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Individual Psychological Reactions to disclosure of HIV positive Diagnosis in Adults victims
Authors: Anil K Agarwal  , Ramniwas Mahore  , Akshat Pathak
Published: November 2022

Context: AIDS is a disease on individual and society. The patient suffering from AIDS shows a higher degree of psychiatric morbidity. The patient develops psychiatric reaction such as denial, hopelessness about life, tension/anxiety and are neglected by family and society. Aims: study of Patient Perception and early Reaction just after diagnosis of HIV positive in adult victims. Methods: Cross sectional study was carried out by conducting exit interview of 62 victims’ of HIV positive Observations: More than half of the cases in 62 studied cases belonged to age group more than 30 years in both sex and female to male ratio was 33:29. The initial reaction to the diagnosis was negative in majority of the respondents. Only 22% of them were hopeful of cure, 56% had anxiety or tension with 54% loss of interest from life while 64% had depression. Conclusion: Patients belonging to higher educated class and higher socioeconomic class were more hopeful of cure. So there is need to create awareness in the community on various aspects of disease and misconception has to be solved.
Executive Function Rating Scale [EFRS]: A Study among Learning Disabled. Tool development: Item Generation and Item Analysis
Authors: Varada Avanoor  , Dr. P Mahendran
Published: November 2022

This study is developing a tool, Executive Function Rating Scale [EFRS], to assess the executive functions (EF) of the learning disabled (LD) students. Many studies have found that learning disabled students have problems in executive functions. But there is no standardized tool to asses EF of LD students. The study was conducted on 30 LD students (N=30), aged 10 to 15 years. 11 dimensions were selected and 100 items were generated by the researcher. Two focus group discussions and one expert review were conducted and 29 items were deleted. After data collection, Item Analysis, Facility Index (FI) and Discrimination Index (DI), (Item Total correlation and Total item correlation) were done. Items with FI value > 0.75, (one item), was deleted. The items with DI value < 0.30 were deleted. The final 15 items were selected for further standardization process.
The Level of Organizational Commitment among School Teachers in the Arab Israeli Schools from Their Point of View
Authors: Fathi Shamma
Published: November 2022

The current study aimed to reveal the Level of the organizational commitment among the teachers in the Arab Israeli schools. The study sample consisted of (230) male and female teachers, to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the analytical, descriptive approach where he prepared a questionnaire as a tool for data collection from the members of the study sample. After conducting the appropriate statistical methods, the researcher in this study concluded the following results: there is a very great degree in the level of the organizational commitment among the teachers in the Arab Israeli schools, The results also indicate that the teachers who belong to their schools are very committed, According to the results, the study recommended the need to maintain and strengthen this degree through continuing and preserving this status and conducting studies on the organizational commitment and its relationship to other demographic variables, such as the educational level, the educational stage, and the type of school.
The Effectiveness of Clinical Model of Therapeutic Creativity on Cognitive Flexibility in Children with Autism
Authors: Reyhaneh Motakhaveri  , Ali Reza Pirkhaefi
Published: November 2022

Background and Objectives: Children with autism have many problems, and then it is necessary to identify and strengthen those factors that reduce the vulnerability of autistic children against problems. Therefore this study was conducted aimed to investigating the effectiveness of clinical model of therapeutic creativity on cognitive flexibility in children with autism. Methods: The research design of this study was semi-experimental type as pretest-posttest with control group. The studied sample was including 16 children with autism who were selected through convenience sampling method and were categorized randomly into two groups of experiment and control. Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) was used for data collection and data analyzing was conducted with univariate analysis of covariance and using SPSS-21 software. Results: The results showed that clinical model of therapeutic creativity have significant effect on improving cognitive flexibility (F= 5.11, p< 0.05) in children with autism. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, clinical model of therapeutic creativity can be suggested as an effective method in improving cognitive flexibility of autistic children.
A Study showing the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Group Therapy Sessions in Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia Patients- Integrated CBT and Social Skills Intervention
Authors: Garima Kapoor  , Rupali P. Shivalkar  , vedprakash Maurya  , Sangeeta Mitra
Published: November 2022

