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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] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > 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] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > Nina > "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make > of our circumstances." > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn