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A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Depressotypic Cognitions And Suitability For Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Lydia Christine Jackson

Theses and Dissertations

Although some researchers have suggested that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) might be an effective treatment paradigm for minority clients, there is little empirical evidence to support this claim. In addition, few studies have explored the cross-cultural expression of the maladaptive cognitions that CBT targets for change in the treatment of major depressive disorder. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to compare the applicability of CBT approaches and assumptions in Caucasians and American Indians, and (b) to evaluate whether depressotypic cognitions found in the literature related to CBT are equally prevalent in both groups. In study one, an …

The Perpetuation Of The Fairy Tale Narrative In Popular Film: A Textual Analysis, Audra D. Van Hoff

Theses and Dissertations

Communication media have an enormous impact on our perceptions of the world; therefore, I believe it is crucial to examine these media as a cultural text in order to gain an understanding of how producers of the text create meaning through critical elements found in the text. More closely, it is important to understand how these texts can represent things, such as gender and culture. Specifically, this thesis explores the dominate themes of a fairy tale narrative in contemporary film. It deconstructs the character and plot structure of five films from different genres. It then goes on to look at …

Analysis Of Articles Published In Eight Selected Higher Education Journals On Selected Variables To Reveal Scholarly Development Of The Discipline, Kathy Brock Enger

Theses and Dissertations

The development of a discipline is reflected in its literature. Higher education is a fairly young discipline, as shown by the large amount of its literature beginning in the 1970s or later. Studying the literature of a discipline reveals various aspects of its development, and gives those engaged in its development an assessment of what is being done and who is doing it at a particular point in time. Using bibliometrics, or the literature as data, this dissertation examined articles in eight selected higher education scholarly journals in 1995 and 2000 to determine characteristics of the authors producing higher education …

Delinquent Recidivism And Diversion From Formal Juvenile Court Proceedings: A Cognitive Restructuring Approach, Robert James Amos Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis takes a deductive approach by formulating and testing hypotheses, derived via theoretical proposition. A history of juvenile delinquency, delinquency intervention and development of the juvenile court is also presented and discussed. Social control theory is the main perspective in this study. Social learning theory is also a relevant perspective in this thesis.

Literature in this thesis indicates delinquent intervention has failed to reduce recidivism throughout history. A more effective form of intervention needs to implemented and examined pertaining to the influence of juvenile delinquency recidivism reduction Cognitive restructuring is a popular form of intervention today, which is assumed …

Hardiness As A Career Transition Resource, Katherine Lee Rathburn

Theses and Dissertations

The relationship of hardiness to career transition resources was examined. Hardiness scores were obtained through the use of the Cognitive Hardiness Scale (CHS)(Nowack, 1996) and transition resources were measured by the Career Transitions Inventory (CTI) (Heppner, Multon, & Johnston, 1994). The study included 120 male and female adult participants from multiple settings (primarily from a local university, technical college, and job agency) who had a career transition in the last 15 months. Most participants had experienced multiple career-related changes. The general hypothesis for this study was that certain constructs measured by the CTI correlate with hardiness (the Personal Control factor …

The Relationship Between Personality And The Experience Of Solution-Focused Therapy And Cognitive Therapy, Shannon T. Woulfe

Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the past 20 years, a growing emphasis on client competence building within the psychotherapy literature has led to the creation of specific therapeutic interventions, such as narrative therapy and solution-focused therapy. These interventions offer a distinct alternative to traditional deficit-based interventions, where clients are viewed as having a dysfunction that is causing specific symptoms. This study indirectly compared the experiences of a client undergoing a competence model of helping, solution-focused therapy, with the experiences of the same client undergoing a deficit model of helping, cognitive therapy. Information about how personality dimensions are related to the experience of both solution-focused …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 30, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2003

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 30, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Event Data Recorders In Real World Crashes And Full-Scale Crash Tests, Lewis Thomas Clayton Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

With the advent of advanced safety systems in U.S. passenger vehicles, there has been increased interest shown by automakers in recording crash related parameters that ultimately lead to the deployment of these safety systems in what are known as Event Data Recorders (EDRs). Since the only other record of these parameters, specifically crash pulse, comes from staged crash tests in a controlled environment, the advent of the EDR has become increasingly important to crash researchers. The purpose of this study is to quantify the performance of EDRs in full-scale crash tests and real world crashes.

Comparison of EDRs with staged …

November 29, 2003 (Pages 5803-5902), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 33 (2003)

No abstract provided.

