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The Effect Of Cognitive-Behavioral Marriage Enrichment On Marital Adjustment Among Church Couples, Charles W. Combs Mar 1994

The Effect Of Cognitive-Behavioral Marriage Enrichment On Marital Adjustment Among Church Couples, Charles W. Combs

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

This study evaluated the short- and long-term effect of a cognitive-behavioral marriage enrichment program on perceived marital adjustment. The study examined the Traits of the Happy Couple marriage enrichment workshop (Halter, 1988). The workshop consisted of five 2-hour training sessions held in five consecutive weeks for a total of 10 hours of training. It seeks to increase the marital adjustment of participants through a combination of didactic and experiential methods. No prior controlled study of the effectiveness of this workshop has been done. Participants included 34 married couples who were predominately from conservative, evangelical churches in the Portland, Oregon, area. …


Toward An Epistemology Of The Poor: Conversations With People In The Margins, Robyn Dent Draper-Praetz Jan 1994

Toward An Epistemology Of The Poor: Conversations With People In The Margins, Robyn Dent Draper-Praetz

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Cultural Commitment And Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Services In African-Americans, Jessamine M. Montero Jan 1994

Cultural Commitment And Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Services In African-Americans, Jessamine M. Montero

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this project was to explore possible relations between African-American acculturation level and attitudes of seeking professional psychological help. A sample of 120 African-American residents of Huntington, WV, completed survey questionnaires designed to assess: cultural commitment levels; attitudes toward counseling; and awareness of the Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, a local mental health center. Cultural commitment levels were assessed by self-ratings of African-Americans to the Anglo- and African-American cultures, and to the specific Huntington Anglo- and African-American cultures; respondants also rated their perceptions of mental health professionals' commitment levels to the Anglo-, African-, Huntington Anglo-, and Huntington …


The Effects Of Obesity And Gender On Selection Of Therapist And Expectations About The Therapeutic Process, John Anthony Carville Jan 1994

The Effects Of Obesity And Gender On Selection Of Therapist And Expectations About The Therapeutic Process, John Anthony Carville

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Planting The Seeds Of Hope: Research And Action On Body Image Of University Students, Michelle Poechman Fisher Jan 1994

Planting The Seeds Of Hope: Research And Action On Body Image Of University Students, Michelle Poechman Fisher

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

A number of researchers have expressed concern regarding the growing prevalence of body dissatisfaction, especially among North American women. Such body dissatisfaction is often linked to dieting, weight concerns, excessive exercise, poor nutrition, and eating disorders. In order to expand our awareness and understanding of university students’ needs with regards to issues concerning body image, a needs assessment was conducted in two universities located in southwestem Ontario. In focus groups and individual interviews, students were asked directly about the issues they find most troublesome, their experiences in the recovery process, and their needs for supportive and preventive interventions. In order …


An Interaction Between Western Psychotherapeutic Methodology And Eastern Buddhist Spirituality, Robin G. Gayle Dec 1993

An Interaction Between Western Psychotherapeutic Methodology And Eastern Buddhist Spirituality, Robin G. Gayle

Robin G. Gayle

No abstract provided.


Las Técnicas Autodescriptivas, Javier Arce Michel Dec 1993

Las Técnicas Autodescriptivas, Javier Arce Michel

Javier Arce Michel

No abstract provided.