bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinants of Users Attitudes towards Social Websites Banner Advertising among University Students in Ethiopia
Authors: Worku Eyob Ketema
Published: August 2020

Social websites (SWSs) have quickly developed in notoriety and user’s acceptance comprehensively. Especially in recent years, they have become the fundamental spot for social relation, conversation, and correspondence. Today, numerous organizations promote their items on online social websites. The present study evaluates the impacts of social website on Ethiopian university students’ beliefs and concerns of social website advertising (SWA) on their attitudes toward social website advertising and social websites banner advertisement clicking behavior. Information was gathered from a sample of 337 university students of five private colleges/university in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Results shows the beliefs of social website advertising promoting as useful and engaging effectively affect client mentalities toward informal community publicizing and their advertisement clicking behavior. Likewise, client worry of social website advertising as aggravating has a beneficial outcome on both their social website advertising and advertisement clicking behavior. Further aggravation and offensive were seen as emphatically affecting advertisement clicking conduct of Ethiopian higher institution student’s behavior towards SWA. The general outcomes shows that valuable and fascinating parts of social website advertising in Ethiopian higher institution students’ viewpoint were shown to make social website advertising compelling.
Tourism and Climate Change Mitigation, a Focus on Behavioral Change in Air Travel
Authors: Grace Komukama
Published: August 2020

It is undisputable that tourism has grown since the last decades and is the main source of foreign exchange for most developing countries. This growth is partially attributable to technological advancements in the aviation industry which has eased transportation from one region to another. However tourism contribution to carbon dioxide emissions through air transport is alarming with the sector contributing 40% of the overall carbon print and therefore if immediate remedies are not undertaken the earth system may go in a state where it may never recover. The aim of the paper therefore is to point out how behavioral change is the immediate solution for reduction in climate change emissions especially those originating from the aviation industry, since reliance on the technological advancement is mythical. Content analysis was used to conduct the study by using the crucial keywords in three online databases and 17,966 results were analyzed. Findings indicate that behavioral change is the immediate remedy for climate change mitigation. This is coupled with the fact that most air customers are living in denial and yet governments and the aviation industry lack commitment to controlling climate change. Therefore, if any tangible reduction is to be achieved in climate change emanating from aviation industry, there is need for realistic measures from both the governments and the aviation sector in order to encourage individual behavioral changes.
African Immigrant and the Struggle against Class, Racism and Xenophobic Consequences in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Authors: Toh Ernest Muchu
Published: August 2020

This paper brings to understanding the effects of class and racism which are manifested in xenophobic attacks against foreign blacks in South Africa. Xenophobic attacks have been persistent in the country for over the last two decade. It has amongst other things slowed the economy, particularly affected the country’s relations with the African continent and tainted the image of South Africa to the entire world. These attacks turn the livelihood of Africans immigrants into a daily struggle to adapt, survive, integrate themselves and contributes to the development of the country. The article seeks to unveil the reasons South African blacks behave the way they do against their fellow Black African counterparts despite the call for African unity and solidarity also known as ‘Ubuntu’. From the findings, it demonstrates that the act of xenophobia is a manifestation of effect of mindset influenced by the apartheid policy, which was based on hatred, class, race, and violence.
Tidal Disruption Flares from Stars on Marginally Bound and Unbound Orbits
Authors: Park Gwanwoo , Hayasaki Kimitake
Published: August 2020

We study the mass fallback rate of tidally disrupted stars on marginally bound and unbound orbits around a supermassive black hole (SMBH) by performing three-dimensional smoothed particle hydrodynamic simulations with three key parameters. The star is modeled by a polytrope with two different indexes (n = 1.5 and 3). The stellar orbital properties are characterized by five orbital eccentricities ranging from e = 0.98 to 1.02, and five different penetration factors ranging from β = 1 to 3, where β represents the ratio of the tidal disruption to pericenter distance radii. We derive analytic formulae for the mass fallback rate as a function of the stellar density profile, orbital eccentricity, and penetration factor. Moreover, two critical eccentricities to classify tidal disruption events (TDEs) into five different types: eccentric (

), marginally eccentric (

), purely parabolic (e = 1), marginally hyperbolic (

), and hyperbolic (

) TDEs, are reevaluated as

and

, where q is the ratio of the SMBH to stellar masses and 0 < k ≲ 2. We find the asymptotic slope of the mass fallback rate varies with the TDE type. The asymptotic slope approaches −5/3 for the parabolic TDEs, is steeper for the marginally eccentric TDEs, and is flatter for the marginally hyperbolic TDEs. For the marginally eccentric TDEs, the peak of mass fallback rates can be about one order of magnitude larger than the parabolic TDE case. For marginally hyperbolic TDEs, the mass fallback rates can be much lower than the Eddington accretion rate, which can lead to the formation of a radiatively inefficient accretion flow, while hyperbolic TDEs lead to failed TDEs. Marginally unbound TDEs could be an origin of a very low-density gas disk around a dormant SMBH.
On the Possibility of Detecting Helium D3 Line Polarization with Metis
Authors: Heinzel Petr , Štěpán Jiři , Bemporad Alessandro , Fineschi Silvano , Jejčič Sonja , Labrosse Nicolas , Susino Roberto
Published: August 2020

