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Pallavi Shukla ¹, Ashok Kumar Patel ², Deapti Mishra ³, Ashok Parasar ⁴

Affiliations
1 CIIMHANS, Dewada, Rajnadgaon, C.G, IN
2 Deptt. of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi, IN
3 Department of Clinical Psychology, PGIBAMS, Raipur, C.G, IN
4 Ankur Rehab. Center, Indore, M.P., IN

Abstract

Teaching is a one of the most renounced profession in Indian scenario and teachers are more responsible to determined to characteristics of not only students but characteristic of a nation also. It has been observed students frequently accept to their teacher as a role model. Hence students usually try to copy their every single act, wheatear it is healthy or unhealthy because school children are not able to judge. A healthy coping style plays a key role to determine the characteristic of a good teacher. Thus authors are interested to investigate the coping style of school teachers. To study the copping style and gender differences among school teachers. Purposive sampling has adapted in this study for data collection. Various schools of Raipur city Chhattisgarh were listed out for the study sample. A total of 120 teachers (60 females & 60 males) were participated in the study. A semi structured socio-demographic data sheet fallowed by cope scale was used for the assessment. Descriptive Statistics, chi-square, and t-test were used for statistical analysis using Statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Mean age of male teachers was (43.68) significantly higher than female teachers (37.05). Study revels there was significant difference in several areas of copping style but there was no significant found on broad level in copping of male female teachers. In conclusion it can be said that female teachers are better than male teachers in coping strategies but they does not differ significantly from male teachers. Study also suggests that there is a need to provide proper conducive environment and support to teachers to improve their coping strategies. Teachers should be positive in facing their challenges which will help them to personal and professional skills. It is recommended that regular assessment of their stress level should be conducted by the Guidance Center and Medical Clinic.

Keywords

Coping Style, School Teachers, Gender Differences.

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Ashok Parasar ¹, Dinesh Naik ², Pramod Gupta ³, Ashok Kumar Patel ⁴, Ajay Maurya ⁵, Varun Kumar Srivatav ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychotherapy, Ankur Rehab Center, Dharmpuri, Ujjain, Indore, IN
2 N.V.P. Mandal's Arts, Commerarce & Sciences Collage, Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharastra, IN
3 CIIMHANS, Dewada, Rajnadgaon, C.G, IN
4 Clinical Epidemiology Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN
5 Ankur Rehab Center, Dharmpuri, Indore, M.P., IN

Abstract

Families often bear a substantial amount of the burden of any illness in a relative and this is true in schizophrenia. Families no longer consider them self a cause but still are obligated to care for their children. A large body of literature explores the familial interactions and clinical course of schizophrenia (Tasman, 2003). Here it's a huge problem of coping of care givers schizophrenia. Coping style is a person's characteristic strategies used in response to life problems or trauma. These can include thoughts, emotions or behaviour. The term coping refers to the process by which a person attempts to manage stressful demands. The aim of the present study was to explore the coping strategies of caregivers of Schizophrenia patients. The sample size of the study is 60 caregivers of schizophrenic patients. The tools used for assessing the variables are Socio Demographic Data Sheet (Self made), General Health Questionnaire, and The Cope Scale. Suggests Emotion-Focused Coping was mostly used by the caregivers of schizophrenic patients.

Keywords

Copping Strategies, Caregivers And Schizophrenia.

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Varun Kumar ¹, Richa Ojha ¹, Ashok Parasar ¹, Ajay Maurya ¹, Ajay Sharma ², Ashok Kumar Patel ², Ankur Agrawal ², S. K. Chawala ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychotherapy, Ankur Rehab Centre, Dharmpuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Neurology, Shri Arvindo Institute, Ankur Rehab Centre, Mediacal Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN
3 Ankur Rehab Centre, Dharmpuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN

