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2025, Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects

People with simple living and high thinking make a distinct influence, worthy of emulation. Simplicity and internal motivation are the hallmarks of distinction. In a fast-paced world with changing priorities, it is good to pause and reflect how to achieve distinction in the practice and education in Architecture. The recently concluded IIA Awards at Goa was well-organized and conducted by the IIA Goa Chapter team headed by Ar. Amit Sukthankar, Chairman, Ar. Milind Ramani, Convenor, with support from our Vice President Ar. Vilas Avachat Jt. Hon. Sec. Ar. Leena Kumar and the Awards Committee. Some of the young practices have evolved a distinct style of their own with innovative use of ideas, sustainable materials and also being conscious of the users' needs. This was evident at the presentation of four young Architects at Hyderabad at the curtain raiser for the forth coming NATCON. I had the opportunity to meet the Office Bearers from a few Chapters at Ludhiana at a meet organized by IIA Punjab Chapter headed by its Chapter Chairman Ar. Sanjay Goel. Those present shared some of the concerns, aspirations, suggestions and vision for their Chapters, followed by a halfday programme with good presentations in the presence of local government representatives.

2024

Architecture shapes emotions, behaviours, and mental well-being. This study examines how architectural elements such as spatial layout, lighting, colour, and materials impact human psychology, from promoting calmness to encouraging creativity. Through a synthesis of literature review, case studies, and theoretical analysis, this paper highlights the interplay between creative freedom and psychological impacts in shaping the built environment and its effect on human wellbeing.

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

2024

Bakgrunn: Det finnes i dag lite forskning om personer med flerkulturell bakgrunn sine erfaringer med psykologisk behandling. Den eksisterende litteraturen om etniske minoriteter i psykisk helsehjelp skiller sjelden mellom innvandrere og andre etniske minoriteter, eksempelvis barn av innvandrere. Målsettingen for denne oppgaven var å undersøke norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre sin opplevelse av å gå i psykologisk behandling, for å utforske potensielle utfordringer ved mottagelsen av psykisk helsehjelp med hensyn til deres flerkulturelle bakgrunn. Metode: Vi undersøkte erfaringene til 13 informanter med flerkulturell bakgrunn som hadde mottatt psykologisk behandling ved bruk av kvalitative, semi-strukturerte intervjuer. Transkripsjonene ble analysert med bruk av hermeneutisk-fenomenologisk tematisk analyse. Resultater: Informantene beskrev en rekke utfordringer fra da de gikk i psykologisk behandling, som kan knyttes til deres erfaringer med å være norskfødt med innvandrerforeldre. Vi...

2024

Bakgrunn: Verdens helseorganisasjons studie av den globale sykdomsbyrdens utvikling viser at mentale lidelser og depresjoner vil være den nest største helseutfordringen globalt i 2020. Medisinbruken ved psykiske plager er høy, og bruken av blant annet antidepressiva og sovemidler øker. Studier viser at det å ta i bruk natur, aktivitet og friluftsliv i et behandlende og forebyggende helsearbeid, vil kunne føre til blant annet færre psykiske plager. Til tross for dette er det gjort få studier på hvordan friluftsliv kan benyttes i et behandlingstilbud for psykiske lidelser. Problemstilling: «Hvilken effekt opplever terapeuter at bruk av friluftsterapi har i psykisk helsearbeid?» Metode: Studien ble gjennomført ved bruk av semistrukturert kvalitativt intervju. Respondentene er fire helsearbeidere med forskjellig utdannelse, arbeidssted og målgruppe for behandling. Intervjuene ble gjennomført via Skype og telefon. Resultatene er analysert etter fenomenologisk metode ved hjelp av åpen kod...

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

Livet ved Haukeland Sykehus skal bli dokumentarsåpe i ti ernsynsepisoder.-Vi tror at virkelighetsopptak fra sykehushverdagen kan øke ungdoms interesse for helsefag samt gi Haukeland et fortrinn, sier sykehusdirektør Egil Haugland.

