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Transgender And Gender Diverse Clients’ Experiences In Therapy: Responses To Sociopolitical Events And Helpful And Unhelpful Experiences, Jae A. Puckett, Devon Kimball, W. Kalei Glozier, Megan Wertz, Terra Dunn, Brenna R. Lash, Allura L. Ralston, Natalie R. Holt, T. Zachary Huit, Sage Volk, Debra A. Hope, Richard Mocarski, L. Zachary Dubois
Transgender And Gender Diverse Clients’ Experiences In Therapy: Responses To Sociopolitical Events And Helpful And Unhelpful Experiences, Jae A. Puckett, Devon Kimball, W. Kalei Glozier, Megan Wertz, Terra Dunn, Brenna R. Lash, Allura L. Ralston, Natalie R. Holt, T. Zachary Huit, Sage Volk, Debra A. Hope, Richard Mocarski, L. Zachary Dubois
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
We examined transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people’s reports of their therapy experiences over the course of a year. We explored how participants’ therapists integrated discussions about current events, as well as their more general perspectives on helpful and unhelpful experiences. A total of 107 participants provided data on these questions at least once over 12 months of surveys (M age = 33.79; 70.1% White), reflecting on their current therapy experiences. Through thematic analysis of qualitative data, the following themes were constructed regarding discussing sociopolitical events: (a) facilitating coping via bearing witness to clients’ internal experiences and implementing other therapeutic …
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Of Social Anxiety Disorder And Comorbid Paranoid Schizophrenia, Monnica T. Williams, Michelle C. Capozzoli, Erica V. Buckner, David Yuska
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Of Social Anxiety Disorder And Comorbid Paranoid Schizophrenia, Monnica T. Williams, Michelle C. Capozzoli, Erica V. Buckner, David Yuska
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
We report on the cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) of a patient with comorbid social anxiety disorder (SAD), schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder, complicated by alcohol abuse. Symptoms included auditory hallucinations that commented on the patient’s behavior and paranoid thoughts. The paranoid symptoms affected his social interactions as this included the fear that his thoughts may be heard and judged by others. Therapeutic activities raised awareness as to how avoidance interferes with and perpetuates the cycle of depression and psychosis while maintaining symptoms of SAD. Psychoeducation was provided about factors that maintain social anxiety and increase social isolation. New skills were obtained …
The Reluctance Of African-Americans To Engage In Therapy, Monique Estelle Williamson
The Reluctance Of African-Americans To Engage In Therapy, Monique Estelle Williamson
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This thesis is presented with the intent to explore the reasoning behind why members of the African-American culture are reluctant to enter into therapy. While the numbers of African-Americans who enter therapy continue to rise there are still persistent stigmas that make therapy a taboo option for solving problems. The goal of this qualitative study is to identify (1) if there truly is reluctance in the African-American community, (2) why the African-American community is reluctant, (3) what are the stigmas regarding mental health and therapy from the perspectives of American participants, and (4) what would help break the barriers to …