Non-directed interviews constitute the main data collection instrument in qualitative health research. Studies in which this is evident are well documented in international literature. For health professionals, knowing what people feel and imagine makes it possible to develop a more adequate clinician-patient relationship. It is indispensable to know what the life phenomena mean for individuals...

Many applicants use faking in interviews to present themselves more favorably than they really are. There is widespread concern that this may affect interview validity. As previous research on countermeasures sparse, we conducted an exploratory study identify the most promising countermeasures. For technology-mediated interviews, these were warnings referring a criterion-based content analysis ...

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the skill Fedor M. Dostoevsky in depicting non-verbal means communication that can reflect social status officials novel “The Idiot” by using language units. object units indicate behavior different levels: high level (General Ivan Fedorovich Yepanchin), middle (Gavrila Ardalionovich Ivolgin) and low (Lukyan Timofeevich Lebedev). subject analysis com...

To remain viable in today's highly competitive business environments, it is crucial for organizations to attract and retain top candidates. Hence, interviewers have the goal not only of identifying promising applicants but also of representing their organization. Although it has been proposed that interviewers' deliberate signaling behaviors are a key factor for attracting applicants and thus f...

The process of curing a patient requires a holistic approach which involves considerations beyond treating a disease. It warrants several skills in a doctor along with technical expertise. Studies have shown that good communication skill in a doctor improve patient's compliance and overall satisfaction. There are certain basic principles of practicing good communication. Patient listening, empa...

Abstract According to Control-Mastery Theory, an integrative cognitive-dynamic theory of mental functioning, psychopathology, and psychotherapy process, functional psychopathology derives from pathogenic beliefs. Pathogenic beliefs associates a healthy adaptive goal danger, are generally developed during the developmental period adapt traumas unconsciously tested by patients in be disproved. We...

Recently, studies on deception and its detection have increased dramatically. Many of these studies rely on the "cognitive load approach" as the sole explanatory principle to understand deception. These studies have been exclusively on lies about negative actions (usually lies of suspects of [mock] crimes). Instead, we need to re-focus more generally on the cognitive processes involved in gener...