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Adult Theories And Techniques Of Psychotherapy, 2009, Michael Constantino
Adult Theories And Techniques Of Psychotherapy, 2009, Michael Constantino
Graduate Training
The goal of this seminar is to provide clinical psychology graduate students with a thorough foundation regarding the nature, history, evolution, and current status of the adult psychotherapy field from theoretical, empirical, and clinical perspectives.
The Association Between Bully Victimization And Risky Behaviors Among Youth, Shane Nives Isaiah Fernando
The Association Between Bully Victimization And Risky Behaviors Among Youth, Shane Nives Isaiah Fernando
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
In 2005, the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported 21.9% of males and 26.1% of females were bullied in schools. Little research has been conducted into showing an association between childhood bully victimization and risky behaviors. In addition, knowledge is limited about the connection between victimization and risky behaviors among different ethnic groups. We propose to assess the association between victimization and risky behaviors, using the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey among 3,116 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2007. Data was obtained by self-administered questionnaire, and victimization was considered as a single dichotomous variable. Victimization was assessed as …
The Interactions Between Early Child Characteristics, Parenting, And Family Stress In Predicting Later Odd, Lindsay A. Metcalfe
The Interactions Between Early Child Characteristics, Parenting, And Family Stress In Predicting Later Odd, Lindsay A. Metcalfe
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The present study examined the interactions between early child behavior, early parenting, and early family stress (parent psychopathology, socioeconomic status, and stressful life events) in predicting later Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) symptoms. Participants were 223 three-year-old children and their parents who participated in a four-year longitudinal study. It was predicted that there would be a stronger relationship between children’s early behavior characteristics and later ODD in the presence of less parental overreactivity/negative affect, more paternal warmth, and less family stress and a stronger relationship between early family stress and later ODD in the presence of less parental overreactivity/negative affect and …
The Other-Race Effect And Its Influences On The Development Of Emotion Processing, Alexandra Monesson
The Other-Race Effect And Its Influences On The Development Of Emotion Processing, Alexandra Monesson
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The theory of perceptual narrowing posits that the ability to make perceptual discriminations is very broad early in development and subsequently becomes more specific with perceptual experience (Scott, Pascalis, & Nelson, 2007). This leads to the formation of biases (Pascalis et al., 2002; 2005; Kelly et al., 2007), including the other-race effect (ORE). Behavioral and electrophysiological measures are used to show that by 9-months-of-age, infants exhibit a decline in ability to distinguish between two faces from another race compared to two faces from within their own race. Significant differences in the P400 component revealed a dampening of response to other-race …
Adult Consent Form, Psychological Services Center
Adult Consent Form, Psychological Services Center
Exemplary Forms
Details the scope of the Psychological Services Center, the treatment available and expected outcomes, details of maintaining appointments and payment, and the monitoring and privacy procedures during treatment. This form requires the patient to sign to grant consent to the practices detailed.
Psychological Services Center Notice Of Privacy Practices, Psychological Services Center
Psychological Services Center Notice Of Privacy Practices, Psychological Services Center
Exemplary Forms
This notice describes how psychological and medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully, and sign the acknowledgement of receipt.
Assessment Consent Form, Psychological Services Center
Assessment Consent Form, Psychological Services Center
Exemplary Forms
Details the scope of the Psychological Services Center, the psychological assessments available and expected outcomes, describes fee structure, and the monitoring and privacy procedures during assessment testing. This form requires the patient to sign to grant consent to the practices detailed.
Assessment Flyer, Psychological Services Center
Challenging Behaviors Flyer, Psychological Services Center
Challenging Behaviors Flyer, Psychological Services Center
PSC Flyers
Parents! Do you struggle with your child’s difficult behaviors? Whether because of ADHD or other reasons, disruptive behavior can get in the way of family harmony, success in school, and even friendships. Learn the skills you need as a parent to help change these challenging behaviors in the company of other parents who understand!
Child Psychotherapy Flyer, Psychological Services Center
Child Psychotherapy Flyer, Psychological Services Center
PSC Flyers
Speak confidentially to professionals at the UMass Psychological Services Center who specialize in psychotherapy, family therapy, parenting help, school problems and more.