2024

Spatial perceptions have always played a crucial role in determining the quality of architectural form. The scholarly literature recognizing the inseparable connection between architecture and psychology dates back to the early twentieth century, with environmental psychology emerging as a distinct branch of this scientific discipline in the 1960s. Contemporary environmental and climate change issues have notably drawn attention to topics within the realms of psychology and the environment. Past sociological and spatial analyses of residential areas predominantly relied on survey and interview methods. Today's technological advancements enable us to analyze collected data through modern applications and devices. A significant innovative moment arises with the introduction of artificial intelligence onto the scene. Based on deep machine learning technology, applications for identifying human emotions have been developed, among others. This paper problematizes the use of these modern tools in interpreting spatial sensations, aiming to offer new perspectives on existing theoretical frameworks and concepts through innovative methodological approaches.

2024, JÓVENES EN LA CIENCIA

Introducción El impacto del ambiente urbano en la salud mental de las personas, tanto positivo como negativo ha cobrado mayor relevancia en las últimas décadas por ser un elemento clave que puede influir en el bienestar físico, mental y social de la población urbana, e inclusive en su calidad de vida, a lo que la psicología ambiental (entendida como el estudio de los efectos de los entornos sobre la conducta humana; Bell, Fisher & Loomis,1978) tiene mucho que aportar para un diálogo donde múltiples profesionistas pueden participar y generar proyectos de investigación e intervención.

2024

Experiencias restauradoras asociadas a diversas tipologias de ambientes urbanos de la ciudad de Leon, Gto.

2024

Universal culture has accepted the fact that to sustain good health is part of the concept of achieving the state of happiness and thus life's success. While good health and happiness are both intangible, physical entities that make up the fabric and environment to achieve the state of happiness take its toll of responsibility. In Architecture, where the art and science of building spaces, environment and memories; architecture has a responsibility of supporting the process and sustaining the intangible good health and happiness, from the intent it was originally created to the flexibility of the facility for onward use. In response to making humanity as central to architectural works, this paper intends to focus Architecture in the light of its responsibility as social art and science of physical building and environment that supports good health and thus happiness. Materials and method: Qualitatively by the description of the framework and output, content analysis and case studies both from practice and academia, primarily based on the Holy Quran, tradition of the Prophet Pbuh and accepted maxims are sought. Results: Health and Happiness are defined as how architecture is related to both. A framework of criteria that governed tangible and intangible contribution of architectural environment and facility/structure/evidence-based norms to both health and happiness are laid as a guide for different conditions and circumstances. Conclusion: Architecture itself is both a tangible and intangible entity that supports the make-up of MAN from birth till death as from his state of good health to ill health as well as happiness and sadness. To understand Architecture is to understand humanity. Architecture is the result of humanity whether one cares to create spaces and aesthetic to support the emotion or to remain isolated and remain inhumane as most in current world do.

2024, Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

2024, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening

Informasjonsskriv før inngrep1 705 Mange pasienter oppfatter ikke innholdet i et informasjonsskriv. Slike skriv skal både danne grunnlag for en diskusjon der pasienten kan gjøre et informert valg mellom inngrepet og alternativer til... more

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

De e er godt lesestoff for alle som er interessert i hvordan moderne medisin er bli mulig gjennom oppdagelser og utvikling av anestesifaget gjennom snart 200 år. Professor emeritus Keith Sykes fra Oxford har skrevet 15 kapitler, John Bunker fra Stanford og Harvard de resterende å e. Det er bli en fascinerende historie om utviklingen helt fra eteranestesien ble demonstrert i 1846.

2024

Målgruppe er leger og andre som vil kvalifisere seg i smerteforskning og smertebehandling. Boken er utarbeidet av en tverrfaglig arbeidsgruppe «The task force on professional education» oppnevnt av rådet til The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), en forening med mer enn 7 000 individuelle medlemmer fra en rekke ulike fagfelter og profesjoner. Over hundre IASP-medlemmer har bidra , hvorav en fra Norge (Rae Frances Bell, Smerteklinikken, Haukeland Universitetssykehus).

2024, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

2024, quadernsdigitals.net

La Evaluación Ambiental surge como fruto de la evolución de la Evaluación Psicológica y como una aplicación de la Psicología Ambiental, tomando de estas dos disciplinas los fundamentos para su desarollo. Desde la evaluación psicológica,... more

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Información del artículo Evaluación de la percepción ambiental en la ciudad.