Background: Researches on schizophrenia patients using CBT or psychosocial rehabilitation showed positive results in past. Aim: The current research taking it forward using psychosocial rehabilitation group therapy sessions (Integrated CBT and Social Skills Intervention) with schizophrenia patients. Methodology: The study is done with a single group of thirty schizophrenia patients within a period of four months (included 30 group therapy sessions, two sessions per week). Improvement was assessed using PANSS rating scale. Results: Pre and post sessions PANSS scores showed considerable reduction in their positive, negative and general psychopathology symptoms. The scores therefore suggest improvement in patients’ understanding of their illness, their functioning and on their recovery. Conclusion: These findings suggest usefulness of psychosocial group therapy work (integrated CBT and Social skills interventions) with patients having schizophrenia. Future implications: To develop a psychosocial rehabilitation group therapy module for patients with schizophrenia.
Implications of Red Color In Our Life’s
Authors: Neeti Kaushik
Published: November 2022

This paper aims to examine the study how we acquired the color and the implications of red color in our life’s related to different fields. Red color is taken as different symbols in different countries or regions. Color is ubiquitous in individuals’ perceptual experience of the world. Daily encounters with people, objects, and environments are rife with color. Given the ubiquity of color in people’s lives, it is not surprising that a great deal of research has been conducted over the past century focusing on the physics, physiology, and psychology of color. Red color give impact in every fields such as gender, restaurant, customs, sex relations and waiting time etc. This article can be a better understanding of the implications of red color. We close with thoughts on the need for rigorous scientific work on color psychology.
A Study on the Effect of Examination Stress on the Mental Health of adolescence: A Case Study Approach
Authors: E. Manila Arouza Pai  , Dr. Neelakandan  , Dr. Ramaa Raju
Published: November 2022

Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, capacity to cope with the normal stresses of life, ability to work productively and fruitfully, and to make contribution to her or his community. Due to the demanding nature of academic field more and more students are now experiencing elevated level of mental health difficulties. A study by Sibnath Deb, EsbenStrodl and Jiandong Sun (2015) investigates the academic stress and mental health of Indian high school students and the associations between various psychosocial factors and academic stress. Academic stress was positively correlated with parental pressure and psychiatric problems, while examination-related anxiety also was positively related to psychiatric problems. Academic stress is a serious issue which affects nearly two thirds of senior high school students in our country. The present study aims to find out the relationship between high expectation level of the parents and the incidence of increased anxiety in school students by following a case study method. The end result of the study shows that the root of the anxiety and drop out lies in the parental expectation and perceived pressure of the student.
Academic and Social Adjustment Challenges Faced By Students of North-Indian Origin Studying In Colleges of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Upasana Sridhar  , Khushi Jain
Published: November 2022

Adapting to the environment of a new city can be difficult, especially if the culture of the city is different from the culture that a student is accustomed to. A lot of studies regarding the adjustment of international students have been done in universities of USA, Russia, etc. India, however, is unique as it has cultural differences even among its different states. Inspired by these cultural differences, we aimed at exploring the academic and social adjustment challenges faced by newcomers of North-Indian origin (students who have come for undergraduate education) in colleges of Tamil Nadu. For this, we carried out a comparative study on acclimatisation on students of North-Indian origin who have stayed in Tamil Nadu for less than 5 years (group 1), and students of North-Indian origin settled in Tamil Nadu for at least 12 years (group 2), to see if the duration of stay plays a role in adjustment. A total of 70 undergraduate students (18-22 years) responded to a questionnaire which measured academic and social adjustment in college. It consisted of 19 items formulated by us. We analysed these responses on aspects of social exclusion, language barriers, perceived cultural discrimination, difficulty in expressing oneself in the classroom and difficulties in academics. We then used percentage analysis to compare the findings of the two groups. The results revealed that in aspects of language barriers, perceived cultural discrimination and difficulty in expressing oneself in the classroom, group 1 had a higher percentage of adjustment issues. We hence concluded that these were the major areas where the newcomers of North-Indian origin faced adjustment challenges in the colleges of Tamil Nadu.
Role of the Teacher’s in Academic Performance of Students
Authors: Priyanka Pandey  , Dr. Komilla Thapa
Published: November 2022

This study was conducted to examine the contribution of teachers to the ongoing academic progress of students. As no suitable measures were available, so scale was constructed to measure the role of the teacher in academic performance. An item analysis was done to select the statistically sounds items. Factor analysis was done to determine the factorial structure of these scales.121 students (both boys and girls) from different schools (government and semi government) constituted the sample. The results showed that the role of the teacher was positively correlated to actual academic performance (obtain from school records). Vis a visa boys, girls obtained higher scores on both scales and perceived  role of the teacher in positive manner. No significant school differences were found.
A Comparative Study of the Knowledge of NCFTE 2009 among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Teachers of Almora District
Authors: Devendra Singh Chamyal
Published: November 2022

