Delayed Onset of Maternal Affection After Childbirth

1980 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Mordecai Robson ◽  
R. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
Post Natal Depression ◽  
Clinically Depressed ◽  
First Time ◽  
Primiparous Women

SummaryInformation about perceptions of labour and delivery and about immediate emotional reactions to their newborn babies was obtained from two groups of primiparous women (n = 112 and n = 41) and from 40 multiparae. About 40 per cent of primiparae and 25 per cent of multiparae recalled that their predominant emotional reaction when holding their babies for the very first time had been one of indifference. Maternal affection was more likely to be lacking after delivery if the mother had had a forewater amniotomy and had, in addition, either experienced a painful and unpleasant labour or been given more than 125 mg of pethidine.Most mothers developed affection for their babies within a week of delivery and, in all groups of subjects, no longer term adverse effects were seen, such as post-natal depression or aggressive impulses directed at the baby. Three months post-natally it was, however, found that a mother was more likely to express feelings of dislike or indifference towards her baby if she was clinically depressed at the time.

The Therapist’s Reaction to a Patient’s Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich Martin Wurst ◽  
Isabella Kunz ◽  
Gregory Skipper ◽  
Manfred Wolfersdorf ◽  
Karl H. Beine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
General Hospitals ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Retrospective Nature ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Background: A substantial proportion of therapists experience the loss of a patient to suicide at some point during their professional life. Aims: To assess (1) the impact of a patient’s suicide on therapists distress and well-being over time, (2) which factors contribute to the reaction, and (3) which subgroup might need special interventions in the aftermath of suicide. Methods: A 63-item questionnaire was sent to all 185 Psychiatric Clinics at General Hospitals in Germany. The emotional reaction of therapists to patient’s suicide was measured immediately, after 2 weeks, and after 6 months. Results: Three out of ten therapists suffer from severe distress after a patients’ suicide. The item “overall distress” immediately after the suicide predicts emotional reactions and changes in behavior. The emotional responses immediately after the suicide explained 43.5% of the variance of total distress in a regression analysis. Limitations: The retrospective nature of the study is its primary limitation. Conclusions: Our data suggest that identifying the severely distressed subgroup could be done using a visual analog scale for overall distress. As a consequence, more specific and intensified help could be provided to these professionals.

The Embittered Mind

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hansjörg Znoj ◽  
Sandra Abegglen ◽  
Ulrike Buchkremer ◽  
Michael Linden
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Roc Curve Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
First Time ◽  
Common Understanding

Abstract. There is a growing interest in embitterment as psychological concept. However, little systematic research has been conducted to characterize this emotional reaction. Still, there is an ongoing debate about the distinctiveness of embitterment and its dimensions. Additionally, a categorical and a dimensional perspective on embitterment have been developed independently over the last decade. The present study investigates the dimensions of embitterment by bringing these two different approaches together, for the first time. The Bern Embitterment Inventory (BEI) was given to 49 patients diagnosed with “Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED)” and a matched control group of 49 patients with psychological disorders with other dominant emotional dysregulations. The ability to discriminate between the two groups was assessed by t-tests and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves (ROC curve analysis). PTED patients scored significantly higher on the BEI than the patients of the control group. ROC analyses indicated diagnostic accuracy of the inventory. Further, we conducted Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) to examine the different dimensions of embitterment and their relations. As a result, we found four characteristic dimensions of embitterment, namely disappointment, lack of acknowledge, pessimism, and misanthropy. In general, our findings showed a common understanding of embitterment as a unique but multidimensional emotional reaction to distressful life-events.

Soviet artist as a participant in the state funeral ritual of the 1920–1950s

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
I. I. Rutsinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
The State ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Funeral Ritual ◽  
First Time

Throughout the 1920–1950s Selected Soviet artists were regular participants in state funeral ceremonies. In this article, for the first time, the process of including artists in a funeral ritual and investing them with a specific role in the performance of thanatological practices on a national scale is investigated. The stereotypes of behavior of those who were "honored" to be invited to the tomb of the leader, their emotional reactions, the nature of the work performed during the funeral ritual, are considered as components of the formation of a special semiotic space.

