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The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Looks Forward to the Future with New Management

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“I am pleased PRA/F is moving toward independent operations with Meaningful Measurement,” said Steve Miccio, Chair of PRA/F Board of Directors. “It is a new era for the organization.”


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The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation (PRA/F) have partnered with Meaningful Measurement, Inc. (MM) to revitalize the organization and breathe new life into the recovery workforce. Together, PRA/F and MM are kicking off exciting new projects and initiatives that will provide new resources and support to the industry.

Meaningful Measurement has overseen test development and psychometric services for PRA’s CPRP and CFRP certifications for over a decade. Because of this, they have a deep understanding and appreciation for our field and share our hope and optimism for our organization’s future.

“I am pleased PRA/F is moving toward independent operations with Meaningful Measurement,” said Steve Miccio, Chair of PRA/F Board of Directors. “It is a new era for the organization.”

“We have worked with Donna and her team for years and know they are capable of great things. When it came time for a transition in management, the choice was clear,” said Ron Christensen, PRA Commission Chair. “We can already see great things on the horizon for PRA,” he added.

Founded by Donna Surges Tatum, Phd, CAE, CAEd, Meaningful Measurement is an organization dedicated to the principles of scientific inquiry, implementation plans that work, and communication plans that actually communicate.

“We are excited to take on this project and bring new energy to PRA/F and to support this industry in bringing recovery and wellness to people who need it,” Donna Surges Tatum, Meaningful Measurement.

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association is an IRS-recognized 501c6 nonprofit membership organization for the worldwide recovery workforce, advocating for the field on the Federal and State level here in the US, and certifying professional expertise internationally in psychiatric rehabilitation with the CPRP and/or CFRP credentials. It also provides a local community for those in the workforce through component relations through state chapters and affiliates.

“The world of online education has made major changes over the last few years, and it was time for us to make changes as well,” said Dori Hutchinson, Chair of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation. “We have always been the leader in education for the psych rehab workforce, and now it’s going to get even better.”

The Academy for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery offers online training and education for the psych rehab workforce. The Academy is the educational arm of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation (PRF), an IRS-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization, with evolving research, grants, and public outreach initiatives. For more information, visit psychrehabassociation.org.

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Obedience can come at a personal cost

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Rebelling against every order is not ideal, but neither is blind obedience.

At the basis of unquestioning obedience is low confidence and assertiveness and a desire for others’ approval.

If you feel uncomfortable doing what a manager or authority tells you because deep down your gut is telling you it’s wrong, it’s better to speak up.


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Of the 40 male participants who took part in the famous (or infamous) Milgram obedience study, 65% reached the maximum threshold of 450 volts. Basically, more than half of the participants agreed to follow the experimenter’s order to administer a painful – albeit fake – electric shock to an actor who could be heard screaming in pain and crying in an adjacent room.

Although this study has been extensively disparaged and would be considered unethical by today’s standards, it does beg the question: What is the personality profile of people who unquestionably follow orders they disagree with? Researchers at PsychTests attempted to shed some light on this pattern.

Analyzing data collected from 12,259 people who took the Emotional Intelligence Test, PsychTests’ researchers examined the personality profile of people who follow orders even when they disagree with them (“Compliers”) and those who don’t (“Defiers”). Here’s what their analysis revealed:

AS EXPECTED, COMPLIERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE UNASSERTIVE AND LESS LIKELY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES

> 43% of Compliers are uncomfortable sharing their feelings (compared to 29% of Defiers).

> 36% are self-conscious about asking questions (compared to 16% of Defiers).

> 41% hesitate to express their ideas for fear of being ridiculed (compared to 11% of Defiers).

> 52% are not comfortable asking for what they want, even when they really want it (compared to 30% of Defiers).

> 57% consistently put others’ needs ahead of their own, even when doing so leaves them feeling angry or resentful (compared to 30% of Defiers).

> 38% won’t correct their boss when he or she makes a mistake (compared to 27% of Defiers).

> 33% are intimidated by people who have strong personalities (compared to 12% of Defiers).

> 47% avoid confrontation (compared to 24% of Defiers).

COMPLIERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO LACK CONFIDENCE AND TO FEEL UNSURE OF THEMSELVES

> 40% of Compliers experience frequent self-doubt (compared to 21% of Defiers).

> 23% back down from challenges (compared to 6% of Defiers).

