retroviral center (ART) of Material and Method: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University. 50 HIV/AIDS diagnosed patients aged 18-60 years were taken for the study between, January 2016 to June 2016.MBCT was offered as a group therapy to patients as an addition to the basic treatment. Result and Discussion: In this study 25 patients were selected for MBCT. It was found that patients who received MBCT an addition to pharmacotherapy showed signicant improvement in QOL, life satisfaction and level of depression as compared to those who only receive pharmacotherapy.
Background: Today's children spend a great deal of time viewing electronic screen devices, but th... more Background: Today's children spend a great deal of time viewing electronic screen devices, but the consequences of such behaviors, if any, are unknown. Objective: This piece of research sought to study the effect of total daily electronic screen time use on mental wellbeing of adolescents. Material & Method: We analyzed cross-sectional, population-based data of early adolescent children from various schools in Aligarh. Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale of mental well-being covering subjective well-being and psychological functioning of participants was used. Results: Our study concluded that wellbeing of children was better of those children who were spending more time watching TV/DVD/etc. as compared to those who were not givingany time on this activity and the mean difference obtained was significant at 0.05 level of significance. The mental wellbeing was better of adolescents who were playing computer games or using internet for academic purposes as compared to those who spent no time on it. Conclusion: There are applications of the Internet that can help children succeed academically and socially and grow cognitively. However, there is potential harm the Internet can do if it is not used appropriately. The way Internet use affects children depends on the context and way it is used.
Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and... more Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that male and female experience different types and severities of physical and psychological health symptoms. This study examined whether in the case of adolescents gender differences in physical and psychological health symptoms could actually be the result of differences in coping mechanism. Various factors have an influence on which coping strategies are mobilized under specific circumstances like age and gender. The present paper focuses on the interrelationships between the ways of coping and some health-related variables in adolescence. Objectives: (i) To find out gender differences affecting physical and psychological health symptoms. (ii)To find out gender differences affecting coping styles.(iii) To ascertain the relationship between coping styles and both physical and psychological health symptoms, in both male and female adolescents. Methods: The participants of the present study comprised of 100 adolescents male 50 and female 50 and they were from senior secondary schools and graduate schools recruited from Aligarh. They are adolescents and their age ranged from 13 to 18 years. Measures: Brief Cope Scale was developed by (Carver. 1997). The Brief Cope is a Likert type questionnaire that contains 14 strategies although the Brief COPE contains 28 items. WHO-QOL Scale: World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment, the WHOQOL-100 is a cross-culturally valid assessment of well-being. Assessment is operationalized through 100 items representing 25 facets organized in six domains. Result and Conclusion The results of this study suggest that doctors, school counselors and family therapists may want to take gender differences in coping styles into account when seeing adolescent patients for physical or psychological health symptoms, and find ways to help the adolescents cope more effectively with their stressors.
Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy de... more Background of the study: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy designed to aid in preventing the relapse of depression, specically in individuals with Major Depressive disorder. It uses traditional Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) methods and adds in newer psychological strategies such as mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. MBCT helps in promoting successful aging in people with HIV. The total number of people living with HIV in India is estimated at 2.4 million with uncertainty bounds of 1.93 to 3.04 million in 2009. People who are infected with HIV are faced with a profound sense of loss of many levels. It can lead to depression and has a profound effect on the quality of life and life satisfaction. This study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for HIV at Anti-Retroviral center (ART) of Material and Method: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University. 50 HIV/AIDS diagnosed patients aged 18-60 years were taken for the study between, January 2016 to June 2016.MBCT was offered as a group therapy to patients as an addition to the basic treatment. Result and Discussion: In this study 25 patients were selected for MBCT. It was found that patients who received MBCT an addition to pharmacotherapy showed signicant improvement in QOL, life satisfaction and level of depression as compared to those who only receive pharmacotherapy.
Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how ... more Introduction: Positive psychology is a particular area of psychology which focuses mainly on how to help the humans in leading better, happy and a cheerful life. It is not like the other branches of psychology which deals with abnormal behavior and dysfunctions in humans. As a coin has two sides, we can say positive psychology is the happy side which centers on helping the human beings. Objectives set for the article were (i) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Earnest Hemingway's work. (ii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in Robert Browning's work. (iii) Exploring aspects of positive psychology in John Donne's work. In order to fulfill the objectives detail analysis of John Donne's poem " The Sun Rising " , Robert Browning's poem " The Last Ride Together " and Ernest Hemingway's novel " The Old Man and the Sea " , was done. Conclusion: After going through these three literary pieces by eminent writers we can conclude that love, gratitude, courage and hope are some of the components which have a direct link with the positivity in a human being's life.
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