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ObjectiveTo study the effect of adaptive group psychological training on mental quality and emotion of soldiers.MethodsA total of 48 soldiers ( experiment group) received group psychological training and read a textbook,Mental Quality Training for soldiers,for 3 months,and the other 45 soldiers served as control group.Armyman mental quality inventory (AMQI),self-rating depression scale (SDS) and state-trait anxiety inventory(STAI) were employed to evaluate the mental quality and emotion of soldiers before and after training.All data were analyzed by paired-sample t test.Results ①As compared with pre-training,the AMQI scores of training group increased significantly in bravery ( 71.50 ± 9.59 ),self-confidence ( 68.24 ± 8.36 ),aptitude ( 74.54 ± 10.81 ),loyalty(75.29 ± 8.08 ) and general score ( 359.07 ± 20.30 ) (P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01 ) ; and no significant difference were found in those of control group(P ＞ 0.05 ).②When compared with pre-training,the scores of SDS (39.00 ±8.38),SAI(40.14 ±9.92),TAI(41.16 ±7.47) and STAI(81.30 ± 12.52) of training group decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05,P＜ 0.01 ) ; and no significant difference was found in those of control group(P ＞0.05 ).ConclusionGroup psychological training can improve mental quality of soldiers,which is helpful to relax anxiety and depression of soldiers.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the characteristics of autonomic nervous response of armymen with different mentalqualityuse the enhanced emotion regulationstrategies during fear emotion processes.Methods Mental Quality Questionnaire of Armymen was used to select participants from 818 armymen,screening out 30 armymen with low mental quality,30 armymen with moderate and 30 armymen with high.With elicitation of fear emotion,the participants adopted enhance emotion regulation strategies (cognition emphasis and emotion catharsis),and their blood volume pulse( BVP),skin conductance( SC ),normalized high frequency spectral component(HFnorm),standard deviation of all normal intervals(SDNN) and the recovery time of BVP and SC were recorded.Results ( 1 ) The different mental quality of army men activity in the autonomic physiological changes were not significant differences in resting state.(2) When using the cognition emphasis,the SC of different mental quality of armymen were reduced,and low mental quality of armymen( ( -0.67 ± 1.05 )μ.Ω),moderate mental quality of armymen ( ( - 0.49 ± 0.75 ) μΩ) had larger SC than high mental quality of armymen ( ( - 2.16 ± 2.18 ) μΩ ) ;high mental quality of armymen( ( - 2.17 ± 8.96) nU ) had lower HFnorm than the control( ( 6.96 ± 7.08 ) nU ).When using emotion catharsis,high mental quality of armymen ( ( 1.95 ± 6.58 ) nU ) had lower HFnorm than the control( (6.96 ±7.08)nU).(3)When using the cognition emphasis,low mental quality of armymen ((65.50 ±43.43 )s) had longer recovery time of BVP than high mental quality of armymen( (26.50 ± 25.72)s).When using emotion catharsis,low mental quality of armymen( (71.50 ± 48.36)mm Hg)had longer recovery time of BVP than high mental quality of armymen ( ( 21.00 ± 35.50 ) mm Hg) ; low mental quality of armymen ( ( 103.50 ± 38.01 ) s)had longer SC than moderate( (63.50 ±48.59)s) and high mental quality of armymen( (61.50 ±33.09) s).Conclusion The ability to regulate sympathetic in low mental quality group is weaker than the high mental quality group,although sympathetic can be suppressed when enhanced emotion regulation are adopted.
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ObjectiveTo investigate psychological trouble of freshmen and their needs for mental health services in military medical university. MethodsAn half-open questionnaire was employed to evaluate 854 freshmen by group-style in military medical university.Results①Freshmen were most concemed about their training stress,soldier role adaptation and emotional trouble,etc.As compared with the male,the rate of emotional trouble and interpersonal conflict of female were increased obviously ( P＜0.05 ).②The most important factor resulting in psychological problems was poor self-control,learning and training stress,military management,and so on.③The most attracting style of mental health services was communication with psychological personnel,psychological manual and movie,psychological lectures,and so on.As compared with the male,the rate of female were increased in individual counseling obviously ( P＜0.01 ).④Freshmen most focused on education of general psychological knowledge,emotion and stress management,soldier role adaptation,and so on.As compared with the male,the rate of female were increased in emotion and stress management,decreased in service role adaptation obviously ( P＜0.05 ).⑤Freshmen were most interested in emotion management,self-awareness,soldier role adaptation,and so on.As compared with the male,the rate of female were increased in emotion management training and profession programming,decreased in soldier role adaptation obviously ( P＜0.05 ).Conclusion Freshmen's psychological problems and needs for mental health services showed obvious gender difference.Military mental health services should be focused on development objectives,specification of ser-vices ,andimprovement of the service availability in military medical university.
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ObjectiveTo explore activity characteristics of diverse autonomic nervous system of armymen with different mental quality levels during dread emotion processes.MethodsMental Quality Questionnaire of Armymen was used to select participants.The activities of the diverse autonomic nervous system of armymen withdifferent mental quality levels during dread emotion processes were discussed by physiological - psychological experiments.Results ( 1 ) Under neutral condition blood volume pulse (BPV) is greater in low mental quality group( ( -0.87 ±0.64)mm Hg) than in high( -0.28 ±0.24)mm Hg).(2) During dread emotion processes the normalized low frequency spectral component(LF) and skin conductance (SC) are greater in low mental quality group ( (6.54 ± 2.96) nU),(0.78 ± 0.11 ) umho) than in moderate ( ( 1.32 ± 1.25 ) nU,( (0.22 ± 0.15 ) umho) and high ((3.51 ±2.28 )nU,((0.30 ±0.12) umho).(3) During dread emotion processes the recovery time of HR and the average recovery time of skin conductance( SC ),skin temperature( ST),blood volume pulse(BVP) and HR are greater in low mental quality ( 61.58 ± 35.66 ) s,( 36.78 ± 18.58 ) s ) than in high ( ( 22.36 ± 6.87 ) s,(56.87 ± 23.98 ) s).(4) In emotional arousal,and low mental quality (0.88 ± 2.54 ) in neutral conditions change their arousal'was significantly greater than the middle (0.57 ± 2.88) and high psychological quality group (0.15 ± 1.87) ; Low mental quality group (2.17 ±2.39) under the conditions of pleasure in the dread was significantlygreater than the middle ( 1.87 ± 1.45 ) and high psychological quality group ( 1.24 ± 1.66).ConclusionThe findings indicate that armymen with low mental quality is more likely to show corresponding physiological arousal and alert status in face of the neutral or weak emotional stimuli.When facing dread emotional stimuli,they would show stronger physiological arousal mainly basing on the excitement of sympathetic nerve system,and such statuswould last much longer to bring about more fierce pain experience.