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The Contributions of Georgia’s Geopolitics to the Country’s Economy
(2022) İBRAHİMLİ, KHALADDIN
In this article, the effects of Georgia's current geopolitical situation on the country's economic development are being investigated. Although Georgia lost control of the two strategic regions such as Abkhazia and Ossetia right after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it maintained its geopolitical importance in the South Caucasus. In this context, the definition of geographical space was clarified in the article, and the recent situation in the South Caucasus, the changes in the region after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the results of these changes were evaluated. In addition, the advantages of Georgia's geopolitical position and other additional issues affecting the economic development of this country were taken into account, and the reflections of the problems between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Georgia were examined, and finally, comments on the future of the South Caucasus were made.
Parent attitudes and other comorbid behavioral problems in masturbating children
(2020) Çakmak, Soner; Agir, Mine; Seydaoglu, Gulsah; Arici, Asiye Gurbuz; Avci, Ayse
Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship of the pre-school childhood masturbation with the parental attitude as well as the relation of the same with the comorbidity and related stammering, tic disorders, nail biting, nocturnal enuresis (NE) and encopresis. Materials and Methods: In this study, parents of 105 preschool children (between the ages of 3 - 6) were interviewed. 50 out the 105 interviewed parents’ children had have been with childhood masturbation (CM) and they are receiving professional consultancy or support services and these parents constitute the case group of this study. The control group was formed with the parents of 55 children. Research data were obtained by of the Personal Information Form filled by the parents, Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) and Comorbid Problems Determination Form prepared by the researcher. Results: Authoritarion parental attitude is discovered to be statistically higher than the case group with CM compared to the control group without such disorder. It has been detected that nail biting, NE and encopresis comorbidity is significantly higher in the case group with CM compared to the control group. Conclusion: There was a direct relationship between authoritarian parental attitudes and the CM that emerged in pre-school childhood. Along with CM the rate of frequency of nail biting, NE and encopresis are higher than the control group.
Sosyal hizmet çalışanlarında ikincil travmatik stres ve adil dünya inancı
(2020) Çakmak, Soner; Kiran, Binnaz; Kaya, Bozan
Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı sosyal hizmetlerde çeşitli görevlerde bulunan çalışanların ikincil travmatik stres düzeylerini ve adil dünya inançlarını incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma ilişkisel tarama modelinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Adana Aile, Çalışma ve Sosyal Hizmetler İl Müdürlüğüne bağlı kuruluşlardaki sosyal servis, eğitim birimi, sağlık birimi ve idari birim personellerinden toplam 150 çalışan araştırmaya katılmıştır. Tüm katılımcılara kişisel bilgi formu, İkincil Travmatik Stres Ölçeği (İTSÖ) ve Adil Dünya İnancı Ölçeği (ADİÖ) uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: İkincil travmatik stres düzeyi düşük ve orta düzey olan katılımcıların genel adil dünya inançlarının ikincil travmatik stres düzeyi yüksek olan katılımcılardan anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır). Benzer şekilde ikincil travmatik stres düzeyi düşük olan katılımcıların bireysel adil dünya inancı, ikincil travmatik stres düzeyi yüksek katılımcılara göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksektir. Sonuç: Sosyal hizmetlerde çalışanların ikincil travmatik stres düzeyi düştükçe bireysel ve genel adil dünya inancı artmaktadır. Uzun süre başkalarının travmatik yaşantılarına tanık olmak, hizmet verenlerde rahatsız edici ikincil travmatik stres gibi ruhsal sorunların ortaya çıkmasına ve işlevsellik kayıplarına neden olabilir
Measurement, Profiles, Prevalence, and Psychological Risk Factors of Problematic Gaming Among the Turkish Community: A Large-scale National Study
(2020) Koç, Ayşe Şenay; Ünübol, Hüseyin; Sayar, Gökben Hızlı; Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Kircaburun, Kagan; Griffiths, Mark
The present study investigated the prevalence, the potential different profiles, and the associated psychological factors of disordered gaming using data from a large-scale epidemiological study (TURBAHAR [Turkey’s Addiction and Mental Health Risk Profile Map Project]) carried out in Turkey in 2018 with 24,494 participants aged 18– 81 years. Participants completed a comprehensive survey comprising a demographic questionnaire, Gaming Addiction Risk Questionnaire, Brief Symptom Inventory, Personal Well-Being Index Adult Form, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Scale. Latent class analysis showed the existence of eight different game profiles, which differed in relation to the intensity and specific features of the behavior. Results showed that 1.6% of the participants were problematic gamers. Being male, being younger, lower education level, being single, using alcohol and cigarettes, psychiatric distress, positive and negative affect, and anxious adult attachment were positively associated with problematic gaming.
