Positive psychology evolved from a recognition that the clinical encounter is often over-focused on concerns and problems, and that positive actions may not have a central role in the treatment plan. With youth, many issues - treatment compliance, help-seeking, impulsive self-harm, high risk-taking - may be ameliorated with a plan of positive actions. The technology that are youths' worlds may deliver some of these therapeutics. Resilience may be galvanized when inner resources interacts with external resources. This talk will introduce the evidence-based components of a resilience in youth App, JoyPop, and open discuss for research use in clinical populations.
ADHD: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Treatment of ADHD in Children and AdultsMichael Changaris
This presentation explored the underlying biology of attention, impulsivity and the social/psychological factors impacting treatment. Pharmacotherapy, social and psychological interventions are discussed. The ADHD brain is highly conserved across multiple contexts and present in countries around the world. The ADHD brain has important gifts for human ecologic context adding to insight, creativity and innovation. Supporting people with an ADHD brain to develop skills, self-care and means to channel their abilities can allow many of the struggles of ADHD to manifest as gifts.
CUES ED. Children and Young People's National Conference 2017NHSECYPMH
CUES-Ed is committed to supporting the Future in Mind (2015) recommendations and has developed an innovative psycho-education project - ‘Who I Am and What I Can: How to Keep My Brain Amazing’, designed to improve the emotional wellbeing and resilience of primary school children.
APS Positive Psychology Workshop - June 2019Jo Mitchell
This workshop covers some basic principles from positive psychology theory and research, using real-life examples of how positive psychology has been incorporated into a range of health and wellbeing settings and services. Examples include a national sporting organisation, a private psychology practice, a community group, and a charitable social enterprise. Explore how the learnings from wellbeing science can be applied in a whole systems approach - from working with individuals and groups to organisational processes and design.
Since the launch of the positive psychology movement in 1999 the field has come a long way. Positive psychology has both flourished and struggled as a consequence of its popular appeal. This workshop is an opportunity to look at how the science and application have been brought to life in a variety of Australian contexts including health, sport, and community through organisations such as AFL Players Association, Action for Happiness, Band4Hope and The Mind Room.
The workshop will provide real-world examples of positive psychology in action, and allow time for personal reflection, group discussion and trying out some of the applications. Participants will also be able to develop and/or share their own ideas on how positive psychology could (or does) inform practice in their own home, workplace or community.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand a range of ways in which “positive psychology” principles have been applied in the community.
2. Awareness of the limitations and opportunities provided by the field of positive psychology.
3. Be able to identify and develop positive psychology applications suitable for your own work or personal context.
ADHD: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Treatment of ADHD in Children and AdultsMichael Changaris
This presentation explored the underlying biology of attention, impulsivity and the social/psychological factors impacting treatment. Pharmacotherapy, social and psychological interventions are discussed. The ADHD brain is highly conserved across multiple contexts and present in countries around the world. The ADHD brain has important gifts for human ecologic context adding to insight, creativity and innovation. Supporting people with an ADHD brain to develop skills, self-care and means to channel their abilities can allow many of the struggles of ADHD to manifest as gifts.
CUES ED. Children and Young People's National Conference 2017NHSECYPMH
CUES-Ed is committed to supporting the Future in Mind (2015) recommendations and has developed an innovative psycho-education project - ‘Who I Am and What I Can: How to Keep My Brain Amazing’, designed to improve the emotional wellbeing and resilience of primary school children.
APS Positive Psychology Workshop - June 2019Jo Mitchell
This workshop covers some basic principles from positive psychology theory and research, using real-life examples of how positive psychology has been incorporated into a range of health and wellbeing settings and services. Examples include a national sporting organisation, a private psychology practice, a community group, and a charitable social enterprise. Explore how the learnings from wellbeing science can be applied in a whole systems approach - from working with individuals and groups to organisational processes and design.
Since the launch of the positive psychology movement in 1999 the field has come a long way. Positive psychology has both flourished and struggled as a consequence of its popular appeal. This workshop is an opportunity to look at how the science and application have been brought to life in a variety of Australian contexts including health, sport, and community through organisations such as AFL Players Association, Action for Happiness, Band4Hope and The Mind Room.
