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Using Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, And Control Mastery Prototypes To Predict Change: A New Look At An Old Paradigm For Long-Term Single-Case Research, Nnamdi Pole, J. Stuart Ablon, Lynn E. O'Connor Apr 2008

Using Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, And Control Mastery Prototypes To Predict Change: A New Look At An Old Paradigm For Long-Term Single-Case Research, Nnamdi Pole, J. Stuart Ablon, Lynn E. O'Connor

Psychology: Faculty Publications

This article illustrates a method of testing models of change in individual long-term psychotherapy cases. A depressed client was treated with 208 sessions of control mastery therapy (CMT), an unmanualized approach that integrates elements of psychodynamic therapy (PDT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Panels of experts developed prototypes of ideal PDT, CBT, and CMT process using the Psychotherapy Process Q-set (PQS; J. S. Ablon & E. E. Jones, 1999; E. E. Jones, L. A. Parke, & S. Pulos, 1992; E. E. Jones & S. M. Pulos, 1993). Independent observers rated every 4th session (N = 53) with the PQS. Using …


Strengths Of Character And Posttraumatic Growth, Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park, Nnamdi Pole, Wendy D'Andrea, Martin E.P. Seligman Apr 2008

Strengths Of Character And Posttraumatic Growth, Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park, Nnamdi Pole, Wendy D'Andrea, Martin E.P. Seligman

Psychology: Faculty Publications

How are strengths of character related to growth following trauma? A retrospective Web-based study of 1,739 adults found small, but positive associations among the number of potentially traumatic events experienced and a number of cognitive and interpersonal character strengths. It was concluded that growth following trauma may entail the strengthening of character.


Passive Tactile Feedback Facilitates Mental Rotation Of Handheld Objects, Maryjane Wraga, Monique Swaby, Catherine M. Flynn Mar 2008

Passive Tactile Feedback Facilitates Mental Rotation Of Handheld Objects, Maryjane Wraga, Monique Swaby, Catherine M. Flynn

Psychology: Faculty Publications

Mental rotation of objects improves when passive tactile information for the rotating object accompanies the imagined rotation (Wraga, Creem, & Proffitt, 2000). We examined this phenomenon further using a within-subjects paradigm involving handheld objects. In Experiment 1, participants imagined rotating an unseen object placed on their upturned palms. The participants were faster at mental rotation when the object was rotated on their palm than when the object remained stationary. Experiment 2 tested whether the performance advantage would endure when the participants received tactile information for only the start- and endpoints of the rotation event. This manipulation did not improve performance, …