The present investigation compares the knowledge of NCFTE among secondary and senior secondary school teachers in Almora district. NCFTE 2009: National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education given by NCTE in 2009. 60 teachers were selected randomly from secondary and senior secondary school of Almora district. Survey method was used to the present research. For the purpose of research work “National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education” which was made and standardized by G. S. Nayal and Kavita Mahara was used. This test was distributed to 60 secondary and senior secondary school teachers. Descriptive statistics were used. Mean, standard deviation, t-values were calculated. t-test was used to find out the significance of difference of  NCFTE knowledge among secondary and senior secondary school teachers at p<0.01 and p<0.05. For the purpose of discussion and comparison participants (teachers) were selected from ten different categories such as rural (55%), urban (45%), male (50 %), female (50%), Art (53.33%), Science (46.66%), Single (56.66), joint (43.33), upper caste (50.00%) and lower caste (50.00%)
Methods of Nurturing Children’s Thinking Based On the Teachings of the Qur’an
Authors: Maryam Sarkhanloo
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this research is to study the methods of developing the children’s thinking based on the teachings of the Qur’an. The research method in this study is proportional to the subject of the study; namely, descriptive-deductive method. The statistical population includes all related documents, including books, theses, especially the Holy Quran. The method of data collection is to study documents. The results of the research showed that no book in the history of human life has encouraged humans to think as much as the Holy Qur’an. Also, childhood is of particular importance and is the best time to cultivate thinking and ultimately, the best way to foster childhood, sensuality, writing and questioning.
Attitude towards Choice Based Credit System of Graduate Level Students in Higher Education: A Study on government Degree College for women Anantnag Kashmir
Authors: Shahid Majeed Bhat
Published: November 2022

“Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is a programme in which the students have a choice to choose from the prescribed courses, which are referred as core, elective or minor or soft skill courses and they can learn at their own pace and the entire assessment is graded-based on a credit system.”
CBCS the academic reform necessarily includes changes in admission procedures in various courses, modification in assessment and examination methods, switch over from annual to semester system, acceptance of grade and credit system, CBCS, teachers’ assessment, and other related reforms. In Govt. Degree College for Women Anantnag Kashmir the CBCS has been started in its BG level courses across the discipline since (2015). As this is the reformed structure of education system, so still this system has not been materialized in full form. The students as well as the teachers community has different perception and attitude regarding this new form of curriculum as well as examination system. The present study is an attempt to know the level of attitude of BG level Arts and Science students towards CBCS.
Life Satisfaction and Frustration in Patients
Authors: Dr. Arvind Dungrani
Published: November 2022

This study was conducted to investigate the difference in Life Satisfaction and Frustration in patients of cancer and tuberculosis. Total 120 samples of cancer and tuberculosis patients were taken from Sir. T. Government hospital from Bhavnagar city (Gujarat). Their samples were taken along with the data collected with the help of ‘Life Satisfaction Scale.’ This scale was constructed by Dr. Singh P. and Joseph G. (1996). The original Hindi scale was translated and standardized in Gujarati by H. D. Pancholi (2009). And ‘Frustration Scale.’ This scale was constructed by Dr. N. S. Chauhan and Dr. G. P. Tiwari (1972). The original Hindi scale was translated and standardized in Gujarati by J. A. Vegad (2015). The data was used to obtain the Life Satisfaction and Frustration measurement of the Subjects. The collected data was statistically analyzed with the help of ‘F’ and ‘r’ test. The results show that there is no significant difference between Cancer and Tuberculosis patients on Life Satisfaction (F = 3.08). There is no significant difference between Male and Female patients on Life Satisfaction (F = 2.38). There is significant difference between type of disease and gender on Life Satisfaction (F = 7.54). There is significant difference between Cancer and Tuberculosis patients on Frustration (F = 14.79). There is significant difference between Male and Female patients on Frustration (F = 11.97). There is no significant difference between type of disease and gender on Frustration (F = 2.66).
Diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) using DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5
Authors: Nishikant M. Thorat
Published: November 2022