The workshop will provide real-world examples of positive psychology in action, and allow time for personal reflection, group discussion and trying out some of the applications. Participants will also be able to develop and/or share their own ideas on how positive psychology could (or does) inform practice in their own home, workplace or community.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand a range of ways in which “positive psychology” principles have been applied in the community.
2. Awareness of the limitations and opportunities provided by the field of positive psychology.
3. Be able to identify and develop positive psychology applications suitable for your own work or personal context.
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OVERVIEW
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Write a 3–4-page assessment in which you use examples and research findings to explain the connections between technology and self-regulation.
The more self-knowledge and self-awareness we have, the more intentional we can be about our behavioral choices and the more we can resolve conflicts between ourselves and the social world.
CONTEXT
Research conducted on the delay of gratification in the 1960s by Walter Mischel and his colleagues attempted to explain the concept of willpower by examining how long preschool children could resist settling for a small, immediately available reward in order to get a larger reward later. Follow-up surveys with the same group found that children who were able to resist for a longer period of time also scored higher on SAT tests, had higher levels of self-worth, and coped better with stress. The study also found that those children who had at first decided to wait and then chose the immediate reward were 30 percent more likely to be overweight by the age of 11 (Mischel, et al., 2011). Some of the ways the children self-regulated their behavior in order to delay gratification to receive a higher reward were to lay their heads down on the table, nap, talk to themselves, and sing.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.
If you could learn how your thoughts may interfere with your own happiness and success, would you want to know?
RESOURCES
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.
Library Resources
The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course. It is important to note that some of the articles listed here are fairly old but are considered seminal works in the field of social psychology.
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Boer, D., & Fischer, R. (2013).
How and when do personal values guide our attitudes and sociality? Explaining cross-cultural variability in attitude–value linkages
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Psychological Bulletin
,
139
(5), 1113–1147.
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Burnette, J. L., O'Boyle, E. H., VanEpps, E. M., Pollack, J. M., & Finkel, E. J. (2013).
Mind-sets matter: A meta-analytic review of implicit theories and self-regulation
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Psychological Bulletin
,
139
(3), 655–701.
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Casey, B. J., Somerville, L. H., Gotlib, I. H., Ayduk, O., Franklin, N. T., Askren, M. K., & . . . Shoda, Y. (2011).
Behavioral and neural correlates of delay of gratification 40 years later
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
,
108
(36), 14998–15003.
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Crabb, P. B. (2003).
Technology and self-regulation: The case of alarm clock use
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Social Behavior and Personality
,
31
(4), 343–348.
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Hu, H., & Driscoll, M. P. (2.
Adolescent Identity Development: Rebuilding the Traumatized Self (Rebekah Rou...Rebekah Roulier
Massachusetts Providers' Council 3rd Annual Convention and Expo
Adolescent trauma survivors have often spent their
childhood channeling resources toward physical and
emotional survival and spent little time proceeding
through developmental milestones. Healing, specifically
identity building, can be supported by trauma-sensitive
sport and other movement therapies.
ArticleAre parents identifyingpositive aspects to parent.docxrossskuddershamus
Article
Are parents identifying
positive aspects to parenting
their child with an intellectual
disability or are they just
coping? A qualitative
exploration
Carole Beighton
Kingston & St. Georges University of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jane Wills
London South Bank University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date accepted: 30 May 2016
Abstract
Although acknowledging the stress of raising their child with intellectual disabilities, parents also
report that their child has brought about many positive changes in themselves and family. This
study reports what parents perceive to be a positive aspect of parenting their child, as currently
what constitutes a ‘positive’ is unclear. Seven key themes were identified; an increased sense of
personal strength and confidence, changed priorities, greater appreciation of life, pleasure in the
child’s accomplishments, increased faith/spirituality, more meaningful relationships and the positive
effect that the child has on the wider community. Interpretive examination of the themes reveals
that the positive aspects identified consist mostly of meaning-focused coping strategies. These
enable parents to adapt successfully to the stressful experiences of raising their child and therefore
could be amenable to meaning-focused therapeutic interventions for parents with newly diagnosed
children or for those unable to identify any positive aspects of parenting their child.
