scholarly journals About Face: Evaluating and Managing Tactile Impairment at the Time of Autism Diagnosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louisa M. T. Silva ◽  
Mark Schalock ◽  
Kristen R. Gabrielsen
Keyword(s):  
Tactile Stimulus ◽  
Tactile Stimulation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Sensory Impairment ◽  
Autism Diagnosis ◽  
Stimulation Protocol ◽  
Autism Group ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mixed Pain

Evaluation for sensory impairment is a routine part of autism diagnosis. Sensory impairment of hearing, vision, or touch results in developmental delay and must be addressed before delay can resolve. Recent studies confirm that tactile impairment is present in autism and can be effectively treated with a tactile stimulation protocol. The research suggests a change in management at the time of autism diagnosis to include evaluation and treatment of tactile impairment. Here we validate screening and management tool for tactile impairment, the Autism Touch and Self-Regulation Checklist, in 404 typical and autistic preschool children. The tool assesses tactile impairment by location and severity. Autistic children were distinguished by mixed pain and numbness on multiple areas including the face and mouth (F=412.1 (1,402);p<.000). Oral-facial tactile impairment interferes with the tactile stimulus to orienting. We hypothesized that oral-facial tactile impairment and difficulty orienting are predictive of ASD and that severity of tactile impairment is predictive of severity of ASD. Questions evaluating oral-facial and orienting responses correctly predicted 91% of the autism group. Severity of tactile impairment correctly predicted 81% of mild versus severe ASD. Results underscore the importance of evaluating and treating tactile impairment at the time of autism diagnosis.

scholarly journals Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Mindfulness as a Treatment for Chronic Stress: An RDoC Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 247054701771191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric L. Garland ◽  
Adam W. Hanley ◽  
Anne K. Baker ◽  
Matthew O. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Treatment Development ◽  
Attentional Function ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
The Face ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Mechanisms Of Mindfulness

Mindfulness-based interventions have been heralded as promising means of alleviating chronic stress. While meta-analyses indicate that mindfulness-based interventions significantly reduce global measures of stress, how mindfulness-based interventions modulate the specific mechanisms underpinning chronic stress as operationalized by the National Institute of Mental Health research domain criteria (RDoC) of sustained threat has not yet been detailed in the literature. To address this knowledge gap, this article aims to (1) review evidence that mindfulness-based interventions ameliorate each of the 10 elements of behavioral dysregulation characterizing sustained threat via an array of mindful counter-regulatory strategies; (2) review evidence that mindfulness-based interventions modify biological domains implicated in sustained threat, such as the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, as well as brain circuits involved in attentional function, limbic reactivity, habit behavior, and the default mode network; and (3) integrate these findings into a novel conceptual framework of mindful self-regulation in the face of stress—the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory. Taken together, the extant body of scientific evidence suggests that the practice of mindfulness enhances a range biobehavioral factors implicated in adaptive stress coping and induces self-referential plasticity, leading to the ability to find meaning in adversity. These mechanistic findings can inform the treatment development process to optimize the next generation of mindfulness-based interventions for greater therapeutic efficacy.

scholarly journals Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in the Face of Media Globalization

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Carmen Echazarreta Soler ◽  
Albert Costa Marcé
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Citizen Journalism ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Models ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Media Globalization ◽  
Networked Society ◽  
Social Sectors

Economic crises have mainly affected the more vulnerable social sectors and created losses of freedom and inequality. Currently, most media are controlled by a relatively small group of companies around the world. In the face of this situation, networked society has accelerated the development of alternative communication models, which act as loudspeakers for citizens’ voices. The aim of this study is to describe the main features of the new forms of citizen expression, communication and cooperation, such as social networks, review sites, citizen journalism and the collaborative economy. It is concluded that in the face of these new challenges it is essential to continue to develop ethical principles of self-regulation to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of new forms of communication on the Net.

Cardiac Responsivity to Tactile Stimulation in Waking and Sleeping Infants

1969 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lewis ◽  
Cornelia Dodd ◽  
Marcia Harwitz
Keyword(s):  
Physiological Response ◽  
Response Curve ◽  
Tactile Stimulus ◽  
Tactile Stimulation ◽  
Cardiac Response ◽  
Response Parameter ◽  
Young Infants

The role of state in determining a psychological or physiological response is not disputed. However, few studies using neonates and young infants have given much attention to this variable. This study was designed to investigate state differences in the newborn's cardiac response to a tactile stimulus. The results indicated: (1) The infant when asleep showed significantly different cardiac response than when awake. This replication demonstrates that an infant's state must be considered in any work using HR response. (2) In the present study, 6 cardiac response parameters were observed, and it was clear that not all these measures of the cardiac response yield similar results and that the response parameter E chooses to use will determine the degree of habituation found and the nature of the response curve. (3) In general, there were differences in habituation between the waking and sleeping infant.

scholarly journals Securitization as an innovative refinancing mechanism and an effective asset management tool in a sustainable development environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 13029
Author(s):  
Sergiy Legenchuk ◽  
Maryna Pashkevych ◽  
Olga Usatenko ◽  
Olha Driha ◽  
Valentyna Ivanenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
The Face ◽  
Collateralized Loan Obligation

