POOR ERGONOMICS AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON WORKERS WHAT IS ERGONOMICS Ergonomics, also known as human factors engineering, derived from two Greek words ‘ergon’ meaning work and ‘nomoi’ meaning natural laws. Specifically, ergonomics is the science of designing the job to fit the worker, rather than physically forcing the workers body to fit the job. This aims to make sure that tasks, equipment, information, and the environment fit each worker. The International Ergonomics Association
Screening to a halt: Are parents in New Zealand able to identify signs of dependency or addiction in their children due to over use of screen-time from the recreational use of video games? Digital technology and the vast amount of video games have increased the amount of screen time consumption in contemporary New Zealand society. The saturation of smart phones, ipad’s, tablets, computers, game consoles and the Internet are devices with the means of connection to gaming. Many New Zealand families integrate
We are talking about the formative years of a child’s life here. Is there then any wonder that the empirical evidence here below holds true. In this study, the empirical evidence shows that children who have seen domestic violence have more psychological and behavioral problems as opposed to children who have not witnessed abuse (Kitzman, Gaylord, Holt, & Kenny, 2003; Moylan et al., 2010; Wolfe, Crooks, Lee, McIntyre-Smith, & Jaffe, 2003). Furthermore, children who have observed domestic violence
along with its booming popularity. Since then, avid video gamers were viewed in a negative light, portrayed as potential killers, and the undesirable outcomes in engaging with video games have been greatly emphasized in the ongoing debate such as, exposure to its violent content causes children to become violent, linking mental disorders and behavioral problems in the long run. Nonetheless, not all are in favor of these perpetuating arguments about video games. More recent studies found that it does
children and lead to psychological disorders. While it seems impossible to completely eliminate childhood poverty, there are numerous strategies that can be used to help reduce the number of children living in poverty. The government plays a role in the establishment of organizations and funding programs that help low income families. These programs and organizations, along with the involvement of the community, can help contribute to the alleviation of childhood poverty. Psychological Disorders among
feasibility of the Trauma Recovery Group program and suggest it produces clinical benefits for this population (people with PTSD) and helps the social workers to understand and intervene with this special population at a micro level. However, in this other article the authors have provided valuable conceptual insights about how autonomy may relate to therapeutic change in the context of traditional psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. They argue that an individual’s experience
McConnell, Brown, Shoda, Stayton & Martin, (2011) did research that showed that psychological health, well-being, and happiness is higher in people who have a pet compared to people who do not have a pet. Owning a pet can provide owners with many direct, material benefits, e.g., scaring away prospective burglars, reducing vermin. There is also evidence that pets can have positive psychological implications, though, the majority of these studies are correlational and involve populations facing considerable
notable traits are cinematic cutscenes, intricate storylines, offbeat and fourth wall humor, and exploration of political and philosophical themes, with references to Hollywood films to add flavor. “The link between violence in video games and increased aggression in players is one of the most studied and best established in the field,” Appelbaum, a psychology professor at the University of California in San Diego, said in a press release. There has always been discussion about if games create violence
Consumption of cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, is thought to cause psychological disorders. However, in some cases, cannabis has little to no causation evidence for the development of these disorders. As a result, it is still controversial whether cannabis truly increases the chances of developing these disorders.1 Consumption of marijuana is fatal to society. Society is under a great misconception that marijuana is a merely a recreational drug and its affects are temporary. Mainly adolescents
can result from the possible events: exposure to death, serious injury, or threat of death, which causes feelings of extreme fear, horror or helplessness (Ozer 2004). According to Ozer and Weiss, the results of that exposure are displayed in three symptoms, which are required for diagnosis: involuntary re-experiencing of the trauma such as nightmares, avoidance of reminders and numbing responsivity such as not being able to have loving feelings, and increased arousal such as difficult sleeping or