Keywords
intellectual disabilities, caring, meaning-focused coping, positive aspects, positive reframing
Corresponding author:
Carole Beighton, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston & St. Georges University of London, Cranmer
Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Email: [email protected]
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
2017, Vol. 21(4) 325–345
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Background
Most children with intellectual disabilities live at home with their parents, with the majority of
parents providing lifelong support for their child (Emerson and Hatton, 2008). This support can
include direct care (helping with activities of daily living, i.e. washing or dressing), emotional care
(providing support and encouragement), mediation care (negotiating with others on behalf of the
individual, i.e. services) and financial care (Horowitz, 1985). In addition, the child will often
experience long-term chronic conditions and/or complex health-care needs that will also require
ongoing daily management, time and resources.
This need for lifelong support has led historically to research on parenting a child with intel-
lectual.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
INDIGENOUS YOUTHS’ RELATIONSHIPS WITH WATER: TRAUMA, ADVOCACY & RESILIENCEChristine Wekerle
Indigenous communities often experience disproportionate access to clean, safe drinking water. For youth water insecurity may lead to adverse mental health effects, referred to as 'water anxiety'. However, water resilience actions such as advocacy and youths' responsibilities to water, may have the potential to mitigate potential mental health effects associated with 'water anxiety'.
ISPCAN Jamaica 2018 (CIHRTeamSV) - Investigating the Path from Child Maltreat...Christine Wekerle
Investigating the Path from Child Maltreatment to Alcohol Problems in a Sample of Child Welfare-Involved Youth
Sherry Stewart, Tristan Park, Kara Thompson, Mohammed Al-Hamdani, Amanda Hudson, Christine Wekerle, Savanah Smith (CIHRTeamSV)
ISPCAN Jamaica 2018 - The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children's Functioni...Christine Wekerle
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children's Functioning: Care Planning Approaches to Foster Trauma-Informed Care
Shannon Stewart, Yasmin Garad, Natalia Lapshini
ISPCAN Jamaica 2018 - Personality-targeted Interventions for Building Resilie...Christine Wekerle
Personality-targeted Interventions for Building Resilience against Substance Use and Mental Health Problems among Adolescents Involved in Child Welfare System
Hanie Edalati, Patricia Conrod
ISPCAN Jamaica 2018 (CIHRTeamSV) - Improving Health and Behavioral Outcomes a...Christine Wekerle
Improving Health and Behavioral Outcomes among Sexually Victimized Male Youth: A Qualitative Investigation Among Trauma Treatment Providers
Ashwini Tiwari, Christine Wekerle, Andrea Gonzalez (CIHRTeamSV)
Adolescence is a key period for intervention among at-risk populations of youth, as this is when risk-taking behaviors tend to emerge. The Sustainable Development Goals for achieving 2030 youth health targets outline two issues central to reduce risks of gendered violence, sexual violence (SV) and adolescent sexual risk taking: (1) gender equity and (2) mental health promotion education. Only half of women reported having the autonomy to make their own decisions regarding sexual relations, usage of contraception and access to health care services. In developing countries women and children are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence which thereby places them at increased risk for contracting STIs from the perpetrator, as well as pregnancy as a result of SV. Undocumented minors; unaccompanied minors; refugees; child soldiers; youth post natural disasters; orphans; street-involved youth; and youth without parental care or financial means who are exposed to dangerous people or places are most vulnerable to sexual violence. UNICEF states that ending cases of new HIV infections by 2030 is unlikely, due to large concentrations of new infections occurring in areas where transactional sex, child sexual exploitation, drug use, street involved youth and SV are prevalent. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which include forms of childhood maltreatment, increase the risk of contracting STIs. In particular, sexual abuse is linked with increased likelihood for risky sexual behavior, making victims vulnerable to poor sexual health outcomes.7 Protecting youth from exposure to SV and providing adolescents with sexual and mental health education are central to promoting resilience in youth.
Wekerle CIHR Team - Child Sexual Abuse & Adolescent Development: Moving from ...Christine Wekerle
Child Sexual Abuse & Adolescent Development: Moving from Trauma To Resilience - Findings from The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Research Study
Resilience Knowledge Mobilization and the ResilienceInYouth AppChristine Wekerle
This presentation outlines an exploratory knowledge mobilization study where research-based and evidence-based posts were shared on instagram (@resilienceinyouth) to see if instagram was a feasible outlet for resilience knowledge mobilization. Research conducted by researchers in the CIHRTeamSV grant was shared on instagram via links to ResearchGate. The development of a resilience-based app for youth is described and an overview of its features is given.