Relationship between palpitation and chest pain and anxiety and depression symptom levels in individuals aged 18-25 years
(2019) Yiğit, Fatma; Yılmaz, Mustafa; Uğuz, Şükrü; Çakmak, Soner
Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the levels of anxiety and depression according to the presence and absence of heart disease in individuals aged 18-25 years who apply to the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic for palpitations or chest pain. Materials and Methods: Persons who 18-25 years old applied to Başkent University Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research and Application Center Cardiology Department for palpitaion or chest pain were taken into the study. A total of 114 people, including 55 males and 60 females, were included in the study. Fourty-four people those in the same ages who came as a companion were taken to the control group. Participants were asked to fill in the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) by themselves. Results: In the case group, 77 patients did not have any heart disease. Thirty-seven people were diagnosed with a heart disease. The BAI and BDI scores of the groups were compared. The BDI and BAI scores of the groups who presented with chest pain and palpitation were significantly higher than the control group. Conclusion: The anxiety and depression symptom levels of the patients who were diagnosed and not diagnosed with cardiac disease in 18-25 year olds who applied to the cardiology policlinic were more than the control group.
Çocukluk çağı tik bozukluklarının sosyodemografik ve klinik özellikleri
(2019) Avcı, Ayşe; Ray, Perihan Çam; Çelik, Gonca Gül; Tahiroğlu, Ayşegül; Jaicks, Çağlar Charles Daniel
Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents diagnosed with tic disorders. Materials and Methods: The study population included 187 children with tic disorders, aged between 4 and 18 years. The data were obtained by using Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL). The demographic information, history of familial diseases were recorded. Results: The study included 37 girls (mean 10.9 ± 2.5 years) and 150 boys (mean 10.9 ± 2.7 years) with a mean age of 10.9 ± 2.6 years. Of all cases, 135 were classified as Tourette Syndrome (n=135; 72,2%), 50 as motor tics (n=50; 26,7 %) and 2 as others tic disorders (n=2; 1,1%) according to the diagnostic tic disorders subtype. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of mean age and first symptom age according to the subtype of tic disorder. In 91% of the cases, the age of onset of tics was 12 years or younger. The rate of having at least one comorbidity, mean number of comorbidities and comorbid ADHD rates were significantly higher among boys than girls. The most common comorbid diagnoses were ADHD (n=142, 75.9%), OCD (n= 08, 57.8%) and anxiety disorder (n=57, 30.4%). Conclusion: In our study, male cases, early onset and multiple comorbid diagnoses were found to be significantly higher in childhood tic disorders.