> 33% won’t feel confident about a decision unless it’s approved by others (compared to 12% of Defiers).

> 30% feel more secure when someone makes decisions for them (compared to 10% of Defiers).

> 57% have a tendency to ruminate excessively (compared to 36% of Defiers).

> 48% are fearful of what the future holds for them (compared to 27% of Defiers).

> 27% feel like they have no control over their lives (compared to 11% of Defiers).

> 37% said they can’t figure out what they want out of life (compared to 22% of Defiers).

> 37% dislike change (compared to 19% of Defiers).

> 29% need a push from someone in order to feel motivated (compared to 12% of Defiers).

COMPLIERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A HIGH NEED FOR APPROVAL

> 37% of Compliers change their attitude, behavior, or appearance in order to please others (compared to 11% of Defiers).

> 53% want to be liked by everyone (compared to 34% of Defiers).

> 60% apologize even when they haven’t done anything wrong (compared to 22% of Defiers).

> 42% have adopted certain beliefs simply because it’s what family or friends believe (compared to 16% of Defiers).

> 41% often feel taken advantage of (compared to 17% of Defiers).

OTHER INTERESTING STATS FROM PSYCHTESTS’ STUDY:

> 35% of Compliers and 46% of Defiers believe that some acts of dishonesty can be justified.

> 77% of Compliers and 80% of Defiers said that they typically consider the ethical consequences of their decisions

> When a person’s opinion is very different from their own, 58% of Compliers and 52% of Defiers said that they are willing to at least hear the person out before making a judgment call.

“When we look at the results of this study in light of the protests in response to COVID-19 measures, it’s understandable why some people felt the need to complain, especially when restrictions became stricter,” explains Dr. Ilona Jerabek, president of PsychTests. “When you take people’s freedoms away without fully explaining – or understanding – why you’re doing it, you’re going to get backlash. This isn’t to say that people should routinely rebel against orders. Both extremes – blind obedience and stubborn disobedience – are problematic, in your personal and professional life. However, if you feel uncomfortable doing what a manager or authority tells you because deep down your gut is telling you it’s wrong, it’s better to speak up. Yes, it might get you in trouble, but imagine how you will feel about yourself if you followed orders in spite of your misgivings? You wouldn’t hate the other person for forcing you, you’d struggle with your own conscience. Many people don’t know that some of the participants in the Milgram study were not brought up to speed after it concluded. So they never knew that the shocks they administered were actually fake, or that the victim was an actor. Can you imagine the regret and guilt they may have carried with them for the rest of their lives?”

Want to assess your EQ? Check out the Emotional Intelligence Test at https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3979

Professional users, such as HR managers, coaches, and therapists, can request a free demo for this or other assessments from ARCH Profile’s extensive battery: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/testdrive_gen_1

To learn more about psychological testing, download this free eBook: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/personality-tests-in-hr

About PsychTests AIM Inc.

PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists and coaches, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts (see ARCHProfile.com).

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New Journal Article Confirms Positive Action Program Improves Behavioral and Social Emotional Outcomes in Diverse Elementary Students

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“We continue to be committed to supporting the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic growth of diverse student communities with evidence-based content. This study further cements our position as one of the only SEL program providers backed by Tier 1-level evidence as defined by ESSA,”


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The Positive Action Program improves behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes in a diverse population of elementary school students, according to a new article recently published in The Elementary School Journal. The program was developed by Positive Action, Inc. (PAI), the leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs.

The final results, measured over each student’s journey from grades three to five, showed that students who were taught the Positive Action Program had more positive outcomes than students who were not. Seven content areas were measured: positive youth development, emotional health, self-esteem, health behaviors, problem behaviors, environmental climate, and academics. Growth curve analyses revealed statistically significant effects in each of the content areas.

In each participating school, more than 50 percent of students were from low socioeconomic backgrounds and more than 50 percent of students had not passed state achievement tests. Experimental and control group schools were matched on variables including racial demographics and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

“We continue to be committed to supporting the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic growth of diverse student communities with evidence-based content. This study further cements our position as one of the only SEL program providers backed by Tier 1-level evidence as defined by ESSA,” says Alex Allred, the CEO of PAI. Evidence-based Interventions, defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, as applied by the U.S. Department of Education are classified into four tiers. Tier 1, the highest standard, also known as Strong Evidence, is reserved for interventions supported by one or more well-designed and well-implemented randomized controlled experimental studies. “As education emerges from the challenges of the pandemic, the need for effective and reliable mental health resources for students cannot be overstated,” says Allred.

