title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: An Evaluation of the Self-Help Book, Living Beyond Your Pain

authors: Johnston, Marnie Ruth

subjects: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

abstract: The current research was a randomised two group (control and treatment) study that evaluated the effectiveness of an ACT-based self-help book for people with chronic pain.  Over a 6-week period, 6 participants read the book and completed exercises from it with weekly telephone support while 8 others waited.  Five of these others began the intervention after a 6-week control period.  Participants completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires for acceptance, values illness, quality of life, satisfaction with life, depression, anxiety and pain.  Initial outcome data were collected for 8 control participants and 6 intervention participants.  A total of 11 participants completed pre- and post-intervention measures.  Participants' who read the book, rated the content of the book each week according to reading level and usefulness, and their comprehension of the content was also assessed.  Original group data showed statistically significant improvement in acceptance and quality of life for those who completed the intervention.  Once the data were pooled, statistically significant improvements in acceptance, quality of life, satisfaction with life, and values illness were found.  In general, using the self-help book did not result in reduced pain, depression or anxiety, although for some individuals gains were made in these areas.  Individual perceptions of the book components were varied but findings suggest that cognitive defusion and mindfulness were parts of the book that participants found hard.  The current findings support the hypothesis that using the self-help book would add value to the lives of people who experience chronic pain.  Thus, the book may be a useful tool for people who experience chronic pain.

text: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: An Evaluation of the Self-Help Book, Living Beyond Your Pain The current research was a randomised two group (control and treatment) study that evaluated the effectiveness of an ACT-based self-help book for people with chronic pain.  Over a 6-week period, 6 participants read the book and completed exercises from it with weekly telephone support while 8 others waited.  Five of these others began the intervention after a 6-week control period.  Participants completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires for acceptance, values illness, quality of life, satisfaction with life, depression, anxiety and pain.  Initial outcome data were collected for 8 control participants and 6 intervention participants.  A total of 11 participants completed pre- and post-intervention measures.  Participants' who read the book, rated the content of the book each week according to reading level and usefulness, and their comprehension of the content was also assessed.  Original group data showed statistically significant improvement in acceptance and quality of life for those who completed the intervention.  Once the data were pooled, statistically significant improvements in acceptance, quality of life, satisfaction with life, and values illness were found.  In general, using the self-help book did not result in reduced pain, depression or anxiety, although for some individuals gains were made in these areas.  Individual perceptions of the book components were varied but findings suggest that cognitive defusion and mindfulness were parts of the book that participants found hard.  The current findings support the hypothesis that using the self-help book would add value to the lives of people who experience chronic pain.  Thus, the book may be a useful tool for people who experience chronic pain.

year: 2008

title: On the inner-perceived sound objects

authors: Delmotte, Isabelle A.

abstract: Some individuals perceive a wider amount of sonic information from out of and within, the body. Pauline Oliveros describes the sonic envelope of the earth, the sonosphere, as made of resonant frequencies that couple bodies to the earth's magnetic fields, feeding each ocher: "All cells of the earth and body vibrate". ² Bodily effects of inaudible high frequencies and low frequencies, singled out or combined, stimulate a non-airborne auditory system activating a biological, non-neuronal and intracellular messenger apparatus. The revealed cellular changes co the brain thalamus and brain stem suggest that co base sensory knowledge on airborne sound conduction and the traditional notion of audibility- between 20 Hz and 22 kHz - overlooks important findings, as an 'unrecognised sensing mechanism' might exist.³

text: On the inner-perceived sound objects Some individuals perceive a wider amount of sonic information from out of and within, the body. Pauline Oliveros describes the sonic envelope of the earth, the sonosphere, as made of resonant frequencies that couple bodies to the earth's magnetic fields, feeding each ocher: "All cells of the earth and body vibrate". ² Bodily effects of inaudible high frequencies and low frequencies, singled out or combined, stimulate a non-airborne auditory system activating a biological, non-neuronal and intracellular messenger apparatus. The revealed cellular changes co the brain thalamus and brain stem suggest that co base sensory knowledge on airborne sound conduction and the traditional notion of audibility- between 20 Hz and 22 kHz - overlooks important findings, as an 'unrecognised sensing mechanism' might exist.³

year: 2016

title: New Zealand and Maori land trusts

authors: Chevalier-Watts, Juliet

abstract: New Zealand, as in other jurisdictions, has a range of recognized trusts that would be familiar to many. These include express trusts, resulting trusts, constructive trusts, and charitable trusts. Perhaps more unfamiliar, at least to those outside New Zealand, are trusts that are unique to the New Zealand legal landscape and that are specific to Maori land. This article explores the relevance, and importance, of such trusts within New Zealand—Aotearoa. In doing so, the author considers a number of these Maori land trusts, and critically evaluates a range of issues, which includes governance; conflict of interest; unsatisfactory conduct; and dysfunction. While Maori land trusts are subject to the general laws of trust, it can be seen from the article how valuable such trusts are in recognizing and protecting Maori interests. As such, their unique nature reflects their fundamental relevance in indigenous culture, and also generally as an effective management tool for much Maori land.

text: New Zealand and Maori land trusts New Zealand, as in other jurisdictions, has a range of recognized trusts that would be familiar to many. These include express trusts, resulting trusts, constructive trusts, and charitable trusts. Perhaps more unfamiliar, at least to those outside New Zealand, are trusts that are unique to the New Zealand legal landscape and that are specific to Maori land. This article explores the relevance, and importance, of such trusts within New Zealand—Aotearoa. In doing so, the author considers a number of these Maori land trusts, and critically evaluates a range of issues, which includes governance; conflict of interest; unsatisfactory conduct; and dysfunction. While Maori land trusts are subject to the general laws of trust, it can be seen from the article how valuable such trusts are in recognizing and protecting Maori interests. As such, their unique nature reflects their fundamental relevance in indigenous culture, and also generally as an effective management tool for much Maori land.

year: 2016