Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2020/Forest therapy and emotion

Expand on Case Study

Hi! I find this topic so interesting and you have definitely done a good job your discussion and research! :) I would love to see another case study or maybe expand on the first case study to give it more detail! Also feel free to check out my topic- https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2020/Nature_deficit_disorder&redirect=no#quiz0 as you might find this useful in your topic :)))

-- u3189981 - Talk - c 01:14, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Case study response

Thank you for letting me know! I have since added a second case study box.

U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 00:33, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion to look into Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Hi! This is such a cool topic, I cannot wait to see what you come up with! :) I don't know if this is completely relevant as it doesn't concern therapy, but may I suggest also looking into Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and connecting that to how forests provide humans with these needs? One example might be something like firewood for warmth! Here is an interesting link which I hope can help! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138993411300124X?casa_token=_fpWtv0raGgAAAAA:FCh1z-211-EtY9A4MnbiLBQh6SgJGTpqWht0JTVpAHqisE0e7DSpIn6WKRbaiUFSH114t04IoKk -- U3169316 (discuss • contribs) 03:06, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Response to maslow's hierachy of needs

What an interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing!

U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Heading casing

FYI, the convention on Wikiversity is for lower-cased headings (or sentence casing). For example, use: ==Cats and dogs== rather than ==Cats and Dogs== -- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Heading casing response

Thank you for letting me know, I am so used to doing title casing! I will make sure to fix this throughout my book chapter.

--U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 08:52, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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Title and sub-title Excellent User page Excellent - used effectively Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks. Social contribution Excellent - summarised with direct link(s) to evidence. Note that the 1st link is better than the 2nd link. Section headings Simple, but effective/appropriate 2-level structure that is directly relevant to the topic. Well done addressing the earlier comment about Heading casing. Sections which include sub-sections should also include an overview paragraph (which doesn't need a separate heading) before branching into the sub-headings. Key points Excellent This page may be of interest: Psychology of natural scenes Overview - Consider adding: a description of the problem and what will be covered an image an example or case study Consider moving the theories section to earlier. Perhaps also include stress reduction theory. Consider including more examples/case studies or practical exercises. Perhaps consider what is "forest" e.g., can one do "forest therapy" at the beach? Conclusion (the most important section): hasn't been developed what might the take-home, practical messages be? in a nutshell, what are the answer(s) to the question in the sub-title? Image Excellent Cite each figure at least once in the main text. References Very good For APA referencing style, check and correct: capitalisation Resources See also Excellent External links Target an international audience; Australians only represent 0.33% of the world population Source in parentheses after the link doesn't need to be the full URL - just the name of the target page or domain

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Comments

Hi, super interesting choice of topic.

I thought you might be able to include a physiological sub heading under 'applications'. This study 'The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku' has heaps of citations so it seems like might be an important part of the literature. It shows that forest therapy can reduce cortisol, pulse rate and lower blood pressure.

Park, B. J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 15(1), 18.

I recognise that your question is to answer how it affects emotion. But there seems to be a lot of literature that links biological processes as an determinant of emotion. So there might be justifiable position if you wish to explore it further.

Scherer, K. R., & Ekman, P. (Eds.). (2014). Approaches to emotion. Psychology Press.

-zacharydodemaide

Comments response

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I haven't added its own section but I have spoken more about the physiological effects within the section titled anxiety!

U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 00:38, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Suggested readings

Hey super cool topic :)

May be of interest to check out these articles:

Effect of Forest Walking on Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Middle-Aged Hypertensive Individuals: A Pilot Study DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120302687

Psychological Benefits of Walking through Forest Areas DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122804

Walking in “wild” and “tended” urban forests: The impact on psychological well-being https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.11.001

Restorative effects of visits to urban and forest environments in patients with exhaustion disorder https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.12.007

The Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Based Psychotherapy Applied in a Forest Environment on Physiological Changes and Remission of Major Depressive Disorder DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.4.245

Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults: Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing, walking) as a possible method of stress reduction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.024

The Effects of a Forest Therapy Programme on Mental Hospital Patients with Affective and Psychotic Disorders doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010118

Artangels92 (discuss • contribs) 15:59, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Response to suggested readings

Hi, thank you so much for all the interesting articles! I have looked into them all and used several throughout my chapter.

U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 00:38, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Conclusion

Hi, I like the round box color-matched with the topic. I suggested that try to give more details, includes take-home messages in the conclusion. --U3178984 (discuss • contribs) 03:45, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Conclusion repsonse

Hi, thank you for your feedback! I am working on expanding this section.

U3175516 (discuss • contribs) 00:40, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is an excellent chapter that successfully uses psychological theory and research to help address a practical, real-world phenomenon or problem. This chapter is well under the maximum word count. Overview is very good - could also include a brief description or example to illustrate what forest therapy is. Also note that I changes the expression from future passive to current active (i.e., removed the "will"s). Conclusion is excellent. For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits. Theory Relevant theories are well selected, described, integrated, and explained. Examples are well used. The case study is simple, clear, and easy to understand. Research Relevant research is reasonably well reviewed and discussed in relation to theory. An excellent set of relevant studies are identified. Ideally, expand/explain the studies in the Tables in more detail, especially the systematic reviews. When describing important research findings, consider including a bit more detail about the methodology and indicating the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Written expression Written expression Overall, the quality of written expression is very good. The writing style is clear and easy to understand. The chapter benefited from a well developed Overview and Conclusion, with clear focus question(s) and take-home messages. Layout The chapter is well structured, with major sections using sub-sections. Learning features Excellent use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. No use of embedded in-text links to related book chapters. Embedding in-text links to related book chapters helps to integrate this chapter into the broader book project. Good use of image(s). Excellent use of table(s). Excellent use of feature box(es). Excellent use of quiz(zes). Grammar The grammar for some sentences could be improved (e.g., see the tags). Check and make correct use of commas. APA style Figures and tables Use APA style for Table captions. See example. Refer to each Table and Figure using APA style (e.g., check and correct capitalisation). Citations are not in full APA style. For example: Multiple citations in parentheses should be listed in alphabetical order by first author surname. References are in very good APA style. To improve, for example: Check and correct use of capitalisation after a colon in a journal article title. Retrieved from is not used for APA style 7th ed. Include hyperlinked dois (most but not all had active hyperlinks). Social contribution ~5 logged, useful, social contributions with direct links to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 01:09, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is an excellent presentation. Structure and content An appropriate amount of content is presented - not too much or too little. The presentation is well structured. The presentation makes excellent use of theory and research. A Conclusion slide is presented with a take-home message(s). Communication The presentation is fun, easy to follow, and interesting to watch and listen to. The presentation makes effective use of animated slides. Well paced. Excellent/Consider using greater intonation to enhance listener interest and engagement. The font size is sufficiently large to make it easy to read. The visual communication is effectively supplemented by images. Production quality The video is very well produced. The chapter title and sub-title are used in the video title - this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. The chapter title and sub-title are used on the opening slide - this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. Audio recording quality was very good - probably an on-board microphone was used because keyboard clicks were audible. Consider using an external microphone. Visual display quality was excellent. Image sources are provided. A copyright license for the presentation is provided in the video description but not in the meta-data. A link to the book chapter is provided, but it goes to a section rather than the start of the chapter. A link from the book chapter is provided. A brief written description of the presentation is provided. Consider expanding.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:20, 22 November 2020 (UTC)