The rigorous longitudinal study assessed the impact of the Positive Action Program on low-income, urban, minority elementary students in grades 3-5. Data for the study were obtained as part of a randomized controlled trial funded by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

“This research provides evidence that SEL programs can work for low-income, minority populations, contributing to a gap in the current SEL literature. Further, this research demonstrates the wide variation of programmatic impacts on students’ attitudes, skills, and behaviors, such as academics, positive youth development, and problem behaviors,” says Kendra Lewis, associate state specialist professor at the University of New Hampshire and co-investigator of the study, underscoring the strength of evidence supporting the benefits of the Positive Action Program.

Read the abstract of the study, entitled, “Effects of Positive Action in Elementary School on Student Behavioral and Social-Emotional Outcomes” by Kendra M. Lewis, Stefanie D. Holloway, Niloofar Bavarian, Naida Silverthorn, David L. Dubois, Brian R. Flay, and Carl F. Siebert, which appeared in the June 2021 issue of The Elementary School Journal, here: https://doi.org/10.1086/714065

About Positive Action, Inc.

Positive Action, Inc. (PAI) is the leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs. Developed by founder Dr. Carol Allred beginning in 1973 and first published in 1982, our PreK-12 programs are based on the intuitive philosophy that we feel good about ourselves when we do positive actions. We offer the only SEL program proven to simultaneously improve student academic achievement and behavior in multiple, multi-year randomized controlled trials, the highest standard of evidence-based education. Our programs have earned prestigious accolades from numerous institutions, including the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, Harvard University, and The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). For more information, visit: https://www.positiveaction.net/.

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SIUE Adds Pioneering Online Synchronous Master’s in Exercise and Sport Psychology

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Former SIUE graduate student on campus.

“Students will be able to interact with their classmates, learn directly from and develop relationships with their professors, all while continuing to live and work in their chosen location.”


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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior is offering a fully online synchronous option for students seeking a master’s in kinesiology with a specialization in exercise and sport psychology. Beginning in fall 2022, this online synchronous program will be the first of its kind in the country and will supplement the existing traditional and hybrid program options available through the Department of Applied Health.

“The online synchronous exercise and sport psychology program brings the convenience of online education together with the benefits of a traditional classroom,” said Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, associate professor of exercise and sport psychology. “Students will be able to interact with their classmates, learn directly from and develop relationships with their professors, all while continuing to live and work in their chosen location.”

The exercise and sport psychology program integrates theory, research and practice, and includes the study of cognitive, emotional, psychological and social factors that influence sport and exercise behaviors, as well as the effects of physical activity on psychological factors. The program also has close ties to SIUE’s Division I Athletics program.

“Our students learn about both exercise psychology and sport psychology, which is valuable for those still considering the educational and/or professional track they want to pursue,” said Ben Webb, PhD, associate professor and director of the exercise and sport psychology graduate program. “Our program provides students with the courses required to sit for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Certified Mental Performance Consultant certification exam.”

The exercise and sport psychology program offers a number of distinct advantages, including:

  • Development of knowledge and skills in students’ areas of interest through strong faculty mentoring

  • An optimal student-faculty ratio, ensuring students receive personalized attention

  • Advising focused on career success through the selection of courses, research topics and applied experiences

  • Required courses that are offered in the evening to meet the needs of professionals


The program can be completed in 12-22 months, and students may begin in the fall, spring or summer semesters.

For more information, visit siue.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-programs/kinesiology/exercise-sport-psychology.

The School of Education, Health and Human Behavior prepares students in a wide range of fields, including public health, exercise science, nutrition, instructional technology, psychology, speech-language pathology and audiology, educational administration, and teaching and learning. Faculty members engage in leading-edge research, which enhances teaching and enriches the educational experience. The School supports the community through on-campus clinics, outreach to children and families, and a focused commitment to enhancing individual lives across the region.

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The U.S. population is changing, but are individuals and organizations prepared to change with it?

