Situations and cognitive appraisals in 'agari' experiences: Feature analyses of 'agari' experiences.

Cognitive Appraisals and Lived Experiences During Injury Rehabilitation: A Narrative Account Within Personal and Situational Backdrop

BACKGROUND The article highlights an athlete's cognitive appraisals form the onset to return to play. The narrative provides how an athlete constructs a sense of self within personal and situational factors and describes the subjective experiences during rehabilitation. OBJECTIVES The study examined the cognitive appraisal and psychological response within the backdrop of personal and situati...

Midwives’ Experiences of Applying Critical Thinking in High Risk Situations at Labor Unit: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: Critical thinking is an essential skill for being knowledgable about riskfull conditions of midwifery, evaluation of clinical decisions, and a proper care planning for mother and child. This study aimed to explore midwives’ experiences of employing critical thinking in high risk situations in labor unit. Methods: Fourteen bachelor midwives working in labor unit participated in th...

Diversifying experiences enhance cognitive flexibility

Emotionally challenging learning situations: medical students' experiences of autopsies

Objectives: To explore medical students’ experiences of an emotionally challenging learning situation: the autopsy. Methods: Qualitative data were collected by means of written accounts from seventeen students after their first and third autopsies and a group interview with seven students after their first autopsy. Data was interpreted using inductive thematic analysis. Results: Students experi...

Experiences in Designing Experiences

In turning from functional, tool-like systems to ones that should be fun, we open the possibility and need to think carefully about what it means to design experience for human users. Here, I describe my experiences building a set of interactive installations in the domains of interactive computer characters, virtual reality, and affective computing, through which I have tried to support a rich...