DSM-5 may be the latest in the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders posted by the American Psychiatric Association introduces changes that are important within the analysis system for eating disorders which gets better the capability for clinicians to reach a precise diagnosis and will hopefully result in better reimbursement from insurers. Probably the most significant enhancement together with the DSM 5 is the fact that Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is relocated from the obscurity of an appendix in the DSM IV to becoming specified in the DSM 5 as a full fledged diagnosis which parallels the various other primary eating disorders.
Effects of Perceived Social Support and Cultural Self-Efficacy on Acculturative Stress of International Postgraduate Students in the United Kingdom
Authors: Rhea Mathews
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of perceived social support and cultural self-efficacy on acculturative stress of international postgraduate students in the United Kingdom. The study adopted Berry, Kim, Minde & Mok’s (1987) acculturative framework on acculturative stress and examined the relationship between the variables. The study hypothesized that perceived social support and cultural self-efficacy would predict lower levels of acculturative stress among students. Postgraduate students in the United Kingdom (N = 76) completed three surveys measuring the variables; Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Cultural Self-efficacy for Adolescents. To evaluate the role of the perceived social support and cultural self-efficacy in determining the acculturative stress level of international students, multiple linear regression was employed. Both independent variables exhibited a significant, negative relationship with acculturative stress (p < .001; p < .01). Results describe that cultural self-efficacy and perceived social support significantly predicted acculturative stress (p < .01). Together, the variables accounted for 22% of the variance in acculturative stress scores (adjusted R² = .22), with cultural self-efficacy playing a larger role in predicting the dependent variable. Limitations and implications of the study are noted. The findings of the study are discussed in relation to enhancing international students’ acculturative experience when relocating to a new environment.
A Study of Personality Traits and Mental Health of Adolescents in Delhi NCR
Authors: Ms. N. Navya  , Ms. Shammi P Madhu  , Ms. Manpreet Ola  , Ms. Jasneet  , Dr. Braham Deep Sindhu
Published: November 2022

Our thinking, feelings and behaviour as well as our unique individually contribute a lot to our mental health. The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between mental health and personality traits among adolescents and to find out the gender difference on personality traits and mental health among adolescents. A total of 100 participants were purposefully selected from Schools of Gurugram, India. Personality traits were measure by using PGI Health Questionnaire N-2 and mental health using student personal problem inventory. The correlation and independent t-test were used for analyzing the data. The result shows 1. That there is significant correlation between personality traits and mental health; 2. Independent t- test found that there is significant difference in terms of gender, female have good personality traits and mental health as compared to male adolescents. Early detection for indications of mental health problems and understanding factors contributing to stress among students would promote better understanding of mental health in future and findings suggest that should do more researches about students‘ mental health and personality characteristics.
Problems Faced by Old Age People
Authors: Mohammad Amiri
Published: November 2022

As per the Indian tradition, families have been described to provide social security to old age members of the family. Today changing family structure is caused increased problems of old age people. Emerging prevalence of nuclear families in recent years, the old rich family members are exposed to psychological, physical and financial insecurity. The study paper provides insight into the social and economic conditions of problems of the oldest people residing in the city and assists the scope for social work intervention for old age people.
A Study on Happiness and Optimism of Institutionalized Senior Citizens
Authors: J.Jerus Albert Britto  , Sharon John  , Dr.B.Selvaraj Ph.D
Published: November 2022

The very concept of an old age home is new to India. An old age home is usually the place, a home for the old people who have no one to look after them or those who have been thrown out of their homes by their children. The place is of course like home where the inmates get all the facility for their routine living like food clothing and shelter (Owen, 2000). A tendency expect a best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation is called optimistic. The major scope of the study was to carried out to investigate the happiness and optimism of institutionalised old people because of the rapid growth in the institutions. The tools used to were personal data sheet was used to collect the relevant data and background details of the selected samples like their gender, marital status, qualification, and social background, Oxford happiness inventory was used to assess the level of happiness of the sample, The scale consist of 29 statements which have responded with rating scale method, the level of optimism of the sample was measured using optimism pessimism scale, the scale consist of 14 statements which have positive and negative items and interpreted as low, average and high. Percentage analysis, Correlation and t test were used to analyze the results. The very concept of an old age home is new to India. An old age home is usually the place, a home for the old people who have no one to look after them or those who have been thrown out of their homes by their children. The place is of course like home where the inmates get all the facility for their routine living like food clothing and shelter (Owen, 2000). A tendency expects a best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation is called optimistic. The major scope of the study was to carried out to investigate the happiness and optimism of institutionalised old people because of the rapid growth in the institutions. The tools used to were personal data sheet was used to collect the relevant data and background details of the selected samples like their gender, marital status, qualification , and social background, Oxford happiness inventory was used to assess the level of happiness of the sample, The scale consist of 29 statements which have responded with rating scale method, the level of optimism of the sample was measured using optimism pessimism scale, the scale consist of 14 statements which have positive and negative items and interpreted as low, average and high. Percentage analysis, Correlation and t test were used to analyze the results.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Management of Emotional Intelligence among Patient with Dissociative Disorder
Authors: Rabya Khatoon  , G S Kaloiya
Published: November 2022