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The 2020 Census reported the presence of 121.6 million multicultural persons in the U.S. – including Latinos, Blacks and Asians – signaling the growing presence of a segment of the population that has contributed significantly to the quality of life in the U.S. while also challenging its tolerance for increasing demographic, linguistic and cultural diversity. Their positive contributions are well documented in terms of increasing consumer spending, business formation, contributions to the Social Security system, intellectual property, and defense of our nation during times of war and conflict. By contrast, challenges to the collective intolerance of our nation for this increasing diversity is clearly observable in terms of elevated hate crimes; continuing segregation in terms of housing, education and social networks; continuing redlining practices in the banking and food industries; and mass violence targeted toward ethnic and religious groups. Ironically, while the presence of multicultural persons has been increasing, our communities remain relatively isolated and uninformed about multicultural persons – a situation that encourages the use of common stereotypes and misperceptions in decisions regarding their quality of life.

For example, past research confirms the disturbing consequences on human behavior when objective knowledge and beliefs about race-ethnic groups are replaced by negative stereotypes and misperceptions:

  • Medical residents who held false beliefs about Black patients were more likely to recommend inappropriate pain management therapy compared to white patients.

  • A Boston police academy was training police cadets to administer extra doses of pepper spray to Mexican suspects because it was believed that Mexicans had built a resistance due to consuming a lot of hot peppers.

  • Hate crimes against Asians have escalated in the U.S. as an outcome of perceptions that they imported COVID-19 into the U.S.

  • The mass killing of 23 El Paso residents by a domestic terrorist was motivated by a white conspiracy theory and allegedly told investigators following his arrest that he set out to kill as many Mexicans as he could.

Indeed, it is not difficult to understand how negative stereotypes and incorrect beliefs can encourage the mistreatment and violence towards U.S. Latinos, Blacks and Asians. These behaviors are further reinforced by the collective indifference of educators and Corporate America towards improving essential knowledge about multicultural populations among its college graduates and workforce. The consequences of this collective indifference is also observed in other ways, including:

  • Advertisements with the wrong messaging

  • Unsuccessful campaign outcomes

  • Use of outdated or offensive race-ethnic labels

  • Poor customer service

  • Product rejection

  • Biased research

  • Overlooked opportunities

As explained by Dr. Edward T. Rincón, a research psychologist who specializes in multicultural research:

“Traditional screening tools to identify multicultural knowledge or talent are not very useful — they do not measure multicultural knowledge or beliefs, usually rely instead on a person’s cultural background or language skills, or just ignore this dimension altogether.”

A team of multicultural experts, organized by Rincon & Associates LLC, believes that their newly developed Multicultural Insights Test™ (MIT) offers some promise to address the dilemma of a workforce with limited knowledge about multicultural persons. The MIT is a diagnostic tool that measures a person’s current knowledge and beliefs regarding U.S. Latinos, Blacks and Asians and estimates their readiness to perform certain jobs or tasks with these growing population segments – thus facilitating a more successful experience in education, employment or research studies.

The Multicultural Insights Test™, developed by industry multicultural experts, probes for information in six core areas that represent a sampling of essential knowledge for persons who are currently or planning to be involved in multicultural-focused jobs, campaigns or activities. These six core areas include:

  • Demographic Concepts & Trends

  • Language Behavior

  • History

  • Lifestyle

  • Beliefs / Perceptions

  • Decision Making

During the current test development phase of the MIT which ends April 15, 2022, Rincón & Associates LLC is offering at no cost an individual Test Score Profile generated by the Multicultural Insights Test™. To complete the quiz, visitors are encouraged to use the following link:

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6767864/Multicultural-Insights-Test

The Test Score Profile, a confidential report that test takers receive via email upon completion of the MIT, is likely to benefit several potential users who perceive a need to upgrade their understanding and insights regarding the U.S. multicultural population, including employers, students, faculty members, public agencies, and research professionals. In addition, the information collected will allow the research team to improve the content and design of the MIT.

The Multicultural Insights Test™ (MIT) was developed by the following consortium of leading multicultural experts:

  • Edward T. Rincón, Ph.D.: A research psychologist with a 45-year track record of conducting research studies for U.S. private, public and academic institutions. Currently teaches Multicultural Research Methods at The University of Texas at Arlington School of Business. Frequent speaker and writer on multicultural issues related to research and quality of life. He recently published a book “The Culture of Research” that reviews the various sources of bias associated with studies of multicultural populations in the U.S.

  • Mandy Sha, MA, PMP®: A research scientist with 20 years of experience transforming knowledge into rapid-response solutions, scientific publications, and international speaking engagements.

