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An Overview And Introduction: Neuroscience For Counselors, Kirk Damond Saunders
An Overview And Introduction: Neuroscience For Counselors, Kirk Damond Saunders
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This project is literary review of current neuroscience research that can document the impact of counseling. Neuroscience is providing support for the counseling process. The research findings of neural plasticity offer promising support for the therapeutic process. While counseling offers a new environment in which a person can re-learn, neural plasticity proves that at the neural network level these possibilities are now a reality. Counseling does, in fact, help change the brain.
An Examination Of The Construct Validity Of The Hong Psychological Reactance Scale, Allison Brown
An Examination Of The Construct Validity Of The Hong Psychological Reactance Scale, Allison Brown
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the construct validity of a measure of trait reactance: the Hong Psychological Reactance Scale (HPRS). Investigating the functioning of this measure was particularly important, as the conclusions drawn from studies relating reactance to affect, attitudes, and behavior hinge on the legitimacy and quality of the HPRS. Using two samples of undergraduates, the current study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the factor structure of the HPRS and relate it to conformity, the Big Five personality traits, and entitlement. Results supported modeling the HPRS via a modified incomplete bifactor model. As …
Secondary Success Predicting Variables Within An Underrepresented Student Population: A Program Needs Assessment, Kara Lynn Dragan
Secondary Success Predicting Variables Within An Underrepresented Student Population: A Program Needs Assessment, Kara Lynn Dragan
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
The success and retention of low socioeconomic status or minority college students is a continued goal of higher education institutions. James Madison University is no exception. The Diversity Mission at JMU attempts to address both student recruitment and retention. A program titled the Centennial Scholars Program was implemented to address these concerns. This program was developed to increase the number of underrepresented students who enroll and graduate from the university. The current research intended to use the information gained through a quantitative measure to obtain a picture of where the Centennial Scholars were when entering the program as a group …
Teacher Stress: An Assessment Of Teachers' Need For And Receptiveness Towards A Stress Reduction Program Within One Rural School System, Tyler Christine Rosenberg
Teacher Stress: An Assessment Of Teachers' Need For And Receptiveness Towards A Stress Reduction Program Within One Rural School System, Tyler Christine Rosenberg
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
There is a concern for the level of stress teachers experience in their jobs. The effects of stress are not only harmful for the individual teacher, but for the teacher’s students and the learning environment as well (Travers & Cooper, 1996). Stress among teachers is related to absenteeism, turnover, and early retirement, which negatively affect the climate of the school and lead to poor student outcomes, both academically and behaviorally. The nature and severity of these concerns highlight the need for programs designed to reduce stress among teachers. A critical first step in partaking in program development efforts is to …
College Students’ Perceptions About Seeking Help For Their Learning Disabilities At A Competitive University, Kristen L. Burley
College Students’ Perceptions About Seeking Help For Their Learning Disabilities At A Competitive University, Kristen L. Burley
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
With nearly 98% of public institutions reporting enrollment of students with a disability, requests for services, supports, and accommodations is increasing (Gordon et al., 2002; National Council on Disabilities, 2003). However, certain barriers and/or perceptions get in the way of students’ mobility in seeking and acquiring necessary accommodations. While disability services and accommodations are available, it appears that many students do not take advantage of them in a timely manner. While it is not required for a student to disclose information about a learning disability, the student will not be able to acquire any accommodations. Students should be prepared and …
Using An Adjusting Amount Procedure To Investigate Impulsivity In Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (Shr), Phillip Andrew Halsey
Using An Adjusting Amount Procedure To Investigate Impulsivity In Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (Shr), Phillip Andrew Halsey
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
This experiment compared impulsivity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), a putative animal model of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with two control strains. One definition of impulsive behavior that appears in the literature is preference for smaller sooner (SS) reinforcers over larger later (LL) reinforcers when both are concurrently available in the context of discrete trial choice procedures. Adopting that definition, the current experiment used an adjusting amount procedure to measure changes in the subjective value of delayed reinforcers. The LL reinforcers varied across 5 conditions (5 pellets, each evaluated at 5 delays: 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32-s). From the …
Best Practices For The Treatment And Management Of Schizophrenia, Kimberly Ann Davis
Best Practices For The Treatment And Management Of Schizophrenia, Kimberly Ann Davis
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Masters-level counseling psychology programs strive to build a solid foundation of core competencies in students but do not typically emphasize treatment strategies for the chronically mentally ill or psychopharmacology. This paper is intended as a resource for counselors who serve clients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It discusses some of the most widely-supported evidence-based individual and family psychosocial interventions
The Impact Of D-Amphetamine On Resistance To Extinction (Rte) In A Single Schedule Preparation, Stephen Howard Robertson
The Impact Of D-Amphetamine On Resistance To Extinction (Rte) In A Single Schedule Preparation, Stephen Howard Robertson
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Some researchers have suggested that the discrepancy in findings between studies of resistance-to-extinction that use single-schedules and those that use multiple-schedules is the result of increased discriminability between training and extinction conditions in the single-schedule preparation, masking the true relation between reinforcer density and resistance to extinction. Because d-amphetamine has been shown to interfere with stimulus control in a number of preparations, the current study examined the effects of d-amphetamine on rats’ lever-pressing in the context of a single-schedule resistance-to-extinction preparation. During training, doses of d-amphetamine or vehicle were administered 15 min prior to sessions in which the delivery of …
