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The Affective Experience of Moral Decision Making
(2008-09-09)
This research represents an attempt to use Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, the work of Neo-Kohlbergian theorist James Rest, and the theory of affect proposed by David Watson, as a framework for exploring ...
The Efficacy of No-Suicide Contracts with Clients in Counseling on an Outpatient Basis
(2008-09-09)
Clients at two outpatient facilities who self-identified as having expressed suicidal thoughts or engaged in suicidal behaviors during some point in their counseling treatment were invited to participate in a survey to ...
The relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological adjustment in children with cancer
(2008-09-09)
Limited research has been conducted to explore the relationship between physical health, emotional intelligence, and psychological adjustment in children. An important aim for research focusing on chronically ill children ...
A Preliminary Examination of Religion in the Perception of Therapists' Helpfulness
(2009-02-23)
The current study aimed to assess religious clients’ evaluation of therapists’ helpfulness in psychotherapy. Participants (N = 35) were undergraduate and graduate students from 11 public institutions of higher learning ...
Lying in Psychotherapy: Results of an Exploratory Study
(2009-02-23)
Although the topic of lying in psychotherapy has been addressed in philosophical and theoretical discussion, it has received scant attention in research endeavors. In order to gather data on lying in psychotherapy, the ...
An Investigation of Parental Satisfaction with School Counseling Services Provided for Children of Deployed Military Personnel
(2008-09-09)
School-age students who are dealing with major life stressors at home may suffer academically due to preoccupation with their personal crises. Studies have shown that students’ performance in school often plummets because ...
The Influence of Racial Identity and Social Support on the Employment Status of African American Women
(2008-09-09)
African American women represent the highest group of all unemployed Americans. As a consequence of long-term unemployment and subsequent impoverishment, African American women experience chronic stressors that affect their ...
Thriving in Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Comparison of Collegiate ACOAs and Non-ACOAs on Measures of Psychological Mindedness and Defense Mechanism Style
(2008-09-09)
Traditionally, literature examining Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) has focused on negative outcomes associated with growing up in an alcoholic family. However, there is evidence of resiliency among ACOAs, given that ...
An Empirical and Existential Examination of Narcissistic Functioning
(2008-09-09)
The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and its factors have been shown to simultaneously predict both psychological adjustment and lack thereof. Results from a host of empirical studies suggest that although one ...
The Use of Media by African American Women to Acquire Mental Health Knowledge
(2008-09-09)
The study investigated the use of media by African American women to acquire knowledge to “help with life problems.” Participants self-reported their use of television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet in ...