TV-Therapy: A Preliminary Theoretical Framework

Weronika Świerczyńska-Głownia, Teresa Sławińska, 2015

The development of digitisation goes hand in hand with simultaneous strong intertwining of the technology of communication with daily life. New media and the resulting opportunities play an elementary role both in the media sector and in the social space. At the same time, technological progress brings new effective forms of contact with recipients and media users. The following questions should be posed: Do the occurring changes support education and social transformation, including the health care sector, or do they create cognitive dissonance? What is the role played by TV series in this process? TV series become channels of access to mass recipients and the ideas, values and information they present take a form which is acceptable and absorbable by recipients. In the era of the infl ow of information and unprocessed facts, such a "familiar" message becomes effective and effi cient.

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 1985

In this article the term 'media counseling' is explored and strategies in bringing expertise from the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry to the public are outlined The authors have been convinced of the value of their approach, and outline purposes, as well as providing data relevant to this radio show 'That's Living'

Canadian Journal of Communication, 1980

The true is thus the Baccanalean revel in which no member is not drunk; yet because each member collapses as soon as he drops out the revel isjust as much transparent and simple repose."

Journal of Community Psychology, 2004

This study investigates whether and how (1) cumulative overall exposure to television and (2) cumulative selective exposure to specific television content are related to both estimates of and opinions about people who have mental illnesses. Two hundred fifty-two Belgian high school students completed selfreport questionnaires. Measures included time spent watching television, exposure to specific content, perceived realism of television images, direct experience with a person who had mental illness, and estimates of and judgements about the dangerousness of people suffering from a mental illness and their ability to lead a socially integrated and "normal" life. Results suggest exposure to television itself makes but a small contribution to explaining these estimates and attitudes; related concepts such as perceived realism appear to be more important.

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2020

The use of media in promoting mental health is relatively a new phenomenon and indeed a complex idea of study in the frequently changing scenario of technological arena. Media has tremendous ability to impact the human minds. It not only influences the people to purchase and use products but also captivates the minds and impacts the cognition. The negative messages and images delivered by media will promote negative assertiveness and the subsequent coverage by media nourishes the already existing negative perception of public and mental health. Hence there is a need to disseminate proper information.Media can be used to bring in changes in the society. The potentialities hidden in the media can be used to create and impart knowledge, develop favourable behaviours and attitudes and to change the blatant behaviours in the society. Media should be utilised in such a way that the only positive aspects of media should be designed and adopted to be the harbingers of the changes in the society. The negative sides of media should be ignored. The media should be used and can reduce the stigma thatched to the mental illness as it is capable of worsening the stigma attached to the mental disorder. It should be acknowledged by all forms of media platforms including the social media and mainstream media adhere to the ethical values of reframing from broadcasting, printing and uploading fake information into the public domain. Mental health professionals play a crucial role in creating awareness among public and educating them over the illness and its present condition.

1987

Research on audience response to television suggests that viewers are actively involved, apply identifiable and consistent evaluative criteria, and have distinct ideas about the role of the medium in their lives. In light of this research, a study focused on 264 randomly selected sixth through tenth grade students in a Tennessee school system to determine the influence of television on their lives. The subjects wrote essays in their English classes describing what they felt to be the influence of television on them, their family, or American society. Essays were coded for both the number and type of influence cited by each student. Results indicated little evidence of clear-cut positive or negative interpretations of the medium's influences. Students identified a wide variety of both positive and negative effects. At least 90% of the subjects had something positive to say about television, and its entertainment value and usefulness as an information source were frequently cited. Only 62% of the sample identified at least one negative influence of television, and the most frequent criticism was that exposure to television sex, drugs, and violence might negatively affect impressionable viewers' behavior. Multivariate analyses indicated that both IQ and grade level were significantly related to mentions of positive and negative influences of television, with older and brighter students tending to be more negative and cynical about television's effects. (SKC)

Journal of Community Psychology, 2013

Two empirical studies examined whether the portrayal of mental disorders on television and in films has an effect on people's knowledge about and attitudes toward the mentally ill. Study 1 found that the more often people watched television, the poorer their knowledge was about schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This finding did not apply to major depression. Study 2 demonstrated that people who watched a documentary film acquired more knowledge about schizophrenia than people who watched a fictional film, despite identical information in both films. Moreover, people who watched a fictional film had more negative emotional reactions (rejecting and unpleasant feelings) toward schizophrenia patients. C 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

