International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journal Journal of Indian Health Psychology VOL. 13, NO. 1, September, 2018 Editors Prof. Rajbir Singh Prof. NovRattan Sharma Owned, Printed & Published by Dr. N.K. Singh, F-4, ‘Hari Sadan’, 20, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 Printed at: R.K. Offset, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi-110032. Journal of Indian Health Psychology Journal of Indian Health Psychology is a biannual Journal devoted to interdisciplinary research publication with the objective of furthering an understanding of scientific relationships between behavioural principles on one hand and health issues on the other. This journal shall provide a forum to integrate the theoretical, empirical and application based knowledge in this area. The distinctive feature of the journal will be to include a special section of the articles based on Indian perspectives of health psychology and behaviour. 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In pre-post comparison CBT found to be effective in enhancing social maturity and assertiveness of the target sample. Another article contributed by Sunatak and Devendra examined role of Existential Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the End - of - Life care and positive health. The overview on the selected variable is sizeable and current also. Next article contributed by Shikha and Swaran, deals with the HIV/ AIDS orphans .There is a need to to undertake the research on such neglected sample. Health Psychology Professionals can significantly change the physical and emotional well being of the orphans. The article successfully included the nutritional status of the participants. An article authored by Nautiyal and Velayudhan take up a bold step in health psychology researches. The rape survivors were studied on account of trauma and psychological well being. Needless to say that rape is big trauma and threshes the life of victims. Psychology people should come forward to help and rehabilitate such people by maintaining confidentiality. Dubey and Mishra evaluated the role of Optimism and Perceived Control in well being of Women in Reproductive Age. They demonstrated that optimism emerged as the best predictor of well-being particularly infertile group. At the same time, it was also observed that in the fertile group, personal control significantly predicted women’s wellbeing. A study by Vigneshvaran and Krishna highlighted that level of Emotional Intelligence play an important and promotional role in Psychological Well being of School Students. The role of parents and teachers have been greatly emphasised. The authors have also suggested various psycho- social methods to improve the both. Depression and Mental Health are closely associated . A research on old age people carried out by Akshaya and Krishna clearly indicated that there are gender differences in mental health and depression levels. Daily prayers and (iv) recitation of Mantras have found to produce positive effect on memory and sustained attention of children. Seethalakshmy and Krishna observed that the process of prayer and recitation affects both the hemispheres of the brain which in turn result in good memory and better attention. Lastly, an article contributed by Singh and Sharma presented an empirical review on applications of self regulating strategies for healthy functioning. The investigation took a focus on studies with sample of adolescents highlighting promotional role of self regulation in overall development in general and psycho - social health in specific. The workable strategies have also been enlisted by the authors. Editors place on record the heartfelt gratitude to all the esteemed contributors with the hope that this volume of the Journal will take Psychological researches from further to more further. Readers may send their valuable inputs directly to the respective authors, however, the suggestions for JIHP are always welcome by the Editors. Editors CONTENTS Editorial (iii) 1. Efficacy of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in Enhancing Assertiveness and Social Maturity in College Students 1 R. Govarthini and N.V. Amudha Devi 2. Existential Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the End-of-Life Care and Positive Health Outcomes: An Overview 20 Suantak Demkhosei Vaiphei and Devendra Singh Sisodia 3. Nutritional Status, Clinical Features and Degree of Immunosuppression of HIV/AIDS Orphans in India 35 Shikha Verma and Swaran Lata 4. Trauma and Psychological Well-Being of Rape Survivors 47 Richa Nautiyal and A. Velayudhan 5. Role of Optimism and Perceived Control in Well-being of Women in Reproductive Age 53 Anubhuti Dubey and Kirti Mishra 6. Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well Being among the Higher Secondary School Students 72 Vigneshvaran. K and Dr. Krishna. K.V 7. The Study of Depression and Mental Health among old age people 81 Akshaya, I. and K.V. Krishna (vi) 8. A Study on the Effect of NityaPrarthana with Shloko Charana on Memory and Sustained Attention among Children 87 Seethalakshmy. A and Krishna. K.V. 9. Self-Regulation Strategies for Healthy Functioning Among Adolescents 100 Surjeet Singh and Nov Rattan Sharma Efficacy of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)... 1 EFFICACY OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT) IN ENHANCING ASSERTIVENESS AND SOCIAL MATURITY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS R. Govarthini* and N.V. Amudha Devi** ABSTRACT The present study examined the efficacy of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in assertiveness and social maturity among college students. One hundred (100) students participated in the study. They were assessed on Rathus Assertiveness Scale and Social Maturity Scale. Fifty two students were selected and exposed to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for a duration of 45minutes to 1hour every alternative day (week days) for a period of 2 weeks. After completion of 6 sessions, they were reassessed with the same two measures. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy comprised of psycho- education, self-monitoring, cognitive rehearsal, role play/modeling, and homework assignments. Significant difference was seen on three phases i.e., Pre, Post and Follow-Up. Mean, S.D, Repeated Measures MANOVA was computed to analyze the data. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was found to be effective in enhancing the level of assertiveness and social maturity among college students. Keywords: Assertiveness, Social Maturity, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Assertiveness is an interpersonal communication skill that can be learned and practiced in an ongoing way. It involves recognizing one's right to let others know how their behavior affects you and asking them to change that behavior. Social Maturity permits more detailed perception of social environment which helps every human being to influence the social circumstances and develop stable patterns of social behavior. Hence, both assertiveness and social maturity plays a vital role throughout life. Therefore, it is