Metis, the space coronagraph on board the Solar Orbiter, offers us new capabilities for studying eruptive prominences and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Its two spectral channels, hydrogen Lα and visible light (VL), will provide for the first time coaligned and cotemporal images to study dynamics and plasma properties of CMEs. Moreover, with the VL channel (580–640 nm) we find an exciting possibility to detect the helium D3 line (587.73 nm) and its linear polarization. The aim of this study is to predict the diagnostic potential of this line regarding the CME thermal and magnetic structure. For a grid of models we first compute the intensity of the D3 line together with VL continuum intensity due to Thomson scattering on core electrons. We show that the Metis VL channel will detect a mixture of both, with predominance of the helium emission at intermediate temperatures between 30 and 50,000 K. Then we use the code HAZEL to compute the degree of linear polarization detectable in the VL channel. This is a mixture of D3 scattering polarization and continuum polarization. The former one is lowered in the presence of a magnetic field and the polarization axis is rotated (Hanle effect). Metis has the capability of measuring Q/I and U/I polarization degrees and we show their dependence on temperature and magnetic field. At T = 30,000 K we find a significant lowering of Q/I which is due to strongly enhanced D3 line emission, while depolarization at 10 G amounts roughly to 10%.
Two new species of Allocheilos (Gesneriaceae) from the karst regions in Yunnan, China
Authors: Chen Wen-Hong , Guo Shi-Wei , Wu Jian-Yong , Chen Li , Shui Yu-Min
Published: August 2020

Allocheilos W.T.Wang in Gesneriaceae was described in 1983 and is characterized by its 4-lobed adaxial lip and undivided abaxial lip with acute apex. The genus is endemic to the karst regions in southwestern China and is classified as endangered due to habitat loss. During surveys of the karst areas in Yunnan of southwestern China in 2017, we collected two unknown species of the genus and later confirmed their novelty to science based on the detailed observation of their morphological characteristics, viz. A. maguanensis W.H.Chen & Y.M.Shui and A. rubroglandulosus W.H.Chen & Y.M.Shui. Their relationships with the similar species and provisional conservation status are discussed.
A revision of the Aleiodes bakeri (Brues) species subgroup of the A. seriatus species group with the descriptions of 18 new species from the Neotropical Region
Authors: Shaw Scott R. , Shimbori Eduardo M. , Penteado-Dias Angelica M.
Published: August 2020

The Aleiodes bakeri (Brues) species subgroup of the A. seriatus species group is defined based on two previously described species, A. bakeri and A. nigristemmaticum (Enderlein), and is greatly expanded in this paper with an identification key, descriptions, and illustrations of 18 new species from the Neotropical Region: A. andinus Shaw & Shimbori, sp. nov.; angustus Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; asenjoi Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; bahiensis Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; barrosi Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; brevicarina Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; coariensis Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; goiasensis Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; gonodontivorus Shaw & Shimbori, sp. nov.; hyalinus Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; inga Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; joaquimi Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; lidiae Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; mabelae Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; maculosus Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; ovatus Shimbori & Shaw, sp. nov.; santarosensis Shaw & Shimbori, sp. nov.; and taurus Shimbori & Penteado-Dias, sp. nov. It is hypothesized that the A. bakeri species subgroup is a monophyletic lineage within the larger and probably artificial A. seriatus species group (those Aleiodes with a comb of flat setae at the apex of the hind tibia), and can be distinguished from other members of the seriatus group by having the hind wing vein r present, although weakly indicated; the hind wing marginal cell suddenly widened at junction of veins RS and r; the subbasal cell of the fore wing mostly glabrous but often with two rows of short setae subapically; glabrous regions of the wings also commonly found in the first subdiscal, discal, and basal cells of the fore wing, and the basal cell of hind wing; ocelli quite large, with the width of a lateral ocellus being distinctly larger than the ocellar-ocular distance; and being relatively large Aleiodes species with body almost entirely brownish yellow or reddish brown. In addition, a new replacement name, Aleiodes buntikae Shimbori & Shaw, nom. nov., is proposed for the species formerly called Aleiodes (Hemigyroneuron) bakeri Butcher & Quicke, 2011.
Structuration du sujet et liens de filiation contemporains
Authors: Berger Frédérique F.
Published: August 2020

