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Direct linkWhite, Aaronette M. – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2011
Intersectionality takes into account how inequalities of race, gender, class, and sexuality "intersect," or work in combined ways, in the lives of Black women and other women of color. As a holistic teaching approach, it also has relevance for all people, male and female, straight and gay, rich and poor, and along the various continuums…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Americans, Females, College Faculty
Marcus, Ronald N.; Owen, Randall; Kamen, Lisa; Manos, George; McQuade, Robert D.; Carson, William H.; Aman, Michael G. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of aripiprazole in the treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autistic disorder. Method: Two hundred eighteen children and adolescents (aged 6-17 years) with a diagnosis of autistic disorder, and with behaviors such as tantrums, aggression, self-injurious behavior, or a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Self Destructive Behavior, Safety, Autism
Culhane, Sara E.; Taussig, Heather N. – Social Work Research, 2009
Studies of adolescent community samples suggest that substance use, risky sexual behavior, delinquency, and other problem behaviors can be explained in part by a single, underlying factor or syndrome. Of current interest is the generalizability of these findings to subgroups or special populations of youths who may be at high risk for problem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Brown, Jessica; Beail, Nigel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Research into self-harm among people with intellectual disabilities has focused predominantly on high frequency internally maladaptive behaviour among people whose disability is severe or profound. Research into different forms of self-harm, such as cutting or burning the skin, found in those with mild intellectual disabilities;…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Interviews, Emotional Experience, Anxiety
Best, Ron – Pastoral Care in Education, 2009
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a perplexing and distressing phenomenon that has received considerable publicity in recent years. It takes many forms, some of which are culturally acceptable while others are considered to be anti-social and/or mental health problems. It affects a significant proportion of the population, with previous studies in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Self Destructive Behavior, Ethics
Brown, R. Michael; Brown, Stephanie L.; Johnson, Aron; Olsen, Berit; Melver, Kristen; Sullivan, Mark – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
We tested predictions generated from an evolutionary account of self-destructive motivation in two survey studies of 18-24-year-old university students. As hypothesized, hierarchical regressions showed that the positive relationship between perceived burden to family and suicide ideation was amplified for participants with low measured health and…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Suicide, Motivation, Models
Duangpatra, Krisna N. K.; Bradley, Graham L.; Glendon, A. Ian – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
Young adults' behaviors are frequently characterized by risk-taking and recklessness. Few studies have examined the correlates of risk and reckless behaviors in emerging adults. Drawing on theories emphasising multifactorial effects of personality, social, and cognitive variables, this study explores psychosocial factors contributing to risk and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Sexuality, Peer Influence
Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Self, Trisha L.; Hale, LaDonna S.; Crumrine, Daiquirie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with general information regarding the most commonly prescribed medications for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; e.g., central nervous system stimulants, noradrenergic reuptake inhibitors, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, antipsychotics,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Speech Language Pathology, Anatomy
Birdwell, Benjamin Park – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The present study builds on previous research, which demonstrated higher levels of depressive and interpersonal conflict language in first-person narrative accounts of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempt (SA) in borderline personality disorder. The present study was designed to examine the semantic similarity of time-sequences…
Descriptors: Semantics, Linguistics, Suicide, Personality
Fox, Robert A.; Holtz, Casey A.; Moist, Amie M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
There is a paucity of treatment literature for significant and intractable behavior problems in adults with autism and mental retardation. Four adults with autism, severe to profound mental retardation, and serious, long-term behavior problems participated in an accommodation training program as an adjunct to more traditional behavioral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Quality of Life
Download full textHays, Danica G.; Craigen, Laurie M.; Knight, Jasmine; Healey, Amanda; Sikes, April – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
Professional school counselors are likely to work with students who are experiencing mental health issues including self-injury, eating disorders, depression and suicidality, as well as those associated with dating violence and bullying. This paper discusses two key areas school counselors are encouraged to reflect upon in determining if there is…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Counselor Role, Dating (Social), School Counselors
Banda, Devender R.; McAfee, James K.; Hart, Stephanie L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
This case study was conducted with a student diagnosed with autism and Tourette syndrome who displayed severe self-injurious behavior (SIB). We conducted a functional behavioral assessment which indicated that SIB was maintained by multiple functions using an ABAC design to determine the effect of positive social attention and extinction. Results…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Petty, Jane; Allen, Debbie; Oliver, Chris – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
We used experimental and descriptive functional analyses and lag sequential analyses to examine the functional and temporal relationship among the self-injurious (SIB), potentially injurious, repetitive, challenging, and pragmatic communicative behaviors of 6 children with intellectual disabilities. Functional analyses revealed social function for…
Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Severe Mental Retardation, Pragmatics, Behavior Problems
Grobman, Jerald – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
An eclectic form of psychodynamic psychotherapy is presented to address the emotional problems of exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and adults. The approach includes cognitive/behavioral techniques as well as psychologically informed mentoring, coaching, and advising. Once a psychodynamic formulation was established, it was used to…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Gifted, Adolescents, Patients
