I second that!! Just what I needed today;-))

Thanks Nina!

Nic 58/16


On 9 September 2010 05:32, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> great presentation, NIna
>
>
> From: Nina Brown
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:45 PM
> To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> Cc: Ray Brown
> Subject: Re: Hope
>
>
> In looking back on some old emails, I ran across this article and would
> like to suggest that if you haven't seen it you may want to look at the
> presentation that I put together on HOPE.
>  The HOPE video presentation can be found on the following website:
>
>
> http://www.totalgoal.com/hope/hope.html
>
>
> and here it is written out.  Please feel free to share it with others.
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> Hope you enjoy it and it helps.
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2008, at 4:09 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
>
>
> You've Got To Have Hope: Studies Show 'Hope Therapy' Fights Depression
> ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2008) - A growing body of research suggests that
> there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve
> getting a prescription.
> This potent weapon? Hope.
> "We're finding that hope is consistently associated with fewer symptoms of
> depression.  And the good news is that hope is something that can be taught,
> and can be developed in many of the people who need it," said Jennifer
> Cheavens, assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State University.
> Cheavens and Laura Dreer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
> discussed some of the latest research on how hope can battle depression
> during a symposium Saturday Aug. 16 in Boston at the annual meeting of the
> American Psychological Association in Boston.
> Cheavens measures hope in people using a 12-item questionnaire developed by
> her mentor, the late C.R. Snyder of the University of Kansas.  In this
> measure, hope has two components: a map or pathway to get what you want, and
> the motivation and strength to follow that path.
> "If you feel you know how to get what you want out of life, and you have
> that desire to make that happen, then you have hope," Cheavens said.
> Hope is different from optimism, which is a generalized expectancy that
> good things will happen, she said.  Hope involves having goals, along with
> the desire and plan to achieve them.
> The potential of hope as a way to fight depression is apparent in a recent
> study of patients and caregivers that Cheavens discussed in her APA
> presentation.
> In this study, Cheavens and Dreer examined 97 adults, most over age 60, who
> had been diagnosed with macular degeneration or other conditions that would
> cause them to lose their sight.
> The researchers looked at measures of hope and depression in these people
> with low vision, along with their caregivers.
> As expected, the researchers found that, in general, caregivers were more
> likely to have significant depressive symptoms if the patients themselves
> had symptoms of depression.
> But caregivers who scored higher on measures of hope showed fewer
> depressive symptoms, even if the people they care for were depressed.
>  Higher-hope caregivers also showed higher satisfaction with life, and felt
> less of a sense of burden.
> "Hope seems to be protective for caregivers," Cheavens said.
> The good news is that hope is something that can be developed in people,
> she said.
> In a study published in the journal Social Indicators Research, Cheavens
> and her colleagues tested a hope therapy treatment with a sample of 32
> people recruited through newspaper ads and flyers.  The ads asked for
> participants willing to attend weekly group meetings designed to increase
> participants' abilities to reach goals.
> The researchers specifically looked for people who were not diagnosed with
> depression or other mental illnesses, but who felt dissatisfied with where
> they were in life.
> "Many of the people who seek therapy are not mentally ill - they don't meet
> criteria for depression or other illnesses," Cheavens said.  "So if you
> focus primarily on what is wrong with them, there may not be much progress."
> "Hope therapy seeks to build on strengths people have, or teach them how to
> develop those strengths.  We focus not on what is wrong, but on ways to help
> people live up to their potential."
> In this study, about half the participants took part in eight, two-hour
> group sessions led by trained leaders.  As part of these sessions, they were
> taught new hope-related skills, including identifying goals, ways to achieve
> them, and how to motivate themselves.
> Results showed that those who participated in the hope therapy had reduced
> depressive symptoms compared to the control group that did not participate.
> "We're finding that people can learn to be more hopeful, and that will help
> them in many ways," Cheavens said.
> "What I think is exciting about hope therapy is the way we are learning
> from people who are doing very well.  We have been figuring out what hopeful
> people are doing right, and taking those lessons and developing therapies
> and interventions for people who are not doing as well," Cheavens said.
> "And the great news is that it seems to work - we can teach people how to
> be more hopeful."
>
> Adapted from materials provided by Ohio State University.
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> [log in to unmask]