Pour approcher certaines transformations actuelles de la famille et leurs incidences sur la structuration subjective et les liens de filiations contemporains, nous interrogerons à la fois des éléments concernant la famille et la dette filiale mais aussi le droit et la filiation contemporaine ainsi que les modalités actuelles de la PMA et leurs effets. Le discours social individualiste et égalitaire invite à une jouissance de tout pour tous favorisant peut-être la naissance d’une nouvelle économie psychique et de nouveaux désarrois subjectifs. Dans ce contexte d’une toute jouissance quelle est l’incidence des nouvelles lois sur la famille et plus particulièrement sur la filiation et le lien social contemporain ? Quels sont les enjeux et les effets de la procréation et de la PMA sur la transmission des liens de filiation, la dette intergénérationnelle et transgénérationnelle ? La place de l’enfant et le désir d’enfant dans notre société est au cœur de la pratique de nombreux cliniciens engagés dans le travail auprès des enfants et des familles, cet article se propose d’ouvrir quelques pistes de réflexion.
Crime et fonction de la prison : privation de liberté, corps et sens de la peine
Authors: Tiscini Giorgia , Lamote Thierry
Published: August 2020

Objectif : l’objectif de cet article est de montrer que la peine d’emprisonnement, sans un travail sur le sens de celle-ci, engendre un accroissement de violence, impulsivité, colère, angoisse et haine, affects dont nous montrerons les liens avec la notion lacanienne de jouissance . Méthode : analyse des textes fondateurs de la conception moderne de la prison articulée à la méthodologie de l’entretien clinique pratiqué dans le cadre du travail psychologique/psychothérapeutique mené durant six ans, dans les prisons françaises, avec les personnes détenues. Résultats : les résultats, tirés des entrevues et des observations conjointes à une révision historique de la prison et de sa place dans une société républicaine et démocratique, montrent que la peine privative de liberté doit s’accompagner d’un travail autour du crime, envisagé comme un événement traumatique pour son auteur. Conclusions : les deux objectifs de la peine de prison – amendement du criminel et réinsertion sociale – ne pourront être atteints sans un accompagnement des personnes détenues, de leur vie, des raisons de leurs actes, et leur capacité d’adaptation à la détention. Faute de ce travail, le corps prendra le dessus s’exprimant par des actes ou des affects extrêmes dirigées contre lui-même ou les autres.
Contribution à la question du temps chez les sujets dits états limites
Authors: Magnier Wilfrid , Germain Patrick , Caron Rosa
Published: August 2020

Le but de cet article est d’examiner ce que Vincent Estellon appelle le temps zapping des sujets dits limites à la lumière du temps logique et de la logique modale proposés par Lacan. La clinique des sujets limites amène les auteurs de cet article à entendre le « zapping » comme ratage du moment de conclure, soit la catégorie du possible définie par Lacan comme « ça cesse de s’écrire ». À partir de cette lecture modale du temps, ils proposent l’hypothèse d’une angoisse de perdre l’adresse de l’autre.
Post-vérité, complots, fake news : d’une fictionnalisation de la vérité au mythe de la facticité
Authors: Troubé Sarah , Guénoun Tamara
Published: August 2020

L’article interroge le phénomène actuel récemment désigné sous le terme de post-vérité, comme symptomatique des mutations du rapport au mythe et à la fiction au sein de la postmodernité. La propagation, via les réseaux sociaux notamment, des faits alternatifs, fake news et théories du complot questionne en particulier le statut de la réalité de l’espace virtuel et numérique, propice à faire surgir un mythe de la transparence absolue qui, psychiquement inassimilable comme tel, se renverse en mythe de la facticité dans lequel toute réalité est dénoncée comme truquée. À partir du déplacement opéré par l’approche psychanalytique de la notion de vérité – qui invite à la concevoir comme construction et comme structure de fiction –, nous proposons d’entendre les constructions de la post-vérité comme la marque d’une vérité dé-fictionnalisée et non médiatisée, signant un échec de la transitionnalité et propice à susciter des mouvements archaïques d’intrusion et d’identification projective.
L’usage de la fiction en psychodrame auprès d’adultes psychotiques
Authors: Gal Corinne , Leroy-Viémon Brigitte , Estellon Vincent
Published: August 2020

L’article aborde la fiction comme levier de changement permettant de renouer avec l’altérité constitutive de soi. En rendant possible une suspension de la crise délirante et la possibilité de s’en détacher, le jeu fictionnel apaise la relation aux autres, au monde et à soi. Dans le contexte psychothérapeutique d’un psychodrame de groupe d’inspiration morenienne auprès de patients psychotiques, nous nous appuyions sur le jeu de Charli pour montrer comment le jeu fictionnel en tant qu’expérience vécue crée une réciprocité qui réanime la possibilité d’une rencontre.
Les perspectives énergétiques mondiales, horizon 2040
Authors: Cozzi Laura
Published: August 2020

