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Depth Of Experiencing As A Client Prognostic Variable In Emotion-Focused Therapy For Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse., Lori K. Robichaud
Depth Of Experiencing As A Client Prognostic Variable In Emotion-Focused Therapy For Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse., Lori K. Robichaud
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The term "experiencing" has been used to describe the quality of clients' engagement with their own internal experience (e.g., thoughts, feelings, images) during therapy. The present study investigated the relationship between depth of experiencing as a client characteristic and outcomes in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (EFT-AS). The study utilized archival data (audiotaped treatment sessions and self-report outcome measures) collected from 37 EFT-AS clients, who were dealing with issues of past emotional, physical, or sexual childhood abuse (Paivio & Nieuwenhuis, 2001). Clients' depth of experiencing was rated early in the therapy process during clients' discussion of core …
Neuropsychological Differentiation Of Children And Adults With And Without Non-Psychotic, Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder., Saadia-Anne. Ahmad
Neuropsychological Differentiation Of Children And Adults With And Without Non-Psychotic, Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder., Saadia-Anne. Ahmad
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The current investigation was conducted to see if it would be possible to differentiate groups of participants with and without depression based on data from a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. The first goal was to apply cluster analytic algorithms to the neuropsychological data for participants with and without depression. This was conducted in separate procedures for the child and adult groups. The second goal was to examine the internal validity of the groups, using multiple clustering algorithms. The third goal was to examine if internally valid solutions represented groups or subgroups that were comprised by a large majority of participants with …
Functional Impairment In Pdd-Nos: Predicting Outcome At A Two-Year Follow-Up., Lena Janine Freeman
Functional Impairment In Pdd-Nos: Predicting Outcome At A Two-Year Follow-Up., Lena Janine Freeman
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Examined the early history characteristics and symptom patterns of children with an initial diagnosis of either Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD NOS) or Autistic Disorder, and identified predictors of changing functional ability. Participants were 59 children (48 male, 11 female) who were first assessed at 3 to 4 years of age, and re-assessed two years later (M = 26.00 months, SD = 12.43). Based on the results of the follow-up assessment three groups were identified: children with a stable diagnosis of PDD-NOS (Stable PDD-NOS), a stable diagnosis of autism (Stable Autism), and those whose diagnosis changed from PDD-NOS …
Self-Concealment As A Predictor Of Psychotherapy Outcome., Nicole D. Wild
Self-Concealment As A Predictor Of Psychotherapy Outcome., Nicole D. Wild
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Psychotherapy research is aimed at discovering factors and mechanisms that influence therapy outcome to guide provision of effective treatment. One client factor that has received recent attention is self-concealment, which is a predisposition to actively conceal from others personal information that one perceives as distressing or negative (Larson & Chastain, 1990). Self-concealment has been studied in relation to attitudes toward therapy, willingness to seek therapy, and therapeutic progress. The findings, however, have been inconclusive and researchers have not studied self-concealment in relation to therapy outcome. The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between self-concealment and distress …
Coping Styles And Early Experiences Of Victimization In Sexually Abusive And Delinquent Youth., Julia Ungar
Coping Styles And Early Experiences Of Victimization In Sexually Abusive And Delinquent Youth., Julia Ungar
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This study examined coping skills and experiences of childhood abuse and neglect in four groups of offenders (i.e., those who have committed Sexual (SO), Violent (VO), Violent and Sexual (VSO), and Other offences), and in two subgroups of sexual offenders (i.e., child molesters and perpetrators against peers/adults). The study also sought to determine whether coping skills predicted the severity of sexual offending, as gauged by the number of victims, the degree of victim-offender physical contact, and the variety of sexually abusive behaviours. Archival data on 471 adolescent males from two correctional facilities in Michigan were used. Coping was assessed using …
Anger Expression As A Predictor Of Outcome In Emotion Focused Therapy With Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse., Marc F. Carriere
