We have personal protective equipment (PPE) for our body – but what about our mind? University of Utah Health Huntsman Cancer Institute nurse educator Cassidy Kotobalavu leads training on the concept of emotional contagion – how good (and bad) emotions spread. Here are Cassidy’s expert tips (with slides) on managing emotional contagion in health care.
Kelley's theory of attribution proposes that people attribute behaviors to either internal/dispositional factors or external/situational factors based on three dimensions: consensus (whether others react the same way), consistency (whether the behavior is consistent over time), and distinctiveness (whether the behavior occurs in multiple situations). According to the theory, behaviors with high consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness are more likely to be attributed to internal factors, while behaviors with low consensus, consistency, or distinctiveness are more likely to be attributed to external factors. The theory has some drawbacks in that people do not always carefully analyze behaviors and the dimensions require multiple observations to assess.
The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) is a widely used assessment of the five factor model of personality. It measures the five domains of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The NEO-PI was developed by Costa and McCrae in 1978 and has since been revised multiple times, with the current version being the NEO-PI-3. It is a 240 item self-report inventory that is easy to administer and provides a comprehensive assessment of normal adult personality.
According to psychologist Gordon Allport, social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods "to understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings" (1985).
Briefly this field has been discussed.
This document defines key concepts related to emotions and moods in an organizational context. It discusses the relationship between affect, emotions, and moods, noting that emotions are brief and directed while moods are more diffuse. Basic emotions and aspects of emotions like biological factors are also covered. The document then examines sources of emotions and moods, constraints on expressing emotions in different cultures, and the concept of emotional labor. It introduces affective events theory and emotional intelligence, discussing applications of emotions and moods in areas like selection, decision making, and customer service. The document concludes by noting practical and ethical limits of emotions at work and their impact on performance.
The document discusses attitudes and job satisfaction. It defines attitudes as evaluative statements that reflect how one feels about something. There are three main components of attitudes: cognitive, affective, and behavioral. It also discusses the major job attitudes of job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational commitment, and perceived organizational support. Finally, it discusses the importance of attitudes for workplace diversity and how attitude surveys are used to measure employee attitudes.
Positive psychology at work ensures a good organization culture. The presentation includes the Psycap Model of Positive Psychology along HRW Model and Emotional Intelligence.
This document discusses attribution theory and its specific applications in organizations. Attribution theory seeks to explain how people make causal attributions about behaviors and events. There are three main types of attributions: internal vs. external, stable vs. unstable, and controllable vs. uncontrollable. Common attribution errors include the fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias. Shortcuts like stereotyping and halo effects are also used to form impressions. Attribution theory applies to areas like employment interviews, performance evaluations, and ethnic profiling in organizations.
Kelley's theory of attribution proposes that people attribute behaviors to either internal/dispositional factors or external/situational factors based on three dimensions: consensus (whether others react the same way), consistency (whether the behavior is consistent over time), and distinctiveness (whether the behavior occurs in multiple situations). According to the theory, behaviors with high consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness are more likely to be attributed to internal factors, while behaviors with low consensus, consistency, or distinctiveness are more likely to be attributed to external factors. The theory has some drawbacks in that people do not always carefully analyze behaviors and the dimensions require multiple observations to assess.
The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) is a widely used assessment of the five factor model of personality. It measures the five domains of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The NEO-PI was developed by Costa and McCrae in 1978 and has since been revised multiple times, with the current version being the NEO-PI-3. It is a 240 item self-report inventory that is easy to administer and provides a comprehensive assessment of normal adult personality.
According to psychologist Gordon Allport, social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods "to understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings" (1985).
Briefly this field has been discussed.
This document defines key concepts related to emotions and moods in an organizational context. It discusses the relationship between affect, emotions, and moods, noting that emotions are brief and directed while moods are more diffuse. Basic emotions and aspects of emotions like biological factors are also covered. The document then examines sources of emotions and moods, constraints on expressing emotions in different cultures, and the concept of emotional labor. It introduces affective events theory and emotional intelligence, discussing applications of emotions and moods in areas like selection, decision making, and customer service. The document concludes by noting practical and ethical limits of emotions at work and their impact on performance.
The document discusses attitudes and job satisfaction. It defines attitudes as evaluative statements that reflect how one feels about something. There are three main components of attitudes: cognitive, affective, and behavioral. It also discusses the major job attitudes of job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational commitment, and perceived organizational support. Finally, it discusses the importance of attitudes for workplace diversity and how attitude surveys are used to measure employee attitudes.
Positive psychology at work ensures a good organization culture. The presentation includes the Psycap Model of Positive Psychology along HRW Model and Emotional Intelligence.
This document discusses attribution theory and its specific applications in organizations. Attribution theory seeks to explain how people make causal attributions about behaviors and events. There are three main types of attributions: internal vs. external, stable vs. unstable, and controllable vs. uncontrollable. Common attribution errors include the fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias. Shortcuts like stereotyping and halo effects are also used to form impressions. Attribution theory applies to areas like employment interviews, performance evaluations, and ethnic profiling in organizations.
This chapter is very essential for those who are studying OB and as well has a huge importance for everyone else. Attitude is what makes someone successful and someone else unsuccessful. attitude is defined as evaluative statements- either favorable or unfavorable- concerning people, things, objects etc.while job satisfaction is a positive feeling about one's job.
1. Emotions are intense feelings directed at someone or something that are brief, while moods are less intense feelings that lack a stimulus and can last hours or days.
2. Emotions are action-oriented and caused by specific events, while moods are more cognitive and their causes are often unclear.