En mars dernier, Futuribles a lancé une nouvelle série consacrée au climat et à la transition écologique : des enjeux de long terme essentiels qui nous semblaient peu ou mal pris en compte par les gouvernements. Juste après s’est propagée la pandémie de Covid-19, assortie d’une crise économique internationale majeure qui va pousser la plupart des pays du monde à mettre en place des plans de relance pour y faire face. La situation dramatique actuelle est sans aucun doute aussi une occasion de combiner les deux défis écologique et économique, et pour ce faire, disposer d’une vision à long terme des perspectives énergétiques mondiales est capital. Laura Cozzi, en charge de l’élaboration de ces perspectives au sein de l’AIE, présente ici les scénarios envisageables à l’horizon 2040, en tenant compte du grand bouleversement induit par la crise du Covid-19 (crise économique, interruption des transports, baisse de la consommation…) et des objectifs climatiques internationaux. Après un rappel du choc que constitue cette crise pour le système énergétique mondial, elle souligne l’urgence de régler les problèmes anciens qui pèsent lourdement dans les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (en particulier les centrales à charbon). Elle montre ensuite combien l’électricité est stratégique aujourd’hui, et donc combien il est important d’accroître le poids des sources renouvelables dans la production électrique et d’investir dans les technologies de stockage (batteries). Elle souligne ainsi le rôle clef des technologies énergétiques pour, à terme, décarboner nos économies et les rendre plus résilientes, invitant les États à investir substantiellement dans ce domaine.  S.D.
Les amis qui n’apparaissent pas sur les photos
Authors: Adamo Simonetta M. G.
Published: August 2020

Je décris dans cet article le traitement psychanalytique d’un garçon de 14 ans qui souffrait d’une forme moyennement grave du syndrome d’Asperger. Cet adolescent avait quantité de compagnons imaginaires qui le protégeaient contre ses angoisses catastrophiques d’anéantissement, mais qui en même temps interféraient avec sa capacité d’établir des relations significatives avec des êtres humains. Tandis que sa relation avec la thérapeute regagnait peu à peu la vitalité et l’importance qu’il avait originellement investies dans son monde parallèle fantasmatique, les compagnons imaginaires s’évanouirent. Son imagination devient alors plus étroitement liée à sa réalité intérieure et aux processus créatifs. Une revue de la littérature psychanalytique sur les compagnons imaginaires est proposée et il est suggéré que le concept d’un mécanisme d’autoprotection peut s’appliquer de manière utile pour comprendre les fonctions remplies par ce fantasme pour le patient. On envisage également l’aspect addictif de ces constructions et il est suggéré qu’elles apportent une « alliance douteuse » contre les douleurs de la dépendance.
L’Europe à géométrie variable
Authors: Faure Samuel B. H. , Lebrou Vincent
Published: August 2020

Depuis le début du XXI e siècle, les études européennes ont développé leur intérêt pour l’analyse de « l’Europe à géométrie variable ». Cette introduction propose un dialogue critique avec les théories classiques de l’intégration européenne qui conceptualisent la différenciation « horizontale » (variations territoriales) et la différenciation « verticale » (variations dans la centralisation du pouvoir d’une politique publique à une autre). Une troisième logique de différenciation dite « transversale » est proposée pour saisir les groupes professionnels qui travaillent à construire une Europe à géométrie variable pensée comme un fait social.
Spirituality in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders
Authors: Worley Julie
Published: August 2020

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are chronic health disorders with exacerbation rates of approximately 50%. Spirituality has been identified as a factor that can improve recovery rates. Various definitions of spirituality exist that include concepts of finding meaning and connection in life and contact with the divine or something larger than ourselves. Patients generally want to include spirituality as part of their health care but barriers often exist for health care providers to address it, including lack of confidence, knowledge, and organizational support, and time constraints. Nursing programs lack content related to spirituality and should increase course content on this subject to improve comfort levels and competencies of nurses. Keeping in mind professional boundaries and respecting patients' individual differences, nurses have the potential to help patients in their recovery journey by facilitating discussion and growth in spirituality. Nurses can also advocate for their patients by including spiritual leaders in integrated health care teams. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58
(9), 14–17.]
Rosario de Acuña y Ángeles López de Ayala: escritura y pactos contra el dogma
Authors: Díaz Marcos Ana María , Establier Pérez Helena
Published: August 2020

Este trabajo aborda el pacto librepensador suscri­to por las autoras Rosario de Acuña y Ángeles López de Ayala. Se examinan sus contribuciones en la prensa librepensadora y su activismo feminista a través de un análisis de sus colabora­ciones en Las dominicales del librepensamiento, El gladiador: órgano de la “Sociedad progresiva femenina” y El gladiador del librepensamiento. La ideología de estas publicaciones les permitió vincular la lucha feminista con la agenda política de ideología progresista. Se parte de dos ejes complementarios cuya intersección permite abordar su pacto de compromiso y transgresión: la lucha por la igualdad social y por la igualdad de género. Se estudian sus reflexiones sobre la explotación del pueblo por las castas, el empoderamiento de la mujer como agente constructor del progreso y la denuncia vehemente de su sometimiento. Se concluye que los escritos de Acuña y Ayala evidencian con el paso de los años una radicalización que pro­picia una postura cada vez más trasgresora y un feminismo más combativo, reflejando así su descontento con la actitud pater­nalista u hostil del librepensamiento y el republicanismo mas­culino en lo que respecta a los derechos de la mujer.
Selection of Maintenance Strategies in an Operating Theatre
Authors: Carnero María Carmen , Gómez Andrés
Published: August 2020

