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Acquah, Emmanuel O.; Commins, Nancy L. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
The present study examined pre-service teachers' knowledge of issues related to multiculturalism and diversity before and after taking a multicultural education course. Data from 38 degree students in an urban university in the southwest of Finland were analysed using a mixed method approach. The results indicate that pre-service teachers'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Urban Universities
Ian G. Barron; Ghassan Abdallah; Patrick Smith – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2013
The current study aimed to assess the Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) trauma recovery program within the context of ongoing violence. Utilizing a randomized controlled trial, 11-14-year-old students in Nablus, Palestine, were allocated by class to intervention or wait-list control conditions. Standardized measures assessed trauma exposure,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trauma, Violence, Preadolescents
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Ward, Tony – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2009
An innovative theory of the nature of cognition, the extended mind theory (EMT), has emerged recently in the cognitive science literature. According to the EMT, the boundaries of the mind extend beyond the boundaries of skull and skin, into the world beyond. My aim in this paper is to consider the practical implications of the EMT for therapists…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Psychology, Sexual Abuse, Schemata (Cognition)
Kalyva, Efrosini – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2011
There are a number of different approaches and therapies available for children, young people and adults on the autistic spectrum, and the amount of information available on each one can be daunting for professionals and parents alike. "Autism, Educational and Theoretical Approaches" offers concise and clear explanations of a variety of…
Descriptors: Autism, Therapy, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Gloster, Andrew T.; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Einsle, Franziska; Lang, Thomas; Helbig-Lang, Sylvia; Fydrich, Thomas; Fehm, Lydia; Hamm, Alfons O.; Richter, Jan; Alpers, George W.; Gerlach, Alexander L.; Strohle, Andreas; Kircher, Tilo; Deckert, Jurgen; Zwanzger, Peter; Hofler, Michael; Arolt, Volker – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG). Nevertheless, an understanding of its mechanisms and particularly the role of therapist-guided exposure is lacking. This study was aimed to evaluate whether therapist-guided exposure in situ is associated with more pervasive and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Effect Size, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
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Burke, Brian L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a promising 25-year-old therapeutic approach that integrates relationship-building principles and more directive strategies to move clients toward behavioral change. A large and expanding number of controlled research studies of MI have demonstrated its efficacy for addictive behaviors ranging from use of alcohol,…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents, Interviews
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Sung, Min; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Goh, Tze Jui; Pathy, Pavarthy; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Ang, Rebecca P.; Chua, Alina; Lam, Chee Meng – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
We compared the effects of a 16-week Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program and a Social Recreational (SR) program on anxiety in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Seventy children (9-16 years old) were randomly assigned to either of the programs (n CBT = 36; n SR = 34). Measures on child's anxiety using the Spence Child Anxiety…
Descriptors: Autism, Measures (Individuals), Therapy, Anxiety
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Karniol, Rachel; Galili, Lior; Shtilerman, Dafna; Naim, Reut; Stern, Karin; Manjoch, Hadar; Silverman, Rotem – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
We examined middle-class Israeli preschoolers' cognitive self-transformation in the delay of gratification paradigm. In Study 1, 66 un-caped or Superman-caped preschoolers delayed gratification, half with instructions regarding Superman's delay-relevant qualities. Caped children delayed longer, especially when instructed regarding Superman's…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Models, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
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Bacow, Terri Landon; May, Jill Ehrenreich; Choate-Summers, Molly; Pincus, Donna B.; Mattis, Sara G. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2010
This study examined the concordance (or synchrony/desynchrony) between adolescents' self-reports of anxiety and physiological measures of arousal (heart rate) both prior to and after treatment for panic disorder. Results indicated a decline in reported subjective units of distress (SUDS) for the treatment group only at the post-treatment…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Anxiety, Arousal Patterns, Fear
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Legerstee, Jeroen S.; Tulen, Joke H. M.; Dierckx, Bram; Treffers, Philip D. A.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Utens, Elisabeth M. W. J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: This study examined whether treatment response to stepped-care cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) is associated with changes in threat-related selective attention and its specific components in a large clinical sample of anxiety-disordered children. Methods: Ninety-one children with an anxiety disorder were included in the present…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Reivich, Karen – Communique, 2010
Dictionary definitions of optimism encompass two related concepts. The first of these is a hopeful disposition or a conviction that good will ultimately prevail. The second, broader conception of optimism refers to the belief, or the inclination to believe, that the world is the best of all possible worlds. In psychological research, optimism has…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Well Being, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables
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Christensen, Helen; Pallister, Emma; Smale, Stephanie; Hickie, Ian B.; Calear, Alison L. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2010
Little is known about the effectiveness of prevention and early intervention programs for young people and adolescents once they leave or dropout from school. The effectiveness of 18 anxiety and 26 depression studies addressing prevention in community programs were identified using systematic review methodology. Anxiety and depression symptoms…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Community Programs, Cognitive Restructuring
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Ghafoori, Bita; Ratanasiripong, Paul; Holladay, Christina – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) often display mental health symptoms that may benefit from psychotherapy. In this pilot study, a newly designed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group treatment targeting mood difficulties was provided to 8 adults with mild-borderline ID. Assessment occurred at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 4…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Cognitive Restructuring, Psychotherapy, Group Therapy
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Grey, Earl – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2010
A large body of research has indicated that rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) is highly effective for treating many chief complaints. Because of the neurological and developmental limitations of young children, a counselor is required to use concrete and stimulating ways to treat young children. By incorporating art, color, and texture to…
Descriptors: Children, Psychotherapy, Neuropsychology, Mental Health
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Hart, Trevor A.; Schwartz, Danielle R. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010
The purpose of the present paper is to assist cognitive-behavioral therapists who are treating erectile dysfunction among gay men. Little information is available to cognitive-behavioral therapists about the psychological and social effects of erectile dysfunction in this population, or how to incorporate the concerns of gay men with erectile…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Males, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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