Examination of mindfulness and impulsiveness in university student-athletes in terms of sports injury development history
(2020) Tingaz, Emre Ozan; Çakmak, Soner; Ekiz, Meryem Altun
The present study aims to the examination of mindfulness and impulsiveness in university student-athletes in terms of sports injury development history. A total of 181 athletes, 56 female, and 125 males, were included in the study. The Sociodemographic Information Form, the short form of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, and the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport were applied to the participants. In conclusion, the athletes with a history of injuring another athlete had a higher score average in impulsiveness scale. The total scores from the overall mindfulness inventory did not differ significantly based on the status of having injured another athlete. It was observed that the athletes who experienced severe injury had a lower score average in the overall impulsiveness scale compared to the athletes who experienced a moderate injury. No significant difference was observed in the score averages from the overall mindfulness scale based on injury severity. Among the most notable results of the present study are the positive relationship between motor impulsiveness and injury frequency and the negative relationship between mindfulness and the total of the impulsivity scale and all its sub-dimensions.
Relationship between quality of life, depression and anxiety in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
(2020) Çakmak, Soner; Gen, Emirhan
ABSTRACT Objective: Physical, cognitive and emotional changes in diabetic patients affect the treatment process and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression and anxiety symptoms and quality of life in diabetic patients and the differences of these variables with regard to some sociodemographic factors and the type of diabetes. Method: The study sample consisted of 202 patients with diabetes mellitus (83 type 1, 119 type 2 diabetes) admitted to a wellness center in Adana. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory were administered to the participants. Their sociodemographic information, body mass index, and smoking and alcohol use status were recorded. Results: The quality of life subscales were lower (general health p=0.009, physical health p=0.005, psychological health p=0.022, social relations p<0.001, environment p=0.005) and depression and anxiety symptom levels were higher (p=0.03, p=0.02) in patients with type 1 diabetes than in type 2. Depression and anxiety severity were found to be independent factors affecting all quality of life levels (p<0.01) and diabetes type was an independent factor for social quality of life (p=0.027). The general quality of life subscale score for women (p=0.042) and general, physical and psychological quality of life subscales scores of the obese (p=0.042, p=0.016, p=0.045) were low. With higher education level and lower age, quality of life was found to increase (p<0.05) while depression and anxiety levels decreased (p<0.01). There was a negative correlation between smoking (p=0.035) and quality of life and a positive correlation with anxiety level (p=0.018). Conclusion: Diabetes type, depression and anxiety are predictors of quality of life in diabetic patients. Age, weight, low education level, and smoking were also associated with poor quality of life and depression and anxiety symptom severity in diabetic patients.
Tedavi almamış major depresyon hastalarında erken dönemde bilişsel işlevler
(2019) Salık, Seda; Çakmak, Soner; Uğuz, Şükrü
Bu araştırmada yeni tanı almış Major Depresif Bozukluk (MDB) hastalarında bilişsel bozulmanın erken dönemdeki düzeyinin sağlıklı kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırılarak belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Depresyon tanısı alan kişilerin bilişsel işlevlerinden özellikle dikkat, psikomotor hız ve yürütücü işlevlerde gelişebilecek bozukluk düzeyinin tespit edilmesinin tedavi programlarının geliştirilmesine katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmüştür. Yöntem: Araştırmaya Adana Dr. Ekrem Tok Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hastanesi Psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran tedavi almamış MDB tanısı alan 60 hasta ile cinsiyet ve yaş bakımından benzer olan depresyon tanısı almamış 30 kişiden oluşan kontrol grubu dahil edilmiştir. Daha önce psikiyatrik bir hastalık tanısı ile tedavi görmüş olan, son 6 aylık süre içerisinde ilaç