Anger Expression As A Predictor Of Outcome In Emotion Focused Therapy With Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse., Marc F. Carriere
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The present process-outcome study is a follow-up to an outcome study evaluating emotion-focused therapy for adult survivors of childhood abuse (Paivio & Nieuwenhuis, 2001). The Quality of Anger Expression Scale (QAES) was constructed as a measure of the quality of anger process during imaginal confrontation interventions (IC) over the course of treatment. Scores on the QAES were used to predict outcome. Findings support the predictive ability of the QAES on interpersonal dimensions and resolution of abuse-related issues. However, QAES did not independently predict outcome when controlling for contributions of the working alliance and the level of engagement in the IC …
What Happens When Grrrls Riot? The Relationship Between Feminism And Eating Pathology In Adolescent Girls, Jillian M. Leggatt
What Happens When Grrrls Riot? The Relationship Between Feminism And Eating Pathology In Adolescent Girls, Jillian M. Leggatt
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Over the past fifty years there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of eating disorders (Steiner & Lock, 1998) with women making up the vast majority of sufferers (Mussell, Binford, & Fulkerson, 2000). Growing up female in today's society is a risk factor for eating disorders. Although girls have more opportunities than previously, they are also confronted with powerful cultural messages to please others, through being beautiful, thin, helpful, caring, and self-sacrificing (Weiland Bowling, Schindler Zimmerman, & Carlson Daniels, 2000). As such, teenage girls are more likely than previous generations to struggle with eating disorders, poor self-image, substance …
Process Characteristics Of Client-Identified Helpful Events In Emotion-Focused Therapy For Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse (Eft-As)., Karen Anne Marie Holowaty
Process Characteristics Of Client-Identified Helpful Events In Emotion-Focused Therapy For Adult Survivors Of Childhood Abuse (Eft-As)., Karen Anne Marie Holowaty
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Few studies have investigated client views of helpful processes within trauma therapies, and it is not known whether clients find controversial reexperiencing interventions useful. The present study used archival data (client self-report questionnaires, interviews, and videotapes of therapy sessions) collected as part of a larger process-outcome investigation (Paivio & Nieuwenhuis, 2001) to examine process characteristics of client-identified helpful events (HE) (N = 29) and researcher-identified control events (CE) (N = 29) in Emotion Focused Therapy for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse (EFT-AS). HE were identified by clients on Helpful Aspects of Therapy Questionnaires (HAT; R. Elliott, 1985; Llewelyn, 1988) and …
Psychopathology In Asian Indian Children: Links With Emotion Regulation And Socialization., Vaishali Vidhatri Raval
Psychopathology In Asian Indian Children: Links With Emotion Regulation And Socialization., Vaishali Vidhatri Raval
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Despite the recognition of cultural differences in the prevalence of psychological disorders and in general attitudes towards mental illness, very few studies have examined childhood psychopathology in cultures other than North America. This study investigated the role of children's emotion regulation and maternal socialization in psychopathology in Asian Indian children. Mothers of 602 children (between six and eight years) from a middle-class urban community in Gujarat, India rated psychiatric symptomatology in their children using Gujarati adaptation of the Child Behavior Checklist (Raval et al., 2003). The ratings were used to identify children who presented with internalizing problems (n = 31), …
Parental Socialization Of Emotion And Affect Recognition In School-Aged Children., Christine Agar
Parental Socialization Of Emotion And Affect Recognition In School-Aged Children., Christine Agar
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In the present study, parental socialization of emotions was examined in relation to children's ability to identify affect. Two hypotheses were examined, with the first positing that variance in children's affect recognition could be explained by examining parents' self-report of acceptance of their children's emotions and the second positing that variance in children's affect recognition could be explained by examining parents' self-report of expressiveness in the family. Thirty children ages 5- to 10-years-old identified emotions depicted in emotion-eliciting vignettes and in computer-displayed photographs of facial expressions. Vignette responses were measured for accuracy, while verbal responses on the computer portion of …
