...Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology Lestia Reese John Lynch Psychology of Adjustment March 03, 2013 1The purpose of the article of descriptive phenomenological study was to identify and describe the essential meaning structure in the experience of postpartum depression (PPD). 2They interviewed four women diagnosed with major depression and analyzed the data with Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method. Their analysis revealed two essential meaning structures of PPD. The first structure describes the mother as throw into a looming, dangerous world, coupled with a restricted, heavy body that hindered her attunement to her baby. Tormented by anxiety, guilt and shame, she tried to deal with her pain by analytical reflection and social isolation. The second structure describes sudden lapses into intense feelings of alienation from the self, the baby, and from the social and material world. With a distorted primordial self-awareness, the mother no longer felt that she existed as herself in the world. 1PPD involves a temporary collapse of fundamental structures of consciousness, that is, how they experience self, body, the social world, and time. These structures become more or less deformed, reorganized in a new interconnected gestalt, which sustains and strengthens itself if not identified and treated. Their subjects lived their postpartum depression in different ways and in different contexts. One essential meaning structure encompassed three...
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...Jameelah Meredith Career Management Abstract-Career Development Stages May 1, 2016 Abstract The article ‘Super’s Career Stages and the Decision to Change Careers” written by Roslyn Smart and Candida Peterson is an article based on a study of career stages. This study examined Super’s (1990) concept of recycling through the stages of adult career development in a sample of 226 Australian men and women who were approximately evenly distributed across the following four steps in the uptake of a second career: contemplating a change, choosing a new field, implementing a change, and change fully completed. A group of adults of similar age, gender, education, occupation, and career history who had no intention of switching careers was also included for comparison. Recycling predictions were supported by the finding that the three groups who were in the throes of career change displayed greater concern with Super’s first (exploration) stage than the non-changing control group. In addition, the two groups who were most intensely involved in the change process (choosing field and implementing) scored higher in exploration concern than the group whose career change was fully completed. Satisfaction also varied as a function of the participant’s stage in the process of switching to a new career. Global satisfaction with the present job was highest in workers who had completed the change to a new career, but non-changers were more satisfied than the three groups who were actively...
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...Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology Cory Palmer Strayer University Professor Christine Marino PSY 100 05 NOV 2013 Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology Kearney, Mcdermott, Malte, Martinez, & Simpson (2012) conducted a study of the effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. I believe that PTSD is a state of mind that an individual has or how the deal with a certain traumatic event that has taken place in their life. According to Santrock (2006), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event, such as war; severely oppressive situations, such as the Holocaust; severe abuse, as in rape; natural disasters, such as floods and tornados; and unnatural disasters, such as plane crashes (p.132). Much of what is known about PTSD comes from individuals who have developed the disorder because of combat and war-related traumas. Kearney et al. (2012) studied using new research to assess outcomes associated with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for veterans with PTSD. It has been suggested that acceptance of mindfulness-based approaches may be useful in the treatment of PTSD, though currently outcome data are lacking (Kearney et al., 2012). There were initially 167 veterans referred to the MBSR during the study period. From the charts I found that after orientation...
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...Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology XXX Prof. Philena DeVaughn PSY100 November 7th, 2013 Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology In a study done by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and the University of Portsmouth, UK, researchers conducted a live study in which 60 people were asked their travel destinations (Vrij, A., Granhag, P., Mann, S., & Leal, S., 2011). The purpose of the test is whether to see if the people interviewed, both asked to tell the truth and lie about their travel plans, was to see how well the researchers could effectively distinguish if the person was or was not telling the truth. Normally, to distinguish if people are telling the truth or not, a Polygraph machine is used but the machine requires a lot of set up and controlled conditions. However, for this new sort of research, the researchers would be on the lookout for the following dependent variables: length of the response, amount of detail, plausibility, contradictions, and spontaneous corrections. The initial testing was done at the departure gates of the airport in which people were asked where they were heading to and what their plans were. Then the people tested were asked to conduct further research by bringing in a second researcher answer some more questions about their trip. The second researcher however did not know any individuals plans before being brought in. Half the people were asked to tell the truth...
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...Thesis Preparation Have visualizations been a good tool to use in the world of Design? In my assignment, I will be looking at how the general use of certain software’s and digital technology has taken the world of architecture and Interior Design in another era. And how other articles and journals supports that view and don’t. At the moment, we are living in a world of advanced technology where everything is taught using digital technology, whether it be a mobile device, an iPad or a computer, in a preschool or third level facility. It shows that we are ingrained with it nowadays and even more with the future generation to come. The impact that it has on my chosen career, Architecture and Interior Design has gone on leaps and bounds since I started out as a professional. In my own opinion, as well as looking at different articles and journals, I think it has benefited us as a designer nowadays and the way we think differently productivity. But I also can’t help wondering how it all worked out many years ago without the aid of technology The changes we see nowadays digitally started when the industrial revolution came about! Steel and electricity were new on the scene and designer had to bring them into the design of the future builds. At the time of the industrial revolution, the structure of skyscrapers had to bring in the new elements (Steel and Electricity) and, therefore it had an impact on designers and teams, and how they were going to introduce the...