  • David R. Morse: Founder of the multicultural market research firm, New American Dimension. An advocate for social justice, he is a frequent speaker on race and ethnicity in the United States and known for having worked with some of the most successful companies in America in developing innovative multicultural marketing strategies.

  • Dexter Purnell, DBA: .An entrepreneur and educator who enjoys conducting academic research on various topics in the areas of consumer behavior, entrepreneurship and entertainment. He is currently a full-time faculty member in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas. He is also a member of the Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the G. Brint Ryan College of Business.

  • Jason Greer, MSW, MRIR: Founder and President of Greer Consulting, Inc. (GCI), a Labor Management and Employee Relations Consulting firm located in St Louis. Jason previously served as a Board Agent with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) where he managed private sector labor relations’ issues and worked to improve the labor petition filing process.

About Rincon & Associates LLC

Rincón & Associates LLC, based in Dallas, Texas for the past 45 years, specializes in studies of multicultural populations. Dr. Edward T. Rincón, president of Rincón & Associates, is a research psychologist who has taught courses on statistics, mass communications research, Hispanic marketing and multicultural research methods. He is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research and an Associate Scholar with the SMU Tower Center for Political Studies.

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National Business Research Institute Recognizes Family & Nursing Care for their Commitment to Caregiver Experience

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The National Business Research Institute (NBRI) is pleased to once again welcome Family & Nursing Care, a resource for individuals to access rigorously-screened and best-of-the-best Caregivers to provide home care, to the NBRI Circle of Excellence for the 7th year in a row!

The NBRI Circle of Excellence Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate high scores for worker experience through rigorous, scientific, psychological research. For this study, Family & Nursing Care surveyed Caregivers affiliated with the organization. Organizations must score at or above Stretch Performance at the 75th percentile of their industry, which is no small feat.

Family & Nursing Care is compared to or benchmarked against its industry which is a subset of NBRI’s Big Data of 10.5 billion survey answers. Family & Nursing Care is performing at the 83rd percentile. NBRI commends the leadership of Family & Nursing Care for their commitment to scientific, psychological research of Caregivers and continuous improvement of its Caregiver experience.

Family & Nursing Care embraces the Best Practice of continually assessing Caregiver experience, and targeting the variables that drive this experience, including culture, safety, office staff and technology. NBRI’s root cause analysis, including linear regressions and random forest models of Family & Nursing Care’s raw data, provide Family & Nursing Care with the keen insight and actions necessary for the continuous improvement of Caregiver thinking, behavior, and experience.

“Great business leaders manage the people, processes, and products of their organizations. They understand that the rich information NBRI obtains from their employees, caregivers, and clients, enables them to manage how people experience their organization in a highly accurate, effective, and targeted manner. Those experiences drive the financial performance of every organization, whether for the better or for the worse. Understanding thinking and managing experiences for maximum performance is what we do at NBRI,” says Dr. Jan G. West, Ph.D., CEO & Psychologist at NBRI. “Family & Nursing Care’s high achievement of earning this prestigious award is a direct result of Family & Nursing Care’s dedication to measuring and improving their Caregiver experience.”

About Family & Nursing Care

Family & Nursing Care was founded in 1968 to realize Sandy Kursban’s vision: to give people the option of aging in place in their homes by having the support of experienced licensed Caregivers to assist with activities of daily life and companionship, as well as skilled nursing care through Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs).

Today, Family & Nursing Care is one of the oldest, largest, and most well-respected resources for home care services in the suburban MD and Washington, DC region. Dedicated to providing compassionate, progressive, and reliable home care services, Family & Nursing Care continues to break barriers and set benchmarks for the home care services industry. After all, life comes full circle; family caregivers become care receivers and vice versa. We continue to seek new ways to support clients, Caregivers, families, and industry partners on this journey. We continue to round out our circle of care.

About NBRI

NBRI conducts psychological Employee, Customer, and Market Research for businesses, and uses this data to help organizations leverage these human factors to make improvements to operations and strategy. With its extensive experience across all industries, NBRI’s research teams bring their clients a combination of deep industry knowledge and expert advice. NBRI’s mission is to help their clients set new standards of excellence in their industries. NBRI product offerings, such as benchmarking and deep, inferential analyses like random forest with artificial intelligence and machine learning, ensure NBRI clients focus on the most impactful issues in the most effective ways.

National Business Research Institute, Inc.