veya psikoterapi öyküsü olan hastalar çalışma dışı bırakılmıştır. Araştırmada, Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) ve İz Sürme Testi (İST) ölçme araçları olarak kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmada tedavi almamış MDB hastalarında erken dönemde bilişsel işlevlerde bozulmanın sağlıklı kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı olarak daha fazla olduğu belirlenmiştir. İST puanlarında hasta ve kontrol grubu arasında anlamlı farklılık olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0,005). Depresyonun klinik şiddeti ile bilişsel bozulma düzeyi arasında pozitif ve doğrusal bir ilişki olduğu sonucu elde edilmiştir (A+B Süre; r=0,52, p<0,01). Sonuç: Erken dönemde MDB hastalarında bilişsel bozulma göz önünde bulundurulmalı ve bilişsel bozulmayı hedef alan tedavilere yer verilmelidi
Evaluation of impulsivity and complex attention functions of subjects with substance use: Sample from Adiyaman province
(2019) Uğuz, Şükrü; Kustepe, Ali; Kalenderoglu, Aysun; Celik, Mustafa
The aim of this research is to compare impulsivity and complex attention functions in individuals with substance use disorders to those who do not use substance. Design of this study was a case-control study. Universe of this study was patients with substance use who admitted to psychiatry department of our hospital. Among them, 33 (94.3%) males and 2 females between 18-65 years of age formed the study sample. Randomly selected 23 (92.0%) males and 2 (8%) females without any substance use disorders who were similar to the study group according to age and sex formed the control group. A statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of Barratt’s total impulsivity score, motor impulsivity, and non-plan point scores (p˂0.05). There were two statistically significant differences (p˂0.05) between two groups in terms of Trail Making Part B, Trail Making Part B / Trail Making Part A, Trail Making Part B - Trail Making Part A, Trail Making Part B + Trail Making Part A. Subjects using substances have difficulties with concentration, delaying gratification, making appropriate decisions, and inhibiting responses. Another important finding of this study was higher levels of disturbance in complex attention function in subjects with substance use. According to this result, subjects with substance use have difficulties in changing between different stimulating sets, following consecutive stimuli and mental flexibility. Long term follow-up studies are needed to understand the reciprocal relations between substance use, impulsivity, and complex attention
Michel Foucault’nun ahlâk anlayışı
(2011) Gödelek, Kamuran
Foucault’un ahlak anlayışı gençliğinde Fransa’da hakim olan politik ve entelektüel yapıyla yakından ilintilidir. Foucault’nun çalışmaları genel olarak düşünme tarihi olarak değerlendirilebilir. Foucault çağdaş kültürün temelini oluşturan ussallığın tarihsel temelleri karşısında günümüzde nasıl bir konumda olduğumuzu incelemeyi hedefler. Böylece Foucault Avrupa kültürünün düşünsel, ekonomik, siyasal bir tarihini kapsayacak şekilde modern felsefenin eleştirisini yapar. Foucault’ un eleştirel tarihsel çözümlemesinin özünü Descartes’dan beri felsefeye hakim olan kurucu özne fikrinin reddedilmesi oluşturur. Foucault’nun çalışması Aydınlanmanın, insani değer ve hakların evrensel ilkelerinin ve akla inancının yalın bir reddi olarak duran Nietzsche’nin çalışmasına dayanır. Foucault da kendisini Nietzsche’ci bir düşünür olarak kabul eder ve Nietzsche’nin genealojik (soya ait) yöntemini, güç anlayışını ve onun etik yaşamın kendiliğin bir estetiği ile ilgili olduğuna dair görüşlerini benimser. Nietzsche’de Foucault’nun öznellik anlayışının ve onun dille olan ilişkisinin kaynaklarını buluruz. Foucault herkes için geçerli olabilecek kuralcı (normatif) bir etik geliştirmekten ziyade, kendi kişisel özgürlük ve düşünce gelişiminden kaynaklanan kendine özgü bir tarz geliştirmek peşindedir. Foucault için etik kendiliğin kendisiyle ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Foucault, etiği ahlaksallığın kendiliğin kendisi ile ilişkisini konu edinen kısmı olarak kabul eder. Foucault, ahlak anlayışında ahlak yasasını, yani ahlak felsefesini ne de bireylerin gerçek davranışının önemini inkar etmemiştir. Ancak Foucault’nun önemle vurguladığı husus eylemlerinin ahlaksal öznesi olarak bireyin kendi kendisini kurma, yani kendiliğini geliştirme tarzıdır. Bu bağlamda, Foucault’nun ahlak anlayışı kendilik teknolojileri ve iktidar güçleri arasındaki ilişkinin çözümlenmesi üzerine dayanır.