3. Examples of emotions include happiness, hope, surprise, anger, love, frustration, fear, sadness, feeling left out, hatred, and shock.
Stress can be positive or negative depending on its source and level. It arises when pressure exceeds resources. The General Adaptation Syndrome describes the body's three stages of response to stressors. Sources of stress include organizational factors, major life events, lifestyle choices, and personality traits. Physical, behavioral, and emotional symptoms indicate the presence of stress. Managing stress involves problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies at the organizational and personal level like changing thinking, behavior, and life circumstances.
The document discusses the rise of selfie culture and its effects on society. It traces the history of self-portraits from early paintings to the first use of the term "selfie" in 2002. Now selfies are ubiquitous, especially on social media, with the average of 50-99 selfies posted per minute globally. Studies show teenagers and young adults are more likely to take selfies, often to express their appearance, activities or purchases. Some research suggests frequent selfie posting may damage real-life relationships or indicate lower social support. In general, selfies have become a widespread trend that is shaping popular culture and social behaviors.
Locus of control refers to whether people believe they have control over situations in their lives or external forces control outcomes. Those with an internal locus believe they can influence events, while externals blame outside forces. People with an internal locus are more motivated, take responsibility, and achieve greater success. Externals feel helpless and credit luck for outcomes. A combination locus may accept some responsibility but also believe external forces affect them. Assessing locus can provide insights for employee motivation and success.
Pondicherry University 2016 Ph.D applied psychology entrance exam question pa...LAKSHMANAN S
My sincere thanks to: - Professor Dr. V.Suresh
Annamalai University
& world class one search engine, Google.com
World Top Professional Social Media, Linkedin.com
& World Top Intellectual Supporter, Slideshare.net
This document discusses emotions and moods in an organizational behavior context. It defines emotions and moods, identifies the six basic emotions as anger, fear, sadness, happiness, disgust, and surprise. It explores why emotions were previously ignored in OB due to beliefs they were irrational and disruptive. However, it is now understood that emotions cannot be separated from the workplace. The document outlines sources of emotions and moods, the concept of emotional labor, affective events theory and its implications. It also discusses emotional intelligence and applications of emotions and moods in areas like decision making, creativity, leadership and cross-cultural differences.
Attribution theory proposes that people make causal explanations for behaviors and events, classifying them as either internal/dispositional (due to traits and abilities) or external/situational (due to outside factors). However, people are subject to attribution biases like the fundamental attribution error of overemphasizing internal causes for others' behaviors. Kelley's covariation model examines consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency of behaviors to determine whether to attribute them internally or externally. People also differ in attributional style, with optimists explaining negatives externally and positives internally versus pessimists.
This presentation is about social loafing. It also include the factors that influence the social loafing and some techniques to reduce social loafing.
This presentation is very helpful to psychology students and those who needs to know about social loafing.
Psychodynamic Model/Approach. By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen. Lecturer of PsychologyTheresa Lowry-Lehnen
The psychodynamic model views psychological disorders as stemming from unresolved childhood conflicts and traumas. It focuses on unconscious motives and drives, and how different parts of personality interact. Freud developed psychoanalysis as the original psychodynamic theory, which uses techniques like free association and dream analysis to help clients gain insight. Key concepts include the tripartite model of id, ego, and superego, and psychosexual stages of development. While influential, the psychodynamic approach is limited by a lack of empirical evidence and difficulties testing some of its core theoretical concepts.
Historical background health psychology lecture aishaparacha2
This document provides an overview of health psychology. It defines health psychology as a field that deals with psychological and behavioral factors that influence health and well-being. The document then discusses the history of health psychology, including early perspectives on health from ancient cultures and the emergence of the biomedical and biopsychosocial models. It also outlines the scope of health psychology, including clinical, public, community, and critical health psychology approaches.
The document provides information on strategies for managing stress and maintaining work-life balance. It discusses the causes and effects of stress, including factors like long work hours and balancing job and family responsibilities. It then offers several techniques for reducing stress, such as time management, cognitive restructuring, relaxation methods, maintaining a healthy lifestyle with exercise and adequate sleep, and considering work-life priorities.
Emotional intelligence at the workplace day 1Fabian Thomas
The document outlines the objectives and activities for a workplace workshop aimed at reducing stress, improving communication and teamwork. It provides guidance on how to make the workshop successful through active listening, ownership of words, validation of others' experiences, and maintaining confidentiality. Participants are asked to commit to these principles to have an open and productive discussion.
Health psychology is the study of how psychological, behavioral, and social factors influence health and illness. It applies principles of psychology to understand how the mind and body interact. Health psychologists work to promote well-being and prevent or treat illness using psychological and behavioral strategies. Stress is a major factor that can directly or indirectly impact health through behaviors and physiological responses. The body's reaction to stress is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system, which triggers the fight-or-flight response. Chronic stress can negatively impact the immune system and increase risks of health issues like heart disease and cancer over time if not managed properly. Coping strategies like cognitive appraisal, social support, relaxation techniques, and physical activity can help moderate the effects of stress.
This document provides an overview of personality and how it relates to organizational behavior. It defines personality and discusses various theories and models for understanding personality, including traits theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Big Five personality model. It explains how certain personality traits like conscientiousness, emotional stability, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness predict behaviors and performance in workplace settings. The document also discusses factors that influence personality development and other individual traits relevant to organizational behavior.
1) Emotions consist of physiological responses, feelings, and behaviors that work together. They help mobilize energy for dealing with important situations.
2) The amygdala plays a key role in processing fear and other emotions. It detects emotionally arousing stimuli and coordinates behavioral and physiological responses.