Volume 41, Number 14: November 28, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Index Of Recent Literatures In Electrochemical Technique And Its Applications, Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Vol.31 N.39 November 27th 2003, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, November 27, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 27, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

An Alternative Mechanism For The Dimerization Of Formic Acid, Nicole R. Brinkmann, Gregory S. Tschumper, Ge Yan, Henry F. Schaefer

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Gas-phase formic acid exists primarily as a cyclic dimer. The mechanism of dimerization has been traditionally considered to be a synchronous process; however, recent experimental findings suggest a possible alternative mechanism by which two formic acid monomers proceed through an acyclic dimer to the cyclic dimer in a stepwise process. To investigate this newly proposed process of dimerization in formic acid, density functional theory and second-order Møller - Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) have been used to optimize cis and trans monomers of formic acid, the acyclic and cyclic dimers, and the acyclic and cyclic transition states between minima. Single-point energies …

The Cord Weekly (November 26, 2003)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Conceptualizing The University-Community Connection, Benjamin Winchester, Luke Vanasse

Center for Small Towns

The goal of the University of Minnesota Morris Extension Service and University of Minnesota Morris Community Connection project was to develop and test a model of collaboration to connect the University of Minnesota Extension Service programs with the University of Minnesota Morris resources in order to strengthen the connections and relationships between University and Community.

Cal Poly Chosen For National Solar-Home Competition; Initial Designs On Display Dec. 5, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Rattler (Volume 91, Issue 6, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Local-Field Factors In A Polarized Two-Dimensional Electron Gas, Juana Moreno, C. Marinescu

Faculty Publications

We derive approximate expressions for the static local-field factors of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas that smoothly interpolate between their small- and large-wave-vector asymptotic limits. The proposed analytical expressions reproduce recent diffusion Monte Carlo data for the unpolarized and fully polarized electron gas. We find that the degree of spin polarization produces important modifications to the local factors of the minority spins, while the local-field functions of the majority spins are less affected. © 2003 The American Physical Society.

Crow's Nest, November 26, 2003, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 26, 2003, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Extended Hough Methodology For 3d Feature Detection, Rufus H. Cofer, Samuel Peter Kozaitis, Jihun Cha

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications

In an effort to make automatically detect image features for pattern recognition, we described a 3-dimensional (3-D) Hough transform. We describe two interlocking theoretical extensions to greatly enhance the Hough transform's ability to handle finite lineal features and allow directed search for various features while balancing memory and computational complexity. We computed the 2-D Hough transform of 1-D slices of an image which results in a 2-D to 3-D transform. Features such as line segments will cluster in a particular location so that both line orientation and spatial extent can be determined. This approach allows the Hough transform to be …

Vol. 54, No. 7, November 25, 2003, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Professor Points out Problems, Pitfalls of Police Profiling Practices •A Ticket to Ride, Straight to the Big House •Robert Rubin Welcomed at 2003 Dean's Special Lecture •New Student Group Takes Aim at School Policy, Federal Legislation •Treatment of JAG Corps Threatens Academic Freedom, Institutional Identity •Quick, Legal Ways to Earn Extra Holiday Cash •Your Brain on Drugs : How Not to Take Law School Exams •Of Earrings and Other Symbols: An Hour with Professor Sherman Clark •Transnational Law, Base-Jumping and Lederhosen- You Guessed it, Professor Mathias Reimann •Just in Time for Autumn: The Shins Chutes Too Narrow •What's in an …

Spartan Daily, November 25, 2003, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 121, Issue 62

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 11/25/2003, P 206-256, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

Governors State Appoints Diane Dates Casey Director Of University Library And Coordinator Of Academic Information Technology, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Governors State University announced today that Professor Diane Dates Casey has been appointed as director of the University Library and coordinator of Academic Information Technology.

11/25/2003 - Temporary Job Turns Into 36 Year Plus Career.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2003

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Tuition Assistance Approved
• Reed, Lindsey. Plus/Minus Proposal Tabled
• Reed, Lindsey. Student Rally Protests Grading Change
• Hoang, Mai. Hilltop Wiring Replaced
• Coffman, Josh. Shuttle Bus System May Get Boost from Congress
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Dorms to Get Themed Living Options in Fall Semester – Housing & Residence Life
• Hightower, Kyle. Leave Worries Out of Holiday Season
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Class Cancellations
• Student Government Association Right on the Money – Class Cancellations
• Fisher, Lee. Turkey Day Not Complete Without This Special List of Ingredients – Thanksgiving
• Clark, Ashlee. …

Thompson V. Gen Elec Co

2003 Decisions

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Ua12/2/1 Ballin': Hilltopper Basketball 2003, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding basketball.

• Buckman, Josh. Road to NCAA Filled with Challenges
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Paul Sanderford Returning to Bench
• Casagrande, Michael. Camryn Whitaker, Todor Pandov Return After ACL Rehab Sessions
• Casagrande, Michael. Post Players Don’t Stand Tall
• Wilberding, Beth. After Three Years of Change, Seniors Ready to Lead by Example
• Buckman, Josh. Women’s Schedule Dotted with Southeastern Conference Foes
• North, Amber. Towering True Centers Give Foes Reason for Concern
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. The Chosen One – Darrin Horn