The aim of this chapter is to select the most suitable combination of maintenance policies in the different systems that make up an operating theatre: air conditioning, sterile water, power supply, medicinal gases, and operating theatre lighting. To do so, a multicriteria model will be developed using the Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique (MACBETH) approach considering multiple decision centres. The model uses functional, safety, and technical-economic criteria, amongst which is availability. Mean availability for repairable systems has been measured to assess this criterion, using Markov chains from the data obtained over three years from the subsystems of a hospital operating theatre. The alternatives considered are corrective maintenance; preventive maintenance together with corrective maintenance by means of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly programmes; periodical predictive maintenance together with corrective maintenance; and corrective together with preventive and predictive maintenance.
The Assessment for Career Counseling Skill for Teacher at High School
Authors: Thi Duyen Nguyen
Published: August 2020

In Vietnam, career counseling for students after graduating high school has limitations and advancing the career counseling skills of the high school teachers has not been highly assessed. An effort for the factor theory and measure proposal is the base for dealing with the problem. The author carried out a survey of 115 teachers belonging 40 high schools in Vietnam. As a result, the reality of career counseling skills of teachers at high schools is at the average level. This research is the base for enacting policies for the training of career counseling skills at high schools in Vietnam in the future. The result is described in the content of this article.
Solution-Focused Brief Counseling in Schools
Authors: Rakich Sladjana S. , Martinez Danny R.
Published: August 2020

Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) has become a popular methodology used in business, counseling, and other fields to help individuals problem-solve. In education, this approach is known as solution-focus brief counseling (SFBC). This chapter will review the origins of the solution-focused approach to counseling and problem-solving, present the major tenants, and discuss challenges. The chapter will also present interview data from current school counselors to examine how school counselors use SFBC in schools and provide strategies for implementation.
Buddhist Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy
Authors: Ng Alvin Lai Oon , Hon Ee Mun , Chia Ming Tik
Published: August 2020

Three authors from differing Buddhist backgrounds share their approaches to using Buddhism in psychotherapy. The authors argue that Buddhism itself is fundamentally a psychotherapy approach because it is essentially a prescription to end discontent and misery. This chapter provides basic points on how Buddhism can be used in counselling by discussing how different Buddhist traditions might approach counselling. This chapter also brings up reflections on how practice may differ according to experience in the fields of counselling and clinical psychology. Overall, the chapter is subdivided into six parts: (1) introduction; (2) basic tenets of Buddhism relevant to psychotherapy; (3) case study illustrations of applied Buddhism in counselling and psychotherapy; (4) discussion on reconciling differing Buddhist schools of thought in the practice of counselling and psychotherapy; (5) discussion on compatibility of Buddhist principles with applied Western philosophies and therapeutic approaches; and (6) suggestions of future directions given the current research literature patterns.
Vojta-Therapy
Authors: Khan Muhammad Hassan , Grzegorzek Marcin
Published: August 2020

This paper proposed a novel computer vision-based framework to recognize the accurate movements of a patient during the Vojta-therapy. Vojta-therapy is a useful technique for the physical and mental impairments in humans. During the therapy, a specific stimulation is given to the patients to cause the patient's body to perform certain reflexive pattern movements. The repetition of this stimulation ultimately makes available the previously blocked connections between the spinal cord and brain, and after a few sessions, patients can perform these movements without any external stimulation. In this paper the authors propose an automatic method for patient detection and recognition of specific movements in his/her various body parts during the therapy process, using Microsoft Kinect camera. The proposed method works in three steps. In the first step, a robust template matching based algorithm is exploited for patient's detection using his/her head location. Second, several features are computed to capture the movements of different body parts during the therapy process. Third, in the classification stage, a multi-class support vector machine (mSVM) is used to classify the accurate movements of patient. The classification results ultimately reveal the correctness of the given treatment. The proposed algorithm is evaluated on the authors' challenging dataset, which was collected in a children hospital. The detection and classification results show that the proposed method is highly useful to recognize the correct movement pattern either in hospital or in-home therapy systems.
Towards Cost-Oriented User-Friendly Robotic Systems for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
Authors: Nadas Iuliu Adrian , Pisla Doina , Vaida Calin , Gherman Bogdan George , Carbone Giuseppe
Published: August 2020

This chapter deals with robotics for assisting patients in their recovery after stroke. The first section outlines the key physiotherapist movements that are needed in post-stroke treatment. Sets of experimental data are discussed for defining the main specifications for post-stroke rehabilitation devices. Then, a detailed overview is provided on the existing key achievements and solutions concerning rehabilitation robotics for post-stroke treatment. This section is followed by a detailed critical analysis aiming at the definition of new concepts for cost-oriented user-friendly solutions.
Stroke Rehabilitation and Parkinson's Disease Tremor Reduction Using BCIs Combined With FES
Authors: Adama Sophie V. , Bogdan Martin
Published: August 2020