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...In Chapter Five “Clarifying the Research Question through Secondary Data and Exploration”, the authors Donald R. Cooper and Pamela S. Schindler examine the functions and methods of exploratory research along with analyzing the incorporation of secondary data into the research process. Exploratory research is very important to researchers in many ways such as; giving researchers obvious ideas of the issues they may encounter while doing the investigation and the enhancements of concepts. Overall, the exploration of research will advance the research project. Exploring research is also important because some of the information researchers receive is so ambiguous that exploration is a necessity. In the exploratory stage of the research, researchers should achieve the following: 1) Increase your understanding of the management dilemma by observing the way others address these situations; 2) Enhance the research question by collecting background information on your specific issue; 3) Find and collect data to articulate investigative questions; 4) Identify resources to ask questions that may be applied as measurement questions, and 5) Gather records of likely participants that could be used in sample design. Literature search; an evaluation of books, articles in journals, or professional writing, that may pertain to your management dilemma, is usually the first phase in exploratory research. The examining of secondary sources can be extremely tricky and difficult for researchers...
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...The intention of this assignment is to provide an analytical evaluation of selected research literature published in the Nursing Education Today titled ‘A caring professional attitude’: What service users and carers seek in graduate nurses and the challenge for educators (Griffiths et al, 2012). Strengths and limitations of the research will be appraised in addition to varying methodologies utilised via the logical constructive framework or Coughlan critique guidelines (Ryan et al, 2007). The choice of article was resultant of renewed interest in contemporary nursing abilities and the controversy surrounding service user perspectives and the provision of quality care. Hence, a systematic inquiry into patient’s desires and expectations within the professional arena of paediatrics will aid independent and future development of the patient-nurse relationship, improve responsiveness and place a greater emphasis on the prerequisite standards of proficiency in education. Furthermore, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2010) dictate integration and assessment of research are an integral part of the nursing profession in order to advance comprehension and inform practice in a holistic manner through a strong evidence base. According to Ryan, et al. (2007) a plausible title should capture the reader’s attention through identification of the phenomena (What is sought in graduate nurses) and the population under investigation (carers and service users). Whilst this is reflective of...
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...This journal article is based off a study that was done to” measure the effectives ness of a wellness-based group counseling intervention on the self- esteem of 8th grade girls.” The intervention took place within the counseling department in a suburban middle school that included seven sessions with each session being 35 minutes long and each session focused on something different and each session including an educational activity from role playing and career explorations. Self- Esteem is something that majority of adolescents go through, mainly adolescent girls. During the adolescence stage it is constantly changing, for girls they have the capacity to define who they are or who they want to be and then they decide if they like that identity...
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...HRIR 2440 Group Project This is a group research-based project on a topic area of Human Resource Management. You are to arrange into teams of 4 to 5 students. Your team task is to choose a specific topic, research that topic and present your findings to the class. There are two parts to this assignment: 1) Written Overview Project Report and 2) Presentation. Teams can choose a topic from a list provided by your instructor or choose your own topic, as approved by the instructor. Note that there are to be only two teams per topic. Your instructor will bring to class a group project sign-up sheet in which you are to list your team member’s names and topic area. The expectation for this assignment is for solid research and analysis of your topic area. Your research is to include information from a wide array of resource material, include an interview(s). (Refer to information in the instructions below pertaining to bibliography and interview expectations). Assertions and insights should be substantiated with scholarly research, relevant course material, based on human resource management concepts and themes and interview material. Individually, students will have opportunity to complete a team assessment form to evaluate your own and team members’ participation on the group project. Each team will be assigned a team to conduct a peer evaluation of that team’s presentation. Once teams are formed, your instructor will provide teams with the presentation that you are responsible...
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...Grieving is a complex process which can span many disciplines of thought, including psychological, spiritual, and medical. The article “Exploration of nurse practitioner practice with clients who are grieving” (White & Ferszt, 2009) explores the unique clinical challenges and roles of the nurse practitioner in working with patients who are grieving the death of a loved one. The authors chose a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory method to explore the NP’s practice working with grieving clients within a primary care setting. This approach is suitable for the type of information that was being researched, as it leaves more room for undirected answers and an open forum for the participants of the study to share their phenomenological experiences. The dearth of previous research in this area lends itself to qualitative research, as qualitative research is an appropriate way to open up the discourse and to determine what further questions might be worthwhile to investigate in the future (Polit & Beck, 2012). The authors used the purposive sampling method to select nine NP’s with significant experience grief and primary care, also are known for their holistic, comprehensive nursing approach, with the idea that substantive data could be obtained from these clinicians. The research conducted was a retrospective study about the care of particular grieving patients that these NP’s had provided in the past. After receiving three questions one month in advance of the interview, in order...