3) Serotonin and prefrontal cortex activity help regulate aggression levels. Low serotonin is associated with more aggression.
This document discusses job satisfaction, including its definition, methods of measuring it, antecedents and consequences. It examines theoretical perspectives on satisfaction and its relationship to job performance, absenteeism, and turnover. While satisfaction was hypothesized to positively impact these areas, research finds only weak-to-modest correlations. Satisfaction appears most closely tied to "volitional" workplace behaviors like organizational citizenship and voluntary retention, rather than involuntary outcomes. A satisfied workforce has benefits, but satisfaction is one of many influencing factors.
این پاورپوینت در کارگاه توانبخشی عملکردهای اجرایی توسط دکتر فرهنگ دوست ارائه شده است. برای مشاهده دیگر مطالب ارائه شده در این زمینه به وب سایت فروردین مراجعه فرمایید.
www.farvardin-group.com
What is Organizational Behavior
The study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations.
Its framework,history and importance to manager.
This document discusses attitudes, how they are formed and changed. It begins with an overview of key topics such as the definition of attitudes, their structure and functions. Attitudes are formed through both cognition (thinking) and affect (emotion). The cognitive response model and theory of reasoned action are presented as ways attitudes are formed through thinking. Emotional appeals and fear appeals can also shape attitudes. To change attitudes, one must target the underlying beliefs, evaluations, norms or emotions. Changing conditions and consequences of behaviors as well as using positive persuasion can help modify attitudes. Maintaining an optimistic, open-minded outlook and thinking independently also supports developing constructive attitudes.
Emotions and mental strength - superpowers of the futureCamilla Tuominen
Emotions are the next competitive advantage.
But do we know emotions and ourselves?
Sun Tzu said already 500 b.c: "Know yourself and you will win all battles". But do we know ourselves in today's hectic life?
We should because othervise we cannot be e.g. creative or innovative. The secret cure is to identify emotions and strenghten our mental capabilities. This goes as well for individuals as organizations and society.
Mindfulness: An Antidote To Autopilot At WorkShalini Bahl
Mindfulness is becoming popular in the context of stress management and developing focus and inner calm. The greatest potential for transformation that mindfulness offers lies in its ability to wake us up from living on autopilot. This webinar offered by the Smith College Executive Education for Women focuses on the role mindfulness can play in bringing more awareness, intentionality, and control so we can make more skillful decisions.
You can view a recording of the webinar here: https://smith.adobeconnect.com/p4g9ns9c17o/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
This chapter is very essential for those who are studying OB and as well has a huge importance for everyone else. Attitude is what makes someone successful and someone else unsuccessful. attitude is defined as evaluative statements- either favorable or unfavorable- concerning people, things, objects etc.while job satisfaction is a positive feeling about one's job.
1. Emotions are intense feelings directed at someone or something that are brief, while moods are less intense feelings that lack a stimulus and can last hours or days.
2. Emotions are action-oriented and caused by specific events, while moods are more cognitive and their causes are often unclear.
3. Examples of emotions include happiness, hope, surprise, anger, love, frustration, fear, sadness, feeling left out, hatred, and shock.
Stress can be positive or negative depending on its source and level. It arises when pressure exceeds resources. The General Adaptation Syndrome describes the body's three stages of response to stressors. Sources of stress include organizational factors, major life events, lifestyle choices, and personality traits. Physical, behavioral, and emotional symptoms indicate the presence of stress. Managing stress involves problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies at the organizational and personal level like changing thinking, behavior, and life circumstances.
The document discusses the rise of selfie culture and its effects on society. It traces the history of self-portraits from early paintings to the first use of the term "selfie" in 2002. Now selfies are ubiquitous, especially on social media, with the average of 50-99 selfies posted per minute globally. Studies show teenagers and young adults are more likely to take selfies, often to express their appearance, activities or purchases. Some research suggests frequent selfie posting may damage real-life relationships or indicate lower social support. In general, selfies have become a widespread trend that is shaping popular culture and social behaviors.
Locus of control refers to whether people believe they have control over situations in their lives or external forces control outcomes. Those with an internal locus believe they can influence events, while externals blame outside forces. People with an internal locus are more motivated, take responsibility, and achieve greater success. Externals feel helpless and credit luck for outcomes. A combination locus may accept some responsibility but also believe external forces affect them. Assessing locus can provide insights for employee motivation and success.
Pondicherry University 2016 Ph.D applied psychology entrance exam question pa...LAKSHMANAN S
My sincere thanks to: - Professor Dr. V.Suresh
Annamalai University
& world class one search engine, Google.com
World Top Professional Social Media, Linkedin.com
& World Top Intellectual Supporter, Slideshare.net
This document discusses emotions and moods in an organizational behavior context. It defines emotions and moods, identifies the six basic emotions as anger, fear, sadness, happiness, disgust, and surprise. It explores why emotions were previously ignored in OB due to beliefs they were irrational and disruptive. However, it is now understood that emotions cannot be separated from the workplace. The document outlines sources of emotions and moods, the concept of emotional labor, affective events theory and its implications. It also discusses emotional intelligence and applications of emotions and moods in areas like decision making, creativity, leadership and cross-cultural differences.
Attribution theory proposes that people make causal explanations for behaviors and events, classifying them as either internal/dispositional (due to traits and abilities) or external/situational (due to outside factors). However, people are subject to attribution biases like the fundamental attribution error of overemphasizing internal causes for others' behaviors. Kelley's covariation model examines consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency of behaviors to determine whether to attribute them internally or externally. People also differ in attributional style, with optimists explaining negatives externally and positives internally versus pessimists.
