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Eating Disorders: The Correlation Of Family Relationships With An Eating Disorder Continuum, Jana Schweitzer

Dissertations and Theses

For the purposes of this study, eating disturbances were placed on a continuum ranging from disordered to normal, and family factors were examined via this framework. Research on anorectics and bulimics indicates that a variety of family variables contribute to the etiology of eating disorders. Research suggests the presence of a subgroup of persons who experience some disturbance in their relationships with food but not to the severity observed among eating disordered individuals. This study examined the relationship between family factors and eating disturbances.

The Effects Of Spouse-Based Cognitive-Behavior Therapy On The Treatment Of Agoraphobia, Joan Woods

Dissertations

The purpose of this clinical research was to determine whether spouse-supported treatment of agoraphobia would result in greater improvement on measures of exposure and avoidance than would individual treatment or no treatment. It was hypothesized that Couples Treatment subjects would demonstrate a significantly greater change from pretest to posttest than would Individual Treatment subjects or No-Treatment Control subjects. The study further predicted that significant improvements would be demonstrated for both treated groups on the same outcome measures, pretest to posttest and from pretest to follow-up.

Total N was 10 subjects, all were agoraphobic, married, and female, with 4 in Couples …

The Influence Of Nursing Experience And Education On Nurses Inferences Of Patients' Suffering, Patricia A. Coots

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

A primary dimension of nursing is caring tor patients who suffer. This study examined the inferences made about patients' suffering oy 65 registered nurses employed in acute care health facilities. Utilizing The standard Measure of Inferences of Suffering Questionnaire. the purpose of the study was to explore the influence of nursing education and experience on the degree of pain and psychological distress inferred by the nurses. Analysis of Covariance was used to test for group differences on the basis of nursing education when number of months of nursing experience was controlled. Although nursing education did not influence nurses' inferences of …

Development And Testing Of The Stress Adaptation Scale For Parents With Chronically Ill Children (Sasp), Carolyn M. Rutledge

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

This research study consisted of four phases used to develop and test the Stress Adaptation Scale for Parents with Chronically Ill Children (ASP). The first phase dealt with developing the items on the SASP from a review of the literature and the researcher's professional experience. The SASP was then divided into the six categories of health care, social, personal, familial, financial, and spiritual. In phase II, content validity was evaluated by a panel of experts. In phase III, stability over time and face validity was demonstrated using 26 parents of chronically ill children. The SASP achieved a Pearson's r=.85 with …

The Effects Of A Wilderness/Adventure Program On The Self-Concept, Locus Of Control Orientation, And Interpersonal Behavior Of Delinquent Adolescents, Timothy J. Zwart

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 26-day therapeutic wilderness program for delinquent adolescent males on three conceptually distinct but closely related constructs: self-concept, locus of control orientation, and interpersonal behavior. Justification for the study was derived from the limitations of past wilderness/adventure research which suggested that there was a need for additional research on the effects of this type of alternative program for delinquent adolescents.

It was hypothesized that following participation in this program the youths would exhibit increased self-concept, more internal locus of control orientation, would express higher needs for inclusion and affection …

Contents Page - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Contents page of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Mental Illness - Chapter 5 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 5 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Introduction - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Introduction of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

The Devil Made Me Do It - Chapter 1 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 1 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Editor's Preface - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Editor's Preface of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Satan Is Alive And Active - Chapter 2 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 1 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Biblical Accounts Of Satanic Activity - Chapter 3 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 3 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Faulty Thinking: Separating The Spiritual And The Physical - Chapter 4 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

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Chapter 4 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Mental Disorders - Chapter 6 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 6 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Demonic Influence And Mental Disorders - Chapter 8 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 8 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Assessment And Diagnosis Of Demonic Influence - Chapter 9 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 9 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Counseling Approaches - Chapter 11 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 11 of "Counseling and the Demonic"

Demon Possession - Chapter 7 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 7 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Spiritual Interventions - Chapter 10 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 10 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Summary And Conclusion - Chapter 12 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 12 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Index - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Index from Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

About The Author - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

About the Author from Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Notes - From "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Notes from Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