Effects of Parental Divorcement on Impulsivity in Adolescence
(Klınık Psıkıyatrı Dergısı, 2018) Çakmak, Soner; Gedikli, Hasan; Demirkol, Mehmet Emin; Tamam, Lut
Objective: The impact of parental coexistence on overcoming the adolescence period is being discussed. The aim of this study is to examine if there is a statistically signi-ficant difference in the level of impulse control among the adolescent children of married and divorced couples and to investigate the effect of the socio-demographic characteristics of the divorce process on impulsivity of adolescents. Method: Fifty girls and 50 boys ages of 12-17 with divorced parents, 50 boys and 50 girls with undivorced parents were included in the study. This is a cross-sectional study. The impulse control levels of adolescents were compared with the Barrat Impulsiveness Scale (BIS). The effect of the educational status of the parents, the gender and the age of the adolescent, the parent with whom the adolescent live, time after divorce process on the level of impulse control were examined. The value of p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between groups in total BIS scores and all subscale scores (p=0,743). In the divorced families, statistically significant difference was found between the time after the divorce and the BIS scores (P=0,002), while there was no statistically significant difference between the education levels of the parents, the parent with whom the adolescent live and the gender of adolescent. Discussion: According to this study, divorce did not effect the impulse control levels of adolescents between 12-17 years. Adolescents aged 6 years or younger in the divorce process were thought to have more impulse control problems than olders. It was thought that evaluation of divorcement and different factors would give better results in studies about impulsivity in adolescence.
Kalıpyargı İçeriği Modeline Sosyal Bağlamsal BirBağlam İçinde Kalıpyargı İçerikleri Yaklaşım:
(2013) Aktan, Timuçin; Uğurlu Sakallı, Nuray
Kalıpyargı İçeriği Modelinin (KİM; Fiske ve ark., 1999; 2002) gruplararası algı literatürü bağlamında değerlendiril- diği gözden geçirme çalışmasında, söz konusu kuramın güçlü ve zayıf noktalarını belirleyerek bu sınırlılıkları aşmak için bağlama duyarlı bir bakış açısı sunmak amaçlanmıştır. Üç bölümden oluşan yazının ilk bölümünde KİM tanıtıla- rak bu kuram bağlamındaki tartışmaların gruplararası algı literatüründeki yeri ele alınmıştır. İkinci bölümde, KİM’in temelini oluşturan yetkinlik ve sevecenlik boyutları incelenerek kuramın önemli sınırlılıkları ortaya konulmuştur. Son bölümde ise, belirlenen bu sınırlılıkları aşabilmek için sosyal bağlamsal bir yaklaşımla gruplararasındaki kar- şılıklı ilişkilerin altı çizilmiştir. Böylece, gruplararası yarışma türünün, gruplararası statü farkının meşruluğunun ve statü farkından kaynaklanan sosyal gerçekliğin sınırlayıcılığının kalıpyargı içeriklerini belirleyen bağlamsal etkenler olabileceği önerilmiştir. Söz konusu etkenler temelinde beş farklı sosyal bağlam tanımlanıp, bu bağlamlarda yetkin- lik ve sevecenlik değerlendirmelerinin nasıl şekilleneceği tartışılmıştır. Son olarak, bağlama duyarlı bakış açısının sınırlılıkları ve gelecek çalışmalar için çıktıları ele alınmıştır.