Wekerle-Ron Joyce Centre Grand Rounds-Boy's and men's health: Child sexual ab...Christine Wekerle
Defines sexual violence and gives info. on prevalence rates, examines emotion dysregulation in at-risk youth, child sexual abuse research findings, and introduces a developing resilience-based app for at-risk youth.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
1. The Power of Positives:
Galvanizing Resilience in
Clinical Practice
Christine Wekerle, Ph. D.,
Pediatrics,
Offord Centre for Child Studies
McMaster University
wekerc@mcmaster.ca
2. Learning Objectives
1. Introduce positive psychology and resilience
2. Provide evidence on key components for
resilience
3. Overview JoyPop App
3. Positive Psychology
• Moves beyond disorder
to optimal human functioning
(Sheldon, Fredrickson, Rathunde,
Csikszentmihalyi, & Halt, 2000)
• Positive experiences, states and personal traits
contribute to wellbeing
• Emphasizes the improvement of individual
(Fredrickson, 2003)
• Ask the question about what allows for resilience?
4. Earth Teach me to Remember (Ute Prayer)
-John Yellow Lark
Earth teach me quiet, as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering, as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility, as blossoms are humble with
beginning.
Earth teach me caring, as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage, as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation, as the ant that crawls on the
ground.
Earth teach me freedom, as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance, as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal, as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself, as melted snow forgets its
life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness, as dry fields weep
with rain.
9. Positive Psychology in Real Life
• https://youtu.be/7SoS8RPy2C8
• From 3:00 minute point
• Youth connecting to Positive Psychology
10. The Maltreatment Adolescent Pathways
(MAP) Study
• Goal: To assess the linkages between child maltreatment,
risk-taking behavior, and health outcomes in an adolescent
population involved with Child Welfare Services
• First Canadian longitudinal Child Welfare study (2.5 years)
• Participants randomly selected from three Child Welfare
agencies in Ontario
• 561 youth, ages 14-17 (mean age=16 years old)
• Approximately two-thirds of sample were Crown Wards
11. Findings
MAP Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OftzALSA5yQ
• Issues in ER: Using sex, drugs or alcohol to cope (Wekerle , Goldstein, Tanaka, &
Tonmyr, 2017; Hudson et al., 2017; Hudson, Wekerle, & Stewart, 2015,)
• Issues in Resilience : Self compassion, positive affect, cognitive
organization, self-expression (Tanaka, Wekerle, Schmuck, Paglia-Boak, & The Map Research
Team, 2011; Goldstein, Zhu, Kofler, & Wekerle, 2016)
• Teen Dating Violence (TDV):
(Wekerle et al., 2009;
Influence of services and positive role models
12. Mindsets Matter for Resilience
• “Resilience is both the capacity of individuals to navigate their way to the
psychological, social, cultural, and physical resources that sustain their well-
being, and their capacity individually and collectively to negotiate for these
resources to be provided in culturally meaningful ways.” –Ungar, 2008, p.
225
• Resiliency Theory:
(Zimmerman, 2013)
Examines the factors that intervene with the trajectory from risk to poor
health outcomes
Contextual, Social, and Individual factors contribute to resilience
Individual factors- “Promotive Factors”: Assets (i.e., factors within a
person; e.g., self-efficacy, motivation) and Resources (i.e., external factors;
e.g., support from parents, positive role models) (Fergus & Zimmerman, 2005)
13. Executive Functioning
• Executive function (EF): a set of higher-order processes in the brain that
allow an individual to respond to external stimuli with goal-oriented action
(Hughes, 2013)
• Positive relationships and nurturing environments foster healthy
development of executive functions
14. Cognitive Organization
• Management and utilization of knowledge in the brain (i.e., focus,
planning, categorizing, problem-solving, memory, flexibility, abstract
thinking, rule acquisition, utilization of senses)
• Child maltreatment and neglect contribute to toxic stress accumulation
which has the potential to impair the development of these executive
functioning skills (Nikulina & Widom, 2013; Gould et al., 2012; Mothes et al., 2015)
15. Emotion Regulation (ER)
• A set of processes that enable an individual to organize, manage, or
modify their emotions (to positively adapt to internal or external cues)