Counseling And The Demonic - Full Text, Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

This is the full text of Counseling and the Demonic, by Rodger K. Bufford, PhD. Word Publishing (June 1, 1995)

‎ 978-0849936166

Table of Contents:

1. The Devil Made Me Do It

2. Satan Is Alive and Active

3. Biblical Accounts of Satanic Activity

4. Faulty Thinking: Separating the Spiritual and the Physical

5. Mental Illness

6. Mental Disorders

7. Demon Possession

8. Demonic Influence and Mental Disorders

9. Assessment and Diagnosis of Demonic Influence

10. Spiritual Interventions

11. Counseling Approaches

12. Summary and Conclusion

" The tendency to polarize the material and spiritual dimensions produces disagreement over whether demonic …

A Controlled Evaluation Of Devotional Meditation And Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Charles R. Carlson, Panayiota E. Bacaseta, Dexter A. Simanton

CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles

The present study was conducted to determine the effects of devotional meditation (DM), defined as a period of prayer and quiet reading and pondering of biblical material, on physiological and psychological variables related to stress. It was hypothesized that religious persons engaging in DM experience physiological and psychological changes similar to those reported for persons using progressive relaxation (PR) exercises. Thirty-six participants, equally divided by sex into 3 groups: DM, PR, and a Wait List Control, underwent extensive psychophysiological assessment prior to and following a systematic introductio to either DM or PR. The hypothesis that DM could generate positive physiological …

0482: Dr. Walter Freeman's Papers From Huntington State Hospital, 1897-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Please note: this collection does not contain individual patient hospital records or records about individuals who stayed here. The items in this collection come from a specific doctor who worked here and his research.

This collection consists of historical materials from the Huntington State Hospital during the period 1897 through 1984. The collection includes correspondence of hospital personnel and patients, administrative records, newspaper clippings, and a large number of photographs. Significant to the collection are files relating to transorbital lobotomies performed by Dr. Walter Freeman in the early 1950's as part of a larger lobotomy project in West Virginia. The …

Hiv Antibody Testing: Performance And Counseling Issues, Michael Gross

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article assesses the performance of currently used tests for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the infectious agent associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); suggests, in view of that information, guidelines for counseling people seeking HIV antibody testing; and evaluates the claim that because antibody test results will effect behavior change in those who are infected, all members of high-risk groups should be tested.

HIV testing is likely to yield a high proportion of false-positive results in low-risk populations and infants born to infected mothers. A negative result may not establish freedom from infection in high-risk groups or the …

Understanding The Psychological Impact Of Aids: The Other Epidemic, Marshall Forstein

New England Journal of Public Policy

HIV has created two epidemics, one of disease, the other the consequence of the psychological response to that disease. Thus far, behavioral change is the only effective means of interrupting the transmission of HIV. The underlying psychological dimensions of the societal and individual responses to AIDS are discussed, with suggestions for how both rational thinking and irrational fears and anxiety contribute to the development of public policy. Examples are given of how short-term solutions to reduce anxiety may actually create long-term problems, potentially increasing the risk of transmission of HIV. Specific psychological mechanisms that contribute to the epidemic of fear …

Visually Displayed-Emg Biofeedback : Training Muscle Relaxation In Hearing Impaired Children :A Thesis ..., Cheryl Renee Bene

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present study was to test the use of visually displayed EMG biofeedback as a means for training hearing impaired adolescents to reduce anterior temporalis or frontalis muscle tension . Five male and four female hearing impaired students between the ages of 13 and 15 were chosen from the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, CA to serve as participants. Each participant was randomly assigned to either an experimental or control condition. Participants in the experimental groups were given five 15 minute EMG biofeedback training sessions. An additional group of 4 adolescents with normal hearing from Marshall …

The Relationship Of The Perception Of Choice And Positive Behavior Change In Adolescent Residential Treatment With Future Success In The Community, Rita Harding Mcclellan

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of clients' perception of choice in treatment planning and the clients' positive behavior changes made within the treatment setting, with the clients' successful return to the community after release from the residential treatment setting.