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- Potency of Reiki and Acupressure on Migraine Headache, Anxiety and Stress: a Study of Adult Women
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Vijeta Bhati
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Sanjay Kumar
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1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P., IN
1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P., IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 4, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 159-162Abstract
The study aims to find out the combined effects of Reiki and Acupressure on migraine headache, anxiety and stress in 40-migraine headache suffering women of age range 30-40 years. Subjects with high intensity, frequency, and associated anxiety and stress were selected through standardized tools. The Reiki and Acupressure treatment were applied twice a week for 3 Months. The Pre and Post experimental design with control and experimental group was employed in the study. The obtained was statistically analyzed by mean, t-test and percentage revealed that the Reiki and Acupressure were significantly effective in reducing migraine headache and associated anxiety of experimental group. Besides it relief in insomnia, restlessness and behavioral irritation was also reported by migraine suffering adult women.Keywords
Mgraine Headache, Reiki, Acupressure, Stress, Anxiety
- Potency of reiki and acupressure on migraine headache, anxiety and stress: A study of adult women
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Vijeta Bhati
1,
Sanjay Kumar
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P., IN
1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P., IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 4, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 343-346Abstract
The study aims to find out the combined effects of Reiki and Acupressure on migraine headache, anxiety and stress in 40-migraine headache suffering women of age range 30-40 years. Subjects with high intensity, frequency, and associated anxiety and stress were selected through standardized tools. The Reiki and Acupressure treatment were applied twice a week for 3 Months. The Pre and Post experimental design with control and experimental group was employed in the study. The obtained was statistically analyzed by mean, t-test and percentage revealed that the Reiki and Acupressure were significantly effective in reducing migraine headache and associated anxiety of experimental group. Besides it relief in insomnia, restlessness and behavioral irritation was also reported by migraine suffering adult women.Keywords
Migraine Headache, Reiki, Acupressure, Stress, Anxiety- Resilience as Predictor of Well-Being among Elected Woman Representatives in India
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1 Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
1 Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 108-111Abstract
It is documented that personality is a very significant factor in determining the coping mechanism and level of satisfaction in life. Personality is a combination of various traits and dispositions. There are some individuals who are very vulnerable to develop unhealthy ways to cope with stress and adversities of life. Whereas as some of them are very hard to crack and remain stable in tough and challenging times. A very common factor which makes them emotionally and physically sounds that is resilience in the literature it is called as a process, resilience. It is a gradual process which basically helps a person to discover his personal and unique abilities. Low level of resilience leads to unhealthy behaviors such as immature interpersonal relationships and low achievement motivation. It affects the overall mental health of an individual significantly With respect to women it is very essential dimension to cultivate in personality of women to proactively dealing with traumas of life and zeal to achieve the heights. The present study was aimed at to assess the relationship between resilience and well-being among women representatives. 300 elected women representatives (Sarpanches) were recruited with age range of 25-45 years and who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study. The tools were used in the study:The Resilience scale by Wagnild and Young (1987) and Ryffs scales of Psychological Well-being (1995) to gather relevant information. The findings of the study indicate that the psychological well-being is positively correlated with resilience ability of women representatives. Thus, Resilience makes a women internally strong and mentally tough to encounter the challenges of life as well as ensure their participation in Indian democratic system in building a nation.Keywords
Social Support, Well-Being and Women Representatives.- Psychological Manifestations of Infertility
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Poonam Devi
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Sanjay Kumar
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1 Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, IN
1 Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 13, No 4 (2022), Pagination: 449 - 451Abstract
Infertility has a significant effect on a woman's mental health as well as on her overall well-being. Motherhood is one of the most excitable experiences in every woman's life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of infertility on mental health of infertile women. The sample was collected from 100 infertile and 100 fertile women. Beck Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory were administered to assess the Depression and Self-esteem levels respectively. Results revealed that infertile women scored higher on Depression than fertile women and lower on Self-esteem than fertile women. Self-esteem is an important variable which is required to be enhanced during counselling for women with infertilityKeywords
infertile, depression, self-esteem, well-being, mental healthReferences
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