This presentation is about social loafing. It also include the factors that influence the social loafing and some techniques to reduce social loafing.
This presentation is very helpful to psychology students and those who needs to know about social loafing.
Psychodynamic Model/Approach. By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen. Lecturer of PsychologyTheresa Lowry-Lehnen
The psychodynamic model views psychological disorders as stemming from unresolved childhood conflicts and traumas. It focuses on unconscious motives and drives, and how different parts of personality interact. Freud developed psychoanalysis as the original psychodynamic theory, which uses techniques like free association and dream analysis to help clients gain insight. Key concepts include the tripartite model of id, ego, and superego, and psychosexual stages of development. While influential, the psychodynamic approach is limited by a lack of empirical evidence and difficulties testing some of its core theoretical concepts.
Historical background health psychology lecture aishaparacha2
This document provides an overview of health psychology. It defines health psychology as a field that deals with psychological and behavioral factors that influence health and well-being. The document then discusses the history of health psychology, including early perspectives on health from ancient cultures and the emergence of the biomedical and biopsychosocial models. It also outlines the scope of health psychology, including clinical, public, community, and critical health psychology approaches.
The document provides information on strategies for managing stress and maintaining work-life balance. It discusses the causes and effects of stress, including factors like long work hours and balancing job and family responsibilities. It then offers several techniques for reducing stress, such as time management, cognitive restructuring, relaxation methods, maintaining a healthy lifestyle with exercise and adequate sleep, and considering work-life priorities.
Emotional intelligence at the workplace day 1Fabian Thomas
The document outlines the objectives and activities for a workplace workshop aimed at reducing stress, improving communication and teamwork. It provides guidance on how to make the workshop successful through active listening, ownership of words, validation of others' experiences, and maintaining confidentiality. Participants are asked to commit to these principles to have an open and productive discussion.
Health psychology is the study of how psychological, behavioral, and social factors influence health and illness. It applies principles of psychology to understand how the mind and body interact. Health psychologists work to promote well-being and prevent or treat illness using psychological and behavioral strategies. Stress is a major factor that can directly or indirectly impact health through behaviors and physiological responses. The body's reaction to stress is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system, which triggers the fight-or-flight response. Chronic stress can negatively impact the immune system and increase risks of health issues like heart disease and cancer over time if not managed properly. Coping strategies like cognitive appraisal, social support, relaxation techniques, and physical activity can help moderate the effects of stress.
This document provides an overview of personality and how it relates to organizational behavior. It defines personality and discusses various theories and models for understanding personality, including traits theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Big Five personality model. It explains how certain personality traits like conscientiousness, emotional stability, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness predict behaviors and performance in workplace settings. The document also discusses factors that influence personality development and other individual traits relevant to organizational behavior.
1) Emotions consist of physiological responses, feelings, and behaviors that work together. They help mobilize energy for dealing with important situations.
2) The amygdala plays a key role in processing fear and other emotions. It detects emotionally arousing stimuli and coordinates behavioral and physiological responses.
3) Serotonin and prefrontal cortex activity help regulate aggression levels. Low serotonin is associated with more aggression.
This document discusses job satisfaction, including its definition, methods of measuring it, antecedents and consequences. It examines theoretical perspectives on satisfaction and its relationship to job performance, absenteeism, and turnover. While satisfaction was hypothesized to positively impact these areas, research finds only weak-to-modest correlations. Satisfaction appears most closely tied to "volitional" workplace behaviors like organizational citizenship and voluntary retention, rather than involuntary outcomes. A satisfied workforce has benefits, but satisfaction is one of many influencing factors.
این پاورپوینت در کارگاه توانبخشی عملکردهای اجرایی توسط دکتر فرهنگ دوست ارائه شده است. برای مشاهده دیگر مطالب ارائه شده در این زمینه به وب سایت فروردین مراجعه فرمایید.
www.farvardin-group.com
What is Organizational Behavior
The study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations.
Its framework,history and importance to manager.
This document discusses attitudes, how they are formed and changed. It begins with an overview of key topics such as the definition of attitudes, their structure and functions. Attitudes are formed through both cognition (thinking) and affect (emotion). The cognitive response model and theory of reasoned action are presented as ways attitudes are formed through thinking. Emotional appeals and fear appeals can also shape attitudes. To change attitudes, one must target the underlying beliefs, evaluations, norms or emotions. Changing conditions and consequences of behaviors as well as using positive persuasion can help modify attitudes. Maintaining an optimistic, open-minded outlook and thinking independently also supports developing constructive attitudes.
Emotions and mental strength - superpowers of the futureCamilla Tuominen
Emotions are the next competitive advantage.
But do we know emotions and ourselves?
Sun Tzu said already 500 b.c: "Know yourself and you will win all battles". But do we know ourselves in today's hectic life?
We should because othervise we cannot be e.g. creative or innovative. The secret cure is to identify emotions and strenghten our mental capabilities. This goes as well for individuals as organizations and society.
Mindfulness: An Antidote To Autopilot At WorkShalini Bahl
Mindfulness is becoming popular in the context of stress management and developing focus and inner calm. The greatest potential for transformation that mindfulness offers lies in its ability to wake us up from living on autopilot. This webinar offered by the Smith College Executive Education for Women focuses on the role mindfulness can play in bringing more awareness, intentionality, and control so we can make more skillful decisions.
