Jeonghan Kim

Resilience refers to one’s ability to adapt and navigate through challenges in the face of a chronic illness and disability (CID). Originally reported in posttraumatic stress literature, resilience has been studied in various contexts; however, very few studies have been conducted from a virtue perspective. Virtue, in psychological terms, is consistent, everyday action toward a worthwhile pursuit, based on one’s values. From a virtue perspective, resilience is defined as a positive by-product of

BACKGROUND: The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) operationalizes 24 character strengths that compose the six virtues proposed in Peterson and Seligman's classification theory. Though the utility of the VIA-IS has been demonstrated in the general population, its applicability to the study of psychosocial adaptation in rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities has been controversial. OBJECTIVE: The present study was to develop a measure of rehabilitation clients' positive tr

The purpose of this study was to validate the Adapted Inventory of Virtues and Strengths (AIVS). AIVS is a unique instrument that operationalizes virtues in terms of character traits that are specially designed for psychosocial adaptation and rehabilitation. Data were collected from 464 individuals with disabilities and analyzed via the combination of exploratory ( n = 256) and confirmatory analyses ( n = 208). Although the results suggest dropping some items, the original five-virtue structure

BACKGROUND: The ability to regulate one's emotional state is an important predictor of several behaviors such as reframing a challenging situation to reduce anger or anxiety, concealing visible signs of sadness or fear, or focusing on reasons to feel happy or calm. This capacity is referred to as emotion regulation. Deficits in this ability can adversely affect one's adaptive coping, thus are associated with a variety of other psychopathological symptoms, including but not limited to depression,

PURPOSE: The main aim of this article is to provide an introduction to the Korean Employment Promotion Agency for the Disabled (KEPAD), and to provide comparative thought regarding government-based vocational rehabilitation service delivery between South Korea and the USA. METHOD: Relevant literature is considered, and current issues and comparative discussion in practice are highlighted. RESULTS: Introductory information in terms of organization, eligibility, services and programmes are present

Purpose: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is an uncommon thyroid tumor and calcitonin (CT) is its specific tumor marker. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment for MTC and to identify the prognostic factors for normalization of CT after surgery. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 38 patients operated for MTC from 1994 to 2003 in Samsung Medical Center was done. Results:There were 28 female and 10 male patients, with the mean age 46.7 years. The mean follow-up pe

Purpose: Lobectomy or subtotal thyroidectomy in patients with a benign thyroid tumor or goiter can give rise to hypothyroidism due to the reduced volume of the hormone-secreting thyroid gland. This study investigated the incidence of hypothyroidism in such patients and the clinical risk factors. Methods: One hundred seven patients who underwent partial thyroidectomy for benign thyroid tumor or goiter from January 2003 to February 2005 in our institution were reviewed retrospectively. Patients wh

Although many resources are available to rehabilitation counselors to utilizing community resources for minority clients with disabilities, guidelines specific to service allocation are not easily available. The purpose of this article is to provide rehabilitation counselors with a simple, modifiable service allocation template for this purpose. A 10-step referral making process with real-world examples is presented. Special attention is given to ways in which counselors can appropriately alloca

Abstract Background The present study is to examine the effect virtues (courage, practical wisdom, integrity, committed action, emotional transcendence) in predicting resilience. Methods 595 adults participated in the study. At the first stage of regression analysis, resilience was predicted based on participants’ optimism, self-esteem, and life satisfaction scores. Then, five virtues that include courage, integrity, practical wisdom, committed action, and emotional transcendence were added in t