THE EFFICACY OF AN EMOTIONAL ROLE-PLAY INTERVENTION VERSUS A PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH ON STRESS LEVELS AND AFFECT EXPERIENCED BY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

Many people experience negative feelings associated with life transition but choose not to seek therapy to alleviate stress-related symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine if role-play techniques, shown to be effective for clinical issues, could also reduce college students' stress and negative affect associated with the adjustment to their first year in college. The study also investigated if differences in emotional processing style moderated the effectiveness of the role-play intervention. Participants were randomly assigned to a role-play intervention, problem-solving intervention, or control group condition. Perceived stress, positive affect, and negative affect were measured before and after the intervention and two weeks following the intervention. The results indicated the role-play intervention was not effective in reducing stress or negative affect. The results also signified that individual differences in emotional processing ability may be a key ingredient in developing intervention strategies that are successful

Student feedback on the use of paintings in Sparshanam, the Medical Humanities module at KIST Medical College, Nepal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Paintings have been used in Medical Humanities modules in Nepal at Manipal College of Medical Sciences and KIST Medical College. Detailed participant feedback about the paintings used, the activities carried out, problems with using paintings and the role of paintings in future modules has not been previously done. Hence the present study was carried out.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The present module for first year medical students was conducted from February to August 2010 at KIST Medical College, Nepal. Paintings used were by Western artists and obtained from the Literature, Arts and Medicine database. The activities undertaken by the students include answering the questions 'What do you see' and 'What do you feel' about the painting, creating a story of 100 words about the scene depicted, and interpreting the painting using role plays and poems/songs. Feedback was not obtained about the last two activities. In August 2010 we obtained detailed feedback about the paintings used.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Seventy-eight of the 100 students (78%) participated. Thirty-four students (43.6%) were male. The most common overall comments about the use of paintings were "they helped me feel what I saw" (12 respondents), "enjoyed the sessions" (12 respondents), "some paintings were hard to interpret" (10 respondents) and "were in tune with module objectives" (10 respondents). Forty-eight (61.5%) felt the use of western paintings was appropriate. Suggestions to make annotations about paintings more useful were to make them shorter and more precise, simplify the language and properly introduce the artist. Forty-one students (52.6%) had difficulty with the exercise 'what do you feel'. Seventy-four students (94.9%) wanted paintings from Nepal to be included.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Participant response was positive and they were satisfied with use of paintings in the module. Use of more paintings from Nepal and South Asia can be considered. Further studies may be required to understand whether use of paintings succeeded in fulfilling module objectives.</p

As It Is, It Is an Ax: Some Medieval Reflections on De Anima II.1.

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Can est be used impersonally, a clue to the understanding of the verbum substantivum

ABSTRACT I consider three works from the "Baconian" or "intentionalist" grammatical tradition as they deal with a nexus of issues surrounding the impersonal use of est : Robert Kilwardby's Commentary on Priscian Minor and Sophismata Grammaticalia, and Bacon's Summa Gramatica. I note the common method and uniform doctrine of these works and draw attention to significant variations among them.RESUME : On analyse ici trois textes relevant de la tradition grammaticale "Baconienne" ou "intentionaliste", qui traitent d'un ensemble de questions autour de l'usage impersonnel de est : le commentaire sur Priscien Mineur et les Sophismata Grammaticalia de Robert Kilwardby, la Summa Grammatica de Roger Bacon. On notera que ces textes utilisent une méthode commune et développent une doctrine similaire, et l'on attirera l'attention sur certaines divergences significatives.Sirridge Mary. Can est be used impersonally, a clue to the understanding of the verbum substantivum. In: Histoire Épistémologie Langage, tome 12, fascicule 2, 1990. Grammaires Médiévales, sous la direction de Irène Rosier . pp. 121-138

Robert Kilwardby as « scientific grammarian »

ABSTRACT: In the 13th century, grammar attempted to become a scientific discipline according to the Aristotelian model. This model must, however, be redefined to adapt to the constraints imposed by the specificity of the object. Robert Kilwardby's work moved in this direction. By supposing that scientificity is a relative and gradual notion, he was able to explain that grammar, whose object is not of the order of the necessary, may be considered an inferior science. By accepting that there could be a type of knowledge of the singular object resulting from its separation from form, Kilwardby solved the difficulty arising from the fact that grammar is principally concerned with types of expression and examples. By privileging the universal and abstract aspect of language to the detriment of its material and concrete aspect, he dealt with the claim for the universality of the object.RÉSUMÉ: La grammaire, au XIIIe siècle, cherche à se constituer en dispipline scientifique selon le modèle aristotélicien. Ce modèle doit cependant être redéfini pour s'adapter aux contraintes imposées par la spécificité de son objet. Robert Kilwardby est un des auteurs qui oeuvra dans ce sens. En admettant que la scientificité soit une notion relative et graduée, il peut expliquer que la grammaire, dont l'objet n'est pas du domaine du nécessaire, puisse être considérée comme une science inférieure. En acceptant qu'il y ait une certaine connaissance du singulier, par abstraction de la forme, il résout la difficulté provenant de ce que la grammaire s 'occupe principalement de types d'expression et d'exemples. En privilégiant l'aspect universel et abstrait du langage au détriment de son aspect matériel et concret il répond à l'exigence d'universalité de l'objetSirridge Mary. Robert Kilwardby as « scientific grammarian ». In: Histoire Épistémologie Langage, tome 10, fascicule 1, 1988. Stratégies théoriques. pp. 7-28

Robert Kilwardby -The verbum substantivum

Sirridge Mary. Robert Kilwardby -The verbum substantivum. In: Archives et documents de la Société d'histoire et d'épistémologie des sciences du langage, Seconde série, n°4, 1990. pp. 61-64

LABORATORY EVALUATION OF HEMOSTASIS

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