Examining The Role Of Cognitive Ability And Individual Thinking Dispositions In Moral Judgment, Kimberly R. Marsh
Examining The Role Of Cognitive Ability And Individual Thinking Dispositions In Moral Judgment, Kimberly R. Marsh
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
The current study examined the relation between individual cognitive ability (SAT total score), thinking dispositions (Stanovich’s (2008) Master Rationality Motive, Cacioppo et al.’s (1984) Need for Cognition, Stanovich & West’s (1997) Actively Open-minded Thinking scales), and moral judgment. The relation between these individual differences and moral judgment was examined across multiple contexts. First, the expression of myside bias was examined within a medical ethics scenario in which a limited number of organs must be allocated between two groups of people with differential transplant survival rates. Second, the role of individual differences was examined in moral reasoning across differential presentation of …
Creating A Community Of Support For National Guard And Reserve Military Families, Kelly Christine Atwood
Creating A Community Of Support For National Guard And Reserve Military Families, Kelly Christine Atwood
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This project provides community mental health professionals with information regarding the current supports and difficulties National Guard and Reserve military families face and the resources available to them. Literature on the stresses confronted by National Guard families, social support, the deployment cycle, and needs of National Guard families is reviewed. The current study investigated social support using the Social Support Questionnaire (Short Form) (Sarason, Levine, Basham, & Sarason, 1983). Participants reported the number of people they could really count on when they needed help and how satisfied they were with the help. In addition, qualitative written responses and interviews provided …
Evaluation Of The Psychometric Properties Of The Emotion Regulation Scale, Bebhinn Martha Timmins
Evaluation Of The Psychometric Properties Of The Emotion Regulation Scale, Bebhinn Martha Timmins
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common childhood disorder effecting 3-7% of school aged children and accounting for 30-50% of mental health referrals. Recent research in the area of emotional regulation has found that youth with ADHD have more difficulty regulating emotion than youth without ADHD. This is unfortunate, as emotional dysregulation has been linked to psychopathology, poor social functioning, substance abuse and suicide. Given this information, it is extremely important that measurement of emotion regulation is adequate because without good measurement it is impossible to improve our understanding of how emotional regulation is developed, maintained and how …
Reimagining Ourselves At Madison (Roam): An Innovative Adventure-Based Peer Counseling Program For University Students Demonstrating High Risk Alcohol-Related Behaviors, Amy Tice
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
In the United States, heavy drinking appears to be normative behavior for college students, and high-risk drinking is a growing problem on college campuses. This paper introduces Re-imagining Ourselves at Madison (ROAM), an adventure-based peer counseling program for James Madison University students who demonstrate high risk-alcohol-related behaviors. The primary objective of this pilot program is to increase participants’ awareness and acknowledgement of their high risk behavior surrounding alcohol through an experience that is different than traditional alcohol education classes or alcohol counseling. ROAM also provides participants with an experience in which they are introduced to healthy alternatives to their high …
Evaluating Systemic Change In The Virginia Department Of Corrections: Creating Agents Of Change, Philip Andrew Mayles
Evaluating Systemic Change In The Virginia Department Of Corrections: Creating Agents Of Change, Philip Andrew Mayles
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is attempting to change the practice of working with offenders placed on probation and parole to effect a reduction in the rate of recidivism. The VADOC’s proposal is to get the probation and parole officers to become “change agents” in motivating the offender toward pro-social behavior using evidence-based practices and Motivational Interviewing (MI). The purpose of this paper is to describe the ways in which organizations attempt change and explores the reasons for the resistance displayed by the probation and parole officers. The author argues that the VADOC should employ a second-order change and …
Unexpected: Identity Transformation Of Postpartum Women, Laura J. Cammaroto
Unexpected: Identity Transformation Of Postpartum Women, Laura J. Cammaroto
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This purpose of this paper is to explore the physical, emotional and societal issues women face as they transition to motherhood and the accompanying redefinition of self. Themes of acceptance of new roles and responsibilities, resolution of losses, adjusting marriage/partnership, renegotiation of relationships and professional standing are discussed. Women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety appear to have difficulty navigating or adapting to the new maternal identity. Therefore, this paper summarizes some of the physical responses of the postpartum period as well as possible puerperal mental disorders such as: postpartum dysphoria (Baby Blues), postpartum depression disorder (PPD), post traumatic stress disorder …
White Privilege And Counseling: A Model For Expanding Awareness, Amanda Badger
White Privilege And Counseling: A Model For Expanding Awareness, Amanda Badger
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This paper discusses the need for an expansion of awareness of White privilege within the counseling community. It reviews the history of White privilege in American society and the counseling profession, and assesses its current role in counseling relationships, to include: counselor-client relationships, counselor-counselor relationships, and counselor-supervisor relationships. The need to expand White privilege training for counselors and counselor educators is explored, and a model to expand awareness in counselor training is provided with recommended resources and tools to assist in meeting this need.
A Model For Runaway Outreach, Constance Lewis Cromartie
A Model For Runaway Outreach, Constance Lewis Cromartie
Educational Specialist, 2000-2009
Various types of runaway outreach methods and practices were investigated. A proposed model of runaway outreach was suggested based on the results of other documented and practiced methods of outreach. The sources used were from published literature, and a training manual devised by a runaway serviees program. The suggested model is congruent with other successful teen runaway outreach programs and it supports the position that adolescents and their families must be reached and supported before, during and after a runaway episode.