2024, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening

2024, The Architects' Journal

A comprehensive psychological review of the, then, newly built Children's hospital at Yorkhill in Glasgow. It included interview, questionnaire surveys and observations of places in use. This unique study to which a special issue of the Architects' Journal is devoted is a unique exploration of the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of a an unusual type of building

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

2024

Postponed access: the file will be accessible after 2021-12-15Selv om forskningslitteratur som har undersøkt psykisk helse hos studenter rapporterer om en høy forekomst av psykiske plager og lidelser hos studenter, er det imidlertid fortsatt uklart hvordan psykisk uhelse hos studenter kan beskrives og forstås. Det finnes noe forskning som har undersøkt psykisk helse fra studenters perspektiv, men det synes å mangle studier som har undersøkt dette fra terapeutenes ståsted. Formålet med denne studien har vært å undersøke hvordan terapeuter beskriver og forstår psykisk uhelse hos studenter. Ved bruk av en kvalitativ tilnærming innenfor et hermeneutisk-fenomenologisk rammeverk, har vi utført 15 semistrukturerte intervju med terapeuter som har erfaring med å jobbe med studenter. Datamaterialet ble analysert ved bruk av refleksiv tematisk analysemetode. Vi kom frem til overordnede tema og seks undertema basert på terapeutenes beskrivelser av studentens psykiske helse: 1) ”Å unnga...

2024, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

2024, Facilities

To identify the employee characteristics which are most strongly associated with perceived requirements for different aspects of the workplace environment. Design/Methodology/Approach: A questionnaire was completed by 364 employees from a large private-sector organisation. Respondents were surveyed on different workrelated, personality, and demographic characteristics. They then completed a series of items measuring perceived requirements for four aspects of the workplace environment (workspace segregation, workspace territoriality, individual environmental control, and aesthetic quality). Associations between employee characteristics and perceived workplace requirements were explored using multiple regression analyses. Findings: Numerous significant associations emerged. For example, the requirement for more segregated workspaces was associated with higher susceptibility to distraction, and the requirement for higher workspace territoriality was associated with less positive perceptions regarding the impact of flexible working on work effectiveness. Originality/Value: The individual difference factors which moderate satisfaction with the workplace environment have received relatively little attention in past research. The present study addresses this knowledge gap by including a wider range of employee characteristics and comprehensively investigating which of these most strongly predict differences in perceived requirements for the workplace.

2024, Facilities

PurposeThis paper aims to identify the employee characteristics which are most strongly associated with perceived requirements for different aspects of the workplace environment.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was completed by 364 employees from a large private-sector organisation. Respondents were surveyed on different work-related, personality and demographic characteristics. They then completed a series of items measuring perceived requirements for four aspects of the workplace environment (workspace segregation, workspace territoriality, individual environmental control and aesthetic quality). Associations between employee characteristics and perceived workplace requirements were explored using multiple regression analyses.FindingsNumerous significant associations emerged. For example, the requirement for more segregated workspaces was associated with higher susceptibility to distraction, and the requirement for higher workspace territoriality was associated with less...

2024

Slik vi har sett er det flere forhold ved forskningen min som krever en årvåken og bevisst etisk refleksjon. Å anerkjenne pasientenes sårbarhet, ta hensyn til utmattelse, dele resultatene og dataene mine, forankre deltakelse i både informert samtykke og allmennhetens interesse, benytte krypterte lagringstjenester, sørge for grundig behandling og dokumentasjon hos SIKT og REK og være oppmerksom på særskilte personlige og etiske utfordringer med etnografi som metode kan bidra til et helhetlig etisk rammeverk i mitt forskningsprosjekt. Det blir likevel viktig å være åpen for andre potensielle etiske forhold som kan dukke opp underveis, ettersom etisk refleksjon er en kontinuerlig etisk refleksjonsprosess fra prosjektplanlegging til innlevering avhandling, og potensielt også videre etter avlagt doktorgrad også.

