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Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE) – can they be combined?
No full textWhen watching the mainstream in the media, values seem to be a “best seller”. New technologies have widened the possibilities for communication and in a consequence these innovations have increased the speed of the developmental process in society, economics, science etc. But where do we go to
Metaphorical Representations of the Consultancy and the Consultant in Romania (1)
No full textThe present study was conducted on constructivist analytical frame and it concentrated on the metaphorical representations of the HR specialists about the HR consultants and, generally, about the consultancy process. The study has been developed during January February 2005, by D&D Research, with the participation of HR-Romania. The methodology was mostly quantitative, based on the deployment of 188 questionnaires by face-to-face administration, but, also, by the respondent’s self-evaluation
From Mythology to Psychology – an essay on the Archaic Psychology in Greek Myths
No full textMyths are “the archetypal model of all creations, no matter of the plan which they relate to: biological, psychological, spiritual. The main function of the myth is that of establishing exemplar models in all the important human actions”. Mircea Eliad
A Tri-modal Risk Attitude Indicator for Aviation Personnel: Design and Diagnostic Validity
No full textIn accordance with Atkinson’s risk preference theory, we see the conduct within risk situations as a result of opposite tendencies between risk and prudence orientation. In order to asses risk attitude, we designed a system made up of three specific indicators, based on a genuine interpretation of AC-REF (ACceptance-REFusal) values inventory (Zorgo, 1977). Risk significance (as a physical threat, danger for life or health) of the 272 AC-REF items has been subjected to an evaluation on a 1 to 10 scale, by a sample of 96 subjects. Following this procedure, 43 items with risk significance and 36 items with prudence significance were chosen. A sample of 1168 subjects has been evaluated with a computerized version of AC-REF inventory. Risk\prudence orientation modes have been calculated as a pondered sum of the transformed values of the items having risk\prudence significance. A composed indicator, meaning risk\prudence balance attitude, has been computed as difference between the two primary indicators. The three indicators, as three specific modes of risk attitude (risk preference, prudence preference, and risk \prudence balance), show very good psychometric features. The diagnostic (construct) validity of these indicators was tested against some major questionnaires such ALAPS (Armstrong Laboratory Aviation Personality Survey), Cattell 16PF, and Eysenck Personality Inventory. First of all, we got consistent and significant correlations between risk attitude mode indicators and some of the ALAPS scales, especially for “risk taking”. The other questionnaires also show significant association with these indicators. The three modal indicators show significant variations as far as psychosomatic type is concerned, but also related to age and gender
The Process Of Dreaming, Communication And A Bit Of Psycho-Analysis (Part 1)
No full textIs the reality of the dream something (slightly) different from the psychic reality? We will try to answer this question by fitting the problem of dream into a classic communication pattern and looking at the psychic agencies from a communication-related perspective. Thus, the dream will take the form of a message whose shape is influenced by the sender and the receiver requirements, but also set as an (apparently) autonomous product of the unconscious. How much legitimacy would then lie in assigning the regulation of the onirical reality to “another” consciousness? Would it be possible for the reality “state” we experience while dreaming to be due to a sort of onirical awareness that arises from an integration-reflex in the moment when the dreamer encounters a world that lacks any kind of antagonistic sensations and so, seemingly, very real? Such faultless integration into the dreamt world through precise reflexes that are just the same as the ones used for appropriately approaching the outside world, seriously moots the problem of an (appearing) autonomy of reactions of the sleeping man – still perfectly awake in the strange light of a new, paradoxical and less approached “vigilance”
Determinants of Depression among poor Elderly Women: Findings from refugee and non-refugee Communities in the Outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon
No full textBackground. Depression among elderly females is an important public health concern. The present study aims at examining factors associated with female elderly depression in three underprivileged communities in Lebanon, one of which is almost solely inhabited by Palestinian refugees. Methods. Four hundred and twenty-two women age 60-93 years were interviewed. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results. Probable and definite depression was diagnosed in 74.5% and 29.6% of the women respectively. Following multivariate analysis, factors significantly associated with definite depression were Palestinian nationality, dissatisfaction with household income, lack of physical activity, and disability. Conclusion. Findings highlight the need for greater efforts to provide a suitable environment for exercise for elderly. Policy makers need to improve the living conditions of the underprivileged communities in Lebanon, particularly Palestinian refugees
Paradigm Shift in the Therapeutic Approach: an Overview of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
No full text"Future is created and negotiated, and not a slave of the past events in a person’s life, therefore, in spite of past traumatic events, a person can negotiate and implement many useful steps that are likely to lead him/her to a more satisfying life." – Insoo Kim Ber