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...involved in treatment are vital aspects of patient rehabilitation. If an individual is not satisfied with the healthcare services provided, they will not continue with the treatment plan and therefore, go without managed care which can affect their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine common factors and experiences of adult students and to also compare the quality of healthcare among social class. Research Question This study seeks to answer the following research question: What factors affect the healthcare experiences of the adult learner? Literature Review One of the peer reviewed journal articles that I read relevant to this to this subject was titled Practice, Policy, & Perspectives; A Survey Evaluating Patients’ Satisfaction with the Social Work service provided at a Rehabilitation Centre from an Australian Social Work Journal published by Routledge in March 2012. It exemplified the need to develop relationships between patients and the administrators of healthcare services to achieve satisfaction of complete care. The study proclaimed that patient satisfaction is an important indicator in the quality of healthcare. Iliffe et al. (2008) noted, healthcare service users have strong views about their care and are best placed to judge aspects of this care. Patient satisfaction is part of the definition of quality. Service users should have the right to influence their care and the services they receive. Iliffe et al. (2008) also stated...
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..."Longitudinal Predictors of Homelessness: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-97." Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 18, no. 8, Oct. 2015, pp. 1015-1034. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/13676261.2015.1020930. The authors outline findings on the predictors of youth homelessness in vulnerable populations. Youth homelessness is defined between 18-25 years old, whereas most risk factors were present in adolescence. Populations include youth who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, poverty, limited financial and emotional support, substance abuse youth who have run away from home, and those who have problems in school such as low involvement and educational attainment. Furthermore, a nontraditional family structure such as single parent, step parent, and parent(s) who could not work due to illness. Moreover, the study found that authoritarian or uninvolved parenting styles increased risk of homelessness among youth. This article is critical to my research on youth homelessness and YEAH! Berkeley because it outlines the risk factors and potential causes as to why youth experience homelessness. Prevention efforts are critical to ending youth homelessness, and the more people understand about why youth become homeless the better they will be at helping them. This article provides context for my interview with Ms. Alina Schenk, volunteer coordinator at YEAH!...
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...displayed his transformational leadership when he was an officer in the United States Navy. During World War II his PT boat was cut in half and he helped save the lives of many of his crew members (Day, 2011). One of the most famous quotes from a transformational leader came in President Kennedy’s first moments as President of the United States. In his 1961 inaugural address President Kennedy spoke to all Americans when he said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This set the tone for his leadership style from the beginning (Alta, 2012). Another example of President Kennedy’s transformational leadership style was how he handled America advancing in space exploration (Gliem and Janack, 2008). He promised America would send men to the moon and bring them back safely. President Kennedy did not live to see his promise fulfilled. To this day, President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, ranks as the number two most memorable TV moments in American history (Bauder, 2012). President Kennedy leadership has had a lasting impression on his final business endeavor, running the United States. References Alta,...
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...Exploration of a Journal Article Margaret Schreiber Professor Randi Fass Sociology 100 Homeschooling is an Art, not a Science: The Impact of Homeschooling on Choice of College Major written by Lynn Phillips and published in Sociological Viewpoints is the article that I selected from the Strayer University database. The research and the article were written to support a hypothesis on homeschoolers and college choices more specifically how high school aged children that are home schooled are less likely to major in the natural sciences then children taught in traditional school settings. The article includes a table reporting the results of Ms. Phillips research and a section that discusses the reporting of the results. The discussion section surmises that more research is needed on this subject to make a good conclusion about this hypothesis it is mention that the researcher should further investigate many different variables, for example the education of the parents, setting of the school and state regulations just to name a few, to determine whether these result where typical among homeschooled students. Ms. Phillips choose to survey approximately 800 college students at a small Midwestern college whose population included one tenth teens homeschooled at the high school level. The type of research that was performed was a survey that included roughly 55 questions on various topics. The results of this survey concluded that about 8% of the homeschooled...
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...The Exploration of a Journal Article “Sociology of Emotions” By: Alicia L Johnson Sociology 100 Sheila Farr The article that I found in the Ebsco Host library was an article written by Katherine Walker and it is titled “Sociology of Emotions”. According to the article “Sociology of Emotions”, Katherine Walker received a Doctorate in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently teaches in the University College at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her current research concerns race, memory, and controversial commemoration, and she is wrapping up a study of public debates over Confederate memorials. She has also studied the impact of the Internet on identity and relationships. As the article “Sociology of Emotions was read, the conclusion was made it gave off the impression that it was a previously researched article, as the article made multiple references to Sociology scholars that have established themselves in the field of Sociology and the topic at hand of Emotions. Some of the Sociology scholars were Emile Durkheim and Erving Goffman. Katherine Walker extensively attempts to dialogue about every subject and then goes to tie a Sociology pioneer to that specific focus. She portrays the fact that every study of Sociology at some point has some sort of emotion attached to it and that different each emotions can arise and be separated into groups. The issue ascends that there are regular emotions and emotions that can be attached to specific cultures...
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