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Humor - International Journal of Humor Research 23 (1): 113-120 (Source: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research)
Source: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: journals
The interplay of humor and conflict in conversation and scripted humorous performanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Humor - International Journal of Humor Research 23 (1): 83-111 Abstract In this article we explore the interrelationship of humor and conflict. We focus first on contexts where humor provides a constructive means of attenuating conflict and ending disagreements in conversation. Then we turn to conflict talk as a source of humor. We identify three characteristic strategies for constructing humor around patterns of conflict talk, both in everyday conversation and in professionally scripted dialogue. The momentum and coherence of argument structure tends toward automatization even in everyday talk, and this property lends its...
Source: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: journals
From jeering to giggling: Spain's dramatic break from a satirical to an avant-garde humorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Humor - International Journal of Humor Research 23 (1): 65-81 Abstract A significant philosophical and aesthetic shift occurred in Spanish humor after WWI. The shift was inspired by Ramón Gómez de la Serna's idea that the traditional, caustic “custombrist-festive humor was fundamentally unwholesome together with his serendipitous role as one of the main proponents of the avant-garde in Spain. The New Humor, also called “Pure Humor,” was championed by his disciples “Los humoristas del 27” and relied heavily upon scenic and linguistic misdirection, demystification, the absurd, rhetorical tropes and linguistic sub...
Source: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: journals
Mow ‘em all down grandma: The “weapon” of humor in two Danish World War II occupation scrapbooksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Humor - International Journal of Humor Research 23 (1): 27-64 Abstract The article examines the assumption that humour is wielded as a potent political weapon during political conflict. The rebellious character and ubiquity of the body of humor in a conflict is often marshalled as evidence of its power and efficacy. The question of whether oppositional humour operates as a weapon or not is examined through the use of anti-occupation humor in two extensive sets of Danish scrapbooks created during German occupation, 1940–1945. The differences discovered suggest that humor can be used both as a secondary reinforcement in th...
Source: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: journals
Children's understanding of television advertising: A grounded theory approachEmail this article to a colleague.
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The study investigates children's understanding of television advertising, with emphasis on differences between children of different ages (6- to 11-year-old children). Forty-two focus groups were conducted and grounded theory analysis was employed to discover, analyze, and discuss the findings and their implications. Findings suggest that children view advertising as more complex than has been suggested by perspectives employed by previous research. Overall, a positive relationship was found between age and understanding of the aims of advertising. None of the 6- to 7-, only a few of the 8- to 9-, and most of the 10- to 1...
Source: Psychology and Marketing - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andreas I. Andronikidis, Maria Lambrianidou Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Betting on BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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On a tip from a Fellow Headcase I was told that the excerpt in Vanity Fair from Michael Lewis's new book, The Big Short, was rather tall on psychology. I was skeptical, and not just because my default is skepticism, but also because, like the rest of the universe, I've read quite enough in the past year about the men who eithercaused through greedcaused through negligencecaused but somehow didn't suffer fromsupposedly saved us from but weren't wise enough to stopprofited immensely bythe recent financial crisis.The protagonist of Lewis's excerpt, Michael Burry, appeared to fall into the final category, if I believed VF's co...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric Jaffe Tags: Behavioral Economics Media Personality finance Michael Lewis psychological disorder stock market crash Source Type: consumer
Weeding out your significant other? The effect of marijuana on relationshipsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Being young involves quite a bit of exciting change. There's the end of high-school, the start of college and some measure of independence, and a whole slew of new experiences.A recent study conducted by Judith Brooks at NYU School of Medicine has revealed that one of those experiences, smoking marijuana (weed) may be associated with more relationship conflict later in life. What's amazing about this study is that the drug use here occurred earlier in life for most of the 534 participants, while the relationship trouble was assessed around their mid- to late-twenties.Could other factors explain this finding?!Now you may be...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adi Jaffe Tags: Addiction Relationships adjustment aggression association causation conflict dope drug use education gender green marijuana pot research skunk study teens weed Source Type: consumer
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The psychology of social networking (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ph.D. Tags: Media Not Your Typical Friendship Source Type: consumer
Quiet ComradesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The inside scoop on your introvert friends (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Irene S. Levine, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Not Your Typical Friendship Source Type: consumer
FrenemiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Girls' friendships are passionate, but also painful. (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Terri Apter Tags: Relationships Not Your Typical Friendship Source Type: consumer
Awkward Encounters of the Friendly KindEmail this article to a colleague.