(Hilt, Hanson, & Pollak, 2011)
Understanding emotional signals
Acceptance of emotions
Ability to control emotional impulses
Use of strategies to alter emotional response to meet situational demands
(Gratz & Roemer, 2004)
• Emotion Dysregulation:
• Nonacceptance of emotions
• Difficulties engaging in goal- directed behavior
• Issues with controlling impulses
• Lack of awareness of emotions
• Little or no use of ER strategies
• Lack of emotional clarity
(Gratz & Roemer, 2004)
16. The JoyPop App
• Goals:
• (1) Enhance positive emotionality and activity;
• (2) Promote safe social connectedness
• (3) Daily tool to cope in higher stress periods (transitions)
• Dumont & Provost, 1999; Kitano & Lewis, 1997; Smith & Carlson, 1997; Ungar, 2011; Flett, Flett, &
Wekerle, 2015)
• Constructed from resilience-research, service
and youth input
• Recommended usage: At least one login per day,
preferably across the day
• If user is in distress, they are instructed to click telephone icon to
access live support via Kid’s Help Phone
17. Landing Page and Calendar
• Landing page allows
the user to access all
of the app features
• Track mood ratings,
journal entries,
appointments,
meetings and school
work inside the
calendar
(organizational tool)
Meeting with
Dr. Wekerle
18. Mood Ratings
• User is first asked to rate happiness by
sliding colour up or down with their
finger
• If rating is under 50% happy, user is
asked to rate how sad, angry, or ‘meh’
they feel
• JoyPop will provide a prompt for an
activity to increase mood
• Consistent mood imbalance and
emotional suppression can lead to poor
mental health, negative mindset,
resulting behavioral issues (Desmet,
Vastenburg, & Romero, 2016)
• Teaches the user to be better aware of
their emotions, identify and
differentiate emotions, and create
positive strategies to improve mood
(ER) (Hilt, Hanson, & Pollak, 2011)
19. Reflective Journaling
• Express thoughts, feelings, and emotions
through words (and emojis)
• User is able to journal free flowing thoughts,
or respond to a pre-populated question or
quote
• Research has demonstrated positive health
and behavioral outcomes after participating
expressive journaling interventions including
improvements in physical and mental health,
higher grades, elevated mood, and reductions
in distress symptoms (Pennebaker & Chung, 2007;
Frisina, Borod, & Lepore, 2004; Sloan & Marx, 2004;
Lumley & Provenzano, 2003; Smyth, 1998)
20. Positive Activities• Breathing Exercises:
Teach user diaphragmatic breathing techniques to decrease
stress and restore body to a resting state
Some evidence that focused breathing exercises may have
positive effects on the utilization of ER strategies (Arch &
Craske, 2006)
• Tetris:
• Strategy games have been linked to self-regulation when
played consistently over time (Gabbiadini & Greitemeyer, 2017)
• Has been shown to decrease traumatic memory flashbacks
(Holmes, James, Coode-Bate, & Deeprose, 2009; James et al., 2009)
• Positive effects on spatial working memory (Bikic, Christensen,
Leckman, Bilenberg, & Dalsgaard, 2017)
• Puzzles and Doodling Activities:
Contribute to user’s executive functioning and ”flow”
Doodling has been shown to have positive effects on
working memory and attention (Andrade, 2009; Schott, 2011)
In an explorative study, sketching on a mobile device was
shown to help users express complex emotions that they
were unable to articulate (Cowan, Weibel, Pina, Hollan, & Griswold,
2011)
This breathing technique helps to
bring your body to a state of
equilibrium by achieving rhythmic
breathing.
This technique will slow your
breathing down, increase your
oxygen intake, and help you to
feel more relaxed.
21. Circle of Trust
• Allows user to input up to six contacts to call
when they are in need of support
• May contain family, peers, social workers,
mental health professionals, and mentors
• Establishing positive relationships has been
shown to decrease stress symptoms and
increase relational learning (Wekerle, Waechter, &
Chung, 2012)
• Adult mentors help to shape “resilient identity”
of at-risk youth (Ungar, 2004)
Youth need to know that they are trusted to
make decisions, but help is always available
when they need it
23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Access CIHRTeamSV publications on ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Understanding
-health-risks-and-promoting-resilience-in-male-
youth-with-sexual-violence-experience-CIHR-Team-
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Resilience (Open Access): www.in-car.ca
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