The authors colorfully declare this paper to bear not conBackground: Dissociative disorder (DD) is characterized by an involuntary escape from reality characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, consciousness and memory. People from all age groups can be experienced dissociative disorder. It’s estimated that 2% of people experience DD, with women being more likely than men to be diagnosed. Studies of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) have shown it to be effective for treatment of DD. Aim: The aim of the study was to see the effectiveness of CBT on improvement of emotional intelligence and anxiety level of the patient. Methodology: Study involves  A 18 years old, unmarried, Hindu, female, educated up to 12th, from middle socio economic status and hailing from urban area who was brought by her parents with chief complaints of restlessness, breathing problem,  fearfulness, nervousness, concentration difficulty, sudden sub consciousness. She was referred for psychological intervention. The 12 weekly and individual session of CBT of 45-60 minutes duration was implemented with the patient. A pre and post assessment was done using Hamilton anxiety rating scale, emotional intelligence scale. Result: The finding demonstrates a reduction in anxiety score from 29 to 17 on post assessment and improvement in patient’s emotional intelligence level from 46 to 69 on post assessment. Conclusion: CBT has effectively showed improvement in the patient’s emotional intelligence in terms of self-regulation, self-awareness as well as reduce anxiety i.e., reduced nervousness, fearfulness, stop panic attacks.flict of interests
Pathways to Resilience: Does Gratitude and Helping Attitude Pave the Way?
Authors: Samridhi Ahuja
Published: November 2022

The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between gratitude, helping attitude and resilience among young adults. The sample comprised of 120 participants (N=120, Females=60, Males=60) in the age range of 18-25 years residing in urban areas of Delhi, NCR. The participants of the study completed The Gratitude Questionnaire, The Helping Attitude Scale and Connor Davidson Resilience Scale. Analysis of the findings revealed that gratitude and helping attitude emerge as significant predictor of resilience. Further analysis also suggested a significant gender difference among the variables of the study.
Why Elderly People Don’t Prefer to Claim their Maintenance from their Children?
Authors: Ms. Nirupuma Yadav
Published: November 2022

There are about 104 million elderly people (aged 60 years or above) in India; 53 million females and 51 million males, and is expected to increase to 323 million, constituting 20 per cent of the total population, by 2050. The population of the older persons in India is continuously increasing, according to Population Census 2011. Therefore there is also an increase in the number of elderly abuse by their children and relative’s reason behind this lies the fact that there is a changing social scenario in terms of modernization which is influencing the interpersonal relations in a negative manner resulting in the emergence of nuclear families in India at a rapid rate. The present paper is a study conducted to explore the underlying reasons why elderly people do not prefer to claim about their maintenance from their children. Interviews were conducted with a sample population of 20 elderly people currently residing at an old age home in north Delhi, India. The findings clearly indicates that the underlying issues lies with the fact of stigma attached to it, social norms, non-interference in familial matters, unemployed children, rigid beliefs and values system, and many more.
Comparative Study of the Components of Rumination of Anger in Patients with Depression and Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Authors: Narges Hendiani  , Mahdieh Salehi  , Nadia Madanipour
Published: November 2022

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare anger rumination in patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Methods: The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population of the present study included all patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder in Qom city in 2016-2017. The sampling method was available in this study, 120 of which were selected from the research population. The used instrument was anger rumination questionnaire (ARS). Data were analyzed by t-student statistical method of two independent groups. Findings: Results showed that the scales of anger rumination were different in the two groups of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (p = 0/00). Thus, the amount of anger rumination in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder is higher than those who are depressed (p = 0/00). Conclusion: The findings of this study, while having practical aspects in this domain, can be valuable in planning remedial procedures.
Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment
Authors: Wazda Tabassum
Published: November 2022

Workplace spirituality has drawn the attention of social scientists all over the world. It is contributing a lot to the organization and society. Practicing spiritualism increases the organizational commitment among the employees and other hand given best method of coping with stress. The present paper is aimed to highlight the role of spiritualism and workplace and its positive impact on employee’s organizational commitment.
Person of the Month: George Trumbull Ladd (1842-1921)
Authors: Ankit Patel
Published: November 2022