This article describes how Stroke and Parkinson's disease are two illnesses that particularly affect motor functions. With the advancements in technology, there is a lot of research focusing on finding solutions: to contribute to neuroplasticity in the first case, and to reduce symptoms in the second case. This manuscript describes the design of a brain-computer interface system (BCI) system paired with an electrical muscle stimulation suit for stroke rehabilitation and the reduction of tremors caused by Parkinson's disease. The idea is to strengthen the sensory-motor feedback loop, which will allow a more stabilized control of the affected extremities by taking into account the patient's motivation. To do so, his brain signals are measured to detect his intention to attempt to execute a movement, in contrast to the classical approach where the movement executions are imposed. A first feasibility study was completed. The author's next step is planning to test the system first with healthy subjects and finally with patients.
Workforce Development and E-Competency in Mental Health Services
Authors: Rodda Simone N. , Abbott Max W. , Dowling Nicki A. , Lubman Dan I.
Published: August 2020

Online chat and email are two of the most popular ways of providing e-mental health. Online chat is synchronous communication in a virtual chat room where client and counselor meet at the same time. In contrast, email is referred to as asynchronous because it can be accessed without the synchronous presence of client and counselor. There has been a rapid increase in the demand for chat and email over recent years and much of the demand has been met by services that have traditionally provided helplines or crisis support. This chapter provides an overview of the key issues associated with the delivery of e-mental health services and workforce development. This includes an examination of the range of options for providing e-mental health and key issues to consider when working online. The chapter concludes with a brief exploration of issues associated with client suitability for e-mental health via chat and email.
Is It Real or Not?
Authors: Koo Katie
Published: August 2020

Counseling graduate trainings, in-person discussions, one-on-one supervision, group supervision, and in-person mentoring are key components of clinical trainings. Thus, developing and delivering diverse counseling trainings by utilizing effective synchronous learning cannot be emphasized more in the field of counseling training. The purpose of this chapter is to explore effective, efficient, and achievable synchronous learning methods by analyzing current counseling graduate trainees' practical experiences on synchronous learning. The chapter will discuss diverse synchronous learning tools that counseling graduate programs offer and the effectiveness of these methods as well as the directions and implications for researchers, educators, and counseling practitioners in higher education.
Community-Based Rehabilitation in Hong Kong
Authors: Tong Kar-wai , Fong Kenneth N. K.
Published: August 2020

Community care is one of the worldwide strategies for governments to manage contemporary healthcare challenges and long-term care. In response to an ageing population, the Hong Kong government has been promoting the concepts of community care and made initiatives, inter alia, in community-based rehabilitation (CBR). Despite these new drives, there is insufficient supply of CBR services. Provisions of CBR are currently fragmented, project-based, or on a self-financed basis. The authors argue that there is a lack of longer-term plan on CBR and that the government still relies on the heavily subsidized public hospital system. In this chapter, the authors share their views on the opportunities and challenges of CBR in Hong Kong.
Career Counseling for International Students
Authors: Bulgan Gökçe , Çiftçi Ayşe
Published: August 2020

International students are a group with diverse career needs and concerns. The challenges international students face (e.g., psychological and sociocultural adjustment issues, language barriers, sense of loss, financial problems, getting used to a new educational system) when they come to study in the United States, as well as their expectations of coming to a new country, may significantly influence their career needs and decision-making processes. In this chapter, the authors suggest social cognitive career theory (SCCT) as a framework for working with the undergraduate and graduate international student population by emphasizing intervention strategies and making specific recommendations.
More Than Achievement
Authors: Hotez Emily
Published: August 2020

The last decade has witnessed an extraordinary interest in the concept of grit (i.e., “perseverance and passion for long-term goals”). Grit has garnered widespread attention in both the research and public spheres due to its association with lifetime educational and professional achievement. However, research indicates that grit has more far-reaching implications than simply educational and professional achievement; in fact, the literature suggests that grit is a key component of positive psychology, which aims to promote well-being more broadly. The current chapter will explore grit in the context of the positive psychology by reviewing the literature that supports grit as an important component of positive psychology. This chapter will also highlight the limitations of our current understanding of grit, discuss how these limitations implicate the field of positive psychology, and discuss next steps for grit research in light of these limitations.
Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context
Authors: Owusu-Ansah Frances Emily , Donnir Gordon M.
Published: August 2020