You can view a recording of the webinar here: https://smith.adobeconnect.com/p4g9ns9c17o/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
The document discusses how parental influence is crucial to child development. It explains attachment theory and how secure attachments are formed through synchrony between parents and children from infancy. Insecure attachments can result from factors like parental emotional unresponsiveness or mental health issues. Family structure, divorce, and maltreatment like abuse or neglect can also negatively impact a child's development. Overall, the document emphasizes that parental interactions strongly shape a person's development, values, and relationships throughout their life.
How the Internet Is Changing Your BrainNathan Cone
The document discusses how the internet may be changing brain function through increased internet usage. It covers topics like how internet use can impact sleep, attention, memory, critical thinking, novelty/focus, reward seeking, and emotions. While internet access provides benefits like knowledge and social connection, overuse without balance can potentially lead to issues like addiction and weakened brain functions. Moderation and balance are recommended.
As the guest speaker at a DevFaction Meetup Group, I presented this talk on the power of visual storytelling. I also shared strategies for creating content that is meaningful and culturally relevant through embracing ancient archetypal patterns and universal human emotions. Inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
Mobiililaitteiden hyödyntäminen ikäihmisten parissa työskennellessä w1Riikka Marttinen
Mobile devices can be useful tools for professionals working with older adults. The webinar discussed how various mobile devices like tablets can be utilized in jobs involving older people. It also covered seniors' attitudes toward mobile technology and how they use mobile apps. The webinar series aims to provide concrete tips and guidance on applying mobile devices in areas such as care services, healthcare work, and leisure activities for older adults.
Was invited to give a keynote at the MLOVE conference in Berlin in June 2014 along with Tim Lebrecht and Yuri van Geest. My presentation was a more personal take on how existing in a connected world has enriched my life by the exchange of love, empathy, and gratitude online and in social media.
Creating success through health. Workplace health and wellness strategiesDr Gary Tho
the slide deck of a keynote i presented about workplace health strategies. We need to understand that health is more than an insurance premium or a whole body check up? It's about getting your mind and body 360 degrees, well. We do that through wellness profiling that assess 44 different areas of a persons life to determine what they are passionate and inspired to do, and the areas they could benefit from training, events and support.
These 44 markers fall into 9 ares:
STRESS
PACE OF LIFE
PHYSICAL HEALTH
MENTAL WELLBEING
WELLNESS BEHAVIOURS
COPING WITH PRESSURE
ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTH
SATISFACTION WITH LIFESTYLE
MANAGING HEALTH & WORK ISSUES
For more information, please drop me a message on linkedin!
University of Utah Health Leader Development Institute (LDI) afternoon session: Dan Lundergan, Allison Flynn Gaffney, Brigitte Smith, MD, Carissa Christensen, Sue Childress, Jessica Rivera, Tracy Farley and Bob Pendleton.
The document discusses social injustices and advocacies. It prompts students to identify social injustices in their community and come up with a battle cry and advocacies to stop them. Students are asked how their feelings could lead to supporting advocacies and what developments they see in their community from looking at advocacies. It also asks how students can show support for an advocacy in their everyday lives and has students analyze a song related to community participation and development.
The document discusses the sociological perspectives of the social self. It describes how George Herbert Mead and Charles Cooley viewed the self as developed through social interactions and based on how people think others see them. Interpersonal relationships are important for physical and emotional well-being. Developing skills like self-awareness, communication, and empathy can help people succeed in their careers and relationships by improving how they interact with others. Barriers like situational factors, personal issues, and sociocultural differences can challenge interpersonal relationships but can be addressed.
Jennifer Chess, Communications & Marketing Librarian; Lori Mullooly, Events and Programming Librarian; Lisa Gomez, Exhibition Librarian; U.S. Military Academy Library, West Point, NY (FTE: 4,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
This document is a transcript from an instructional session aimed at helping people assess their inner value and devote themselves to daily commitments. The instructor discusses implementing new habits or disciplines over 21 days by focusing on one's purpose, avoiding distractions, and looking for opportunities to release one's gifts. Attendees are encouraged to list their devotions and goals for the coming year and to implement a new commitment in their lives by midnight on October 1st.
The Commission helps revenue authorities improve their core business functions and managerial processes. By making these functions and processes more efficient ...
1. The lymphatic system maintains fluid levels, absorbs fats from digestion, and protects the body from foreign invaders as part of the immune system.
2. It collects excess fluid from tissues, transports it through lymphatic vessels and organs like lymph nodes and the spleen, and returns it to the bloodstream.
3. Within lymph nodes and other lymphatic organs, the system produces lymphocytes and other immune cells that identify and destroy pathogens.
Taboos are a global phenomenon. Some cultural. Some universal. They change with time and seasons. Are they good? Are they bad? Or are they something else entirely?
Taboos help set the standards by which we live as a society. There are even niche taboos within communities (e.g. Comic Sans among designers, or in agile, missing stand up and iteration planning, commiting code without unit tests, and YAGNI etc.). But do these boundaries help or hinder us? Do they protect or enslave us? How can we tell?
This talk explores the history and nuance of taboo in society at large and in the agile community, and challenges them all. I present four standards by which you can judge taboos, challenge them, and use them to better yourself and your work.
Taboos will be broken during this talk. Are you ready to be a little uncomfortable?
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This document discusses resilience and the five practices of highly resilient people. It describes resilience as the ability to effectively address challenges, change, and complexity in a way that enhances a person rather than diminishes them. It identifies the five practices as connection, vulnerability, productive perseverance, possibility, and gratitude. It provides tips and strategies for cultivating each practice, such as conducting a self-talk audit, surrounding oneself with supportive people, and getting comfortable with discomfort. The overarching message is that resilience can be learned and strengthened through intentional practices.
