Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510076
Feeling Good Vs. Living Well: A Deeper Look at Human Flourishing
Aman Aher, MBBS and Manisha Jaywant Aher, MBBS, DGO, MA
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
Happiness and well-being are frequently conflated in both academic and public discourse, yet they constitute distinct psychological constructs with unique theoretical and practical implications. While happiness is typically operationalized as transient affective states or global life satisfaction [1], well-being encompasses more enduring aspects of psychological functioning, including purpose, personal growth, and social connectedness....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510075
Cognitive Science: The Dependence of Sensory Perception
Theofilidis Antonis and Katsarou Dimitra
Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
Decades before the Fodor-Churchland controversy, Gibson (1947) had pointed out that perception is not a passive recipient of external processes with an instantaneous onset but an active process of exploration of the organism that seeks and obtains information from the environment in a flow of continuous interaction (Sensation, Perception, Experience, Representation). How we go from one step to the next is not clear. Eysenck [1] believes that perception is influenced mainly by information that co...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510073
Clinical Assessment of Linguistic Abilities in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Theofilidis Antonis
Article Type: RESEARCH ARTICLE | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
The objective of the present study was to investigate the linguistic profile of patients with multiple sclerosis and to establish a connection between the corresponding linguistic deficits and specific brain regions. Specifically, for the purposes of this research, 12 adults diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis were examined and compared with healthy participants. The Boston Aphasia Naming Test, a standardized linguistic tool, was administered, focusing on the subtests for aud...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510072
Role of Transdiagnostic Approach in Improving Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors: A Narrative Review
Swati Sucharita Dash, Prangya Paramita, Tanushree Rao, Jignesh Bhate and Guruprasad KS Rao
Article Type: Review Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 10
Transdiagnostic interventions have been shown to be effective in improving quality of life (QoL) among cancer survivors. This narrative review aims to explore the impact of transdiagnostic interventions on QoL to facilitate development of more effective interventions and future research. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the PubMed database using a combination of MeSH terms and keywords related to cancer survivorship, QoL, and transdiagnostic interventions. Studies on Metacognit...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510071
Correlation of Mothers' Educational Level and Depression of Mothers with PKU Children
Iakovou K and Schulpis K
Article Type: Editorial | Indexed Archive: Volume 9
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of phenylalanine (phe) metabolism due to the deficiency of the hepatic enzyme phe hydroxylase activity. Mothers of phenylketonuric children are obligatory heterozygous of the disease. PKU is characterized by high phe blood levels resulting in executive function impairment, convulsions and microcephaly caused by toxic effect of phe accumulation in the brain...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510068
The Relationship between Personality Traits and Effectiveness of Ethiopian Athletes in Long Distance Running
Fenta Bitew, Awoke Tibebu and Berhanu Anjet
Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and athletes performance in long distance runners in Ethiopia. Cross-sectional research design was employed. The data was collected using questionnaires and through field study procedure. The targeted populations of the study were 138 of successful and unsuccessful athletes in long distance runners 2019/2020. Of the Non-probability sampling type purposive sampling techniques was employed....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510066
Adjustment Disorder in Long Covid: A Case Report
Daniel Waiganjo Kinyanjui, MMed, Geoffrey Masika Wechuli, MMed and Harriet Kigaro Musimbi, BSc
Article Type: Review Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9
This was a case of adjustment disorder in 'long COVID'. Working in a far-flung, hardship environment with limited medical resources, isolation, and poor primary support systems were identified as the stressors and social determinants of health. Recommendations include timely management of co-morbid conditions and improvement in work-place policy, especially during epidemics and pandemics....
