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- Association of Socio-personal Factors with the Subjective Well-being of Infertile Women
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1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 5, No 6 (2014), Pagination: 715-717Abstract
Infertility is a growing problem which is affecting a significant number of individuals. It is not a stable trait but a process with an uncertain trajectory. Infertility has a significant impact on subjective well-being which is a self evaluation of well-being. Since social and personal factors affects the well-being of an individual, therefore studying about them can help to gain a deeper understanding of infertility experience of women. The present study is an attempt to study the association of socio-personal factors with the subjective well-being of infertile women of Ludhiana district. The study was based on a sample of 180 infertile women (90 rural and 90 urban). Socio-personal profile was assessed by a Self- Structured Interview Schedule and subjective well-being was assessed by using Subjective well-being Inventory developed by Nagpal and Sell (1985). Results revealed that socio-personal factors like age, educational qualification, occupational status, family type, duration of infertility are significantly associated with the subjective well-being of the respondents.Keywords
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- Association of Socio-Personal Factors with the Defense Mechanisms Used by Infertile Women
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1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 10, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 278-284Abstract
Parenting is viewed by most of the couples as their central role in life, and the thought of not achieving it can be very upsetting. Infertility is a stressor that often taxes a couple's personal and relational resources such that defense mechanisms are a natural outgrowth of the experience. Social and personal factors play a huge role in an individuals' life and studying their association with the defense mechanisms can help to gain a deeper understanding of infertility experience of women. The present study is an attempt to explore the association between socio-personal factors and defense mechanisms used by rural and urban infertile women of Ludhiana district. The study was based on a sample of 180 infertile women (90 rural and 90 urban). Socio-personal profile was assessed by using self- structured Interview Schedule. Defense mechanisms were explored by using Defense Mechanisms Inventory by Mrinal and Singhal (1984). Results revealed that there is a non-significant difference in the use of defense mechanisms as per the socio-economic strata of the respondents. It was also revealed that socio-personal factors like duration of infertility and educational qualification are significantly associated (p<0.01) with principalization and the defense turning against self is significantly associated with family type and working status of the respondents.Keywords
Socio-Personal Factors, Defense Mechanisms, Infertile Women.References
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- Assessment of Anxiolytic Activity of Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) in Zebrafish Model System
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Padmshree Mudgal
1,
Radhika Gupta
1,
Adita Joshi
2,
Chandhana Prakash
1,
Kajal Gupta
1,
Ritika Sachdeva
1,
Niharika Joshi
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007, IN
2 Sansriti Foundation, Delhi - 110016, IN
1 Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007, IN
2 Sansriti Foundation, Delhi - 110016, IN
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Journal of Natural Remedies, Vol 23, No 2 (2023), Pagination: 661-670Abstract
The increasing prevalence of anxiety and stress-related disorders has made it a leading contributor to the global health burden. The present treatment options have severe side effects and show remission on discontinuation of the medication. Hence, there is an urgent need to explore safer alternative treatments for long-term usage with minimum toxicity. The medicinal plant Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) has been used in Indian traditional medicine as a neural tonic for centuries. The present study aimed to study the toxicity and anxiolytic activity of Brahmi using the zebrafish model system. The toxicity assays determined the minimum effective concentration of Brahmi to be 0.01%. In addition, behavioral assays such as thigmotaxis and scototaxis and endocrine assays such as the measurement of cortisol levels in stressed zebrafish larvae were performed. Zebrafish embryos exposed to 0.2% Brahmi up to seven days post fertilization (dpf) did not show any developmental toxicity. Behavioral and endocrine assays were performed on 5dpf zebrafish larvae treated with 0.01% Brahmi extract. Our studies show that Brahmi significantly reduced thigmotaxis (wall hugging) and scototaxis behavior in zebrafish larvae exposed to osmotic stress as compared to untreated stressed larvae. Stress activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal axis and stimulates the release of cortisol in zebrafish larvae. Whole body cortisol assay has shown that Brahmi significantly reduced the stress-induced release of cortisol in zebrafish larvae. Our studies report that Brahmi mitigates the stress response in zebrafish larvae and has minimum toxicity. This suggests that Brahmi may be a safe option for long term management of stress.Keywords
Cortisol, HPI Axis, Scototaxis, Stress, Thigmotaxis.Full Text
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