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Qualitative Assessment
No full textHealth psychology is a rapidly expanding discipline at the interface of psychology and clinical medicine. This new edition is fully reworked and revised, offering an entirely up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, one-stop resource for clinical psychologists, mental health professionals and specialists in health-related matters. There are two new editors: Susan Ayers from the University of Sussex and Kenneth Wallston from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The prestigious editorial team and their international, interdisciplinary cast of authors have reconceptualised their much-acclaimed handbook. The book is now in two parts: part I covers psychological aspects of health and illness, assessments, interventions and healthcare practice. Part II covers medical matters listed in alphabetical order. Among the many new topics added are: diet and health, ethnicity and health, clinical inrterviewing, mood assessment, communicating risk, medical interviewing, diagnostic procedures, organ donation, IVF, MMR, HRT, sleep disorders, skin disorders, depression and anxiety disorders.
ContentsPart I. Psychology and Health and Illness; Part II. Medical Topics.
ContributorsLeif Edvard Aaro, Gail Williamson, David Shaffer, Elaine Leventhal, Angela Liegey Dougall, Stacie Spencer, Andrew Baum, Yael Benyamini, Howard Leventhal, Elaine Leventhal, Julie Turner-Cobb, Richard Boles, Michael Roberts, Margaret Stroebe, Henk Schut, Wolfgang Stroebe, Keith Petrie, Lisa Reynolds, Naomi Lester, Francis Keefe, Meredith Rumble, Jeffrey Labban, Colin Murray Parkes, Yael Benyamini, John Berry, David Sam, Suzanne Scott, Jane Ogden, Timothy Elliott, Laura Dreer, Richard Slatcher, James Pennebaker, Jim Maddux, Jane Ussher, Charles Abraham, Tim Carmody, Rachael Powell, Marie Johnston, Thomas Whelan, Willem Kop, David Krantz, Howard Leventhal, Yael Benyamini, Christina Shafer, Tirrill Harris, Christina Lee, R. Glynn Owens, Staffan Hygge, Dennis Turk,Tasha Burwinkle, Kenneth Wallston, Stephanie Stone, Robert McCrae, Neville Owen, Kym Spathonis, Eva Leslie, Irving Kirsch, Elizabeth Bachen, Sheldon Cohen, Anna Marsland, Christopher Bass, Lena Ring, Karen Kim, Harold Koenig, Baruch Fischhoff, Albert Bandura, Lorraine Sherr, Jason Ellis, Thomas Ashby Wills, Michael Ainette, Lion Shahab, Robert West, Ainsley Hardy, Susan Ayers, Andrew Steptoe, Elizabeth Broadbent, Keith Petrie, Stephen Sutton, Stanislav Kasl, Beth Jones, Erin Bigler, Linda Worrall, Ellen Skinner, Richard Rogers, Peggilee Wupperman, Ray Fitzpatrick, Mark Conner, Brian McMillan, Ann Bowling, Ad Kaptein, Elizabeth Broadbent, Robert Sternberg, Michele Tugade, Tamlin Conner, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Jane Powell, Melissa Lamar, Amir Raz, Nancy Chiaravalloti, Amanda O'Brian, John DeLuca, Sandra Waters, Kim Dixon, Lisa Caitlin Perri, Francis Keefe, Susan Eisen, Angela Liegey Dougall, Felicity Bishop, Lucy Yardley, Ann Bowling, Brian Lakey, Jay Cohen, Gerald Davison, Raymond Gaeta, Carl Noe, Robert Gatchel, Andrew Eagle, Michael Worrell, Deborah Polk, Christie King, Kenneth Heller, Robert Bor, John Allen, Peter Hajek, Gerjo Kok, Michael Heap, Janet Tresure, Esther Maissie, Barbara Wilson, Stephen Morley, Michael Ussher, Jo-anne Carlyle, Jennifer Morse, Charles Reynolds, Michael Bruch, Kathleen Mulligan, Stan Newman, Benjamin Gottlieb, Dianne Kenny, Paul Estabrooks, Russell Glasgow, Rob Horne, Hannah McGee, Katherine Joekes, Christina Maslach, David French, Theresa Marteau, Rudolph Moos, Jeanne Schaefer, Bernice Moos, John Weinman, Robin Fiore, Hugh Barr, Clare Harries, Peter Ayton, Jonathon Silverman, Peter Bower, Nicki Mead, Maria Woloshynowych, Charles Vincent, Ray Fitzpatrick, Valerie Sutherland, Patricia Loft, Geraldine Meechan, Keith Petrie, Anne Miles, Katharine Parkes, Chris McManus, Claus Vogele, Angela Hall, Jane Kidd, Lorraine Noble, Pauline Slade, Robert Frank, Andrea, Lee Stephen Kellett, Michael Sayette, Mary Gregerson, Barbara Wilson, Narinder Kapur, Ronald Melzack, Joel Katz, Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Rachel Rowe, Ad Kaptein K. F. Rabe, Amanda C de C Williams, Linda Pring, Sarah Amponsah, Anthony Manstead, Claire Phillips, Alice Simon, Katie Robb, Sharon Manne, Barbara Andersen, Laura Simonelli, Kristen Carpenter, Gerry Humphris, Jennifer Devlen, Janelle Wagner, Ronald Brown, Angela Dougall, Stephen Lepore, Katherine Roberts, Ron Borland, Suzanne Dobbinson, Jan Stygall, Stan Newman, Kevin Browne, Catherine Hamilton-giachritsis, Jeremy Turk, Ruth Cairns, Trudie Chalder, Matthew Speltz, Anna Marsland, Sheldon Cohen, Elizabeth Bachen, Felicity Bishop, George Lewith, Paul Bennett, Beth Alder, Robert Allan, Stephen Scheidt, Christopher Smith, Kathleen Mulligan, Stan Newman, Bob Lewin, Jan Stygall, Stan Newman, Claire Glasscoe, Laurence McKenna, David Scott, Jenny Rusted, Alison Woodcock, Clare Bradley, Irene Frieze, Maureen McHugh, Heather Ashton, Sari Schwartz, David Krantz, Andrew Scholey, Andy Parrott, David Kennedy, Christine Temple, Eric Stice, Heather Shaw, David Horne, Elizabeth Ann Coombes, Eric Storch, Gary Geffken, Martin Herbert, Graham Scambler, Rona Moss-Morris, Meagan Spence, Nichola Rumsey, Peter Hepper, James Dornan, Dan McKenna, P
