Learned Helplessness, Depression, and Physiological Responding

Gatchel, Robert J.; McKinney, Mark E.; Koebernick, Larry F.

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“…Gatchel, McKinney, and Koebernick (1977), in a study on "learned helplessness," used 12 participants of both genders in each of three groups. The experimental participants could terminate nonsignaled tones (1 kHz, 95 dB) by pressing a microswitch four times, while the inescapable yoked-control group could not.…”

Section: Eda As An Indicator Of the Course Of Laboratory Stress Respomentioning

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Electrodermal Activity

Boucsein

2012

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except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Foreword to the Second EditionAs noted by David Lykken in the foreword to the first edition of this book, electrodermal activity was observed for the first time in Germany. A quartercentury later the scientific study of psychology also originated in Germany. Over time, however, the focus of psychological research, including the then new field of psychophysiology, shifted to the United States and Great Britain. This trend to the dominance of the United States and Great Britain was prolonged by the devastation of World War II and its aftermath in Germany (and elsewhere in continental Europe). Slowly at first and then more rapidly, German psychological science, including psychophysiology, recovered. For several decades German psychophysiologists have been a major force in psychophysiology. With the publication of the first English edition of this book in 1992, it became essential for electrodermal researchers worldwide again to learn from our German colleagues.When I came into psychophysiology in the mid-1960s, electrodermal activity was the most common system studied. Because of its popularity, a large literature had emerged on the physiological mechanisms producing these changes in the electrical properties of the skin and on the best methodology for recording them. Major reviews and/or chapters had been published or soon were to be published by Peter Venables and Irene Martin, Robert Edelberg, and David Lykken. Later reviews and articles were published by Venables and Margaret Christie, and by me. A chapter in 1990 by Michael Dawson, Anne Schell, and Diane Filion was especially noteworthy for its coverage of the psychological applications of electrodermal measures.Note that all these publications were journal articles and chapters and that most of them focused almost entirely on mechanisms and methodology. The publication of this book, first in German and then in English, provided the first book on electrodermal activity, and one that extensively covers psychological applications as well as mechanisms and methodology. Again to quote David Lykken back in 1992, "The return of German scholarship to what I shall loftily call the high table of psychophysiology is exemplified by this fine book, the most comprehensive treatise on the electrodermal system to appear in any language . . ." I completely agree with v that evaluation. Professor Boucsein's outstanding scholarship has produced a book of such breadth of coverage ...

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Section: Eda As An Indicator Of the Course Of Laboratory Stress Respomentioning

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“…In the suburbs, too, with their standardized units, tiny yards, and micromanaging housing associations, happiness and self-efficacy do not necessarily rise higher than in the city, and isolation and loneliness can set in upon arrival (Adams, 1992;Tallman, 1969). Many studies have tracked the relationship between the built environment and increased stress and decreased task ability and motivation, including replications of crowding studies on learned helplessness (Baum, Calesnick, & Gatchel, 1982), college dorm crowding and social withdrawal (Baum, Gatchel, Aiello, & Thompson, 1981), and the impact of noise on problemsolving skills (Boman, 1994), depression (Gatchel, McKinney, & Koebernick, 1977), diffi culty studying and relaxing (Ng, 2000), and even skin conductance (Gatchel & Proctor, 1976). At home, a recent study so strongly linked depression with exposure to a common household mold (Lawton, 2007) that psychotherapists had better learn how to assess for it.…”

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A Look at the Ecotherapy Research Evidence

Chalquist

2009

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Ecotherapy is an umbrella term for a gathering of techniques and practices that lead to circles of mutual healing between the human mind and the natural world from which it evolved. It includes horticultural therapy, wilderness excursion work, time stress management, and certain kinds of animal-assisted therapy. This article provides an overview of research into ecotherapy's treatment efficacy and argues for a psychology of place designed to reconnect people psychologically with the world a place at a time.

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“…The adverse impacts on individuals have been evident in increased depression, elevated blood pressure, lowered autonomic arousal and in some simpler tasks, impaired cognitive performance (Gatchel et al, 1977;Gatchel et al, 1975).…”

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A preliminary study of cognitive failures in open plan offices

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Leifer²

2012

Facilities

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of a new method using instruments with increased ability to objectively assess and quantify the performance impacts on office workers in built environment settings. Design/methodology/approach -A Distractibility Index (DI) was calculated for sample employees, who then used a computer-based instrument in two settings to evaluate cognitive impairment Findings -There was measured cognitive impairment in higher distracting work environments. There is potential to use DI to predict performance detriments and aid better workplace design/management. Research limitations/implications -The study employed only a small sample size. The level of noise and other distractions in the settings studied need to be measured objectively. There is a need to differentiate between various sources of distraction in terms of their impact on cognitive impairment. Practical implications -The findings of this paper can help to improve workplace performance, with less reliance on physical design solutions. Originality/value -Workplace performance evaluations typically use subjective measures and self-assessments. Modern work is increasingly cognitive, and hence new computer-based and more objective tools are required. The tool used in this research has been highly validated in other applications.

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Learned Helplessness, Depression, and Physiological Responding

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A preliminary study of cognitive failures in open plan offices

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