Örgütsel Bağlamda Tükenmişlik Tepkisinin Gelişmesinde Kişilik Özelliklerinin Rolü
(2012) Cetin, Fatih; Hazir, Koksal
Örgütsel bağlamda, yoğun çalışma ortamının getirdiği yorgunluk, tatminsizlik ve stres gibi birçok olumsuz duygular, çalışanlarda bir tükenmişlik tepkisinin ortaya çıkmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, çalışanlarda görülen bu tükenmişlik tepkisinin açıklanmasında etkileri olduğu değerlendirilen kişilik özelliklerine odaklanılmış ve kişilik özelliklerinin tükenmişlik süreçlerindeki rolleri araştırılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında 313 ilköğretim öğretmeninden toplanan veriler, yapısal eşitlik modeli kurularak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, tükenmişlik boyutlarından duygusal tükenmenin açıklanmasında kişilik boyutlarından, dışadönüklük, duygusal denge ve özdisiplin boyutlarının; duyarsızlaşma boyutunun açıklanmasında dışadönüklük, uyumluluk ve özdisiplin boyutlarının; kişisel başarı hissi azalmasında ise yalnızca özdisiplin boyutunun etkisi olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Tüm bu bulgular tükenmişlik tepkisinin açıklanmasında kişilik özelliklerinin önemli etkileri olduğunu göstermiş ve ulaşılan sonuçlar, ilgili yazında yer alan çeşitli çalışmaların sonuçları ışığında tartışılmıştır.
Pediatrik Veri Toplama Aracının (PVTA) Türkçe versiyonunun serebral palsili bireylerde geçerlik ve güvenirliği
(2013) Keskin, Nilüfer Dilbay; Kerem, Mintaze Günel; Aktan, Timuçin
Amaç: Serebral palsili (SP) çocukların fonksiyonel sağlık durumu ve sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitelerini (SİYK) değerlendirmek etkin rehabilitasyon uygulamaları için önem kazanmaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmamızda, SP’li bireylerin fonksiyonel sağlık durumu ve SİYK’ni değerlendirmede yaygın olarak kullanılan Pediatrik Veri Toplama Aracı’nı (PVTA) Türkçe’ye kazandırmak, SP’li bireylerde geçerlik ve güvenilirliğini göstermek amaçlandı. Yöntem: Çalışmaya 2-18 yaş aralığında 105 SP’li, 48 sağlıklı birey ve anneleri katıldı. Bireyler yaşlarına göre 3 grupta incelendi. Bireylerin GMFCS seviyeleri, demografik ve sosyoekonomik bilgileri ile PVTA ve altın standart olarak kullanılan CHQ PF-50 ve PedsQL ölçek puanları kaydedildi. Sonuçlar: PVTA ölçeğinin güvenilirliği incelendiğinde iç tutarlılığı kabul edilebilir düzeyde ve test-tekrar test güvenilirliği oldukça yüksek bulundu (Alfa=0.93, ICC=0.992). Ölçeğin geçerliği incelendiğinde SP’li ve sağlıklı bireyleri ayırmada hassas olduğu (p<.001) ancak yaş grupları ve GMFCS seviyeleri arasında sadece fiziksel işlevsellik alanlarında farklılaşma gösterdikleri (p<0.05) bulundu. Üç ölçek arasında alt ölçeklerinin birleşme geçerliliği sağlandı ancak ayrışma geçerliliği düşük bulundu. Tartışma: SP’li çocukların, fonksiyonel sağlık durumu ve SİYK’ni ölçmede PVTA’nın Türkçe versiyonu geçerli ve güvenilirdir.
From socialization to self-socialization? Exploring the role of digital media in the religious lives of young adults in Ghana, Turkey, and Peru
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2019) Moberg, Marcus; Sjo, Sofia; Golo, Ben-Willie Kwaku; Gokce, Habie Erdiş; Fernandez Hart, Rafael; Castillo Cardenas, Sidney; Benyah, Francis; Villacrez Jo, Mauricio Javier
Previous research has pointed to the central role of media for the current young adult generation when it comes to finding information about religion, exploring beliefs, and developing a religious identity. This article explores how young adult university students in three different contexts - Ghana, Turkey, and Peru - report using digital media for religious purposes. The article builds on previous research on the role of media in religious socialization and explores the usefulness of the notion of self-socialization in a transnational study. The studied contexts are all shown to differ when it comes to levels of self-reported religiosity and use of media for religious purposes. The article illustrates the independent use of digital media in all contexts and self-socialization taking place on a general level, but also highlights the continuous importance of traditional socialization agents, thus questioning simplistic understandings of the role of media in religious socialization.
