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A Review of Research on Mechanisms of Mindfulness Alleviating Parental Burnout—From Perspective of Risk-Resource Balance Theory (BR²)
With the ever-increasing social costs of raising children, the intensity of competition in the educational system, and the growing popularity of conflict between work and family, the process of parental burnout is increasingly observed throughout the world. Occupational burnout among parents is a significant issue in the globe. The proposed research has been developed according to the theoretical framework of Risk and Resource Balance (BR2) and combines empirical studies that have been conducted recently to investigate how mindfulness lowers parental burnout. The paper concluded that mindfulness primarily has two sets of pathways: The first set of pathways is that of mediation transmission - mindfulness removes parental burnout by reducing risk factors including perfectionism, rumination thinking, and perception of stress; mindfulness removes parental burnout by increasing protective resources including self-compassion, self-efficacy, parent-child relationship, and social support. The second one is the feedback reinforcement path - mindfulness moderates the beneficial effect of resource factors by increasing the beneficial effect of protective resources, or decreasing the adverse factor is resource factors by increasing the beneficial effect of protective factors, thus decreasing parental burnout. This research has pointed me to future theoretical and empirical advancement, as well as has also given me the theoretical bases of how to construct measures of mindfulness intervention to reduce parental burnout given the BR2framework.
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An Empirical Study on Personalized Physical Fitness Teaching for Junior High School Students Supported by Intelligent Heart Rate Monitoring
To solve the problem of less personalization and no scientific monitoring in junior high fitness teaching, this study tests how smart heart rate monitoring helps personalized PE. It uses heart rate monitoring and personalized teaching theories to build a 4-step strategy: data focus, difference match, real-time adjust, and safety backup. 180 eighth-grade students joined an 8-week quasi-experiment. The test group used real-time heart data for personalized teaching, while the control group used traditional uniform teaching. Results show the test group's endurance, strength, and speed are much better than the control group (P<0.01), especially in 1000m/800m runs and pull-ups/sit-ups. This tech improves teaching accuracy and student participation a lot. It gives a scientific and easy way to make personalized PE teaching real in junior high schools.
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Neuropsychoanalysis: The Epistemological Interface of Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience on GAD & SAD
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The interface between psychoanalysis and neuroscience is a relatively new research area, with various debated paradigms centred on reductivism and knowledge gaps. However, the interdisciplinary research on Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) has received little attention from previous studies compared to other psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This paper adopts a non-reductive theoretical approach to examine how the similarity and difference between Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) parallel Lacanian anxiety with their essence. The core foundation of Lacanian anxiety, that is, the lack of lack, is philosophically aligned with the brain changes and symptoms of GAD and SAD, with their distinctive features representing different aspects of the same concept, such as the different forms of object a, linked to the lack of lack. This paper addresses the research gap in interdisciplinary studies of Lacanian psychoanalysis and neuroscience concerning anxiety and provides epistemological insights for future research.
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The Neural Mechanism of NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder, but its pathological mechanisms remain incomplete. While the traditional dopamine hypothesis can explain positive symptoms, its therapeutic effects on negative symptoms and cognitive impairment are limited. This article, through literature review and systematic integration, elucidates the multi-level neural mechanisms of NMDA receptor hypofunction in schizophrenia, covering the molecular, cellular, and neural circuit levels. The study found that NMDA receptor dysfunction originates from multiple factors, including abnormal expression of receptor subunits and epigenetic factors. These changes preferentially damage parvalbumin-positive (PV+) interneurons, leading to cortical excitation/inhibition imbalance, and dysfunction of multiple circuits, ultimately manifesting as the multidimensional symptom spectrum of schizophrenia. However, evidence challenges the classic hypothesis that "PV+ neuron NMDA receptor dysfunction is the core starting point of the disease," suggesting that the pathological mechanisms of schizophrenia may involve the synergistic effects of multiple cell types and brain regions. It provides a theoretical framework for a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of schizophrenia, and also offers important insights for developing new therapies targeting the glutamatergic system.
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Prevention and Rehabilitation Strategies for Hand and Wrist Injuries of E-Sports Athletes
The global e-sports industry has developed rapidly, but due to long-term training and repeated high-precision movements, the incidence of excessive use injuries in athletes' wrists is very high, while targeted health research and standardized management schemes are very limited. This study systematically analyzes the pathophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms of e-sports-related wrist injuries, evaluates the effectiveness of conventional prevention and modern rehabilitation strategies, and puts forward a targeted comprehensive health management model. Research results show that such injuries are mainly chronic overuse injuries caused by cumulative static load and repetitive exercise stress. Its controllable risk factors include poor operating posture and lack of physical exercise. Although traditional preventive measures have a certain effect, they are limited by poor compliance and a long cycle, while modern rehabilitation interventions can significantly improve the rate of functional recovery and return to the field. The integrated prevention-rehabilitation-return training model proposed in this paper is characterized by multidisciplinary collaboration and phased intervention, which solves the current situation of fragmented health management and balances injury treatment and competition schedule. This paper provides evidence-based guidance for injury prevention and post-injury rehabilitation of e-sports athletes, fills the gap in the professional health management framework of e-sports athletes, and supports athletes' health protection and career sustainable development.