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Designing a Virtual Clinic Workflow that Actually Works for Your TeamUniversity of Utah
Chronic conditions do not pause during a pandemic. When faced with delaying the care of over 1,000 patients with neurological conditions, University of Utah Health Neurology Vice Chairs Susan Baggaley and Vivek Reddy rapidly developed a new virtual visit workflow.
U of U Health Discharge Prescriptions: Do They Correlate with Patient Needs?University of Utah
General Surgery’s Josh Bleicher spent twelve months tackling opioid prescribing patterns in hospital patients discharged after elective general surgery. What did his team find? We need a more patient-centered approach to opioid prescribing.
University of Utah Health Wellness Champion Poster Session 2019University of Utah
The Wellness Champions at the University of Utah College of Nursing analyzed survey data which showed high rates of burnout, stress, and lack of control over workload among faculty and staff. To address these issues, they focused on building an infrastructure to foster a culture of wellness. Initial improvements included wellness presentations in meetings, establishing a Wellness Committee, and plans for a wellness tile in their internal system. A follow up survey found that these changes increased the visibility of wellness and were well received. Moving forward, they aim to continue facilitating a supportive culture of wellness.
U of U Health's Revenue Cycle Team: Culture Driving SuccessUniversity of Utah
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Emotional contagion is the idea that we really can and do “catch” emotions from the people around us. This quote from an article in New York Magazine by Melissa Dahl (2015) describes the phenomenon of catching others’ emotions like a “nasty office cold.” We need to watch out for those contagious emotions that are negative and deflating. Think for a minute, which germs are you spreading? Do you ever feel like you need to wear a haz-mat suit to protect yourself from the emotional contagion in your workplace?
Emotion, as we know, is a state of arousal that typically involves facial and bodily changes, brain activation, and feelings. Emotion is shaped by the cultural rules and norms that surround us.
Facial expressions reflect our inner feelings, influence our inner feelings, and can generate emotions in other people! We call these “secondary emotions.” If I tell you to SMILE, your facial muscles send a message to your brain about the basic emotion being expressed and your brain interprets this as actual emotion, so you tend to feel slightly happier than before.
Emotions are highly “contagious.” If you catch the “bad bug,” there are consequences. We can learn a lot about a person by paying close attention to their emotional reactions. Facial expressions, gestures, body language, voice tone, rate of speech. These are all cues to help us figure out how a person is feeling – angry, sad, nervous, afraid. While we focus in on the emotional state of others, we don’t always pay attention to something equally, if not more, important – OUR OWN emotional reactions to these social encounters. We can experience secondary emotions that stem from another’s emotions and behaviors.
Just as second hand smoke can have the same or worse effects on the health of nonsmokers around, negative second-hand emotions can have significant, long-lasting effects on the health and wellbeing of those experiencing them.
Negative second-hand emotions can play a role in developing serious physical and emotional symptoms, such as muscle tension, fatigue, low energy, insomnia, depression, or second hand stress which can lead to increased risk of asthma, diabetes and heart disease. Second-hand depression or anger can lead to a dysfunctional and draining atmosphere that sucks up all the positive energy and replaces it with stress and unhappiness.
“Emotional contagion” is the idea that we really can and do “catch” emotions from the people around us. It’s the phenomenon of having one person’s emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people.
There is actually a lot of scientific evidence behind this idea! A 2008 study (James H. Fowler and Nicholas A. Christakis of UCSD and Harvard) showed that happiness spreads throughout a social network sort of like an infection. When a nearby friend of yours becomes happy, it increases your own chance of happiness by 25 percent. This study also showed that happiness of one person can actually ripple out and cause happiness in people up to three degrees away.
Mostly, the research has focused on the cheerier, pro-social consequences of emotional contagion, because feeling what the people around us feel seems to increase empathy and understanding, thereby improving communication, according to research. However, the contagion effect isn’t always a positive thing, particularly when the emotions you’re catching are negative. Some research has touched on this aspect, too, suggesting that college students whose roommates are depressed are more likely to become depressed themselves.
The Framingham Heart Study was initiated in 1948 when over 5,000 people from Massachusetts were enrolled in a “cohort” and studied over time, including their offspring. In general, the study showed that happiness is more contagious than unhappiness. Data analysis shows that we have the ability to effect people’s emotions more than we give ourselves credit for. In fact, this study showed that the power of positivity far outweighs the power of negativity in any given situation. Our happiness, to some extent, depends on the happiness of others with whom we are connected.
The research also shows us that each additional happy friend in our life boosts our good cheer by 9% while each additional unhappy friend drags us down by only 7%. To put this into perspective, let’s compare this to past research where it had been found that an extra $5,000 in income only increased the probability of being happy by about 2%. (Carter, S. 2012).
If happiness and unhappiness are both spreading, then on average, you’re going to be catching the happy waves more often than you catch sad waves. Moral of the story here is that catching the “happy” bug from those around you is contagion that you should try to catch. Being around other positive people can be energizing, motivating, and inspiring. It is likely to help you work more effectively and efficiently.
Another study in the literature comes from researchers Fredrickson and Losada (2005) where the P/N ratio is discussed. The P/N ratio measures instances of positive incidents versus negative incidents. It has been found that teams with a positivity ratio greater than 3:1 were much more productive and efficient. Research shows that there is an upper P/N ratio limit, as well, of 13:1, where performance actually worsens. This is likely due to potential blind optimism and excessively cheerful environments that are not grounded in reality. We call this a “Pollyanna” environment.
Through this evidence, we know that teams must have a balance of positive and negative.