From makeshift to makeover : materialising the beach shack as architectural heritage
No full text‘Memories of the family beach shack (or staying at someone else’s family beach shack) are strongly tied to perceptions of traditional Australian values’ (Hosking et al. 2009: 35). This cultural narrative is well established among scholars of various disciplinary persuasions but these narratives are also constituted by materialities. Most notable among these in the patterns of second homes are the motor car, the post-World War II economic boom and increased disposable income, and the desirability and amenity of the places themselves – particularly their relation to the principal “suburban” home (Hall & Muller 2004; Osbaldiston & Picken 2014; Osbaldiston et al. 2015). While generally whether the second home is an apartment, villa, chalet, house, cabin or houseboat has not mattered much beyond marking regional and temporal diversity, some have taken closer account of the second homes themselves. These include, for example, the unique attributes of the New Zealand bachs and cribs (Keen & Hall 2004; Kearns & Collins 2006), midwest American cabins (Hoefferle 2013), Finnish and Canadian cottages (Periainen 2006; Halseth 2004; Svenson 2004) as well as Australian second home shacks (Selwood & Tonts 2004; Atkinson, Picken & Tranter 2009). This chapter contributes to this discussion by drawing insights from the changing relationship between architecture, second homes and cultural heritage as made evident through the Australian beach shack
Spiritual voyage, performed in the ship Convert, under the command of Capt. Godly-Fear, from the port of Repentance-Unto-Life, to the haven of Felicity, on the continent of Glory. An allegory. By the late Rev. Edmund Botsford, A.M. A new edition, revised, corrected and improved. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the life of the author, by the late Rev. Richard Furman, D.D
No full textW. RileyA spiritual voyage, performed in the ship Convert, under the command of Capt. Godly-Fear, from the port of Repentance-Unto-Life, to the haven of Felicity, on the continent of Glory. An allegory. By the late Rev. Edmund Botsford, A.M. A new edition, revised, corrected and improved. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the life of the author, by the late Rev. Richard Furma
Now you see it, now you don’t - frequency distribution of articulatory information reflected in speech face motion
No full textAlthough the increase in intelligibility of spoken language when watching the speaker’s face is well documented, the characteristics and the distribution of phonetic information over the frequency range of visual speech remain largely unknown. For this study face motion and tongue movements were measured simultaneously for three speakers of American English. The motion signals were subjected to a multiresolution analysis using spline wavelets and partial least squares regression was applied to estimate tongue movements from face motion. The amount of recovered variance was found to be small (below 30%) compared to previous studies and more pronounced in the lower frequencies
Relations between acoustic and articulatory measurements of /l/
No full textVariation in the production of English /l/ has received significant study. It has been characterized in terms of categorical allophones, in terms of acoustic properties, and in terms of articulatory timing. Using a parallel corpus of acoustic-articulatory data from two speakers of American English, this study looks at the relations between acoustic and articulatory measurements of /l/ across words in corpus of read speech. We find significant negative correlations between F1 and tongue tip height and significant positive correlations between F2 and tongue body retraction. Additionally, we find that the relative timing of tongue tip and tongue back gestures in our data are consistent with past work on positional variants of /l/
Code choice and code-switching in Swiss-German internet relay chat rooms
