Sagayaraj Kanagaraj

This article aims to represent the effects of technology and non-technology based intervention methods that had been carried out on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The contribution of new innovative technologies that enable the coping strategies of children with ASD and its long term effects, application of those technologies on their...

Background Sexual orientation is a continuing amorous pattern of attraction toward the opposite sex (heterosexual), same sex (homosexual), or both sexes (bisexual) or it is lack of sexual desire toward anyone (asexual). Psychosocial and biological explanations regarding the development of an individual’s sexual orientation are related to life incid...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes a variety of childhood-onset and lifelong neurodevelopmental condition with an enduring impact on multiple domains of functioning characterized by persistent deficits in social communication, restricted and repetitive behavior interest, and activities. They often find it hard to recognize and control emotions...

Objectives To evaluate the effects of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) alone versus cognitive behavioral intervention plus emotional enhancement intervention (EEI) on adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity among a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods Thirty-four children (aged 4 to 10 years) we...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs during the developmental period and affects overall cognitive, emotional, social, and physical health. Comprehensive screening for ASD can assist in diagnosis and intervention planning. The primary aim of this study was to develop and validate a screening tool for ASD based...

Metamemory refers to an individual's awareness and understanding of their memory processes. It affects various aspects of learning, including the effective use of cognitive abilities, memory monitoring, and strategy development. The majority of valid scales for assessing students' metamemory are unidimensional. This study aims to develop and valida...

BACKGROUND: Metamemory can be described as an intentional endeavor to guide or control one's memory processes. In other words, awareness and knowledge of one's own memory process and strategies for using the memories effectively. Planning, allocating cognitive resources, selecting strategies, assessing understanding, and evaluating performance all...

Smartphones and other mobile-related technologies are commonly viewed as indispensable tools for enhancing human cognition; prolonged use of these devices may have a detrimental and long-term effect on users’ abilities to think, recall, and pay attention. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of phone usage on people’s cognitive capa...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects individual social communication with a range of restricted behaviour patterns. People with ASD will also have difficulties with social emotional reciprocity, which is not predominantly found in neurotypical individuals. Individuals with ASD have difficulty connecting with...

Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a range of neurodevelopmental related mental disorder which affects the individual’s social interactions, communication and also causing the comorbid condition of repetitive behaviour, self-injurious behaviour, and developmental delays. It has been identified that mothers having children with autism h...

Background: The expressed attitude is a psychological component that represents a mental and emotional entity that inherent or characterizes a person. The positive and negative attitude that we express represents who we are and how we are connected to ourselves and society. An attitude is usually formed based on the individual’s past and present ev...

The prevalence rate of psychiatric disorders are 4 to 5 times higher for people with intellectual disability than the general population (Rush et al., 2004). Most of the persons affected by intellectual disabilities with mental illness go unnoticed with regard to their etiological condition. This study would expect to create an impact in providing...

Manual of Sexual Orientation Scale: Questionnaire, Scoring, Interpretation

Background : Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by the prolonged deficits in social emotional reciprocity, repetitive pattern of behaviour, difficulties in communication. Cognitive behaviour interventions (CBI) are found to be effective in restructuring the thought process, providing affective education a...

This article aims to provide the insight of bio anthropological view in connection with autism, a neurodevelopmental spectrum of condition which predominantly affect the individual social communication, emotional reciprocity and causes maladaptive behavioural problems. Despite our high intelligence, modernized technology, and our intricately comple...

An observational study is an empirical but non experimental investigation of the effects caused by a treatment. It mainly designed to detect the reasonable hidden bias. Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit behaviour that varies from home environment to therapy session. They produce lesser level of cognitive, adaptive behav...

"Development of Sexual Orientation Scale” . Developed and standardized the psychological assessment scale on sexual orientation which is very first of its kind in the Indian context.

The Present Study aimed at Investigating the Relationship Between Parenting Style and Personality on Speech Anxiety among Adolescences. A convenient sampling method was used to collect data from 223 (55 boys and 168 girls) high school students between the age of 13-17, who are studying in matriculation schools in Tamil Nadu. The adolescents were as...

Background : Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on smaller land masses, while sea snakes are widespread through the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most species are nonvenomous, and the venomous types use it primarily to kill and subdue prey rather than for self-defence. Some possess venom potent enough to cause painful in...

AIM: To the study the effect of direct eye contact counseling method on pre-operative surgical patients and counseling intervention along with the medical follow-up of post-operative surgical patients. METHODOLOGY : 60 pre-operative surgical patients who had been identify with major or minor need of surgical assistance were consulted by two differe...

Well-being is the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy which integrates mental and physical health resulting in more holistic approaches in one's life. Self-concept is said to be the way in which one perceives oneself and responds of others. Self-concept also differs from one’s self-esteem based on their positive or negative level. Studies...

Stress is anunpleasant emotional state which caused by both internal and external factors. Stress affects people in different ways and levels. College students, especially those who joined after schooling faces many issues to cope up their new college environment. In this transition period they face financial, emotional and academic difficulties. T...