Clinical benefits of rational-emotive stress management therapy for job burnout and dysfunctional distress of special education teachers

It has been observed that managing job burnout and dysfunctional distress constitute part of the major challenges among special educators,and that empirical data on the management of burnout and dysfunctional distress associated with the job of special education teachers are lacking in the literature.The current article discusses the clinical benefits of a rational-emotive stressmanagement therapy program in reducing the level of job burnout symptoms and dysfunctional distress in special education teachers,using evidence from a 2018 clinical trial study that reported the efficacy of this intervention.Results show the clinical benefits and implications of conducting a rational-emotive stress management intervention,and recommendations are made for future research.

Research on the Stress Management Strategies of Hotel Interns:A Case Study of Hotel Z in Foshan

In this study,by the combination of quantitative and qualitative research,the number of valid questionnaires was 217.The results show that there was a positive correlation between stress sources and stress response,and the four stress sources of own ability and quality,interpersonal relationship and communication,role requirements,work environment and atmosphere had a significant predictive effect on work pressure response;different personality characteristics had significant differences in the effect of work stress.

Hierarchical pomegranate-structure design enables stress management for volume release of Si anode

Si is a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity.How-ever,large stress during(de)lithiation induces severe structural pulverization,electrical contact failure,and unstable solid-electrolyte interface,which hampers the practical application of Si anode.Herein,a Si-based anode with a hierarchical pomegranate-structure(HPS-Si)was designed to modulate the stress variation,and a sub-micronized Si-based sphere was assembled by the nano-sized Si nanospheres with sub-nanometer-sized multi-phase modification of the covalently linked SiO_(2-x),SiC,and carbon.The sub-micronized HPS-Si stacked with Si nanospheres can avoid agglomerates during cycling due to the high surface energy of nanomaterials.Meanwhile,the reasonable pore structure from SiO_(2) reduction owing to density difference is enough to accommodate the limited volume expansion.The Si spheres with a size of about 50 nm can prevent self-cracking.SiO_(2-x),and SiC as flexible and rigid layers,have been syner-gistically used to reduce the surface stress of conductive carbon layers to avoid cracking.The covalent bonding immensely strengthens the link of the modification with Si nanospheres,thus resisting stress effects.Consequently,a full cell comprising an HPS-Si anode and a LiCoO_(2) cathode achieved an energy density of 415 Wh kg^(-1) with a capacity retention ratio of 87.9%after 300 cycles based on the active ma-terials.It is anticipated that the hierarchical pomegranate-structure design can provide inspiring insights for further studies of the practical application of silicon anode.

A Short-Term Intervention to Reduce Stress Levels in Workplace for Office Worker at UEFA—The Union of European Football Associations in Nyon/Switzerland

Background: Today, according to the WHO, workplace stress is particularly common. Several medical and scientific studies have shown that workplace stress can have a serious impact on overall health, a triggering or aggravating factor for many diseases and pathological conditions. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a stress-reducing eight-week workshop and online messages campaign on office workers. Methods: To collect data of this quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test, DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) was used (only part stress;14 items). For eligible samples, stress-reducing workshops and online messages were held for 8 weeks by a specialist. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Of the 68 participants at the beginning, 43 participants were able to follow up on the 8-week campaign. The drop of participants must be explained by the sudden Covid-19 situation and the postponement of the UEFA EURO 2020 football activities. Overall, 13 of 14 items of stress perception had a decreased score number from pre-test to the post-test results in participants. The test results revealed that there was a significant difference mean of stress score before and after the participants got the campaign with the p-value less than 0.001. The mean difference was 4.18. It meant that after the campaign the mean of the stress score decrease was 4.18. Conclusion: The intervention at the workplace of office employees at UEFA, the United European Football Association, has shown that simple specific lifestyle behaviors, wrapped up in weekly workshops and online messages over a period of eight weeks, significantly reduced stress and stress-related conditions in office employees and improved positive dimensions of mental health and stress-related behavior. This campaign can be applicable to office workers of any type of organization or company.

Managing Conflict in a Time Critical Environment—A Neglected Non-Technical Skill Submission for Special Edition—Team Management

The aim of this study was to the explore the nature of conflict and increase the understanding of the role of conflict as a non-technical skill, drawing on literature from organizational behaviour, leadership, patient safety and medical simulation. The review highlights the different conflict types in time critical settings, both emotional and constructive. It proposes that it may be possible to use this knowledge to enable team leaders and team members to be aware of “emotional” or “dysfunctional” conflict, and appreciate when it is about to escalate and consider strategies that could be useful in such a setting to defuse it. “Emotional conflict” is often exacerbated by stress and/or previous learned feelings of failure or helplessness. If individuals learn to recognise conflict does not have to be destructive and learn techniques such as reappraising a situation, active listening and good respectful communication with team members, the emotional climate in teams could be improved and useful discussion regarding patient care would ensue. Finally the study hopes to show how teams could make use of “constructive” conflict to improve team function, team member confidence and a flattening of hierarchies within the team.

The Accumulation of Visceral Fat and Preventive Measures among the Elderly

Visceral fat is a specifi c fat that is produced in the body,transformed into cholesterol,and circulated in the blood to other parts of the body.The circulated cholesterol usually in the form of low-density lipoproteins forms plaque on the walls of the arteries,thereby constricting and blocking them and preventing the free fl ow of nutrients to various vital organs in the body.Visceral fat is deleterious to the health of elderly people because it is mostly found in the region of the abdomen that houses vital organs such as the pancreas,liver,and digestive tract,and it further affects the normal functioning of hormones in the body.Globally,15 million people die of a noncommunicable disease(NCD)annually between the age of 30 years and the age of 69 years,and there is an increase in NCD morbidity among people older than 70 years.Accumulated visceral fat in elderly people could have deleterious health consequences,as it is a predisposing factor for many other NCDs and chronic health conditions.Sedentary lifestyle,unhealthy eating,stress,and inactivity are the major causes of excessive visceral fat.However,measures to prevent the accumulation of visceral fat are straightforward,and impressive results are achieved with regular physical exercise,healthy diet choices,and proper stress management.

Cultural stress:The undiagnosed epidemic of our time

Global technologies that have made the world more interconnected have also,inadvertently,amplified the forces of stress that are now with us 24 hours a day,7 days a week.The accumulated impact of this stress I call cultural stress anxiety syndrome and call on integrative medicine practitioners to recognize that it is exacerbating whatever acute stressors are also present in our patients'lives.In this Commentary,I outline seven major components of cultural stress(time pressure,digital intrusion,digital dependency,isolation,sedentary lifestyle,poor sleep and uncertainty),describe their health consequences,and finally,offer cultural stress-specific remedies I have utilized in my own practice,along with studies that affirm their efficacy.My hope is that we,as integrative medicine practitioners who are cognizant of the role that stress plays in disease development,will more fully appreciate the added impact of cultural stress,and advise our patients on the importance of proactive stress management.

A Study on Current Situation of Psychological Crisis Intervention in Public Emergencies

Public emergencies exert a significant impact on the mental health of the people,while psychological crisis intervention can efficiently improve the level of the mental health. The existing psychological crisis intervention in China has weakness in organization system,budget input,human resources,social cognition,and other aspects. The psychological crisis intervention work in the future can be performed by actively perfecting the organization management system of psychological crisis intervention,increasing the budget input,strengthening the construction of psychological intervention teams,improving the level of social cognition,and so on.