John Gottman, who is an American psychologist out of the University of Washington who pioneered research on marriage and relationships, has actually suggested the “magic relationship ratio” of 5:1. Successful relationships have a balance between positive and negative feelings and actions. According to his research, this ratio is essential for success in any team (marriage, work team, etc.) Gottman observed 15 minute video interviews of 700 newlywed couples and was able to predict with 94% accuracy the married couples that would end up in divorce when his team checked 10 years later.
This ratio can be used as a guide in the workplace, as well. Through this research, we know that we must routinely provide praise to our coworkers as well as provide them with constructive feedback to help them learn and grow. Overall, leaders should provide more positive than negative feedback.
To review, the scientific literature defines “emotional contagion” as the process in which a person or group influences the emotions and affective behavior of another person or group. Many studies have demonstrated the powerful impact it can have on our relationships, friendships, partnerships and groups of all kinds. However, interestingly, we often don’t realize how much our OWN emotions are influenced by the emotional states of others.
The important question here is in what direction are your emotions being influenced?
Emotions are contagious! What you broadcast to others is what they will eventually begin to pick up. This not only effects YOUR reputation, but it will affect their wellbeing as well.
Remember, this goes both ways and can be a good thing or a bad thing. Our attitude can bring people up or tear them down depending on what we are projecting. We have all been around people that have brightened our day just by being around them. We have also all been around people who have darkened our day by simply being around them.
Negativity distracts us and takes us away from the task at hand. As healthcare providers, we are taking care of people and their lives are in our hands. We must be sharp and on our game. We can’t be distracted with negativity that is occurring in our workplace.
Emotions can easily go “viral,” especially in a group setting. Think of a social media post that suddenly goes “viral” online! It’s the same concept. Thousands of people either really like or dislike a video and continue to share it, over and over. Before you know it, that video is all over the internet!
I love this quote from Ganhdi. Our thoughts can easily become our actions, which can lead us down a slippery slope of negativity if we aren’t too careful. We must be aware of the contagion we are spreading, positive or negative.
When looking in to this topic, I kept asking myself - Are some of us more vulnerable to this emotional contagion than others? Let’s think about this for a minute.
Literature has found that those who are most vulnerable to ”catching” others emotions are those who tend to be more attentive and sensitive to the emotions of others, value interrelatedness over independence, and those whose emotional experiences are heavily influenced by others feedback. Introverts are more likely to be affected by others’ positive emotions whereas extroverts tend to be more affected by others’ negative emotional expressions. Also, women have been shown to be more vulnerable than men.
If you’re wondering how vulnerable YOU are to emotional contagion, there is a questionnaire known as the “Emotional Contagion Scale” that was designed by researcher Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues to assess people’s susceptibility to “catching” emotions. It helps you gauge your vulnerability to either positive or negative emotional contagion. (Hatfield, E., Cacioppo, J., and Rapson, R. L. (1994).)
As individuals who have chosen a career in the healthcare field, clinical or non-clinical, we are innately vulnerable to emotional contagion. We work in a people-focused organization and we are here to help people. We are compassionate and caring and WANT to HELP others. This is our greatest strength! Yet, creating compassionate connections with others is also our greatest vulnerability. We can experience negative emotional contagion stemming from patients, their family members, and even our coworkers.
So, is there a way to protect yourself from feeling what the people around you feel? Or from spreading the negativity and making it worse? Is there an antidote to emotional contagion? How do I avoid catching a bad case of “the emotions?”
There are lots of strategies for managing emotional contagion that have come out of the literature. Today, we’ll focus on a few of them and learn more about how we can protect ourselves from the negative aspects of emotional contagion.
The first strategy we’ll focus on is “be on guard.”
First, we must be on guard! We must protect ourselves again toxic attitudes that will contaminate our wellbeing. When we (as healthcare staff) are around sick patients, we wear personal protective equipment (PPE) - a mask, gloves, gown, booties, etc. We do this to protect ourselves and others. We too, need a theoretical “protective covering” over ourselves for when we get into negative situations and toxic environments.
We do not need to completely isolate ourselves from those that are toxic, but we DO need to insulate ourselves from the contagious poison that can come from wrong attitudes. This means when people are gossiping about others, we DO NOT jump in and reinforce the poison, but instead become the ANTIDOTE. When people are talking about how their job is horrible, their life is falling apart, etc. – we don’t continue to rip them apart by agreeing with their misery. Don’t allow these negative behaviors to infect your outlook.
We cannot blend in to the negative crowd. We must stand out in the crowd with contagious positivity, motivation and kindness. Don’t be afraid to stand out!
The next strategy that we’ll focus on is “be the catalyst.”
What is a catalyst, you might ask? Well. by definition, a catalyst is “an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action.” Instead of reflecting the situations around you, be a catalyst to change the situation. You have the POWER to promote positive change!
Think for a minute what the difference between these two objects is.
The thermometer simply reflects the conditions around it, while the thermostat has the ability to actually CHANGE the conditions.
Don’t be a thermometer just reflecting the conditions around you – become a thermostat by “changing the temperature” of the environment around you. Broadcast positivity, motivation, kindness, determination and drive to those around you. Have a positive attitude and it will be contagious. Try to reverse the negative emotional spiral around you – smile often, be happy and positive even when others around you are complaining or angry. Over time, your tenacity may lead to a reverse infection of positivity, causing the pattern to break. Remember – positive emotions are contagious too. It may take time to turn things around, but it’s time well spent.
Your actions are the display of your heart. What we do is a result of who we are. Be someone that brings LIGHT to a dark place. Be someone that brings comfort to a tense situation. Bringing a little light into a dark place has lasting impact beyond what we see. You have to trust that the light inside of you is greater than the darkness around you.
