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Seema Mehrotra , N. R. Mrinal

Abstract

The monitoring blunting hypothesis 4 examines the ways in which threat related information is cognitively processed under stress and explores the role of individual preferences to scan for (monitoring) or cognitively avoid (blunting) threat related cues in regulation of arousal and distress. Within this frame-work, the present report pertains to an empirical study of mental health correlates of blunting in hundred recently diagnosed cancer patients fulfilling specified criteria. The pattern of results suggested that high blunting (compared to low blunting) assessed within ten days of cancer diagnosis was associated with perceived reduction in physical distress, low scores on depression and high scores on positive states of mind and positive affect, assessed seven weeks post diagnosis. Implications of the study results and future research needs are discussed.

Keywords

Cancer, Blunting, Depression, Positive States of Mind

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Lata Rathi ¹, N. R. Mrinal ²

Affiliations
1 Orange City College of Social Work, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IN
2 Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Dental Disfigurement is a major problem for a person who is suffering from Malocclusion. Malocclusion, is a technical name given to crowded, irregular or protruded teeth. In the present investigation the Anxiety and Stress are studied with reference to Dental Disfigurement among Adolescents. The 8 SQ Questionnaire (Cattell, 1976) was administered to 50 Male (age range 12-20 years) and 50 Female(age range 12-20 years) patients to investigate anxiety and stress with an equal number of Normal's having no dental disfigurement. Both the groups, experimental and control were matched on age and sex. It was found that experimental group, adolescents suffering from malocclusion scored significantly greater on Anxiety (M=14.34) as compared with normal's ( M=11.8), F=15.04,p<.01. Similarly the Stress was also found to be significantly greater in adolescents suffering from malocclusion (M=l 5.11 as compared with the normal's (M=12.83), F=l 1.56, p<.01. The interaction between AB was found to be significant which means the gender has an influence on Stress. The females (M=15.06) scored significantly greater than males(M=12.88), F= 10.56.

Keywords

Anxiety, Malocclusion, Orthodontic Patients, Stress.

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Shefali Kamal Kumar ¹, N. R. Mrinal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

To find out which type of dietetic intervention(s) can assuage the selected symptoms of menopause, as compared to each other and a control group. A sample of 200 menopausal (pen-menopausal & post-menopausal women) was selected from Nagpur city (urban area). The subjects were then divided into four groups (n=50 each group), three experimental and one control and the three experimental groups were assigned three different, six weeks long dietary interventions, namely the high protein dietary intervention, the high-frequency dietary intervention and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention. The data were collected before and after the dietary programs and compiled into a 2X4 ANOVA design with the pre and post test results being analyzed with the Student's t test. The post-hoc Tukey's test was employed to then differentiate between the efficacies of each dietary intervention. The three different types of diets demonstrated positive results for the different variables. The high protem dietary intervention was seen to havethemostpositiveeffect on stress, triglyceride levels, diarrhea andconstipation, while the high-frequency dietary intervention had a positive result on triglyceride levels and constipation and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention had a positive efi-ect on stress, triglyceride levels and diarrhea. Depending on the most pressing symptom(s) presented by the menopausal woman, any of the three dietary interventions can be used to help relieve her distress. Food as a medium of alleviating the distress caused by menopause can have a statistically significant effect and should be preferred to medications.

Keywords

Menopause, Diet, Stress, Anthropometry, Triglycerides, Constipation.

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