Competitive framing, emotion and heterogeneity: framing effects on Twitter in the case of an alt-right rally

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Porismita Borah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Framing Effects ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Concepts

PurposeThe current study has three main purposes: (1) replicate results from prior framing effects studies on social media. To do so, the study examines the influence of news frames (free speech vs. public order) on participants' attitudes toward an alt-right rally (2) expand prior research by examining the emotional reaction of participants to these frames and (3) probe the moderating effects of face-to-face heterogenous talk and heterogenous social media feeds.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from theoretical concepts such as competitive framing, emotions and heterogeneity, the study uses a randomized online experiment. The study examines a conversation in a Twitter thread that includes both free speech and public order frames in the comments to the thread. The total number of participants was 275.FindingsThe results show that free speech versus public order frame did not impact attitudes of the participants toward the alt-right rally. Findings also show the significant main effects of free speech and public order frames and the interaction of exposure to heterogeneity on emotional reactions of outrage and anger toward the alt-right rally. These findings suggest that framing research needs to take social media features into consideration for a complete picture of framing effects on social media.Originality/valueUsing a classic framing effects experiment, the study includes variables relevant to social media discussions on Twitter and examined the moderating effects of heterogeneity on emotional reactions. In addition, one of the important methodological contributions of the current study are the framing manipulations for an externally valid experimental design.

scholarly journals Public awareness, emotional reactions and human mobility in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China – a population-based ecological study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yuchen Li ◽  
Yu Zeng ◽  
Guangdi Liu ◽  
Donghao Lu ◽  
Huazhen Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Negative Comments ◽  
Restricted Mobility

Abstract Background The outbreak of COVID-19 generated severe emotional reactions, and restricted mobility was a crucial measure to reduce the spread of the virus. This study describes the changes in public emotional reactions and mobility patterns in the Chinese population during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods We collected data on public emotional reactions in response to the outbreak through Weibo, the Chinese Twitter, between 1st January and 31st March 2020. Using anonymized location-tracking information, we analyzed the daily mobility patterns of approximately 90% of Sichuan residents. Results There were three distinct phases of the emotional and behavioral reactions to the COVID-19 outbreak. The alarm phase (19th–26th January) was a restriction-free period, characterized by few new daily cases, but a large amount public negative emotions [the number of negative comments per Weibo post increased by 246.9 per day, 95% confidence interval (CI) 122.5–371.3], and a substantial increase in self-limiting mobility (from 45.6% to 54.5%, changing by 1.5% per day, 95% CI 0.7%–2.3%). The epidemic phase (27th January–15th February) exhibited rapidly increasing numbers of new daily cases, decreasing expression of negative emotions (a decrease of 27.3 negative comments per post per day, 95% CI −40.4 to −14.2), and a stabilized level of self-limiting mobility. The relief phase (16th February–31st March) had a steady decline in new daily cases and decreasing levels of negative emotion and self-limiting mobility. Conclusions During the COVID-19 outbreak in China, the public's emotional reaction was strongest before the actual peak of the outbreak and declined thereafter. The change in human mobility patterns occurred before the implementation of restriction orders, suggesting a possible link between emotion and behavior.

Electric response in the mammary gland

1960 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Forbes ◽  
Marjorie Neyland ◽  
Sally Fox
Keyword(s):  
Mammary Gland ◽  
Sweat Gland ◽  
Myoepithelial Cells ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Sweat Glands ◽  
Electric Response ◽  
Slow Response ◽  
Indirect Control ◽  
Palm Of The Hand

Our previous investigations have indicated that ‘let-down’ sensation in the mammary gland in nursing, or on injection of Pituitrin, is accompanied by slow electric response. This was believed to emanate from secreting-gland cells or from contractile myoepithelial cells. Indirect control indicated that sweat-gland activity, related to emotional reaction, played little part in electric response recorded from the breast. We have controlled this question of sweat-gland participation in observed response by recording simultaneously from the palm of the hand and from the areola in a non-lactating subject. It was found that spoken words evoking emotional reactions were accompanied by large electric responses from the palm, but from the areola there were either no responses or very small inverse deflections, presumably due to sweat glands in the skin of the thorax. Observations on lactating subjects showed that during nursing occasional deflections in the palmar record resembled those evoked in word tests, but in no case did the palmar record show a slow response synchronized with that recorded from the areola during the letdown. From these observations we conclude that sweat-gland reactions play little part in the characteristic let-down electric response led off from the areola. This must arise from a different source, presumably either the myoepithelial cells, the secreting cells, or both. Submitted on January 14, 1960

Delayed Onset of Central Diabetes Insipidus With Ketamine Sedation: A Report of 2 Cases

