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@article{193316,
        author = {Dr. Rinita Jain and Khushboo Pareek},
        title = {Assessing Positivity Quotient and anxiety level among Care Takers of Psychiatric Patients.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {1-6},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193316},
        abstract = {Positivity refers to a tendency of thinking, feeling and behaving in optimistic way with positive frame of mind that provides a satisfactory and contended feeling to self. PQ (Positivity Quotient) is a measure of the level of positivity of a person as against the negativity. It measures 8 attributes of positivism i.e., Kindness, Honesty, Gratitude, Optimism, Lifestyle, Resilience, Eloquent Communication and Cultural Values. Positivity is an essential factor in order to overcome stress, anxiety, depression, etc. Generally, the caretaker goes through psychological imbalances due to lack of positive attitude to deal with the situations. Thus, a need to study arises to make the caretakers understand the importance of positive attitude as the rehabilitation of the patient depends upon the adapted environmental adjustments by the caretakers. A pilot study was done on 30 caretakers of psychiatric patients from SMS Psychiatric Centre, Jaipur, to find out the level of positivity and anxiety in them using PQ scale developed by Dr. Rinita Jain. It is found that optimism (65.5%), lifestyle (62.2%) and resilience (60.5%) are on negative side followed by cultural values (56.6%). Anxiety level was found very high with 76.6% that needs therapeutic intervention by cognitive restructuring and family counselling for the easy recovery and rehabilitation process of the patient.},
        keywords = {Positivity Quotient (PQ), Positive attributes, Caretakers, Psychological imbalances, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Family Counselling},
        month = {February},
        }