The heroine of a thousand faces: The tamil feminine and the monomyth
(EQUINOX PUBLISHING LTD, 2018) Ramoo, Dinesh K.
The hero's journey or monomyth of Campbell (2004, originally published in 1949) has been a source of much analysis both in ancient literature across the world and in modern creations such as The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. The hero's journey is an oft-cited archetype of storytelling. This article illustrates how this archetype could be applied to an ancient Tamil epic (the Cilappatikaram or Lay of the Anklet) and its female protagonist. It also shows how the monomyth could be used to harmonize the three parts of the epic, the last of which has often been claimed to be a later addition. Looking at the epic from the perspective of the monomyth, it is clear that all three parts are integral to understanding the heroine's journey. Further explorations into South Asian epic literature might yield new information on the divine feminine and its role in the heroic cycle.
Comparison of the original and parallel forms of the three words-three Shapes test
(TURKISH NEUROLOGICAL SOC, 2018) Kudiaki, Çigdem; Aslan, Asli; Dinc, Dilem
Objective: The Three Words-Three Shapes test is a moderately difficult memory and learning test, which is very suitable for use in clinical applications. It allows the evaluation of both verbal and non-verbal materials in the same modality. Because neuropsychological evaluations may be repeated with certain intervals to follow a patient's progress, in situations where the progress of particularly degenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer or Parkinson-type dementia, primary progressive aphasia) need to be followed up, a parallel form of the test must be employed. Although normative data can be found for the original form of the test, the absence of data about the equivalency of its parallel form reduces the reliability of the test. Therefore, the aims of this study were to obtain normative data on the parallel form and compare the data on the parallel and original forms. Materials and Methods: One hundred-seventy nine participants aged 50 to 84 years with no neurologic or psychiatric disorders were included in the study. Pre-evaluations of potential participants were performed using the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination and Geriatric Depression Scale, and the individuals who scored above the cut-off points set for Turkey were included in the study. Results: The average scores for the original and parallel forms of the test were found to have good agreement when they were applied with two-week intervals. According to the results of the correlation analysis, the correlation between incidental recall, acquisition and delayed recall subtests were significant. For the results that indicated no significant correlation for the copying and recognition subtests, separate charts of score frequencies are presented. Conclusion: The observed values indicate that both forms of the three words-three shapes test can be reliably employed in parallel.
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(2011) Zafer, Bekiroğulları
I am honored to chair the International Conference on Education & Educational Psychology 2010. During 02-05 December 2010, session chairs and members of theconference Scientific Committee and Board Reviewers met in Cyprus to read abstractsfrom persons representing more than 30 different countries.
Measuring moral imagination
(SOC PERSONALITY RES INC, 2006) Yurtsever, Gülçimen
This study describes the development of a moral imagination (MI) scale. The data were obtained from 491 participants from various organizations. A29-item Likert-type scale of moral imagination was constructed and shown to be free of socially desirable responses. Analyses of moral imagination suggest that three facets of moral imagination can be distinguished empirically as well as theoretically, namely reproductive, creative, and productive. Construct validity was evaluated by expert judges and, overall, was high. Validation data also included correlation with peer ratings. Furthermore, to explore the relation between moral imagination and actual behavior, a case study was conducted in which participants were asked questions to measure their capacity for moral imagination. The subjects who scored high on MI were judged to have a greater capacity than were the subjects who scored low. Empirically, the MI scale was shown to correlate with an internal locus of control, tolerance of ambiguity and empathy. This scale also correlated negatively with Machiavellianism.

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