The International Journal of Indian Psychology

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Authors: Dr. Kamran Jabari, Tohid Moradi Sheykhjan

Present study examined the relationship between stress among academic staff and students’ satisfaction of their performances in Payame Noor University (PNU) of Miandoab City, Iran in 2014. The methodology of the research is descriptive and correlation that descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Statistical Society includes all staff of PNU of Miandoab and referrals were selected. Sample of the by Morgan’s table that includes 15 individuals academic staff of PNU of Miandoab and 150 individuals of their referrals were which have been randomly selected. The method of sample is random sampling. Data collected recent study via assessment Steinmetz occupational stress questionnaire and the questionnaire of measuring academic staff performance's that made by the researcher. Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questioners. The results of this study indicate that between two variables of stress among academic staff and establish of their effective communication with students is equivalent figure to R= 0.937 and the validity of the result is equal to P= 0.000 and between two variables of stress among academic staff and establish of their appropriate behaviors with students is equivalent figure to R= -0.237 and the validity of the result is equal to P= 0.325 as well as between the two variables of stress among academic staff and their responsibilities is equivalent figure to R= 0.941 and the validity of the result is equal to P= 0.000 On the basis of this finding, it is recommended that workshops, seminars and conferences on techniques of stress management for all academic staff by unit management to promote mental health of academic staff.

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Authors: Ruchi Dhyani

Distance education is a vehicle for the transmission of knowledge to all the sections of society without any discrimination. Teachers & learners are at a distant place, communicating with each other with the help of learning support system & technology. The first National Open University is the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) established in 1985, when the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985). IGNOU is run by the central government of India. It has 21 schools and a network of 67 regional centers, 2667 study centers, and 29 overseas centers (15 countries). IGNOU offers 226 academic programs comprising courses at certificate, diploma and degree levels. Distance education has given the new meaning to education & adapts learner centered approach which provides fruitful results too.

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Authors: Mina Khatibi

Clinical psychology is a branch of psychology devoted to understanding mental health problems in individuals and developing effective treatments for the full spectrum of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders one may experience; depression, anxiety disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and psychotic disorders are but a few. Clinical psychologists are service providers, many of whom work in clinical settings while others choose academic careers or careers in consulting. As a group, clinical psychologists are skilled in clinical practice as well as research on clinical problems and clinical interventions (University of Glasgow, 2014). While they often work in medical settings, clinical psychologists are not medical doctors and do not prescribe medications in most states. Clinical psychology represents the largest subfield of psychologists. Specialty areas within clinical psychology include child mental health, adult mental health, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, substance abuse, geriatrics, and health psychology (Cherry, 2015). Most clinical psychologists have a doctorate degree in clinical psychology, although opportunities also exist for those with a master’s degree (Cherry, 2014).Before committing yourself to pursuing a career in clinical psychology, it is essential to consider a number of important points which should help as you think about graduate training and help you to better plan for a career in clinical psychology (University of Glasgow, 2014).

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Authors: Dr. Hemanta Dutta, Dr. Soumik Sengupta

Background: Somatoform disorder is characterized by repeated presentations of physical symptoms, together with persistent requests for medical investigations, in spite of repeated negative findings and reassurances by doctors that the symptoms have no physical basis. Concept of SILIK syndrome has been derived from various patients who presents with a specific set of unspecified somatic symptoms. Aims: To assess the prevalence and socio-demographic profiles of patients presenting with a set of unspecific somatic symptoms i.e SILIK sensation Settings and design: the study was conducted in LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health. Total number of files of patients was 9232, which were analyzed in the period of 1st April/2014 to 31st March/2015. Methods: Patients are generally diagnosed by using ICD 10 criteria. The medical records of total Out Patient Department (OPD) patients attending to our OPD from 1st April/2014 to 31st March/2015 were reviewed and the file records of the patients who were diagnosed to be a case of undifferentiated somatoform disorder are selected. From the selected file records of the patients, who complained of SILIK sensation are taken for the study. Socio demographic data are recorded from the files. Results: Among 9232 patients 21% (total number-1982) suffered from a specific set of unspecified somatic symptoms which was termed as SILIK syndrome. Conclusion: A significant fraction of the patients attend our OPD with SILIK syndrome, who were still placed in inappropriate category of diagnostic system due to lack of proper dignognostic labeling. This study throws its light on these sections of the patients so that this syndrome can make its own stand in our diagnostic system.

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Authors: Meha Jain, Anurag Agrawal, Pallavi Bhatnagar, Mamta Yadav

It is clearly understood that people address, understand and cope with their health problems with reference to their perception about health and illness. It is in this light that the present study has been taken up to explore the health perception of patients with HIV. The sample consisted of 60 HIV patients- 30 males and 30 females. A major variable was gender. Self designed open-ended questionnaire consisting of 24 items was used. The responses obtained were content analyzed and percentage analysis was done. The results showed that both males and females had poor health awareness. The coping strategies employed by them showed that both males and females feel anxious when they are sick (55%). Sex stereotype seems to be all pervasive, having effect in the present results as well, with more males reporting rest when sick (26.67%) as compared to their female counterparts (6.67%). Poor base of health awareness serves as a stepping stone for creating a preventive intervention package for increasing their health awareness and more positive outlook towards health instead of disease.