TRT Akademi, 2023

Despite increasing engagement with digital platforms, television, especially within Turkish entertainment culture, keeps its principal position. The most debated TV programs are those covering psychological issues. The interpersonal relationships covered by the psychology-related serials on Turkish television are praised by the audience. However, because the behaviors and attitudes of psychologists/psychiatrists seem not to be professional and because the way they hold their therapy sessions is very rare, these serials also are harshly criticized by mental health professionals. This article aims to analyze the representation of mental health professionals in Turkish TV serials, try to answer how psychologists/psychiatrists find their fictionalized images, and if these media contents increased the interest in psychology. The article is based on a descriptive study. The relationship between the increasing number of psychological serials and the interest in psychology is analyzed through the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The results suggest that increasing numbers of psychological serials positively correlate with the interest in psychology. The outcomes also suggest that the increasing number of psychological soap operas on Turkish TV channels is related to a high understanding of psychology, that psychology-related scenarios will be handled by directors in more detail, and that both the audience and psychology professionals are aware of the psychological scenes and patterns on the screens. Nonetheless, although mental health professionals are pleased with the interest they receive through TV programs, some found psychology-related TV shows capable enough to represent psychology in the Turkish media to some extent while some others think that the representation of their profession is either inadequate or amateurish.

Health Communication, 2005

Much attention has been paid to the amount of time Americans spend watching television. Cultivation theory has been important in exploring behavioral effects of television viewing for many years. However, psychosocial health has received much less scrutiny in relation to television viewing time. This investigation examined the hypotheses that television-free individuals and viewers adhering to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations (up to 2 hr of viewing per day) would display a more positive psychosocial health profile when compared with more frequent television viewers. Results confirmed the hypothesis for women, but not for men. Our analysis showed that moderate television viewing, as defined by the AAP, provides a similar relation with psychosocial health as being television-free. Results are discussed in a cultivation theory framework. It is certainly a cliché to say that television has become a major part of American culture. Aside from occupational duties and sleep, the nation spends more time watch

International Public Health …, 2011

The objective of this content analysis was to assess the depiction of health content in Flemish entertainment television programs. The quantity and context of health content messages was investigated in a sample of 266 program episodes which were recorded during one month. Based on theories and research, a number of context variables were assessed which may increase or inhibit risk perception and positive health behaviour. The results indicated that entertainment shows offered a steady diet of health content. Further, health messages were depicted in such a way that viewers are likely to learn that they are susceptible to the depicted health problems. In contrast, substantially less attention was devoted to depicting treatment and prevention options, which may inhibit viewers from taking positive health actions.

Doctors and Patients. History, Representation, Communication from Antiquity to the Present, 2015

Ever-present on television schedules, the medical genre has become one of the main arenas of television dramas, a locus of the (re)construction and dissemination of imagery once confined to professionals. However, few scholars have investigated the negotiation between media representations and everyday experiences of health-care contexts. Drawing on field research based on interviews and questionnaires carried out with television viewers and health practitioners in central and northern Italy, this study highlights the ways in which individuals internalize and use in their life-worlds what is shown to them on television screens. The intention is to determine the extent to which medical dramas contribute to redefining the knowledge, expectations, and practices of viewers/patients in regard to health issues and their role in the doctor-patient relationship. The research results will be evaluated in light of an equivalent study between English and French viewers, demonstrating imagery about medicine which is increasingly transnational, and modes of narrating illness which are increasingly less culturally specific.

2009

Acknowledgments vi Introduction: the televisual sublime 1 Television theory: TV studies 1.0 and 2.0 22 Television institutions 50 Content 80 Audiences 110 How to do TV Studies 3.0 145 Conclusion 175

2020

From movies to emojis, from social media to emotional intelligence, from shocking television news to video games – emotions form an important and integral part of digital society or media world. Often, emotions are the main motivation for the use of media in the first place, as they form the basis of aesthetic experience, enjoyment, and entertainment. On the other hand, media is a huge money-making industry. Gone are the days when television content was not so complex or emotionally and psychologically straining. It is not only risky but also undermines ones mental and physical health. Fear, hate angles, relationship complexity or extreme enmity-based stories prey on the anxieties we all have which hold us hostage. Today specially television media programmes use a hierarchy of ‘Target Rating Point’ (TRP) which are setting bad example to the society. Television media which has a capacity to reach people with larger effect is slowly turning into a devil’s den with innovating new evil ...