Today’s realities dictate to Ukrainian companies a management philosophy that requires them not only to maintain their position in the market, but also to increase the efficiency of their operations and development in the context of favorable and unfavorable changes in the market environment, which necessitates significant amounts of financial resources. In the face of global competition and the increased turbulence of the external environment, securitization is one of the alternative tools to attract additional financing as well as to minimize risks by which financial markets can support sustainable finance in the transition to a green economy. The article deals with the essence of securitization as one of the major financial innovations of our time. It is established that this financial mechanism allows to diversify sources of financing, to effectively manage the structure of the balance sheet of the enterprise, as well as to significantly increase the level of liquidity of its assets. It also describes the main types of securitization and their impact on the structure of balance sheet indicators. The practical relevance of the study is that the authors’ highlighted areas of change in financial performance make it possible to make an smart decision on the use of a particular securitization mechanism, considering the purpose of its implementation and the capabilities of its initiators, including in the transition to a green economy. It is suggested for the successful implementation of the concept of a “green” economy aimed at achieving sustainable development goals in Ukraine, using such financial instrument as sustainable securitization through the use of the collateralized loan obligation mechanism.

Tactile Communication Between Ewe and Lamb and the Onset of Suckling

Behaviour ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 101 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 156-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Vince
Keyword(s):  
Tactile Stimulation ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Sensory Stimulation ◽  
Similar Response ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Tactile Communication ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Face ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Natural Situation

AbstractA series of experiments shows (1) that the effects of tactile stimulation produced by covering the face and eyes of an unsuckled Clun Forest or Soay lamb elicits a vigorous response which includes elements such as tilting up of the muzzle, lengthening of the neck, munching, mouth opening, curling back of the upper lip in the sucking position, tongue protrusion and apparent reaching and grasping movements of the lower jaw, upper and lower lips and the tongue (2) that these movements are directional in that the neck, head, lower jaw, lips and tongue are usually turned towards the stimulus (3) that before the lamb has attained a standing posture this response appears only weakly and may be replaced by a downward head movement; also it is weakened or disappears after the lamb has sucked (4) a similar response can be elicited by a visual stimulus only more slowly and in a less vigorous form. In Soay, but not in Clun Forest, lambs the response to touch was maintained for longer when the eyes were covered, than when the lambs were able to see (5) touch on the belly of the dam, simulating that produced by a lamb pushing its muzzle up against her, causes her to arch her back upwards, while touch nearer to or on the udder, or in the inguinal area, but not on the back of the udder, is associated with lowering of the tail and an outward movement of the hind leg which exposes the teat. The findings are considered in their relation to the natural situation immediately after birth of the lamb when the interchange of different types of tactile and other sensory stimulation gradually brings both partners into a situation in which the lamb can grasp the teat and suck.

scholarly journals Incremental validity of online over offline reports of volitional control in predicting learning success

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Breitwieser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Garvin Brod
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Volitional Control ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Online Assessments ◽  
The Face

Volitional control (i. e., efforts to maintain goal striving in the face of obstacles) is an integral part of self-regulated learning and an important factor for explaining individual differences in academic performance. However, differences between the various methods for assessing volitional control have rarely been investigated. Two common methods are (a) offline questionnaires, in which respondents aggregate experiences over a longer period of time, and (b) online questionnaires such as learning diaries, which assess respondents’ experiences close to the learning event. We compared these assessment approaches in 96 medical students who prepared for a high-stakes exam. Achievement of self-set learning goals was measured objectively via log-files of students’ activities on a learning platform. Daily reports of volitional control explained substantial variance in achievement of learning goals over and above the offline questionnaire, indicating incremental validity of online assessments of self-regulation. Moreover, the daily reports of volitional control could explain intra- individual day-to-day variance in goal achievement. The current study, thus, suggests that learning diaries, albeit cumbersome, have clear advantages over offline questionnaires.

scholarly journals Restoration, dispersal and settlement of native European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in energetic tidal areas

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Willis ◽  
Lisa Kamphausen ◽  
Anthony Jensen ◽  
Roger J.H. Herbert ◽  
Elfed Jones
Keyword(s):  
Larval Settlement ◽  
Larval Survival ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Swimming Behaviour ◽  
Ostrea Edulis ◽  
Individual Agent ◽  
Larval Phase ◽  
Larval Behaviour ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Uk

AbstractWe modelled the pelagic larval phase of native European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the Solent. The Solent is a complex and tidally energetic environment on the south coast of the UK. Until recently it was the largest self-sustaining fishery of the native oyster in Europe. We developed a new larval settlement behavioural model that is the simplest plausible model which remains consistent with all available data and evidence on larval behaviour. We used a hydrodynamic sub-model, a Lagrangian advection sub-model, and an individual agent based model. The results demonstrate how isolated oyster assemblages can re-populate larger areas of historical inhabitance. We predict the most likely patterns of redistribution from refugia or from fisheries seeding. We show that settlement swimming behaviour is as equally important as passive hydrodynamic transport for larval survival and adult distribution and that settlement swimming behaviour has a profound impact on settlement patterns. The models show that managed broodstock refugia have the potential to seed much larger oyster beds in contrast to broad-scale seeding. Such refugia have the advantage of maintaining a locally high and mature population with potential for reef features and their associated biodiversity. We show that such refugia may be best placed in the tidally dynamic and exposed areas rather than on sheltered coastal sites as they have been in the past. Our model is insensitive to parameter variation and could be an effective and practical management tool in the face of a paucity of field data on larval distribution and behaviour.

scholarly journals Healing the Feelings and Feeling the Healing: Hypnotic Approaches in Cancer and Palliative Care

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain Néron ◽  
Daniel Handel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Video Clip ◽  
Medical Procedures ◽  
The Face ◽  
Clinical Hypnosis

This workshop will focus on clinical demonstrations of hypnotic suggestion through metaphors for self-regulation improvements, pain relief, palliation of symptoms, and amelioration of hope in the face of advanced or progressive illness. These materials were designed (Néron and Handel, In Press) for health care professionals who use – or may decide to use – clinical hypnosis in their professional work with patients. The role of adjunctive hypnotic therapy in cancer care is to help manage distressing symptoms and to give the sufferer a sense of control via mind-body regulation. Physicians and health care professionals can integrate personalized hypnotic approaches in order to help patients regulate physiological functions, alleviate pain, enhance the release of tension, reframe hope, facilitate new levels of personal adjustments, and promote or restore healing spiritual experiences.The workshop will include case-based, video clip demonstrations to cover the following topic areas: a) addressing patients’ misconceptions about hypnosis, b) establishing appropriate clinical goals, c) using hypnotic techniques in different medical settings, d) developing quick ways of reaching a hypnotic state, e) teaching self-hypnosis, f) preparing for medical procedures, g) reframing hope, and h) promoting healing spiritual experiences.Objectives: Participants will be introduced to ways of: a) Integrating guided clinical hypnosis procedures at bedside and in several medical contexts. b) Empowering the sufferer by teaching him or her how to use self-hypnosis for symptom relief and for addressing their existential issues.ReferenceNéron, S., and Handel, D. Hypnotic Approaches in Cancer and Palliative Care. Quebec: Presses de l’Université du Québec, In Press.

Toward a digital civil society: digital ethics through communication education

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Kaitatzi-Whitlock
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
General Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Communication Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Ethics ◽  
The Face

Purpose In the face of the enormous rise in digital fraud and criminality, resulting in diverse afflictions to millions of user-victims, emanating from users’ horizontal interactive and transactive exchanges on the internet, but due significantly to internet’s deregulation and anonymity, this study aims to showcase the need for a socially grounded self-regulation. It holds, that this is feasible and that it can be achieved through large scale, comprehensive digital communication education (DCE) programs. Design/methodology/approach The composite methodology of the study comprises four types of components, namely, analytic, exploratory-discursive, constructionist and propositional. The construction-creation element consists of the design of an original combinational research tool: triangular relational pattern (TRP). Through TRPs, researchers can locate the types of relations involved between three implicated entities, namely, the affliction, the culprit and the victim and can study them in-depth. Subsequently, based on the TRP, DCE programs are composed, which are, also, proposed to be deployed by educational authorities and digital civil society associations. Findings The created, applied here and proposed TRPs can be used by other researchers aiming to locate, map and analyze the variants of internet criminality and victimhood and their implications across the global frontierless world and in the digital human condition, educational purposes but also to create social cohesion. Originality/value The study offers two original contributions. The TRP as a significant relational research tool-grid. The DCE programs that are linked to the repertories of digital relations and can be introduced in the general education programs.

Reaction Time of the Tongue to Auditory and Tactile Stimulation

1965 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce M. Siegenthaler ◽  
Irving Hochberg
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Tactile Stimulus ◽  
Tactile Stimulation ◽  
Stimulus Condition ◽  
Oral Region ◽  
Speech Output ◽  
Important Measure ◽  
Tonal Stimuli

Measures of reaction time of the tongue to tactile stimulation on the lips and to a 1000-cps tone at sensation levels of 10, 50, and 70 db were obtained from 26 normal young adults. Results revealed that tactile stimulation evoked the shortest reaction time ( M = .123 sec.); 70 db elicited slightly longer reaction time ( M = .129 sec.); 50 db still longer reaction time ( M = .137 sec.); and 10 db the longest ( M = .209 sec.). The 10-db tone reaction time was significantly longer than that of any other stimulus condition, while tactile stimulus reaction time was significantly shorter than both the 10- and 50-db tonal stimuli, but not than the 70-db stimulus. Among the auditory conditions, 50 and 70 db were not significantly different from one another, but both were different from 10 db. The findings support the role played by tactual feedback in the oral region for monitoring speech. It is hypothesized that a speech mechanism which operates on a servosystem principle is likely to utilize the most efficient sensory channels available in monitoring speech output, with time of response being one important measure of efficiency.

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