Cultural, Familial And Individual Correlates Of Eating Pathology And Extreme Weight Loss Behaviours Among Greek And Italian Second-Generation Immigrant Women., Gavriela Geller
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Previous research in the field of cross-cultural eating disorders suggests that eating pathology may be more prevalent among immigrant women than women in their country of origin or their new country of residence. The purpose of this study was to identify the variables that predict eating pathology and extreme weight loss behaviours among Greek and Italian second-generation immigrant women. A second goal was to determine how culture-change was related to eating pathology by comparing several models of acculturation. 110 Greek and Italian women were recruited through several means including the introductory psychology participant pool, cultural organizations and snowball sampling methods. …
Defining And Evaluating Non-Academic (In)Competence And Personal (Un)Suitability In Clinical Training: Exploring The Role Of Personality And Interpersonal Skills., Tricia E. Schottler
Defining And Evaluating Non-Academic (In)Competence And Personal (Un)Suitability In Clinical Training: Exploring The Role Of Personality And Interpersonal Skills., Tricia E. Schottler
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The present study represented an attempt to define what individuals involved in the human service professions believe are the necessary personal and interpersonal skills required to demonstrate "clinical" or "non-academic" competence. Participants' opinions of the importance of these personality dimensions and interpersonal skills, as well as their perceptions concerning their assessment, teaching, and remediation were explored. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-07, Section: B, page: 3723. Adviser: Jim Porter. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2004.
Self-Esteem Reactivity To Mood Induction Procedures: Investigating Cognitive Vulnerabilities Within The Diathesis-Stress Model Of Depression., Daniel P. Taylor
Self-Esteem Reactivity To Mood Induction Procedures: Investigating Cognitive Vulnerabilities Within The Diathesis-Stress Model Of Depression., Daniel P. Taylor
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Although self-esteem reactivity plays a crucial role in the diathesis/stress model of depression, refinement of the interactions between variables included in this model is required. Specifically, the current research examined the extent to which cognitive-priming versus mood-state theory explains changes in participants' self-evaluations across multiple domains after exposure to experimental procedures that simulated positive and negative life events. Of the 212 undergraduate student participants who completed the pretest phase, 179 (128 female, 51 male) participants completed the experimental phase. Eighteen participants were excluded from the experimental phase due to elevated depression scores. The experimental methodology involved random assignment of participants …
Predicting Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Using Three Self-Disclosure Variables., Samantha S. Scapinello
Predicting Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Using Three Self-Disclosure Variables., Samantha S. Scapinello
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Three self-disclosure variables have been associated with romantic relationship satisfaction: (1) personal self-disclosure, (2) partner self-disclosure, and (3) the difference between the two. This study re-examines the relation between each of these self-disclosure variables and males' and females' romantic relationship satisfaction. This study also provides answers to two novel questions: (1) which self-disclosure variable best predicts males' romantic relationship satisfaction, and (2) which best predicts females' romantic relationship satisfaction. Participants were 124 heterosexual couples who completed the following four measures: the Background Inventory, the Self-Disclosure Index, the Dyadic Satisfaction Subscale, and the Relationship Assessment Scale. Results indicated that only two …
Predictors Of Treatment-Seeking In Women With Subthreshold And Full-Syndrome Bulimia., Jeremy. Frank
Predictors Of Treatment-Seeking In Women With Subthreshold And Full-Syndrome Bulimia., Jeremy. Frank
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Despite the fact that a variety of treatments for psychological disorders have been shown to be effective, a significant proportion of individuals who experience psychological problems do not seek professional help. Women with bulimia are particularly unlikely to seek help, with lower help seeking rates than those of individuals with other common psychological disorders (Smalec & Klingle, 2000). In the current study, qualitative interviews of 11 women with bulimic symptoms and 17 clinicians with expertise in the treatment of bulimia resulted in the development of a 53-item self-report measure of bulimic exclusive treatment fears. In a second quantitative stage of …