This chapter posits that the science of psychotherapy is a culturally defined art. Psychological theories must, of necessity and efficacy, be adapted and responsive to the context within which they are practiced. The Ghanaian cultural context is deeply spiritually-oriented. Socio-religious beliefs in this cultural context define the Ghanaian concept of health, ill health, and health-seeking behaviours. Therefore, effective psychotherapy and culturally competent care must be context specific and suited to the needs, norms, practices and beliefs of the indigenous people. Yet, it is not unusual to find clinicians who practice in one cultural context but were trained in another; a situation that sometimes hinders effective service delivery. The chapter discusses some of the challenges faced by Ghanaian psychotherapists, practicing in Ghana, who were trained in a non-African cultural context. Excerpts of clinical case studies are used to illustrate these issues and suggestions for culturally competent care conclude the chapter.
Counseling Chinese Communities in Malaysia
Authors: Ting Rachel Sing Kiat , Foo Pei Lynn
Published: August 2020

This chapter presents the experiences of Chinese in Malaysia (CIM), in the context of mental health services. As the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia, CIM is diverse in its dialectic subculture, education, generation, geography, and degree of assimilation to the mainstream culture. The chapter introduces the ecological characteristics of CIM and how they shape the unique psychological challenges. Though CIM are known for their multilingual ability, strong work ethics, emphasis on education, and family piety, the clashes between tradition and modern values, the marginalized position in the Malaysian political arena, the stereotype of overachiever in education, and the “brain drain” movement of young elite CIM, have all caused a strain in CIM families as well as individuals. Moreover, they face both external and internal barriers in getting quality mental health care. It is therefore imperative to promote a mental health discipline that is open to serve CIM, as well as being sensitive to its cultural and historical backdrop.
Effectiveness of Internet Based Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Common Psychiatric Disorders
Authors: Bisen Shilpa Suresh , Deshpande Yogesh M
Published: August 2020

The rationale of the article is to describe the use of the Internet for psychological treatment in a clinical setting. Internet-based psychotherapy as a therapeutic tool, that offers an anonymous way for people to search for information and participate in treatment. Research studies on web-based psychotherapy for the major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders and other psychological conditions has grown swiftly in the last decades. Findings revealed that some forms of Internet-based treatments often lead to results similar to those of traditional face to face psychotherapy. The advantages of Internet-based interventions are high-cost effectiveness, greater access to evidence-based treatment, and greater access to patients in remote locations. The deterioration of symptoms, the emergence of new psychological symptoms, a high rate of abandonment and the frustration caused by technical problems are some of the negative effects of Internet interventions. In conclusion, there is now ample evidence that Internet based-interventions work for common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder, alcohol consumption, smoking cessation, eating disorders, headaches and insomnia. Research on interventions on the Internet is advancing at high speed, while the proliferation and prolonged implementation of interventions on the Internet in regular assistance is still in its infancy.
Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Emotional and Behavioural Problems with Adolescents
Authors: Tripathi Mahesh A. , Sridevi Godishala
Published: August 2020

Children undergo a variety of interrelated changes in their adolescence and at times most children exhibits difficult behaviours. The problem becomes more severe in adopted children because such status of adoption affects various aspects of the developing personality. Feeling of rejection in early childhood generates a tendency of insecurity and fear in these children and to overcome from these beliefs they adopt aggressive behaviour. Psychotherapy with adolescents is different in a number of substantive ways from adults, because an adolescent is a person who is no longer a child but is not yet an adult. They are special population for whom psychotherapeutic intervention needs to be customized considering the emotional and behavioural exigencies. Identification and changing unhealthy thoughts and behaviours is the central idea of CBT and is becoming the treatment of choice for children and adolescents. The chapter deals with application of CBT in adolescent.
Play Therapy for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Authors: Thapliyal Gaurav , Kotnala Sushma
Published: August 2020

A play is referred to the language of children through which they express and communicate their feelings, thoughts, and behavior in a playful way. Play therapy enables children to gain an understanding of themselves and the world around them and helps them to overcome behavioral, emotional, social, and various other issues through play activities. The chapter majorly focuses on the effectiveness of play therapy in different neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent trends and studies suggested that play therapy is one of the most favored therapeutic approaches used in the children with various neurodevelopmental disorders.
The Power and Compassion of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Authors: Ellis Debbie Joffe
Published: August 2020

This chapter demonstrates the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) for enabling people to enhance their lives and create greater happiness. It is the pioneering approach developed by Albert Ellis PhD, the late husband of the author, that heralded in the cognitive revolution in psychotherapy, and which influenced approaches that followed it such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Positive Psychology and more. It is a holistic approach that reminds us of the inseparable interplay of thoughts, emotions and behaviors, and in addition to being an evidence based therapy, it can also be a way of life for those who choose to apply it as such. By practicing its principles which encourage us to create healthy emotions in response to adverse situations, we are also guided to experience and express unconditional acceptance of ourselves, others, and life, and to practice daily gratitude. In so doing we can feel compassion and empathy for those who suffer, including ourselves, experience greater joy and minimize emotional suffering in our lives.
Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter
Authors: Kazmierczak Elzbieta T.
Published: August 2020

