KEYNOTE / INVITED SPEAKER

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

dr. Maria Endang Sumiwi, M.P.H.

Director General of Public Health The Indonesian Ministry of Health

INVITED SPEAKERS

Prof. dr. (Em.). Gilles van Luijtelaar

* Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands).
* Professor of Biological Psychology.
Expert in EEG, Psychopharmacology and Neuropsychology.

"Does ethnicity affects cognition? "

The awareness of the urgency to have neuropsychological tests adapted for cultures and in countries for whom and in which the tests were not originally developed gained a higher place on the research agenda. Earlier, mainly  age, education, and sex were frequently studied in Caucasian populations, although the awareness that race, ethnicity, the proficiency of the native language spoken, the language of the assessment, and acculturation affect the test scores. Research on whether the instruments developed in Western countries have sufficient reliability, sensitivity, and construct validity in different cultural groups is still in its infancy. Typical for Indonesia is that the national language is not the first language for most Indonesians. A consortium of Indonesian universities collected data on performances of ten neuropsychological tests assessed in Bahasa Indonesian  in various parts of the archipelago and investigated the role of the demographic variables age and formal level of education, and whether the spoken languages at home, and in public, and ethnicity plays a role in the performance. It was found age and education affected most of the scores on the ten tests and that spoken languages affected the scores on the language tests. Ethnic differences were found on the performance of the language tests, which might be due to differences between ethnic groups in the language spoken at home.

Prof. Angelica Irah Mari A. Pallasigui, RPm, MAPsy

* De La Salle University Dasmarinas (the Philippines)
* Clinical and Mental Health Psychologist

"Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Managing Biopsychosocial Issues among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)"

This presentation will delve into the application of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques to address the multifaceted biopsychosocial issues experienced by women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a complex condition with significant biological, psychological, and social implications. The topic will cover: Biological Dimensions: Understanding the physiological and hormonal aspects of PCOS and how MBSR can positively influence stress markers, inflammation, and insulin sensitivity. Psychological Dimensions: Exploring the mental health challenges faced by women with PCOS, including anxiety, depression, and body image concerns, and how MBSR can alleviate these issues. Social Dimensions: Addressing the social stigma, relationship dynamics, and workplace stress associated with PCOS, and the role of MBSR in enhancing social support and communication skills.

Dr. A. Rachmad Djati Winarno, MS

* Soegijapranata Catholic University
* Health Psychology

Denise Peels, Ph.D

* Open University (the Netherlands)
* Assistant Professor in Health Psychology

"Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults: Increasing Intervention Uptake from a Biopsychosocial Perspective"

Regular physical activity (PA) among older adults is a major focus of health and ageing research because of its high public health benefits, within a broad biopsychosocial perspective. In recent decades, a wide range of interventions have been developed and shown to be effective in promoting PA in older adults. However, the public health impact of PA interventions depends not only on their efficacy, but also on their reach and use in practice; if older adults do not use the intervention, it will have no impact on public health.  Although the high level of non-participation in PA interventions among older adults is often reported, most research to date seems to focus on the demographic characteristics of the end-user or within the characteristics of the interventions as possible explanations for non-participation. There is still limited focus on the stakeholders (i.e. the intermediary organisation) who play an important role in delivering the intervention to the end-user, and limited focus on the recruitment strategies themselves. In our research, we investigated why the uptake of PA interventions by stakeholders (n = 31) is still limited. We also explored the perceptions of older adults (n = 39) themselves about the strategies used to recruit them to participate in a PA intervention. Insights from both stakeholders and older adults themselves demonstrated the importance of incorporating a broad biopsychosocial perspective when engaging older adults in PA. This presentation will present the results of both studies.

Assoc. Prof. Dr.Marijtje Jongsma

* Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands)
* Neuropsychologist and an EEG-ERP expert

"Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A biopsychosocial perspective on atypical motor development"

The biological perspective Cerebral palsy and the brain: causes and consequences Brain injury during gestation or early childhood often has profound effects on motor development and subsequent independence of the affected child. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of such a brain injury, with unilateral motor impairments evident in 30–40% of the cases. Pathogenesis of unilateral CP is varied and may include brain malformation, unilateral bias of periventricular hemorrhage, peri-ventricular leukomalacia, post-hemorrhagic porencephaly, or middle cerebral artery infarct. The (neuro)psychological perspective Learning theories in understanding learned non-use in cerebral palsy One frequent clinical observation in unilateral CP is a decreased use of the contra-lesional hand in spite of latent functional ability. This discrepancy between latent functional ability and yet reduced usage in everyday life has been termed Learned Non-Use (LNU) and is assumed to be brought about by operant conditioning mechanisms such as negative reinforcement. The social perspective Considerations with respect to early interventions To avoid learned non-use, international clinical practice guidelines recommend early intervention with e.g. intensive training and parental coaching. The aim of early intervention is to strive for optimal functional restoration. However, with respect to lasting functional disabilities, compensatory skills should also be trained to aim for age-appropriate independency.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anasuya Jegathevi Jegathesan

* Cyberjaya University (Malaysia)
* Clinical Psychology (specialist in Reality Therapy and Thanatology)

"Self Harm and Suicide Attrition Initiative (SAI) : Challenging Suicide through Education"

Regardless of the increase in counsellors and mental health workers suicide has increased globally. The reality is that when individuals are highly suicidal it is not the experts or mental health professionals whom are around. Those who are around to face the suicide or self harm crisis are family members, friends, work colleagues or random strangers in the area. The SAI initiative is addressing these critical issues by educating the public on managing themselves in a crisis so that they can reduce risk to themselves and others. The sessions challenge the myths and taboos of self harm and suicide focusing on application and anxiety reduction. The project has been successfully carried out in Selangor Malaysia with the support of the state Government with participants from religious groups, educational institutes and non-profit organizations.

Prof. Dr.Rosnah Ismail

* Cyberjaya University (Malaysia)
* Cross-cultural Family Psychology, Quality of Life and Health Well-being

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Y. Bagus Wismanto, MS

* Soegijapranata Catholic University
* Family Psychologist

"Development of ICT and Family Integrity"

ICT is the abbreviation of Information and Communication Technology. The various technological developments, ICT development is one that is growing rapidly. Technology developments should have a positive impact on humans, make it easier, make human life comfortable, but it can also have a negative impact. It depends on how humans use it. ICT makes it possible to guarantee the integrity of the family. Integrity is defined as a condition that shows complete unity, which radiates honesty. ICT can destroy family integrity, but on the contrary it can also improve it if all family components have an attitude and utilize ICT positively/properly. Qualitatively - reflective of experience, it is hypothesized that the factors that influence family integrity are parents' perceptions of ICT, parents' habits of using ICT, ICT operational capabilities of family members and family socio-economics.