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Workers’ Conformism
Get PDFИзследван е конформизмът при 46 работещи с различни професии чрез модифицирани 2 скали, измерващи конформност, на Santor, Messervey и Kusumakar (2000) – скала за измерване на възприет натиск от връстниците и скала за изследване на конформизъм в антисоциални ситуации. Потвърди се частично хипотезата на изследването, че конформизмът сред работещите е изразен в средна степен. Над половината изследвани работещи се конформират в средна степен за поемане на риск, както и за употреба на алкохол и наркотици, и за сексуални отношения. Обаче малко повече от половината изследвани работещи се конформират слабо за антисоциални дейности (като кражба например). Работещите са най-склонни да се конформират за поемане на риск (10,9%), след това – за употреба на алкохол и наркотици, и за сексуални отношения (8,7%), и в най-слаба степен – за антисоциални дейности (6,5%). Работещите, които са склонни да се конформират за употреба на алкохол и наркотици, също така са склонни да се конформират и за поемане на риск, конформират се повече за антисоциални дейности.Conformism was studied among 46 workers with different kinds of occupations by means of two modified scales measuring conformity by Santor, Messervey, and Kusumakar (2000) – scale for perceived peer pressure and scale for conformism in antisocial situations. The hypothesis of the study that workers’ conformism is expressed in a medium degree was confirmed partly. More than a half of the workers conform in a medium degree for taking risk, and for the use of alcohol and drugs, and for sexual relationships. More than a half of the respondents conform in a small degree for anti-social activities (like a theft). The workers were more inclined to conform for risk taking (10.9%), then – for the use of alcohol, drugs and for sexual relationships (8.7%), and in the lowest degree – for anti-social activities (6.5%). The workers who were inclined for the use of alcohol and drugs tended also to conform for anti-social activities.Language: Bulgaria
Comparative Analysis of the Current Status, Own Body Perception and Positive Experience From Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Get PDFНаправен е сравнителен анализ на текущото състояние, възприемането на собственото тяло и позитивния опит в период до 1 година от поставената диагноза на жени с рак на млечната жлеза (N = 41 на средна възраст 35.25) в I, II и III стадии от развитието на болестта от български произход. Отразена е надеждността и валидността на приложените ска̀ли, които са анализирани по: 1) медицински характеристики (частична или цялостна операция, премахване на лимфни възли, наличие или отсъствие на метастази в тях), 2) проведени или не класически терапии (химиотерапия, лъчетерапия и хормонална терапия) и 3) по прилагане или не на алтернативни терапии (билколечение, физическо натоварване, извършване на масаж лимфен дренаж, употреба на хранителни добавки, спазване на хранителна диета). Резултатите показват, че колкото повече терапии за лечение провеждат изследваните лица, толкова като по-незадоволително те оценяват текущото си общо състояние, колкото е по-голям размерът на извършената операция за отстраняване на туморното образувание, толкова по-позитивна представа те имат за собствените си тела и колкото повече време минава след оперативното лечение, толкова натрупаният позитивен опит от онкологичната диагноза се увеличава.Comparative analysis of the current status, own body perception and positive experience within a period of up to 1 year from diagnosing of women with breast cancer (N = 41; mean age 35.25) in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages of the disease progress, of Bulgarian origin, was made. Reliability and validity of the scales were described. They were analysed with respect to: 1) medical characteristics (partial or total surgery, surgical removal of lymph nodes, presence or absence of metastases in them), 2) classical therapies (chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy) administered or not and 3) application or not of alternative therapies (herbal medicine, physical load, administration of massage, lymph drainage, use of nutritional supplements, observance of diet). The results showed that the more therapies the persons surveyed were undergone the more unsatisfactory they assessed their current general status. The bigger the size of the surgery performed to remove the tumour the more positive idea of their own bodies they had. The more time after the surgical treatment passed the more the positive experience accumulated from the oncologic diagnosis grew. Language: Bulgaria
The Importance of Psychological Teachers’ Preparation for Educational Activity
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Youth Conformity Regarding Institutions and Media