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Authors: Dr. Samita Samaiya

In today’s uncertain economy, the best performing employers know that taking their employees’ pulse and linking it in to their business goals will help organizations succeed and put them at a competitive advantage. On the other side, due to today’s competitive era, role of employees in any organization, are more complex and this complexity may increase their level of stress in their lives, in the organization. The present study was aimed to focus to measure level of occupational stress in employees of two different types of business communities called public and private sector organizations. For the present study, total sample was taken as 240 employees from public and private sector organizations. The age range of employees was 22 years to 41 years. Educational level of employees was minimum graduation. Middle managerial level employees were the sample of the study. Incidental sampling technique was used to collect data through standardized self report inventory, Occupational Stress Index (OSI). The results showed that employees of public and private sectors significantly not found differ in their occupational stress level. Impact of age and gender was also not found on occupational stress.

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Authors: Sarvani

The present study is to find out the influence of organizational care and support on emotional and behavioral problems of sheltered street children. The sample consist 444 respondents. 176 are from government shelters, and 268 are from non¬ government shelters. For this purpose of investigation Revised Youth Self Report (RYSR), which is a revised form of Youth Self Report (YSR) is an English form of age 11-18 years, devised by Achenbach and Rescorla (2001) and Organizational care and support developed by researcher were used. The data obtained were analyzed through t- test to know the mean difference between the government and non government groups. The street children in government shelters have more behavioral problems such as anxiety, withdrawal, somatic problems, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, rule breaking behavior and aggression than non government sheltered street children. Government sheltered street children have more health problems, and less social support than non government sheltered street children.

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Authors: Reza Mottaghi, Ali Kamkar, Alireza Mardpoor

Context and Objective: Due to the high prevalence of sleep disorder in seniors, this study focuses on the effect of objective music therapy or MAT and cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT on overall sleep quality and subscale indexes of sleep quality in seniors. Methodology: The present study is an experimental one with random selection of the subjects. The sample study is taken from 5000 senior member’s if Shiraz’s Jahandedehgan day care center. This study holds 66 subjects containing the entry and exclusion criteria. Following 7.85 percent loss, 61 seniors suffering from primary insomnia disorder and mean age of 68.15 were placed into three groups, two experimental and one control group. The experimental group one takes part in musical and cognitive-behavioral group therapy and the experimental group two takes part in cognitive-behavioral group therapy while the last group received no intervention. All patients in this study were measured for the level of disorder and before and after the treatment using the PSQI scale of insomnia disorder. The collected data were measured by statistical software SPSS 21 and were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance or MANCOVA and ANCOVA. Findings: The mean of overall sleep quality before the intervention in experimental groups 1&2 and control were 13/31, 12/95, and 12/7 respectively and were changed into 13.31, 9.73, and 7.59 after the intervention in post-test and finally in the 3 months follow-ups the means become 7.22, 9.32, and 13.55. The mean difference in the overall sleep quality after the intervention and the subscale indexes were significant as The result showed musical therapy and cognitive behavioral caused a significant reduction on the patients with the symptoms of insomnia disorder (P<0.001). Conclusion: The present study shows that music therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy are more effective in developing overall sleep quality and decreasing the symptoms of insomnia disorder in seniors than the cognitive-behavioral therapy alone. Using this method by experts in the field of mental health and elderly care companions is strongly recommended. Trial registration: This study is registered in the IRCT Register, IRCT2015041521754N3. Ethical approval was gained in June 2015.

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Authors: Kanwal Shahbaz, Dr. Kiran Shahbaz

The study was aimed to find the relationship between Spiritual Wellbeing and Quality of Life among chronically ill individuals. Likewise, relationship between demographic variables with Quality of Life and Spiritual Wellbeing were also reconnoitered. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used with chronically ill patients of 15yrs to 80yrs. For measuring spiritual wellbeing Urdu version of “Spiritual Wellness Inventory” (SWI-URDU) (Hanif, 2010) was used. Alternatively, for the measurement of Quality of life WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO-QOL-BREF) was used. A sample of 200 chronically ill patients were taken from four different hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Reliabilities of both the instruments were computed as 0.90 for SWI and 0.74 for WHO-QOL-BREF. Findings show that quality of life and Spiritual wellbeing is positively related among chronically ill individuals. Males found to score high on spiritual wellbeing than females. Individuals with less education are more spiritually inclined as compared to individuals with high education. Quality of life was scored high by individuals with higher education as compared to less education. Married individuals were having better quality of life than unmarried, separated widow and divorced. Patients with middle socio-economic status were having better quality of life than higher and lower. Quality of life was high among individuals with better monthly income than those who have low and middle monthly incomes. Spiritual well being is higher in middle adolescents (15-17) than in late (18-20) adolescents. The current research can be implemented in designing the intervention plans for the betterment of chronically ill patients. It may also help us to develop an insight that each patient with same disease but in different age group and socio-economic status has different needs and plans of treatment and care.