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1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1100

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http://www.familynursingcare.com

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New study reveals the top 10 traits of people in happy relationships…and some may be surprising

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Self-improvement and self-satisfaction create relationship satisfaction.

Emotionally healthy people have far more satisfying relationships because they don’t rely on their partner to boost their self-esteem, fight their battles, or make them happy.

You will attract more emotionally healthy and happy partners when you are in a good emotional state.


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When people are asked to describe their ideal partner, most will gush about the importance of kindheartedness, loyalty, and passion. Few will bring up traits related to emotional intelligence, such as resilience, self-awareness, and good social insight. Yet, according to research conducted by PsychTests.com, these are precisely the traits that characterize people who have been struck firmly in the tush by Cupid’s arrow.

Analyzing data collected from 34,848 people who took the Emotional Intelligence Test, PsychTests’ researchers compared people who are in a relationship and happy and those who are coupled up but miserable. Here are the top 10 characteristics that differentiated these two groups:

(Note: Scores range from a scale from 0 to 100)

NUMBER 10: INSIGHTFULNESS

> Score for the happy lovers: 85

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 71

Happy lovers are good at reading their partner. They understand their partner’s quirks, worries and fears, what makes them happy or sad, and why they behave the way they do. They know their partner inside and out.

NUMBER 9: SELF-AWARENESS

> Score for the happy lovers: 77

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 57

Happy lovers hold no illusions about themselves. They know their strengths and weaknesses, their turn-ons and turn-offs, and what they need in order to make themselves happy, rather than placing that responsibility on the shoulders of their partners.

NUMBER 8: AVOIDANCE OF RUMINATION

> Score for the happy lovers: 36

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 78

Happy lovers don’t overthink things. They don’t create problems where none exist, don’t obsess over every little thing their partner does or doesn’t do, and are able to keep situations in perspective.

NUMBER 7: FACING CONFLICT HEAD-ON

> Score for the happy lovers: 73

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 55

As unpleasant as it may be, happy lovers face conflicts as they arise and before they escalate. They strive to understand their partner’s point of view, take responsibility for their own role in causing a fight, and focus on compromise rather than winning.

NUMBER 6: DEALING WITH STRESS IN A HEALTHY MANNER

> Score for the happy lovers: 80

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 53

Happy lovers use healthy coping strategies to manage stress. They don’t take their frustration out on their partner, blame other people for their problems, or curl up into a little ball under their bed. Instead, they seek solutions, talk things out, and ask for help when necessary.

NUMBER 5: SELF-MOTIVATION

> Score for the happy lovers: 74

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 43

Happy lovers don’t rely on other people to push them into action. They have a strong inner drive that allows them to achieve goals, overcome obstacles, and improve themselves as well as their relationships.

NUMBER 4: POSITIVE ATTITUDE

> Score for the happy lovers: 77

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 37

Happy lovers don’t rain on their partner’s parade, nor do they assume problems will resolve themselves. They don’t pretend that everything is fine when it’s not. They are realistic optimists who prepare for the worst but focus on the best.

NUMBER 3: EMOTIONAL CONTROL

> Score for the happy lovers: 75

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 33

They’re not Zen-like Buddhist monks, but happy lovers are fairly patient and pretty good at controlling their temper. They won’t take their frustration out on their partner, and will strive to remain calm and poised even when they are in the heat of an argument.

NUMBER 2: SELF-ESTEEM

> Score for the happy lovers: 83

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 33

It’s been said many times, but it’s hard to be happy in a relationship when people aren’t happy with themselves. Having a loving partner can certainly improve self-esteem to a certain degree, but only self-love, self-confidence, and a strong sense of self-respect can make a person feel whole. Happy partners recognize their value and most importantly, love themselves.

NUMBER 1: RESILIENCE

> Score for the happy lovers: 83

> Score for the unhappy lovers: 32

Happy lovers may be sweet and cuddly in a relationship but they are tough in the face of hardship. When life throws obstacles or problems in their path, they won’t back down or blame their fate on an unfair world. No matter how many times they may get kicked down, happy lovers will get back up again.

“It’s interesting to see these ‘non-romantic’ traits playing such an important role in relationship satisfaction. Before this study, we hypothesized that empathy and good social skills would have the strongest impact, but their influence was much weaker than we expected.” explains Dr. Ilona Jerabek, president of PsychTests. “We thought empathy would top the list, but both groups scored within 3 points of each other – 72 vs. 69 for happy and unhappy people respectively. As for social skills, there was a 10-point difference in favor of the happy lovers, but both groups had pretty good scores – 83 vs. 73.”