This chapter is a case study, written from the perspective of a visual artist, designer, and educator, reflecting on a five-year volunteer initiative of developing, leading, and funding an art program at a domestic violence shelter for battered women and adolescent girls who experienced sexual violence. One purpose of this chapter is to provide information about establishing art programs that can be sustained by the institutions in which they are introduced. This chapter discusses the following aspects: 1) breaking the ice and establishing rapport; 2) training and supervising staff and student volunteers; 3) fund-raising, grant writing, and seeking support both within and outside the agency; 4) partnering with organizations or community groups to set up art exhibitions; 5) partnering with artists and writers to print and distribute an educational publication; and 6) developing research with vulnerable populations serviced by the agency.
Play-Based Bereavement Centers for Children and Families
Authors: Turner Renee
Published: August 2020

This chapter outlines the structure and therapeutic foundation for a play-based bereavement center geared toward children and families experiencing grief. Organizational structure and duties are discussed along with information regarding developing a playful facility including art/expressive writing, music, drama, symbolic play, and emotional regulation and release therapeutic opportunities. The author focuses on the supervision and training of community volunteers and counselors-in-training to increase positive outcomes and drive sustainability.
The Impacts of Reactive Aggression and Friendship Quality on Cyberbullying Behaviour
Authors: Ling Kwek Choon , Ling Chow Poh , Zhimin Wang , Hung Kho Kok , Leong Law Hong
Published: August 2020

With the advancement of communication tools, the incident of cyberbullying has become a social issue (Edwina, 2014). Anouk et al. (2014) have developed a Cyclic Process Model with the aims to examine the underlying mechanisms of cyberbullying behavior pertaining to the process how victims become cyberbullies. It examines the interplay between peer victimization, anger/frustration, exposure to antisocial media content and cyberbullying behaviour among the adolescents (Anouk et al., 2014). However, this model does not provide sufficient understanding to what extent the reactive aggression and friendship quality affect the transformation of cyberbullying behaviour from the stage of peer victimization. In addition, there are relatively few investigators who have examined the impacts of reactive aggression and friendship quality to cyberbullying behaviour. The purpose of this research would like to investigate the relationships among the peer victimization, anger/frustration, exposure to social media content, reactive aggression, friendship quality and cyberbullying behaviour. A quantitative research was conducted among the addressed within the age group of 18 to 22 years old that have experienced certain extent of cyberbullying. A total of 520 questionnaires were distributed via judgmental sampling technique. The finding of this research concluded that peer victimization, anger/frustration, exposure to antisocial media content and reactive aggression are the key determinants of cyberbullying behavior. Two mediation effects were discovered in which exposure to antisocial media content mediates the relationship between anger/frustration and cyberbullying behavior as well as reactive aggression mediates the relationship between peer victimization and cyberbullying behavior. However, the study did not support the role of friendship quality in moderating the relationship between anger/frustration and cyberbullying behavior.
Emerging Ethical Issues in Police and Public Safety Psychology
Authors: McCutcheon Jeni L.
Published: August 2020

This chapter presents commonly experienced ethical dilemmas among police and public safety psychologists. Real-world, relevant examples are offered with an emphasis on emerging ethical issues. Related American Psychological Association (APA) ethical principles and standards for psychologists and codes of conduct are highlighted. The possibility that ethical dilemmas go unrecognized due to a focus on mandatory rather than aspirational ethics is considered. Solutions for resolving ethical dilemmas are presented.
Individual, Institutional, and Environmental Factors Promoting Patient Retention and Dropout
Authors: Arnan Precious , Adugu Emmanuel
Published: August 2020

The primary purpose of this chapter is to determine factors that shape client dropout and adherence to Cardiac Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs. The sample consists of 68 individuals, including those currently in the program (adherents) and those who have dropped out (dropouts). Findings show that clients undergoing rehabilitation are much likely to drop out when they are in the critical zone. This is a point where institutional factors, individual factors and environmentally-related factors are not favorable to clients. The risk of clients dropping out can be drastically reduced through the provision of an enabling environment comprising a set of factors that foster adherence such as financial sponsorship, institutional support, high intrinsic motivation, improved illness perception. In that context, there is the need for program administrators to closely monitor at-risk clients, especially those whose social, economic and psychological profiles predict non-adherence.
Introducing Psychological Concepts and Methods to Cybersecurity Students
Authors: Taylor Jacqui , Thackray Helen , Hodge Sarah E. , McAlaney John
Published: August 2020

This chapter begins with a brief review of the literature that highlights what psychology research and practice can offer to cybersecurity education. The authors draw on their wide-ranging inter-disciplinary teaching experience, and in this chapter, they discuss their observations gained from teaching psychological principles and methods to undergraduate and postgraduate cybersecurity students. The authors pay special attention to the consideration of the characteristics of cybersecurity students so that psychology is taught in a way that is accessible and engaging. Finally, the authors offer some practical suggestions for academics to help them incorporate psychology into the cybersecurity curriculum.