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Psychoeducation has been emerged as an indispensable mode of treatment in modern day psychiatric treatment. Most mental health clinicians and researchers are in favour of adding psychoeducation as the adjunct to strengthen the other forms of psychiatric treatment because psychoeducation has the potentialities to help the patients and family members know about their creative and positive role in the treatment and enhance their ability to deal with daily stress. Psychoeducation is an adjunctive approach which has the immense potentialities to reduce the relapse as well as rehospitalization rates and mental health costs in relapsing psychiatric disorders. Psychoeducation is understood as systematic, structured, didactic information on the illness and its treatment options and psychoeducation aims to enable patients as well as family membersto cope with the illness. Modern treatment protocols cite psychoeducation as an indispensable part of psychiatric treatment. Psychoeducation for patients with severe and relapsing mental disorder improves the understanding of mental illness, increases the quality of life, and can reduce relapse rates. Family psychoeducation as well has become a strongly supported evidence-based practice in the treatment of chronic and relapsing mental disorders. Psychoeducation in families of patients with such disorders can reduce the relapse rates of these patients, positively influence the course of the patient's illness, and help the families and patients to better cope with the mental illness (Rummel-Kluge et al., 2006). In our review paper we present evidence supporting the efficacy of psychoeducation, the topics to be addressed in a psychoeducational program and its postulated mechanisms of action as well as side-effects.

Keywords

Psychoeducation, Psychiatric Disorders.

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Suman Singh ¹, Dhananjay Kumar ¹, Ashok Kumar Patel ², Shraddhesh Kumar Tiwari ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Maharaja Bhagwati Prasad Singh Memorial, District Hospital, Balarampur, Uttar Pradesh, IN

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Stereotype threat refers to being at risk of confirming, as a self-characteristic, a negative stereotype about one's social group (Steele & Aronson, 1995). It is a psychological phenomena that has negatively impact the performance of variety of groups (O' Brien & Crandall, 2003). Present study was aimed to investigate the stereotype threat and academic achievement in various social group students. Two measures, stereotype scale and educational achievements from High school to P.G. Entrance exam were applied on 300 students (100 from General, 100 OBC & 100 SC/ST) of various social groups. Results suggest that group membership of various social group affect the stereotype threat and academic achievements. Level of stereotype threat was found significant affect on academic achievement and also, it was found negative correlation between stereotype threat and academic achievements.

Keywords

Stereotype Threat, Social Groups, Academic Achievements.

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Ved Prakash Maurya ¹, Ashok Kumar Patel ², Vibha Sharma ³

Affiliations
1 Clinical Psychology, GBU, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Maharaja Bhagwati Prasad Singh Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
3 Department of Clinical Psychology, IHBAS, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Use of internet facility has increased in resent few years. It has observed that mostly youngsters have been affected from recent development of information and communication technology either positively or negatively. Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between use of internet and health and well-being among college students. A total of 160 graduate and postgraduate students from various colleges and Universities of north India were participated in the study. Personal data seat consisting age, gender, education religion use of internet per week, etc fallowed by PGI health questionnaire and PGI well-being questionnaire were administered for the data collection. Results of the study reveals 41.3% students were on the border line of pathological use and 13.1% of the total populations are in danger John of use of internet. Study also reveals that excessive use of internet is an indicator of poor health and well being among college students.

Keywords

Internet, Health, Well-Being and Students.

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Ashok Kumar Patel ¹, Shraddhesh Kumar Tiwari ², Suman Singh ³, Sylvia Lindinger-Sternart ⁴

Affiliations
1 Clinical Psychologist District Hospital Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
3 Department of Psychology, DDU Gorakhpur, University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
4 Department of Psychology, University of Providence United States, US

Abstract

Self-esteem reflects an individual's perception and evaluation of himself or herself, whereas, life satisfaction involves the individual's evaluation of one's life as a whole including different areas of life such as school, family and friends as well as oneself (Civitci & Civitci, 2009). The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between self esteem and satisfaction with life in current college students. A total of 200 college students (100 Male & 100 Female) from Veer Bahadur Singh University Jaunpur (U.P.) participated. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (1965) and satisfactions with life scale (Diener et al., 1985) were administered. Self-esteem and satisfaction with life was found significantly correlated in male, female, urban and general category participants. The effect of self-esteem on satisfaction with life was found significant

Keywords

Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction and University Students.

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Ashok Kumar Patel ¹, Vidyasagar Singh ²

Affiliations
1 BCS Govt. PG College, Dhamtari (C.G.), IN
2 SOS in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.), IN

Abstract

Weekly market is not only place for available goods to the villagers but also providing sell opportunity for locale produce and minor forest product (MFP) in rural area. People who lives in rural area not possible to go to town or city for marketing (Shopping) for basic requirement likes-daily needs etc. In Study area, Major portion of the population depends on agriculture and minor forest products. Nearest surrounding all villagers visit to the weekly market to purchase. They sell those surplus produce in near weekly market. Weekly markets important role play in rural areas providing employment and income generation process. In this paper has focused on infrastructure of the weekly market places.

Keywords

Weekly Markets.

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