The Effectiveness of the Discrimination Model-Based Counseling Supervisory Program in Improving Crisis Counseling Skills among Family Reform Counselors in Jordan

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a counseling supervisory program based on the discrimination model in improving crisis counseling skills for family reform counselors in Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of 30 female and male counselors, who were randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group (15) male and female counselors received the supervisory program according to the discrimination model with 90-minute 18 weekly sessions over 9 weeks, whereas  the control group (15) female and male counselors did not receive the supervisory program. The  Family Crisis Skills  Scale which  consists  of 59 items was divided into three subscales: Family Crisis Counseling, Counseling Relation Skills, and Procedures of Intervention & Response to Crisis. It  was  used with the total sample in the pre-post-test, and in the follow-up test only with experimental group. The results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences in the overall mean scores of  the  posttest and all sub-scales of the Family Crisis Skills Scale between the two study group, in favor of the experimental group. Also, the results showed that although the differences between the two groups  in the overall mean scores of the post-follow-up test and all sub-scales of the Family Crisis Skills Scale were not statistically significant, there was a positive gain of improvement for the experimental group. These findings suggest that the counselors in the experimental group retained the impact of the program, and provided  evidence that the impact of the program was efficient and sustainable

Alexithymia and its Relationship with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Women with Breast Cancer

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف عن مستوى الألكسيثيميا واضطراب ضغوط ما بعدة الصدمة لدى مريضات سرطان الثدي والعلاقة بينهما، تكونت عينة الدراسة من (70) مريضة بسرطان الثدي ممن يراجعن مستشفى الملك المؤسس عبد الله الجامعي. أشارت النتائج عدم وجود فروق في متوسطات الدرجات على مقياس الألكسيثيميا لدى مريضات سرطان الثدي تعزى إلى متغيرات: المستوى التعليمي، الحالة الاجتماعية، الحالة الوظيفية، بينما يوجد فروق تعزى لأثر العمر. إضافة إلى عدم وجود فروق في متوسطات الدرجات على مقياس اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة لدى مريضات سرطان الثدي تعزى إلى المتغيرات: العمر، الحالة الوظيفية، بينما يوجد فروق تعزى إلى المتغيرات: الحالة الاجتماعية في مجال استعادة الخبرة الصادمة، والمستوى التعليمي في مجال الاستثارة. كما أظهرت النتائج وجود علاقة ايجابية بين مقياس الألكسيثيميا ومجالاته وبين مقياس اضطراب ضغوط ما بعد الصدمة ومجالاته.This study aimed to detect the level of alexithymia and post-traumatic stress disorder in breast cancer patients and to find a relationship between them. The study sample consisted of (70) breast cancer patients who visit King Abdullah University Hospital. The results did not show differences of alexithymia among breast cancer patients due to variables: educational level, marital status, employment status, and there were differences due to the effect of age. The results also indicated there were differences in PTSD among breast cancer patients due to the variables: age, functional status, and there were differences attributed to the variables: marital status in the field of traumatic experience recovery, and educational level in the arousal field. The results also showed the existence of a statistically significant positive relationship between the alexithymia scale and its domains and between the PTSD scale and its domains

Assessing the Psychological and Social Impacts of the Refugee Crisis on Members of the Refugees-Hosting Community: A Survey Study of the Jordan Community

ملخص: هدف البحث الحالي إلى تقييم الآثار النفسيّة والاجتماعية النّاتجة عن أزمة اللجوء لدى أفراد المجتمعات المستضيفة للاجئين، وقد تكوّنت عيّنة الدّراسة من (3152) فرداً، تمّ اختيارهم بالطريقة المتيسرة.ولتحقيق هدف الدراسة، تم تطوير مقياس الآثار النفسية والاجتماعية الذي تألف من (42) فقرة بحيث وزّعتْ على مجالين هما: (الآثار النفسية، والآثار الاجتماعية).وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أنّ مستوى الآثار النفسية كان منخفضاً؛ بينما جاء مستوى الآثار الاجتماعية بدرجة متوسطة، كما أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في الآثار النفسية تعزى لمتغيرات الجنس، العمر، وطبيعة العمل، وعدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا تعزى لمتغير مستوى التعليم. في حين أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية للآثار الاجتماعية تعزى لمتغيرات الجنس، والعمر، وعدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا تعزى لمتغيرات مستوى التعليم، وطبيعة العمل. وأوصى الباحثون بضرورة تبني نهج مؤسسي تخصصي للاهتمام بالصحة النفسية لأفراد المجتمع الأردني، والعمل على استحداث برامج للتأهيل المهني والاجتماعي للباحثين عن عمل.Abstract: The current research aimed to assess the psychological and social impacts on Jordanian. The Convenience sample consisted of (3152)To achieve the aim of the study, measure were developed to the psychosocial and social impact scale, which consists of (42) items, The results shown that the psychological effects are low, and social effects are moderate. The results also shown a significance difference on psychological effects to gender and age and work, but there were no significance differences on education level. The results also shown a significance difference on social effects to gender and age, but there is no a significance differences on education level and work. So, The researchers recommend to adopting a specialized institutional approach to take care of Jordanian's mental health, and working on rehabilitating the unemployed individuals functionally, psychologically and socially

GC/MS and LC-MS/MS phytochemical evaluation of the essential oil and selected secondary metabolites of Ajuga orientalis from Jordan and its antioxidant activity

The current investigation aimed to shed light in the volatile and non-volatile secondary metabolites of Ajuga orientalis L. from Jordan. GC/MS and GC/FID analysis of the hydrodistilled essential oil obtained from aerial parts of the plant revealed tiglic acid (18.90 %) as main constituent. Each of the methanol and butanol fractions of A. orientalis were screened for their total phenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity determined by DDPH and ABTS methods. The extracts were then analyzed by LC-ESI-MS/MS to unveil their chemical constituents, especially phenols and flavonoids. Results showed that the AO-B extract had the highest TPC (217.63 ± 2.65 mg gallic acid/g dry extract), TFC (944.41 ± 4.77 mg quercetin /g dry extract), highest DPPH and ABTS antioxidant activity ((4.00 ± 0.20) × 10-2; (3.00 ± 0.20) × 10-2 mg/mL, respectively) as compared to the AO-M extract. LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of both extracts revealed the presence of several phenolics, flavonoids and nonphenolic acids