George Trumbull Ladd, (born January 19, 1842, Painesville, Ohio, U.S.—died August 8, 1921, New Haven, Connecticut), philosopher and psychologist whose textbooks were influential in establishing experimental psychology in the United States. He called for a scientific psychology, but he viewed psychology as ancillary to philosophy. He was a grandson of Jesse Ladd and Ruby Brewster, who were among the original pioneers in Madison, Lake County, Ohio. Ruby was a granddaughter of Oliver Brewster and Martha Wadsworth Brewster, a poet and writer, and one of the earliest American female literary figures. Ladd’s main interest was in writing Elements of Physiological Psychology (1887), the first handbook of its kind in English. Because of its emphasis on neurophysiology, it long remained a standard work. In addition, Ladd’s Psychology, Descriptive and Explanatory (1894) is important as a theoretical system of functional psychology, considering the human being as an organism with a mind purposefully solving problems and adapting to its environment.
The Influence of Temperament on Self-Esteem and Achievement Motivation among Day Scholars and Boarders
Authors: Dr. Emilda Judith Ezhil Rajan  , Ms. Jilsy. P
Published: November 2022

The  concept of  temperament  and its impact on  self-esteem  and achievement motivation  among  adolescents in  boarding  schools and those who are days- scholars are less explored . The current study was undertaken to study the influence of   temperament on   self-esteem and achievement motivation and among adolescents in boarding schools and those who are days- scholars. The study was conducted on242 adolescent students, among them 119 boarders and 123 were day scholars. The sample of boarders and day scholar adolescent students were selected randomly from residential higher secondary school.  The General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) was used for screening tool and by the   Self- esteem Scale, Achievement Motivation Scale and Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R) were used for data collection. Statistical analysis of Pearson product moment correlation and independent sample t test and linear regression were used. The results indicate that temperament parameters such as surgency, negative affect and affiliativeness does not have any impact on self-esteem of adolescent students whether they are boarders or day scholars. But effortful control, which is a parameter of temperament, is efficient to predict self-esteem among day scholars. Both boarding and day scholar students show equal levels of surgency and affiliativeness. This study also found that temperament parameters such as effortful control, surgency and negative affect has an impact on self-esteem based on gender. Day scholar students shows high self-esteem than boarding students.
Changes and Risk Factors Involved in Adolescence during Social and Emotional Development
Authors: Soni Jaiswal
Published: November 2022

Major social and emotional development takes place during adolescence which shapes the life of an individual. Social and emotional developments both intertwined and the adolescence is the base age for these developments. In adolescence, individuals undergo changes during these developments such as, how to interact with family, friends and peers. They learn and understand the concept of emotional regulation and emotional expressions which help them to tackle critical situations. Due to social and emotional development they learn to form and maintain a healthy interpersonal relationship and self-esteem. At the time of these developments some individuals may develop problems which may lead to the mental health issues. There are various risk factors involved such as, conflictual family environment, low socio-economic status and parental separation etc. which may lead to the mental health issues or problems like, depression, eating disorder and substance abuse and other psychological problems. Various psychological interventions have been reported which can be provided during social and emotional developmental process which would be helpful for individuals to deal with the issues and risks. Moreover, the author has attempted to figure out the changes which take place during social and emotional development in adolescence and what are the relevant risk factors involved in the developmental process. Author has also explored about the mental health issues and their intervention in adolescence during these developments.
Searching the Spiritual Content in a Personality Using Vedic Wisdom: Possible Modifications in the Theory of Jung
Authors: Aman K. Rajoria  , Govind Kaushal  , Radhey S. Kaushal
Published: November 2022

Vedic literature does contain a deep rooted wisdom as far as the subjective science of the Self is concerned. The main aim of this ancient wisdom perhaps had been to generate a highly evolved individual and subsequently a human race, who can maintain the world and cosmic orders in a sustainable form in the midst of wars perpetually going on between good and evil at different scales of human existences. Goodness and evil basically correspond respectively to positive and negative thoughts which, in turn, qualify the human attitudes, actions and behaviors. The latter play a dominant role in the maintenance of local, global and cosmic orders in a sustainable form. When the question of setting the standards for and categorizing the ideally integrated (or spiritually evolved) personalities in modern times arises, the Vedic wisdom does offer several clues and intriguing parameters towards the personality traits and dimensions. To this effect, one of the authors (RSK) has already proposed (Int. Jour. Ind. Psych. 3 (2016) 57) some plausible modifications to the theory of Jung on personality development, conventionally taught in the class room. The main aim of this Article is to highlight some further modifications to the theory with a view to exploring its viability in the search of spiritual content in one’s personality. In the process, two new style-matrices in the theory are suggested. It is found that one of these matrices corresponds to the well known trait of ‘emotional intelligence’ and the other one to a newly proposed trait, termed here as ‘sensational conscience’. The studies pursued here will not only encourage one to inculcate spiritual values in his/her own personality but will also guide in the recruitment and reformation processes in various kinds of organizations and institutions.
Parenting a Child with Autism: The Lived Experiences
Authors: Yashvi Panjrath  , Dr. Shefali Mishra
Published: November 2022