2024

This master thesis is about stroke patients' experiences with Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). CIMT is a rehabilitation treatment approach consisting of different treatment components to improve hand-and arm function after a stroke. The purpose of this study is to gain knowledge and understanding of how the training concept of CIMT influences patients' function and daily life. Did the patients experience improved function and a better everyday life after CIMT? This is a qualitative study based on in-depth interview with three stroke patients who received a modified CIMT (mCIMT) three hours daily during two weeks. They received CIMT in subacute stage after stroke. The study has a phenomenological approach. Theory about body phenomenology, motor learning and communication is used in the analysis and discussion to illuminate the studied phenomena. The results are presented as patients' quotations with researchers' comments. There are three key themes in the empirical material, they are: Immobilization of the arm, CIMT treatment sequences and Recovery. The patients experienced that the treatment influenced function and daily life in many different ways. CIMT is a very intensive method and their life was most of all filled with therapy and exercises during the treatment period. All of them gained a better hand and arm function after the treatment, but movement pattern and motor function were not restored to prestroke condition. During and after training patients were tired. They showed signs of secondary muscle-skeleton disorders, like pain, muscular tension and synergydominated movement patterns under and after the treatment. One of the patients got shoulder tendinitis in the affected shoulder. The secondary muscle-skeletal disorders might appear as a result of high training intensity, few breaks and time measuring. The time at which treatment took place, during the subacute stage, might influence the secondary problems as well: Patients are more sensitive for these problems early after a stroke than in the chronic stage. The method is standardized and the CIMT-interventionist follows a protocol. He is selecting the task-oriented training from the protocol and giving instructions and feedback to the patient according to a standard procedure. The patients followed given instructions, but the context did not allow much verbal interactions between patient and therapist. As a consequence important information was not expressed. The patients received treatment from other therapist as well during the CIMT period. There was little coordination of different treatments, and common rehabilitation goals were not set. This influenced the total rehabilitation of the patients.

2023, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Institutt for biologisk og medisinsk psykologi Det psykologiske fakultetet Universitetet i Bergen Jonas Lies vei 91 5009 Bergen og Institutt for klinisk medisin Det medisinsk-odontologiske fakultet Universitetet i Bergen og Psykiatrisk... more

2023, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

Løberg og medarbeidere (1) har gitt en oversikt over regulert celledød (apoptose), og pekt på den voldsomme forskningsaktiviteten på feltet. Allerede med dagens kunnskap kan man utpeke apoptopisk død til en av de mest komplekse prosessene i celler. Dette er ikke så uventet, siden beslutningen om å ta sitt eget liv er ugjenkallelig, også på cellenivå. En stor del av farmasøytisk industri søker etter midler som enten skal hindre celledød (begrense celletap ved hypoksi og tap av nevroner ved demens) eller fremme den, f.eks. ved cancer. Kreftbehandling bygd på kunnskap om apoptose kan skje på flere nivåer:

2023, AIP Conference Proceeding, Research article, WORLD MULTIDISCIPLINARY CIVIL ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE-URBAN PLANNING SYMPOSIUM (WMCAUS)

The creation of comfortable living space represents scientific interests for specialists of many fields, in particular architects and environmental psychologists. The current study is devoted to the analysis of the comfortable living space properties by an empirical method with the use of figurative and verbal representation. On the one hand, it considers architectural requirements for the organization of human habitat. On the other hand, it focuses on the psychological tools to identify the characteristics of the living environment, inherent in a comfortable space. We assume that there are differences between these two types of human perception of the living space. These differences can be determined, theoretically substantiated, and empirically validated. In addition, these differences may indicate the existence of a particular level of spatial literacy measured by such criteria as "the degree of spatial organization" and "the level of spatial familiarization". To test the formulated hypothesis, we have used several methodological tools. First, the projective drawing technique "My dream house and I", which makes it possible to obtain figurative information about the "stereotypical", more imposed image of the living space or an ideal desirable architecture, which is determined by the institutional influence. Second, the projective drawing technique "I'm in a comfortable space", which allows us to get figurative information about the peculiarities of a person's own ideas about a comfortable space or desirable medium. Third, the "spatial semantic differential" (a verbal, linguistic matrix), which allows us to determine the representation of living space by such indicators as size, structure, dynamics, strength, as well as pragmatic, aesthetic, and ethical indicators. This methodological tool was used to assess the drawings made by the respondents according to the scales presented in the spatial semantic differential. The research was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from the field of environmental psychology and architectural design practice. A qualitative analysis of the data done by the method of descriptive statistics lets us identify indicators that allow architects and psychologists to describe two types of drawings. The quantitative analysis of the data was done with the use of descriptive and mathematical statistical methods, in particular the analysis of significant differences. It lets us obtain information about those indicators of space representation that are significant for the image of the "dream house", and those relevant for the image of the "comfortable space". The current article presents intermediate results of a pilot study conducted among respondents with a diverse background: the first and second-year students from different faculties and regions.

