Advances in psychology research Volume 63 / Alexandra M. Columbus, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Columbus, Alexandra M.

Series:

Advances in Psychology Research

Advances in psychology research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Research--Methodology.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Advances in Psychology Research' presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial psychology advances across a broad spectrum.

Contents:

Intro

ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGYRESEARCH, VOLUME 63

CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN HELPINGOR HINDERING: COPING WITH DECISIONS ABOUTPARTICIPATION IN A NATIONAL SCREENINGMAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

RATIONALE FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY

DEBATES ABOUT SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY

Identified Risks

Identified Benefits

COPING WITH THE INVITATION TO TAKE PART

COPING WITH THE MAMMOGRAM

Coping with Anxiety

Coping with Pain

Coping Through Communication

Pain

THE CASE

(Re)Framing Institutional Communication

Coping with the Scientific Rationality of Biomedicine

Coping with the Invitation

(Re)Framing the Message

A FOCUS ON DISEASE DETECTION

Framing Risk

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

USING NATIVE PLANTS TO DECONTAMINATE SALTMARSHES FROM MERCURY: TRAITSINFLUENCING PHYTOEXTRACTION

DECONTAMINATION BY NATIVE PLANTS

METAL BIOAVAILABILITY

MERCURY UPTAKE

MERCURY TRANSLOCATION

MERCURY TOLERANCE

SHOOT BIOMASS

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MERCURY PHYTOEXTRACTION

RESILIENCE AND COMMON FACTORSIN PSYCHOTHERAPY HOW CAN THEY BEA GUIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COPINGAND MENTAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH IN ADULTS

MENTAL HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS

COMPARING TWO DIVERSE RESEARCH AREAS CAN STIMULATESTO NEW IDEAS

RESILIENCE

COMMON FACTORS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

CATHARSIS

FRAMEWORK, RULES AND STRUCTURE

EXPECTATIONS AND HOPE

ATTRIBUTION AND SKILLS

FLEXIBILITY

CRITIC OF THE RESEARCH

THE INFORMAL SECTOR AS A COPING BOOT-CAMP:JOBLESSNESS, LIVELIHOODS, AND VARIEGATEDOUTCOMES IN AFRICAN CITIES

INFORMAL SECTOR, LIVELIHOOD AND COPING THEORY DISCOURSE

UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE INFORMALITY QUESTION.

SURVIVAL, VULNERABILITY, AND LIVELIHOODS:INFORMALITY EXTENDED

LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES VERSUS COPING STRATEGIES:WHAT DOES COPING THEORY SAY?

Fundamentals of Coping Theory

Do Survival Strategies Constitute Coping Efforts?

INFORMALITY IN AFRICAN CITIES: A COPING BOOT-CAMP?

COPING WITH CRISIS AND OVERWHELMINGAFFECT: EMPLOYING COPING MECHANISMSIN THE ACUTE INPATIENT CONTEXT

INTRODUCTION - AN EXPLORATION OF'COPING' IN THE MENTALHEALTH CONTEXT

SYMPTOMATIC COPING

CORE COPING MECHANISMS: MINDFULNESS AND AROUSALMANAGEMENT: RATIONALE

MINDFULNESS. BACKGROUND AND EVIDENCE

USING MINDFULNESS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE IN AN ACUTE SETTING

STRATEGIES EMPLOYED

AROUSAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

CLINICAL APPROACH TO BREATHING RETRAINING

COPING MECHANISMS FOR MANAGING EMOTION

COPING MECHANISMS FOR MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELFAND OTHER

A COMPASSIONATE MIND BASED APPROACH TO SELF ESTEEM

COPING WITH PSYCHOSIS

MOTIVATION TO COPE

MOTIVATION TO COPE WITH PSYCHOSIS

EVALUATION

EVALUATION OF THE PSYCHOSIS PROGRAM

ADOLESCENTS' COPINGWITH EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

AIMS AND HYPOTHESES

METHOD

Participants

Measures

RESULTS

Coping Strategies: Differences According to Problem Situations

Coping Strategies: Differences According to Adolescent Gender, Ageand Type of School

Problems with Parents

Problems with Peers

Problems with Romantic Partners

Problems with Self

Problems With School

Problems with Leisure

Problems with vocational goals/work

Problems with the Future

COPING STYLES: FACTOR ANALYSIS

Psychological Well-Being

ADVANCES IN NEUROSTIMULATIONTHERAPIES FOR DEPRESSION

PSYCHOSOMATICS.

TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION

NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPIES

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Magnetic Seizure Therapy

Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

INTELLIGENCE: A VULNERABILITY FACTORFOR FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYMPTOMS?

1. FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYMPTOMS

2. INTELLIGENCE AND FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYMPTOMS

3. MECHANISMS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCEAND FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYMPTOMS

3.1. Psychosocial Stress

3.2. Anxiety and Depression

3.3. Expressing and Verbalizing Emotions

3.4. Doctor-Patient Relationship

4. CONCLUDING REMARKS

SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY AND STATE ANXIETYOF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIORTO A FINAL SPORT EXAM

SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY AND STATE ANXIETYOF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIOR TO A FINAL SPORT EXAM

Materials

Design and Procedure

DISCUSSION

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61668-652-9

OCLC:

847478934