Even though we have considerable amount of research focusing on the parents of children with Autism, majority of these studies have primarily attempted to explore the stress and burden that these parents experience. There are very few attempts towards capturing the specific experiences of parents who have children with autism. The present study explored the socio-psychological realities of parents with children having ASD to gain insight into the lived experiences of these parents. The Zarit Burden interview was administered on 20 parents of children with ASD. A ZBI cut-off score that was 40 (moderate to severe burden) helped identifying 10 caregivers with high caregiving burden. A semi structured interview was further conducted to get a detailed account of the experiences of these parents. Qualitative analysis revealed major themes such as an inherent loss of control, fear of the future, shrinking self and emotional transformations. Although parents found the battle challenging, there were also signs of strengths they gained in the course of parenting child with ASD. Findings from this study may be helpful in developing programs to address life qualities of these parents.
Impact of Public Education and Awareness towards mentally ill and mental disorders in individuals from Rural and Urban Area of North Maharashtra Region
Authors: Subhash S Rane  , Neeraj S Deo
Published: November 2022

The study will be focused on Impact of Public Education and Awareness about mentally ill and mental disorders in changing attitude of public and lay persons.  For the present study sample of 900 persons will be collected from rural and urban area of North Maharashtra region. Their attitude towards mental disorders and patients will be tested in pre and post manner, with the help of attitude towards mental illness scales. Between pre and post testing they were educated about the mental health and mental disorder using techniques like public awareness meetings, workshops and seminars. Anova and post hoc analysis planned to use as a statistical analysis.
Emotional Intelligence, Gender, Area of Living and Psychological Well-being among Adolescents
Authors: Deepa C. Patil  , M. G. Jadhav
Published: November 2022

The present work aimed to study the influence of emotional intelligence, gender and area of living on psychological well-being of adolescents. 132 students in 11th standard of Arts and Science stream (66 males and 66 females) from different higher secondary schools in Kolhapur District (Maharashtra) participated in the present study. The age range of adolescents was 16 to 18 years. Psychological well-being scale (PWBS) (Sisodia and Choudhary, 2012) and Emotional Intelligence test (EIT) (Sharma, 2011) were received by the participants. The data were analyzed by using one-way and two-way analysis of variance. The results reveal that adolescents with low, moderate and high emotional intelligence differ significantly on psychological well-being as well as on its dimensions. Adolescents with moderate and high emotional intelligence were better on overall psychological well-being and its dimensions than the adolescents with low emotional intelligence. There is no significant difference in psychological well-being with respect to gender and area of living, but these two main variables jointly affects psychological well-being.
Mental Health and Depression among Slum Dwellers
Authors: Dr. Vijay B.T
Published: November 2022

The present study is aimed at exploring the differences mental health and depression among slum dwellers. Sample of the study consisted 100 of Hindu and Muslims. In this research tools used mental health inventory by Jagadish and depression scale by Stanford (2001) is used for the purpose of study. Results indicated, there is significant difference in over all mental health and depression between male and female in Hindu and Muslim community. Male sample have higher the depression and low mental health than the female representatives in both community.
A Comparative Study of Value Orientation of Higher Secondary School Students
Authors: Dilipsinh  Bihola
Published: November 2022

Aim of Education is to develop the total personality of a person. Virtually   all people can identify goals they want to accomplish, things they would like to change and things they would like to achieve. However, most people also realize that putting these plans into action is not quite so simple. Values education can take place at home, as well as in schools, colleges, universities, jails and voluntary youth organisations. There are two main approaches to values education, some see it as inculcating or transmitting a set of values which often come from societal or religious rules or cultural ethics while others see it as a type of Socratic dialogue where people are gradually brought to their own realization of what is good behaviour for themselves and their community. In this study and attempts has been made to study the effect of gender and standard of value orientation of higher secondary school level students.120 students from the xi and xii class of Gujarati medium higher secondary schools in Ahmadabad   were chosen as a sample. Value orientation scale was administrated and the result were evaluated and analyzed by considering appropriate statistical measure like mean, S.D., and  t-value .The analysis reveals that the t –value was significant in case of Standard. So the researcher has rejected the null hypothesis. Value orientations of xii standard students are high than xi standard students and Gender had no effect on value orientation education.
Effectiveness of Keyword Mnemonic Strategies to Increase the Math Vocabulary of Slow Learner Students
Authors: Andi Ahmad Ridha  , Duta Nurdibyanandaru
Published: November 2022