2023, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening

2023

Ubevisst traumatisk samspill. En teoretisk undersøkelse av relasjoner etter relasjonstraumatisering. Åse Wegerif http://www.duo.uio.no/ Trykk: Reprosentralen, Universitetet i Oslo 4 Social functioning of survivors shows wide variability, ranging from isolation, rebellion or defiance, and antisocial behavior to overfunctioning and compulsive compliance and social interaction. The personal disillusionment and interpersonal disturbance that accompany human-induced victimization can cause an alienation that pervades all aspects of life. (Courtois, 2010, s. 219) Den traumatiserte benytter projektiv identifikasjon .

2023, ICEARC23 3rd International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference

Purpose: Architectural psychology is an experimental research area in which the interaction between people and built environment is examined. Since the experiments are conducted through sample spaces, how to represent them to the participants is one of the significant questions in experiment designs. In this study, the old and the new representation tools are analyzed with their potentials to be used in the future architectural psychology research. Study design/methodology/approach: Representation tools, used in the past experimental studies in architectural psychology literature, are identified and analyzed. Moreover, new representation tools from computer literature, which have potentials to be used in architectural psychology research, are searched and analyzed. Findings: Since the beginning of architectural psychology research in 1960s, real spaces, photographs, perspective drawings / sketches, full-scale mock-up models, scale models have been used as representation tools in experimental settings. At the present time, computer technologies and tools offer new options and are becoming increasingly common as representation tools. However; for architectural psychology research, each tool has various advantages and disadvantages compared to each other. Originality/value: Representation tools examined in this study have significant roles in the experimental settings of architectural psychology research. The results can help researchers to select appropriate representation tools to design their further experimental settings.

2023

2023, Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening

2023, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

2023

The present study attempts to provide a better understanding of the psychologists experience and expectations when meeting clients from foreign cultures in therapy. A qualitative approach was used. Six private psychologist specialists in Bergen were interviewed about their experiences with multicultural clients. The interviews were analyzed, and three main points were identified: How do the informants experience the conductance of therapy with clients from other cultures? To what degree is the concept of therapeutic alliance experienced as applicable cross-culturally? How is the level of experienced uncertainty affected by the therapist's knowledge of, versus his or her expectations of cultural differences? The informants emphasize the work as time-consuming with many challenges. Informants in its approach to the multicultural client show culturally sensitiveness, but also see its limitations in being trained in a psychology based in the western culture

2023, Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende

2023, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Økte nivåer av kortikotropinfrigjørende faktor i hjernen kan forverre forløpet av Alzheimers sykdom, antydes det i studier med transgene mus.

2023, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening

Blokkeres traumatiske minner fra bevisstheten? | Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening Blokkeres traumatiske minner fra bevisstheten? KRONIKK PÅL GRØNDAHL Pål Grøndahl er ph.d., psykologspesialist og forsker ved Regionalt kompetansesenter for sikkerhets-, fengsels-og rettspsykiatri, Oslo universitetssykehus. Forfatteren har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter. ELLEN WESSEL Ellen Wessel er ph.d., psykolog og førsteamanuensis ved Politihøgskolen. Forfatteren har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter. SVEIN MAGNUSSEN Svein Magnussen er dr.philos. og professor emeritus ved Psykologisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo. Forfatteren har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter.

2023, Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid

The purpose of this study was to explore how friluftsliv (outdoor life) can contribute towards a sense of being able to cope with life. The design is qualitative, and the data collection was conducted in the form of walking semi-structured conversations with eight young adults on their walks in nature. The study shows how friluftsliv can contribute to coping with life (Norwegian: ‘livsmestring’) through three main findings: 1) social outdoor life, 2) joy of movement and 3) nature connectedness. The findings imply that friluftsliv can contribute to mental health work at several levels.