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Psychopathology, Psychotherapy And Demonic Influence, Rodger K. Bufford
Psychopathology, Psychotherapy And Demonic Influence, Rodger K. Bufford
Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program
No abstract provided.
Assessing Mental Health Needs In Northern Haiti: A Multidimensional Approach, Jean Abede Alexandre
Assessing Mental Health Needs In Northern Haiti: A Multidimensional Approach, Jean Abede Alexandre
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
This study assessed mental health needs in Northern Haiti, with the socioeconomic and sociocultural factors which predispose to mental disorders. Following the Key Informants approach to needs assessment, two groups were chosen to participate in this study: 27 out of 60 physicians and 30 out of 70 clergymen (n = 57), completed a questionnaire which asked specific questions on certain mental disorders they have either observed or dealt with among the population. The participants were also asked to give the frequency with which those disorders occurred among the population, and to rate the importance of factors contributing to those mental …
Correlations Between Spiritual Well-Being, Self Esteem, And Social Desirability For Chinese Americans In The Northwest., Elsa Wong
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
The Chinese in America must deal with two cultures. Their original culture with its traditions and norms may clash with the larger Western culture in which they live. How this tension is resolved and manifested was examined in terms of a number of factors, including spiritual well-being, self esteem, and social desirability. It was hypothesized that for a Chinese church group in the Northwest, spiritual well-being and self esteem would be positively correlated with social desirability factored out of the relationship. Spiritual well-being was measured by the Spiritual Well-Being Scale which included a total Spiritual Well-Being score, the Existential Well-Being …
Demonic Influence And Mental Disorders, Rodger K. Bufford
Demonic Influence And Mental Disorders, Rodger K. Bufford
Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Deliberate Faking Good And Faking Bad On Spiritual Well-Being Scores In A Religiously Inactive Sample, Neal A. Boliou
The Effect Of Deliberate Faking Good And Faking Bad On Spiritual Well-Being Scores In A Religiously Inactive Sample, Neal A. Boliou
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of faking good and taking bad on Spiritual Well-Being Scale scores in a religiously inactive sample. The study replicated a previous work investigating the effects of faking good and faking bad on SWB scores in a Christian sample. It is a true experiment with three levels of the independent variable: Fake Good, Honest, and Fake Sad instructions. The sample consisted of 151 members of two Oregon Air National Guard units stationed at Portland, Oregon. A demographic questionnaire was given along with the SWB scale. An analysis of variance was performed …
Evaluation Of Group-Home Treatment For Troubled Adolescents, Roger A. Larson
Evaluation Of Group-Home Treatment For Troubled Adolescents, Roger A. Larson
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
A literature review in child residential treatment and juvenile corrections snows group homes have increased as less restrictive methods for treating delinquents are sought. Controversy exists over whether the increased use of community-based group-home treatment has actually resulted in less restrictive treatment. Some data indicates that children themselves do not view out-of-home residential treatment environments as supportive places in which to live. Rapid staff turnover has been identified as a problem in group-home care. Treatment evaluation studies can be viewed as falling into four types: descriptive studies, outcome studies, process evaluators, and systems analysis. The outcome studies conducted to date …
An Evaluation Of The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Reliability And Response Measurement, Daniel Dale Brinkman
An Evaluation Of The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Reliability And Response Measurement, Daniel Dale Brinkman
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB) is a 20 item self-report attitudinal measure of one's religious and existential well-being. It is the most extensively studied of the instruments developed to measure spiritual well-being (Moberg, 1986). Despite the popularity of this scale, it is still in the process of research and development. This study evaluated research done with the SWB scale considering the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1985). While there has been much progress, two needs that became clear from this examination were for additional studies in the area of reliability and to try to "raise the ceiling" of the …
Measuring Spiritual Giftedness: A Factor Analytic Study Of A Spiritual Gifts Inventory, James D. Foster
Measuring Spiritual Giftedness: A Factor Analytic Study Of A Spiritual Gifts Inventory, James D. Foster
Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program
Originally published in Journal of Psychology and Theology 1989, Vol. 17, No. 3, 274-283
Used with permission.
Collaborative Efforts In Cognitive Therapy With Religious Clients, Mark R. Mcminn, Cathie J. Lebold
Collaborative Efforts In Cognitive Therapy With Religious Clients, Mark R. Mcminn, Cathie J. Lebold
Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program
Cognitive therapy requires an understanding of the tolerance for the religious views of clients. Collaborative techniques in cognitive therapy are described and ideological obstacles in doing cognitive therapy with religious clients are considered, It is suggested that confronting clients' religious beliefs an pathological or absolutistic is clinically inappropriate. Beck's and Meichenbaum's collaborative techniques are endorsed as important clincial strategies in working with religious clients.
Assertiveness Training And Christian Values, Scot A. Bolsinger, Mark R. Mcminn
Assertiveness Training And Christian Values, Scot A. Bolsinger, Mark R. Mcminn
Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program
Assertiveness training, like any psychotherapeutic procedure, requires an understanding and tolerate of various values of clients. Studies exploring the relationship between religious values and assertiveness are reviewed. Ideological obstacles in assertion training with religious clients are considered, and appropriate therapeutic strategies suggested. The importance of presenting a rationale for treatment and of understanding the client's value system is emphasized.