When He Doesn't Mean You: Gender-Exclusive Language As A Form Of Subtle Ostracism, Jane G. Stout
When He Doesn't Mean You: Gender-Exclusive Language As A Form Of Subtle Ostracism, Jane G. Stout
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Two experiments examined the theorized link between the use of gender-exclusive language and ostracism. In two experiments, women and men read a job overview that contained either masculine gender-exclusive language (he), gender-inclusive language (he or she), or gender-neutral language (one). They then rated their feelings of exclusion (i.e., ostracism), described their personal investment in the described job (Experiments 1 and 2) and evaluated the work environment (Experiment 2). In both experiments, women reported feeling most ostracized when they were exposed to gender-exclusive language compared to gender-inclusive language. Furthermore, women in Experiment 1 reported least personal investment in the job when …
I ♥ U: Attachment Style And Gender As Predictors Of Deception In Online And Offline Dating, Mattitiyahu S. Zimbler
I ♥ U: Attachment Style And Gender As Predictors Of Deception In Online And Offline Dating, Mattitiyahu S. Zimbler
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Online dating is becoming an increasingly used method for meeting significant others. This study had two central goals. The first goal was to explore the factors that contribute to deception used to attract a romantic partner online. The second aim was to discover the reasons that people with different attachment styles might lie as well as their justifications and interpretations for those lies. Male and female single college undergraduates (N = 208), who had previously completed an attachment style measure via an online screening, were asked to complete an online dating profile and an email to a potential dating partner. …
Social Influence And The Acceptance Of Racially Charged Humor, Nicholas M. Joyce
Social Influence And The Acceptance Of Racially Charged Humor, Nicholas M. Joyce
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This study examined factors important in determining the acceptance of racially charged humor. It utilized a 2 x 3 design in which race of joke teller and group targeted by the jokes were manipulated. It measured people’s level of acceptance regarding the jokes and recorded participants’ behaviors. This study found that under the conditions in which comedians derogated their in-group, White participants demonstrated higher levels of acceptance and a greater likelihood to perform the jokes. This pattern was especially true when the comedian was Black.
Where Do We Draw Our Lines?: Approach/Avoidance Motivation, Political Orientation, And Cognitive Rigidity, Mindi S. Rock
Where Do We Draw Our Lines?: Approach/Avoidance Motivation, Political Orientation, And Cognitive Rigidity, Mindi S. Rock
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The current research explored how one’s motivational focus and political orientation may interact to produce cognitive rigidity. Past literature provides evidence for associations between approach-based orientation and cognitive flexibility and between avoidance-based motives and cognitive rigidity (e.g., Cacioppo, Priester, & Berntson, 1993; Friedman & Förster, 2005; Förster, Friedman, Özelsel & Denzler, 2006, Isen & Daubman, 1984; Mikulincer, Kedem & Paz, 1990). Further, research on political orientation suggests a strong association between conservatism and cognitive rigidity (Jost, Glaser, Kruglanski, & Sulloway, 2003). Can approach/avoidance motivation help explain this link between political orientation and rigidity? To answer this question, we manipulated approach/avoidance …
Rudd Chair Annual Report, 2008-2009, Harold D. Grotevant
Rudd Chair Annual Report, 2008-2009, Harold D. Grotevant
Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Reports
The first Annual Report of the activities of the Rudd Chair for 2008 - 2009
Adoptee Information Seeking: Changes Between Adolescence And Emerging Adulthood And The Impact Of Adoption Communicative Openness, Brooke Alison Skinner-Drawz
Adoptee Information Seeking: Changes Between Adolescence And Emerging Adulthood And The Impact Of Adoption Communicative Openness, Brooke Alison Skinner-Drawz
Rudd Adoption Research Program Dissertations from UMass Amherst
This dissertation examined changes in information seeking intentions and behaviors between adolescence and emerging adulthood for a group of adoptees who did not have direct contact with birth relatives in adolescence. Associations between information seeking in emerging adulthood and life cycle events typical of emerging adulthood, gender, and Adoption Communicative Openness were also examined. Data from 119 adoptees and their adoptive mothers were used from Waves 2 (1996-2000) and 3 (2005-2008) of the Minnesota-Texas Adoption Research Project (Grotevant & McRoy, 1998). Degree of information seeking between adolescence (Wave 2) and emerging adulthood (Wave 3) increased for the majority of adoptees …