“Relationship experts have been touting this for many years – having a happy relationship starts from within. If your self-esteem is in shambles, if you are disconnected from your own emotions or if you fall apart when stress strikes, you are more likely to have a difficult time in relationships. Granted, you might find a very good and emotionally stable partner who can help you overcome your difficulties – and mutual support is essential in relationships – but you can’t use your partner as a crutch all the time. We have been asked many times about the key to finding love, or the key to creating a happy relationship, and our studies tell the same story over and over. Work on loving and improving yourself. You will attract more emotionally healthy and happy partners when you are in a good emotional state.”    

Want to assess your EQ? Check out the Emotional Intelligence Test at: https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3979

Professional users, such as HR managers, coaches, and therapists, can request a free demo for this or other assessments from ARCH Profile’s extensive battery: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/testdrive_gen_1

To learn more about psychological testing, download this free eBook: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/personality-tests-in-hr

About PsychTests AIM Inc.

PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists and coaches, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts (see ARCHProfile.com).

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MeaningBot Changes Name to Hunova to Reflect New Enterprise Platform

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MeaningBot, provider of unbiased deep psychological modeling for companies who want to better understand their employees and applicants, has changed its name to Hunova. This change in name represents the next phase of the company’s evolution and the expansion to a platform with human capital as a service tools powered to serve the workforce of the future.

Almost two years have passed since the pandemic created an unprecedented shift in life as we know it. We collectively experienced the challenges created by COVID-19, which shined a light on the many ineffective orthodoxies made painfully acceptable by simply a resistance to change.

Flexible work, the ‘great resignation’, the growth of freelancing and the ‘gig economy’, among many significant changes, has created a paradigm shift between company and employee requiring the workforce ecosystem to undergo total transformation. The way we work will never be the same.

Hunova, with its products to come, reflects the uniquely human future of work where human capital as a service integrates analytics that optimize talent and facilitate workflow for positive business outcomes.

The Hunova platform collects and analyzes human capital data from organizations and workers to render unique insights and power ongoing Human Capital as a Service offerings that enable direct action.

Data collected and analyzed includes:

  • Skills and experience

  • Relationships and network

  • Working preferences

  • Cognitive, Psychological, Emotional, and Behavioral traits

This data – including their correlations – powers the unique insights that no other platform can, at the speed, scale and accuracy of Hunova.

Our products provide far reaching benefits across every segment of organization, teams, management, and workers, offering unbiased and validated data to improve decision-making and drive successful outcomes. We leverage open AI and machine learning technology to make work better for workers, and workers better at work.

How to make work better for workers and workers better at work:

  • Help organizations reduce churn risk with new hires

  • Improve teams and their ability to deliver on outcomes

  • Enable organizations to engage and communicate with human beings to drive successful transformations

  • Identify and enable adaptability in the workforce

  • Help managers support their reports through remote and hybrid work

  • Help leaders understand their leadership tendencies

Hunova sees a rapidly evolving world of work starting with a shift in what workers expect from employers and what organizations need from workers. Hunova’s purpose is to ensure that the future of work is designed to be uniquely human, enabling every worker to achieve their professional goals and every organization to achieve success.

Within the Hunova platform, organizations are able to develop skills-based, adaptable organization designs, scenario plan workforce options, understand critical gaps in skills, cognitive diversity, and relationships. Likewise, workers can understand their profile, how to develop their career, what learning pathways are available to them, what they need to work on, how their compensation stacks up, who they should connect with, and much more.

Corey Norman, Vice-President of Customer Engagement and Innovation at Hunova, has led the new company vision, design and development of products and services. Most recently a senior executive at Deloitte, Corey is an innovation professional who works directly with stakeholders in the discovery, design, development, and management of organizations, products and services. He works closely with Arthur Tisi, CEO and founder, and the senior Hunova team to envision and enhance the enterprise solution tools, while managing Hunova’s Channel and Partner relationships.

Hunova is an enterprise insights and solution tool based on people analytics including relationships, skills, psychometrics, and work style preferences, offering unbiased and validated data on human capital. Our products provide far reaching organizational benefits across every segment of teams, management and individuals.

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Psychotherapist Miranda Jean Joins Growing Practice, DC Talk Therapy

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WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

Miranda Jean, LICSW, has joined DC Talk Therapy, a psychotherapy group practice in Washington, D.C., specializing in treating young adults.