The slow learner characteristics that students have affect their ability to understand specific concepts / information such as understanding the basic concepts of mathematics. This has a negative impact on the failure of students’ vocabulary to slow learning. This study aims to determine the mnemonic keyword strategies in increasing vocabulary acquisition and retention of mathematical vocabulary in students with the slow learner. Mnemonic keywords strategy strategies are strategies that differ between information that will be used for students with information that students already know. Information that has been used by students as a keyword that helps students remember the new information they teach. The study design was a multiple-baseline design on subjects in three slow-learning junior high school students with 12-15 years of income. The intervention given to the subject is in the form of vocabulary prospects with mnemonic keyword strategies. The data chase technique uses a vocabulary assessment with a reliability of 0.849α which measures vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary retention. The research data was determined by determining the results of each research subject and using the Wilcoxon t test statistical analysis. Descriptive results show that the vocabulary of students’ vocabulary and retention of slow mathematical vocabulary can be improved through a mnemonic word intervention strategy. Meanwhile, the results of the analysis show that the mnemonic keyword strategy is effective in increasing the acquisition of vocabulary and the retention of students’ vocabulary with the slow learner. The implication is that this research can be the basis for developing more complex slow student mathematics.
Self-Esteem, Academic and Career Aspirations on the Basis of Socio-Economic Status of Adolescents
Authors: John Jacob. M  , Dr. Vidhya Ravindranadan
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship of socio-economic status on self-esteem, academic and career aspirations of adolescents. Sample consists of 269 adolescents at the age group of 14-17 years, belongs to high and low socio-economic status, studying in various higher secondary schools, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Schools were selected randomly from the rural, semi-urban and urban areas. The instruments used were Self-esteem Inventory (Thomas and Sanandaraj, 1981), academic and career aspirations checklist and personal data sheet constructed for the purpose of this study. The modified Kuppuswamy scale updated in the year 2018 was used to assess the socio-economic status (SES) of families. The scale measures the education, occupation and total family income of the adolescents. 138 adolescents belong to high SES and 131 adolescents from low SES.  The results show that there is significant difference on self-esteem and career aspiration between low and high socio-economic status. It also shows highly significant difference in academic achievement of low and high socioeconomic groups. There is no significant difference in the self-esteem, career aspiration and academic achievement between two genders of high socio-economic status groups. Among the low socio-economic status group, there is no significant difference in career aspiration and academic achievement but there is highly significant gender difference in the self- esteem.
Assessment of Spiritual Psychology of Different Generations in Coimbatore City Based on Chakra Lifespan Development Model
Authors: Dr. V. Vaidehi Priyal  , Dr. N. Ramkumar  , Dr. K. Candis Best
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this research is to identify the spiritual growth of generations in Coimbatore city. The spiritual growth questionnaire was developed for this research and its reliability and validity is ensured. Through ‘Disproportionate Stratified Random Sampling’ data was collected from individuals associated with services (academic, hospital, spiritual center, IT) and manufacturing (textile, auto-component) sectors in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 600 respondents were targeted, among them 490 gave valid responses. Research conducted in Coimbatore city, revealed that spiritual growth level of majority of the population possessed Creativity and Expression (CE).CE peoples are creative and better communicative; they regularly practice yoga or meditation, wherever they work they are loyal and goal oriented in achieving the employer’s goal of an organization.
Impact of Relationship Obsession on the Routine of an Individual
Authors: Sowmya. K.R
Published: November 2022

Relationship Obsessive disorder is a prevalent disorder attracting a lot of research on various themes of obsession. The focus is to investigate relationship-related obsessive symptoms among working employees.  Relationships play a major role in the lives of each individual irrespective of gender, age and other significant demographic factors. Obsession with relationships may occur with friends, peers, opposite gender, or anybody whose significance is more to the person concerned. When such obsession occurs, the person tends to get engrossed and lost either in the joy or the sorrow of the relationship. It mostly occurs among people in relevant or irrelevant relationships, who tend to live or not live together, who may have in-secured thoughts about the partner, and for several reasons not restricted to the mentioned. Finally, the conceptual understanding, empirical analysis and interpretation are facilitated through the done research in the current cultural context of Asia in a south Indian perspective.