No full textIn the German-speaking regions of Switzerland, dialect is spoken by all social groups in most communicative situations, Standard German being used only when prescribed. Swiss dialects rarely appeared in written form before the 1980s, apart from the genre of dialect literature. Due to the growing acceptance of informal writing styles in many European languages, dialect is increasingly employed for written personal communication, in particular in computer-mediated communication (CMC). In Swiss Internet Relay Chat (IRC) rooms, varieties of German are used side by side as all chatters have a command of both standard and dialectal varieties. Depending on the channel, the proportion of dialectal contributions can be as high as 90 percent. The choice of a particular variety depends on both individual preference and on the predominant variety used within a specific thread. In this paper I take a quantitative approach to language variation in IRC and demonstrate how such an approach can help embed qualitative research on code-switching in CMC
A qualitative study of how and why gym-based resistance training may benefit women's mental health and wellbeing
No full text© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.Purpose: This study used photovoice methodology to explore women's lived experiences of gym-based resistance training, and the potential mechanisms by which resistance training may promote wellbeing. Methods: Ten women aged between 18 and 27 years from various locations across England each generated a total of three photographs illustrating 1) what they like and 2) what they dislike about gym-based resistance training, and 3) what gym-based resistance training means to them, and completed a subsequent photo-elicitation telephone interview via Zoom video conferencing software. Data were analysed through an iterative deductive and inductive process, firstly using Ryff's psychological wellbeing model (Ryff, 1989) as a thematic framework, and then inductively to further explore the data. Results: Five themes linking gym-based resistance training and mental health and wellbeing were identified: (1) self-acceptance, (2) personal growth, (3) flow state, (4) social affiliation and (5) autonomy. Through engaging in resistance training participants exercise self-direction (i.e., autonomy) and have the opportunity to develop positive relations with like-minded others. The activity itself can facilitate the achievement of the “flow state” of mind. The setting, pursuit and achievement of meaningful “intrinsic goals” can result in feelings of personal growth and realisation a more positive self-regard. Conclusion: Gym-based resistance training provides various paths to wellbeing. Greater emphasis of these wellbeing benefits in public health messaging may encourage more women to engage in gym-based resistance training.Unfunde
Use and outcomes of vascular access in complicated paediatric appendicitis – a multicentre prospective observational study
No full textBackground: intravenous access is essential for post-operative management of complicated appendicitis. An alternative to peripheral cannulation is insertion of an advanced vascular access device (AVAD) which includes midlines, peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) and central venous catheters (CVCs). This study aimed to evaluate use and outcomes related to vascular access in complicated paediatric appendicitis with audit against national guidelines.Method: prospective multicentre observational study of children (<16 years) with complicated appendicitis at specialist and non-specialist paediatric surgical centres in the UK and Ireland with data collection over 3 months to January 2024. Outcomes included unplanned vascular access device insertion, complications of vascular access and peripheral cannulation attempts. Data are median(IQR), n(%) or odds ratios(95 % CI).Results: overall, 189 children were included from 27 centres with median age of 9.9 (5.3–12.8) years. Seventy-six children (40.2 %) underwent AVAD insertion at appendicectomy. The remainder were managed with peripheral cannulas.AVAD insertion was associated with younger age (OR 1.19[1.09–1.30]), female sex (OR 3.14[1.47–6.71]), widespread intra-abdominal pus (OR 3.89[1.26–12.01]) and perforated appendicitis/appendix mass (OR 3.18[1.38–7.36]) on multivariable analysis. Unplanned AVAD insertion was undertaken in 12(6.3 %) children and was associated with younger age, higher admission C-reactive protein, appendicectomy at night and peripheral cannula or non-tunneled CVC at appendicectomy. AVADs were used for 5(4–8) days and 11/89(12.3 %) devices experienced complications.Conclusion: AVAD insertion should be considered at appendicectomy in younger children with intra-operative findings of perforated appendicitis, appendix mass or widespread pus. Age, with a cut-off of 8 years, should be added to existing guidelines of AVAD use in appendicitis
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