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>
>
> Nina
> "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make
> of our circumstances."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> In looking back on some old emails, I ran across this article and would
> like to suggest that if you haven't seen it you may want to look at the
> presentation that I put together on HOPE.
>  The HOPE video presentation can be found on the following website:
>
> http://www.totalgoal.com/hope/hope.html
>
> and here it is written out.  Please feel free to share it with others.
>
>
>
> Hope you enjoy it and it helps.
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2008, at 4:09 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
>
> You've Got To Have Hope: Studies Show 'Hope Therapy' Fights Depression
> ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2008) - A growing body of research suggests that
> there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve
> getting a prescription.
> This potent weapon? Hope.
> "We're finding that hope is consistently associated with fewer symptoms of
> depression.  And the good news is that hope is something that can be taught,
> and can be developed in many of the people who need it," said Jennifer
> Cheavens, assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State University.
> Cheavens and Laura Dreer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
> discussed some of the latest research on how hope can battle depression
> during a symposium Saturday Aug. 16 in Boston at the annual meeting of the
> American Psychological Association in Boston.
> Cheavens measures hope in people using a 12-item questionnaire developed by
> her mentor, the late C.R. Snyder of the University of Kansas.  In this
> measure, hope has two components: a map or pathway to get what you want, and
> the motivation and strength to follow that path.
> "If you feel you know how to get what you want out of life, and you have
> that desire to make that happen, then you have hope," Cheavens said.
> Hope is different from optimism, which is a generalized expectancy that
> good things will happen, she said.  Hope involves having goals, along with
> the desire and plan to achieve them.
> The potential of hope as a way to fight depression is apparent in a recent
> study of patients and caregivers that Cheavens discussed in her APA
> presentation.
> In this study, Cheavens and Dreer examined 97 adults, most over age 60, who
> had been diagnosed with macular degeneration or other conditions that would
> cause them to lose their sight.
> The researchers looked at measures of hope and depression in these people
> with low vision, along with their caregivers.
> As expected, the researchers found that, in general, caregivers were more
> likely to have significant depressive symptoms if the patients themselves
> had symptoms of depression.
> But caregivers who scored higher on measures of hope showed fewer
> depressive symptoms, even if the people they care for were depressed.
>  Higher-hope caregivers also showed higher satisfaction with life, and felt
> less of a sense of burden.
> "Hope seems to be protective for caregivers," Cheavens said.
> The good news is that hope is something that can be developed in people,
> she said.
> In a study published in the journal Social Indicators Research, Cheavens
> and her colleagues tested a hope therapy treatment with a sample of 32
> people recruited through newspaper ads and flyers.  The ads asked for
> participants willing to attend weekly group meetings designed to increase
> participants' abilities to reach goals.
> The researchers specifically looked for people who were not diagnosed with
> depression or other mental illnesses, but who felt dissatisfied with where
> they were in life.
> "Many of the people who seek therapy are not mentally ill - they don't meet
> criteria for depression or other illnesses," Cheavens said.  "So if you
> focus primarily on what is wrong with them, there may not be much progress."
> "Hope therapy seeks to build on strengths people have, or teach them how to
> develop those strengths.  We focus not on what is wrong, but on ways to help
> people live up to their potential."
> In this study, about half the participants took part in eight, two-hour
> group sessions led by trained leaders.  As part of these sessions, they were
> taught new hope-related skills, including identifying goals, ways to achieve
> them, and how to motivate themselves.
> Results showed that those who participated in the hope therapy had reduced
> depressive symptoms compared to the control group that did not participate.
> "We're finding that people can learn to be more hopeful, and that will help
> them in many ways," Cheavens said.
> "What I think is exciting about hope therapy is the way we are learning
> from people who are doing very well.  We have been figuring out what hopeful
> people are doing right, and taking those lessons and developing therapies
> and interventions for people who are not doing as well," Cheavens said.
> "And the great news is that it seems to work - we can teach people how to
> be more hopeful."
>
> Adapted from materials provided by Ohio State University.
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> [log in to unmask]
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> Nina
> "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make
> of our circumstances."
>
>
>
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