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Neeta Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Dehradun, IN

Abstract

The present study attempts to explore defense oriented reactions of adolescents belonging to high and low socio-economic status. The data was collected on 200 adolescents (100 boys and 100 girls) equally divided into two categories: Respondents belonging to High and Low SES. Bhardwaj's SES Scale (1999) and Mrinal and Mrinal's DMI (1998) were used to assess SES and use of defense oriented reactions of the respondents respectively. The results have revealed some significant differences in the use of defense oriented reactions of adolescents belonging to different social class. For example: 1. Girls of High SES were found to use more TAO and PRO than Boys. 2. Girls of Low SES were also found to use more TAO and PRO while boys of low SES were found to use more PRN, TAS and REV than girls. 3. Boys of High SES were found to use more TAO and REV than boys of low SES. While boys of Low SES were found to use more PRO, PRN and TAS. 4. Girls of high SES were found to report more TAO, PRN and REV while girls of low SES were found to use more PRO and TAS.

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Neeta Gupta ¹, Renuka Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IN

Abstract

The present study attempts to explore Emotional Competence of the respondents in relation to parental involvement among adolescents. The data were collected on 150 adolescents (75 boys and 75 girls) equally divided into three groups on the basis of high average and low parental involvement. Chopra and Sahoo's (2007) Parental involvement scale and Bharadwaj's (2007) scale of Emotional Competence were used to measure parental involvement and emotional competence of the respondents. The results have revealed that (1) boys and girls differed significantly on all the dimensions of emotional competence except one dimensions i.e. enhancement of positive emotions and (2) boys who perceived low parental involvement were found to be more above to function with emotions.

Keywords

Emotional Competence, Parental Involvement, Adolescents

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Neeta Gupta ¹, Renuka Joshi ¹, Shribimi Gogoi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, D.A.V.(P.G.) College, Dehradun, IN

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The present study has tried to explore psychophysical health among Orthopedic, Hypertensive Dermatological and Normal Adults. For this data was collected on 200 respondents; 100 males and 100 females having 50 respondents in each group; Orthopedic, Hypertensive, Dermatological patients and Normal Adults. The design which is used to conceptualize the study is 4x2 factorial design : 4 groups of respondents and Sex of the respondents. Cornell Medical Index constructed by Wig, Pershad and Verma (1998) was utilized to measure the psychophysical health of the respondents. The results of the present study have revealed that; 1.Significant gender differences were obtained only in psychological/emotional health, i.e., females have reported better Psychological Health; 2. Normal  Adults  have  reported  best  physical and total psychophysical health followed by Orthopedic, Hypertensive and Dermatological patients; 3.Normal females have reported best physical, psychological as well as total psychophysical health than other groups of the respondents.

Keywords

Psychophysical-Health, Physical Condition.

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Neeta Gupta ¹, Rashmi Rawat ¹, Shobhita Rani ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, DAV (PG) College, Dehradun, IN
2 Dehradun, IN

Abstract

Most psychologists define stress as the physiological and psychological response to a condition that threatens or challenges the individual and requires some form of adaptation or adjustment. An early, contribution to stress research was made by Cannon (1932), who described the fight-or-flight response. Cannon described that when any threat is perceived by an organism (animal or human), the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine glands prepare the body to fight the threat or free from it. He also considered it potentially harmful in the long run, if an organism is not able to fight or free and experience prolonged stress and continuing physical arousal (Sapolsky, 1994).

Keywords

Perceived Stress, Dual-Career.

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