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Rotator Cuff Injury Exercise Rehabilitation Training Methods and Theoretical Optimization
Rotator cuff injury has a high incidence in populations performing repetitive overhead movements and athletes, and it is a major cause of shoulder joint pain and impaired quality of life. Studies have demonstrated that its prevalence is positively correlated with age. Based on a series of research studies, this paper puts forward rehabilitation recommendations tailored to different stages of rotator cuff injury and distinct populations. The biomechanical mechanism of the shoulder joint forms the foundation for formulating rehabilitation plans, while a systematic and standardized rehabilitation assessment is the prerequisite for implementing individualized and staged rehabilitation interventions. The early initiation and consistent implementation of neuromuscular re-education throughout the entire rehabilitation process of rotator cuff injury embody the advancements of modern rehabilitation in this field. This paper is intended to establish a direct correlation between rehabilitation assessment results and stage progression, minimize subjectivity in clinical rehabilitation practice to the greatest extent, and provide a scientific and operable theoretical and practical reference for the clinical rehabilitation of rotator cuff injury.
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A Psychological Intervention Study on Wearable Technology Empowering Art Therapy from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Children's mental health problems have become an increasingly important global concern, while traditional pharmacological treatments often involve potential side effects. As a non-pharmacological intervention method, art therapy has gradually gained attention; however, its traditional forms still face limitations in effectiveness and technological support. With the development of intelligent wearable technology, integrating wearable devices with art therapy offers new possibilities for psychological intervention in children. In response to the current serious situation of children's mental health, the limitations of traditional intervention methods, and the research gap in the integration of wearable textiles and art therapy in the field of child psychotherapy, this study delves into the intervention mechanism, design path, and application value of wearable therapeutic clothing. The research clarifies the feasibility of integrating multi-sensory art therapy with wearable technology, fills a gap in related interdisciplinary research, improves the theoretical system of non-pharmacological intervention for children's mental health, and provides a theoretical basis and reference for the development of intelligent therapeutic clothing and the practice of child psychological intervention.
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Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression in Patients: An Examination of Contributing Factors
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading global cause of disability, driving significant research and clinical focus in recent years. However, a substantial proportion of patients with MDD do not respond adequately to first-line antidepressant treatment, despite receiving adequate doses for sufficient durations, a condition known as treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Given that depression is becoming one of the leading causes of disability, it is increasingly crucial for researchers to understand the factors contributing to such resistance. This essay will examine the complex nature of TRD while emphasising the biological and psychological factors contributing to symptoms. This paper will explore, with the data of the latest discoveries, the roles of childhood trauma, inflammation, and chronic stress, and how their mechanisms play a role in the unresponsiveness of antidepressants. Selecting evidence from recent meta-analyses and empirical studies, this review will summarise a few of the most studied risk factors of TRD. In conclusion, this review argues that TRD is best understood not as a mere pharmacological failure, but as a complex syndrome arising from the interplay of biological and psychological vulnerabilities. This underscores the critical need for moving beyond a one-size-fits-all model towards personalized treatment strategies that address these root contributing factors.
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Hip Injuries in Young Athletes Risk Factors and Physiotherapeutic Interventions
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is a leading cause of hip pain and functional disability in young athletes and the condition has far-reaching consequences on the sport activity and the future of joint health. The present paper is a suitable synthesis of existing evidence aimed at explaining the profile of multifactorial risks and assessing evidence-based physiotherapeutic approaches to the management of FAI in this group of patients. A combination of structural predispositions and easily manipulated extrinsic factors, such as high-risk biomechanics in sports, neuromuscular impairments and training load errors, determines the development of symptomatic FAI. Intervention structured, exercise-oriented physiotherapy, in orienting the effective conservative management, neuromuscular re-education, neuromuscular strength and movement pattern correction is of paramount importance. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a kind of adjunctive modality that can be used to give synergistic effects, especially on the modulation of pain. In patients with severe mechanical pathology, the results of hip arthroscopy are better than those of extensive non-operative treatment. It is recommended that a stepped-care approach, including prevention, individualized rehabilitation, and an efficient consideration of surgery in time, is a way of maximizing functional recovery, enabling safe sport recovery, and conserving joint health. The paper presents a summarized evidence-based model that can serve as a guideline to help healthcare practitioners in managing young athletes with FAI.
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Basketball and Rugby Ankle Sprain Causes and Preventive Strategies
Under the development of competitive sports, acute ankle sprain has become one of the most commonly seen injury types in basketball and rugby, with a high incidence rate. This type of injury will not only lead to absence in short-term training and matches, but its high recurrence rate will also lead to chronic ankle instability. This research aims to compare and analyze the causes and risk factors of injuries in basketball and rugby. Previous studies have shown that ankle injuries in basketball belong to non-contact injuries, mostly happen during jump landing and direction change; in contrast, rugby injuries mostly happen because of strong physical collision and forced rotation. The two sports share common internal risk factors including previous injury, weak muscle strengthening, poor balance and worse proprioception, while differing in injury mechanism, field environment and movement patterns. Effective prevention includes 12-week progressive neuromuscular training, various external support such as ankle braces and tape, and equipment optimization based on environmental factors. This study provides scientific evidence for reducing injury risk and has significant meaning in extending athletes' professional longevity.
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