Also, we need to have AWARENESS. We need to pay close attention to our feelings in different settings and when we’re with different individuals and groups. Identify the people or groups of people who regularly bring you down, drain you, or make you feel angry, frustrated or stressed. The best way to do this is to tune in to changes in your mood and consistent mood change patterns. This will help you identify hot spots of contagion. For example, if you get to work in a good mood, but that mood quickly dissolves into sadness, frustration or anger, that’s a good clue that someone or something in your work environment may be contagious. Being aware is one of the first steps in protecting yourself. We can’t always remove these people or things from our environment, so we need to learn how to either work around them or influence them.
Also, be aware of the emotion that you are broadcasting to others! Sometimes our intent is good, but the way we are received is not. Be aware of the way others perceive you and remember that unintentional body language may be misinterpreted at times.
There are typical “points of exposure” that we always think of as healthcare staff, including absorption, inhalation, ingestion, and injection. Working in the healthcare field, we are all very good at protecting ourselves from the PHYSICAL contagion. We wear personal protective equipment (PPE), wash our hands, and get our flu shot every year. We’ve been trained to handle these types of situations.
On the other hand, we are not as good at protecting ourselves from the EMOTIONAL contagion in the workplace!
HOW do we protect ourselves? Let’s get a little abstract for a minute. If we could theoretically put on “PPE” to protect ourselves from the negative emotional contagion, what would that look like? What were our actions be?
First, let’s put on our theoretical protective gown. By doing this, we can use our non-verbal behaviors to communicate emotional contagion. Remember that non-verbal behaviors account for 90% of the emotional communication that is retained by others, so let’s pay attention to our body language as we communicate our emotions. For example, you may be crossing your arms because you are cold, but the people observing you will likely believe you are defensive or angry, automatically mimicing your arm crossing, and beginning to feel that way as well.
Next, let’s put on our theoretical protective gloves. Strategies that can be used here are re-evaluating our electronic communication before hitting SEND. We can transmit negative emotional contagion just as much electronically as we can face-to face. We cannot retrieve a hastily sent email or RL6 that will be a permanent and digital reminder of our bad mood.
Think before you act – is NOW the best time to give someone feedback? Feel out the situation before making any hasty actions.
Next, create a “Stop Doing List”. Jim Collins once asked thousands of entrepreneurs, "Does everyone here have a To-Do list?" All hands go up. Then he asks, "How many people in this room have a Stop-Doing list?" Few hands go up. Jim’s “Stop Doing List” idea is useful in minimizing stress that affects our mood. It also helps us identify and set a goal to STOP doing things that might be adding to negative emotional contagion. For example, complaining when asked to complete a certain task.
Now, let’s put on our theoretical protective mask. With this, we can avoid gossiping and speak directly with others when we have feedback for them.
We also must stop and think before we speak. Be consciously aware of our own mood! If it’s not one that will be useful to your team, change it.
Take a deep breath and re-set! Give yourself breaks.
Provide others with constructive feedback and be willing to accept feedback from others, as well.
Let’s put on our theoretical protective booties. With these, we can remove ourselves from the negative situation. We don’t need to participate!
Don’t walk through the mud and spread it! By this, I mean, don’t walk through a negative situation and spread that negativity further.
Trace your emotion to the original source! If you’re feeling down or unhappy, think for a minute, am I unhappy because I’m truly unhappy? Or is it because of contagion that I experienced today?
Always practice self care! Give yourself time to reset and re-energize. Stay active, exercise, eat healthy, and spend time with people you enjoy.
Let’s put on our theoretical protective goggles. With these, we can be aware and observe the situations that we are in. Don’t be an innocent bystander! If you see negative emotion happening around you, be brave enough to stop it!
When providing feedback to others, always make direct eye contact and don’t lose sight of the bigger picture. When giving someone constructive feedback, always remember that they have a majority of positive things about them, as well. They wouldn’t be here at U Health if they didn’t have positive qualities to be proud of.
Also, recognize what type of emotion you are focusing on, negative or positive. There will always be positive and negative. Which are you focusing on? What you focus on will encourage more of the same, so notice where you’re putting your energy and attention. Adjust if needed!
Last, we can “neutralize” the situation. When cleaning up a hazardous drug spill, we use what is known as Surface Safe (or alcohol pads) to neutralize the spill. We can theoretically use our “neutralizer” to influence a negative team member and launch a positive counter attack. Maybe you can change their mood!
Talk to that person, because people don’t often realize how negatively they are being perceived, or how their negative emotions are influencing the team. Speak to that person directly to eliminate gossiping and avoid blame.
Just like in the clinical environment when working in direct patient care, we must wash our hands and face after an exposure. When talking about emotional contagion, we must do the same thing! We can “wash ourselves” from that exposure and move forward. We must use the strategies that we’ve talked about to eliminate that exposure from our life and continue focusing on the positive.
So to summarize, it’s important to once again ask ourselves, how vulnerable are we to emotional contagion? What “PPE” do we have on currently? What “PPE” do we need to put on next time we come to work?
I love this quote from my one of my favorite philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche. Working in healthcare can be a tough job, and we can battle with “monsters” from time to time. However, we must see that our work does not turn us into monsters. If you gaze long enough into the abyss of negativity, that abyss will gaze back into you.
Thank you for your time today! I hope you’ve found this topic of emotional contagion interesting. In summary, my hope today is that we can all be aware of the impact of our words and behaviors, and be brave enough to speak up when we see negative emotional contagion occurring in our workplace. We can be the CATALYST for positive change and we should STAND OUT in the crowd for our contagious positivity, motivation and kindness.