The Self-Compassion Scale – Short Form (SCS-SF) is a 12-item self-report measure that is used by adults to measure their capacity for self-compassion – the ability to hold one's feelings of suffering with a sense of warmth, connection and concern.
Description: The Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) is derived from the long form (MHC-LF) which consists of 7 items measuring emotional well-being, 18 items measuring psychological well-being, and 15 items measuring social well-being (40 items total).
The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is aimed at measuring the three dimensions of mental health; emotional, social, and psychological well-being. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF within the context of Singapore and Australia.
Each of the 14 items on the MHC-SF can be scored between 0 and 5, which means that the total score on the scale can range from 0 to 70 points. Higher scores indicate a higher level of emotional wellbeing.
The original 14-item Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC–SF; Keyes, 2005) was developed by Keyes in response to demands for a brief self-rating assessment tool that combined the three components of well-being: emotional, social, and psychological.
On the other hand, the PANAS-C and Cantril's ladder instruments are more specific measures of emotional well-being and life satisfaction and indeed correlated strongest with the MHC-SF emotional well-being subscale. Thus, the MHC-SF is a reliable and valid instrument to assess well-being of adolescents.
A mental health counselor (MHC), or counselor (counsellor in British English), is a person who works with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health.
The lower the score the more disability. The higher the score the less disability i.e., a score of zero is equivalent to maximum disability and a score of 100 is equivalent to no disability.
MHC molecules are important components of the immune system because they allow T lymphocytes to detect cells, such as macrophages, that have ingested infectious microorganisms.
The function of MHC molecules is to bind peptide fragments derived from pathogens and display them on the cell surface for recognition by the appropriate T cells.
MHC-I molecules, within the groove—formed by their membrane-distal domains—which is closed at both ends, typically bind peptides of 8-11 amino acids (aa), most commonly of 9 aa, whereas MHC-II molecules typically bind peptides of 12-25 aa that extend beyond the ends of their open groove (7–9).
MHC class I contributes towards antiviral immunity by facilitating the presentation of viral antigens to CD8 cytotoxic T cells. Consequently, activated CD8 cytotoxic T cells specifically eliminate virus-infected cells7.
MHC variants influence many important biological traits, including immune recognition, susceptibility to infectious and autoimmune diseases, individual odours, mating preferences, kin recognition, cooperation and pregnancy outcome.
Business: The Mutual Holding company(MHC) also forms an important part of business-related terms and management.
T Cells Recognize Foreign Peptides Bound to MHC Proteins
The recognition process depends on the presence in the antigen-presenting cell of MHC proteins, which bind these fragments, carry them to the cell surface, and present them there, along with a co-stimulatory signal, to the T cells.
Classical MHC class I molecules are ubiquitously expressed on all mammalian cells including cells of epithelial origin while MHC class II molecules are selectively expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APC) including dendritic cells (DC), macrophages, and B cells.
MHC I are found on all nucleated body cells, and MHC II are found on macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells (along with MHC I). The antigen-binding cleft of MHC I is formed by domains α1 and α2. The antigen-binding cleft of MHC II is formed by domains α1 and β1.
The SF-12v2 is a health-related quality-of-life questionnaire consisting of twelve questions that measure eight health domains to assess physical and mental health. Physical health-related domains include General Health (GH), Physical Functioning (PF), Role Physical (RP), and Body Pain (BP).
The Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) is used to indicate the health status of particular populations, to help with service planning and to measure the impact of clinical and social interventions. Culture-specific data are required to calculate SF-36 norm-based scores.
The SF-36 measures eight scales: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional (RE), and mental health (MH).
The protein products of the MHC have been classified into three classes: class I and II (both of which are involved in antigen presentation) and III molecules. Class I and II proteins are integral components of the immune system whose primary role is the presentation of peptide antigen to T-cell receptor.
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and class II proteins play a pivotal role in the adaptive branch of the immune system. Both classes of proteins share the task of presenting peptides on the cell surface for recognition by T cells.
MHC molecules were identified and named after their role in transplant rejection between mice of different strains, though it took over 20 years to clarify MHC's role in presenting peptide antigens to cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs).
Previously, Cheak-Zamora et al. reported that the test-retest reliability for SF-12v2® one year apart was 0.78 for PCS and 0.60 for MCS [16] using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, which is consistent with the test-retest correlations reported in our study.
The MHC molecules are glycoproteins encoded in a large cluster of genes located on chromosome 6. They were first identified by their potent effect on the immune response to transplanted tissue (see later). For that reason, the gene complex was termed the ''major histocompatibility complex.