"Thesis--University of Southern California. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--New York University. / Photocopy of typescript. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1977. -- 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-84).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 181-187).

Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 50-54.

Thesis (M.T.S.)--Catholic Theological Union, 1987. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves 98-102.

The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between salutogenic functioning and sick leave. Occupational stress as a metatheoretical concept was investigated. Work is stressful, but some people cope better with this stress than others. A study of salutogenic functioning as a way of coping with occupational stress was done. Salutogenic constructs, as moderator variables of the coping abilities were investigated in relation to sick leave days. This research used a sample of 73 employees in PTM. The relationship between the employees' biographical variables, salutogenic functioning and sick leave was determined, and no relations between them were found, but a significant correlation between gender and potency was found. The results indicated no relation between PTM employees' salutogenic functioning and sick leave. Furthermore, biographical variables didn't predict sick leave. The employees displayed moderate to strong salutogenic functioning in terms of their ability to cope and to stay well. / M.A.(Industrial Psychology)

The problem of this study is threefold: (1) to determine whether the sick leave policies and practices differ significantly between school districts of different sizes; (2) to determine whether there is significant relationship between the number of days of sick leave allowed and the number of days taken by teachers; and (3) to determine whether significant trends in sick leave policies and practices can be detected between the years 1957 and 1960.

This diploma thesis aims to disclose the basic affect of plant use in regard to their influence on humans, especially their psychological impact on the overall health of the idividual. In the introduction is described the basic aspects of plant use in this area, as well as different aspects of plant use in interiors and exteriors of buildings. Literary research focuses on the various effects of indoor and outdoor plants. At the beginning, the biophilia hypothesis described the common understanding of all living organisms in the ground. In the field of indoor plants, human health is divided in terms of how plants affect air quality in the interior, and the harmful substances influencing air quality. This is important for the potential use of plants to prevent Sick Building disease syndrome. SBS is a set of symptoms that are associated with modern industrialized societies as a result of staying in buildings with unhealthy air. These symptoms can be caused by different chemical, physical and biological conditions inside the building. Indoor plants also have other various uses in different areas of human health; their ability to improve the atmosphere, whether it is by enriched air, by oxygen and carbon dioxide, but also by their aesthetic effect and in regards to influencing the mental state of the individual. Garden plants are divided according to the preference of the individual, as indoor plants plants naturally affect the senses, the basic species, the possibilities of plant usage in therapy, the use of plants in gardens for the handicapped, as well as in the use of garden work in occupational therapy for mentally ill individuals . Within the framework of this thesis, a study of the potential effects of plants on the psychological health of patients in the psychiatric ward is proposed, especially with regards to the influence of mood and anxiety. Two scalar systems were used in experimental psychiatry to evaluate the outcomes. The dissertation discusses the possible effect of the test results and other factors besides the effects of the plants. The conclusion is devoted to the overall assessment of the possibilities of using plants in the field of therapy.

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