Get PDFAn experiment on conformity was carried out. The participants were 95 youths. The scale “Conformity – Autonomy” from I. Karagiozov’s questionnaire for locus of control (1998) was also used. The results indicated the prevalence of youth conformity regarding institutions and media. The different types of conformity were related to each other. The subjects’ gender and the experimentators’ gender mediated the connections between the both types of conformity. The female youths conformed more with institutions than the male youths, but there were not any significant gender differences in their conform behavior regarding media (magazines). More male youths conformed for the magazines when the experimentator was a woman. More female youths conformed for the magazines when the experimentator was a man. Language: Bulgaria
New Bulgarian Work on Psychology of Creativity
Get PDFA new Bulgarian work on Psychology of Creativity has been published recently. This book focuses on theoretical and methodological approaches to creativity. The results from a study of students' creativity are presented. They are related to the motives for success. Language: Bulgaria
Goals of Psychology and Tasks of “Psychological Thought”
Get PDFPsychological Thought should create conditions for stimulating development of psychological science. Parallel to this organizing role, the journal should co-operate for the propaganda of the achievements of psychology. Psychological Thought should reveal the defensive, integrating and controlling nature of Self; it should point out the process of transformation of human being into a cognitive personality; it should contest the prejudices and it should present the mechanisms for their surmounting; it should support the eclectic approach and every method for finding the truth about human life. Language: Englis
Working With Individuals on the Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Training and Support for Staff Practitioners
Get PDFBackground: Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often need very specialized and individualized care provision in order to address some of the challenges and vulnerabilities they experience (Berkell-Zaker, 1999). Specialized and highly trained staff practitioners should not only be knowledgeable about autism in general and its related areas of impairments (Wing Gould, 1979), but they should be adequately equipped to deal with often challenging situations that can easily lead to emotional and physical exhaustion. Key Points: This paper proposes a conceptual framework to positively support staff practitioners who work with clients on the ASDs, highlighting the following key areas: Knowledge and Applied Understanding of ASD, Ecological Awareness, Positive Behaviour Support, Low-Arousal Approaches, Role of Role-Plays, Role of Debriefing and Emotional Regulation. Through discussion of the conceptual framework suggestions are made to promote best practice in the positive management of training and support for staff practitioners working with individuals with ASDs. Language: Englis
Ageism and Negative Mental Tendencies in the Third Age
Get PDFAgeism is one of the global problems of contemporary world. This article is an attempt to look at it from a point of view of mentality. A few of the main manifestations of ageism including prejudice and openly demonstrated discrimination against seniors are discussed. On the basis of a survey, some conclusions are made about the negative consequences from ageism for the mentality of older people. The survey was conducted among 27 people between the ages of 20 - 35 and 36 people between the ages of 65 - 80 (mean age of 73.5 years). Language: Englis
Locus of Control and Protection of Consumer Rights
Get PDFThis paper examines the influence of locus of control on the consumer behavior. Theoretical supposition is proven by analyzing empirical data from a study of 287 students. The methods assessed the capacity for defending personal and consumer rights, as well as the type of locus of control. Language: Bulgaria
Research on Quality of Attachment in Women with Breast Cancer
Get PDFAnalysis of quality of attachment of women with breast cancer within 1 year after initial diagnosing and subsequent treatment was performed in the article by means of the Measure of Attachment Qualities (MAQ) scale (Carver, 1997). 41 women of Bulgarian origin at an average age of 35.25 years (at least 18 and 69 at the most) in stage I, II and III of the disease progress were studied. For the specific sample, the reliability of 4 scales (secure, avoidant, ambivalent-worried and ambivalent-merging attachment) was presented. The quality of attachment was analysed by: 1) medical characteristics (partial or total surgery, surgical removal of lymph nodes, presence or absence of metastases in them), 2) classical therapies (chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy) administered or not and 3) application or not of alternative therapies (herbal medicine, physical load, administration of massage, lymph drainage, use of nutritional supplements, observance of diet). Language: Bulgaria