Ms. Jean works with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, and grief and loss. She has a particular interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

She becomes the 14th clinician on staff at DC Talk Therapy, which last week celebrated its 10th anniversary,

“We’re thrilled to have Miranda join us,” said David Sternberg, LICSW, owner and founder of DC Talk Therapy. “Since covid-19, the demand for mental health services has gone through the roof, so we’re glad to be able to meet the demand. And we’ll be bringing on more clinicians later this year.”

Ms. Jean offers daytime and evening hours, and she will conduct all of her sessions over Zoom or Doxy, two HIPAA-compliant video platforms that all DC Talk Therapy clinicians are using.

Prior to joining DC Talk Therapy, Ms. Jean worked at Community of Hope and the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.

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NeuroFlow Publishes New Research on Remote Screening and Use of AI-Powered Risk Stratification in Behavioral Health Care Settings

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Two new studies, each published in peer-reviewed journals, present new evidence to support the use of technology to collect and stratify patient-generated data, optimizing clinical workflows in behavioral health care settings. The research presents a roadmap for executing measurement-based care at scale and highlights solutions to pandemic-era bandwidth limitations in clinical settings.

NeuroFlow studied the efficacy of its integrated behavioral health platform as a substitute to the manual, in-person, and often paper-based collection of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores, instead connecting patients and providers with a smartphone app. The results, published by IDDB, noted several key advancements in the assessment of depression and anxiety:


  • In an eight-week study of over 4,000 patients, remote assessments, personalized psychoeducation, and self-care activities were reliably delivered by a mobile technology platform to collect data and measure changes in depression and anxiety symptoms.

  • Statistically and clinically significant reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms were observed and shared with care teams in real-time without disrupting their existing clinical workflows.

  • Of those who took both a baseline PHQ-9 assessment and one eight weeks after initial introduction to the program, the proportion who endorsed suicidal thinking decreased by nearly 50%.

A second report, published by JMIR, zeroed in on NeuroFlow’s proprietary severity score, a unique calculation given to each user in order to assess overall behavioral health acuity. The severity score model helps to reduce the total cost of care by determining specific patient needs and prioritization. Patient-reported and passive data were collected from 3,000 users to develop and train an artificial intelligence algorithm that demonstrated a strong correlation between the severity score and PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores. Researchers concluded the following:

  • Clinicians can reliably use a severity score as a proxy measure for screening and monitoring behavioral health symptoms longitudinally.

  • The severity score is capable of identifying at-risk individuals that a PHQ-9 may miss during standard treatment, as it incorporates additional data such as mood scoring, journals, and other patient-submitted health information.

  • Acuity levels calculated by NeuroFlow’s severity score were statistically significantly correlated with expert panel clinical assessments of patient records.

“There is emerging evidence to suggest that using technology to collect patient data and vitals can provide numerous benefits to clinicians with respect to informing treatment of mental health symptoms,” said Brian Daly, PhD., investigator, advisor to NeuroFlow, and Department Head of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University. “What we found is that measurement-based care can improve access to care, provide unique and actionable insights into client progress, and reduce some of the challenging bandwidth issues that are common in the healthcare industry.”

This research was submitted with data from users with randomized age, sex, and symptomatic ranges. Data from both studies was analyzed, vetted, and presented to an impartial panel of reviewers over the course of several months. To support its ongoing research efforts, NeuroFlow recently compiled a Clinical Advisory Board composed of representatives from academia, technology, and clinical fields to uphold the organization’s commitment to delivering evidence-based research around behavioral health.

“Underpinning everything we do at NeuroFlow is the thesis that we’re helping people get better faster and delivering tools to providers that make their jobs easier,” said NeuroFlow Chief Operating Officer Adam Pardes, who was a principal researcher on both studies. “This research provides additional evidence supporting the benefits of technology in delivering and scaling measurement-based, integrated care.”

For more background on these reports, and other validation studies, please visit http://www.neuroflow.com/research.

About NeuroFlow

NeuroFlow provides best-in-class technology and care services for the effective integration of behavioral health. NeuroFlow’s HIPAA-compliant platform supports over 14 million users across 150 health systems, payors, and organizations, helping them capture behavioral health insights and take action to proactively manage individuals and populations holistically. https://www.neuroflow.com/

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