2019 ◽  
pp. 089719001988226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah B. Herity ◽  
Cassandra Baker ◽  
Christin Kim ◽  
Denise K. Lowe ◽  
William D. Cahoon
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Diabetes Insipidus ◽  
Drug Effect ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Multimodal Analgesia ◽  
Central Diabetes Insipidus ◽  
Probability Scale ◽  
Delayed Onset

Ketamine is being prescribed with greater frequency due to an emphasis on multimodal analgesia. With increasing use, uncommon adverse effects associated with ketamine are likely to surface. Limited reports of transient central diabetes insipidus (DI) occurring early after initiation (ie, within 10 hours) of ketamine have been reported. We present 2 cases of delayed onset (32 hours or more after initiation), ketamine-induced, transient central DI in patients cannulated for venovenous extracorporeal membranous oxygenation. No other causes of central DI were determined based upon physical examination or laboratory data, and both patients responded to treatment with desmopressin/vasopressin. The Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability scale noted a probable causation for each case. These cases demonstrate the possibility of a rare but serious complication of ketamine. Improvement after discontinuation of ketamine and administration of desmopressin/vasopressin appear to support a drug–effect association.

From Here to Maternity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Post Natal Depression ◽  
First Time

The author of this book is a pioneer in the field of sociological research. In this classic re-issue, the author interviewed 60 women to find out what it is really like to have a baby. Covering pregnancy, birth and child care, the book relies on the stories mothers tell to discuss whether and why women want to become pregnant, how they imagine motherhood to be, the experience of birth, post-natal depression, feeding and caring routines, and the challenges for the domestic division of labour and to fathers. It shows that most women are unprepared for the birth or the work of caring for a baby, but also for the joys that a baby can bring. As topical today as the day it was written, this important book was the first to examine first-time motherhood in the words of those experiencing it, and it continues to influence generations of researchers today.

scholarly journals Emotional reactions in parents of the youth who experienced the Utøya shooting on 22 July 2011; results from a cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e015345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonje Holt ◽  
Tine Jensen ◽  
Grete Dyb ◽  
Tore Wentzel-Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Reaction Index ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Over Time

Objective and settingThe objective of this study was to provide knowledge about the emotional reactions in parents whose offspring experienced a mass shooting on Utøya island in Norway in 2011. The research questions included whether parents’ reactions were influenced by their offspring’s symptom level, age, living situation and parental gender.DesignThe study was designed as an open cohort study. The data were collected at two time points; 4–5 months and 14–15 months after the shooting.ParticipantsThe participants were 531 parents of youth exposed to the Utøya island attack.Outcome measuresThe Parental Emotional Reaction Questionnaire measured parents’ reactions, and University of California, Los Angeles Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index measured youths' post-traumatic stress symptoms.ResultsParental emotional reactions were positively related to post-traumatic stress reactions in offspring at wave 1: Est.=0.20, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.30, p<0.001, over time (wave 1and wave 2 nested within individuals): Est.=0.23, CI 0.13 to 0.32, p<0.001, and at wave 2: Est.=0.26, CI 0.12 to 0.39, p<0.001. Youths’ age was not significantly related to parental emotional reactions, neither at wave 1: Est.=0.19, CI −0.40 to 0.77, p=0.531, over time: Est.=0.26, CI −0.27 to 0.79, p=328, nor at wave 2: Est.=0.32, CI −0.41 to 1.05, p=0.389. Mothers were more emotionally upset than fathers both at wave 1: Est.=−5.66, CI −7.63 to −3.69, p<0.001, over time: Est.=−5.36, CI −7.18 to −3.55, p<0.001, and at wave 2: Est.=−5.33, CI −7.72 to −2.53, p<0.001.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that parenting after trauma should be addressed in outreach programmes and in planning of healthcare services.

Flashbulb Memories for a Negative and a Positive Event: News of Desert Storm and Acceptance to College

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali İ. Tekcan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Desert Storm ◽  
Operation Desert Storm ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Very High

37 college students answered questions regarding the circumstances in which they first heard about two events that took place approximately two years prior: the beginning of Operation Desert Storm and the news of their acceptance to college. The number of details recalled about their own circumstances for both events was very high and not different for the two events. However, they reported having stronger emotional reactions (as measured by a 5-point rating scale) for the news of acceptance to college. Only for the news of Desert Storm was rated intensity of emotional reaction related to the number of details recalled. Sex differences were found in the intensity of emotional reactions and frequency of rehearsal but not in recall.

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