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How to cope with five common friendship issues (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carlin Flora Tags: Relationships Not Your Typical Friendship Source Type: consumer
Marriages Don't Need a RefereeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Remember the television show, "Seinfeld?" Like you, we laughed ourselves silly over the antics of the show. It was funny and full of uproarious one-liners. When Jerry Seinfeld decided to promote the idea of a new show called "The Marriage Ref," he and everyone else surely imagined that it would be a hit. Why would anyone expect anything different?But now, reality is up against the truth. And the simple truth is this - marital problems aren't funny to the couples going through the trials and tribulations of the various marital challenges all marriages go through. Poking fun at married couples in a public way it seems is not...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz Tags: Relationships Love and Marriage marriage advice Marriage Ref Source Type: consumer
10 Reasons To Thank Your Bad BoyfriendEmail this article to a colleague.
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We've all had The Bad Boyfriend. He's the one you knew you had to leave. In order to get on with life, we need to put him in perspective. Part of that is acknowledging those things for which we should be grateful to him.That isn't easy to do.I decided to help.Here Are Gina's 10 Reasons To Thank Your Bad Boyfriend1. He taught you that "boredom" is an anagram of "bedroom";2. He helped you understand the importance of staying away from guys who play the opening chords to "Smoke on the Water" ALL THE TIME, even when they are way past the bassist stage;3. He helped you understand that for some men the phrase "sowing wild ...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Regina Barreca, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help Sex bad boyfriends breaking up fakrelationships female orgasm love lover Source Type: consumer
Vocabulary use during storybook reading: Implications for children with augmentative and alternative communication needsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined vocabulary used by typically developing kindergartners while being read a storybook. Words used by the kindergartners were compared to vocabulary on premade, commercially available storybook communication displays marketed for individuals with AAC needs. Results revealed that vocabulary on commercially available communication displays did not include the words used most frequently by the kindergartners. Results suggest that practitioners who use commercially available communication displays may need to modify the materials to provide children with AAC needs sufficient vocabulary to enhance their partici...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: M. Alexandra Da Fonte, Lisa A. Pufpaff, Teresa Taber-Doughty Source Type: journals
Psychotherapy for self-stigma among rural clientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article provides practitioners with guidance in selecting and utilizing effective treatments for self-stigma in rural settings. We review both public stigma and self-stigma. Public stigma explains society's negative impact on individuals, while self-stigma describes an individual's internalization of public stigma. We review treatment principles and empirical research on psychotherapy for self-stigma rural settings. We finish with a case illustration of cognitive therapy with a rural client suffering from self-stigma. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66:1-13, 2010. (Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jonathon E. Larson, Patrick W. Corrigan Source Type: journals
The Always-Late FriendEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is an almost universal sentiment that the chronically late friend can irritate even those of us who are good natured and patient.Women, in particular, are guilty as charged, or rattled by this kind of friend if they themselves are always on time. Some try to combat the unpunctual friend's habit by lying about the appointed hour to meet, others beseech the friend to not be late "just this once," and still others swear off someone who is constantly disrespectful, only to rescind such a plan. Certainly it wears you down, regardless of how close the friendship is, and often times, one ends up not choosing to invite this fri...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Shapiro Barash Tags: Relationships best friends Bonds buffer zone case in fact celebrations christmas dinners circumstances closeness courage difficult children disappointments eve family members family secrets fast paced society feelings fem Source Type: consumer
"I Can't Stand My Stepkids!"Email this article to a colleague.
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Dear Dr. Coleman,What do you do when you don't like the kids of the man you married? I married a great guy 3 years ago, love of my life, but his kids drive me up the wall. They're disrespectful to him (not to me yet, but I'm sure that's coming), demanding, and spoiled. Worse, I just don't like them as people. They'll all be out of the home in about 5 years but that's 5 years too long. How do I survive?Dear Reader,This is a common complaint that I get from stepparents. There is a lot to tease apart here:* Many stepmothers feel guilty that they don't like their stepchildren. Most women are raised to feel like they're going t...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Joshua Coleman Tags: Relationships divorce step-daughters step-families stepmother Source Type: consumer
A Marital Therapist on The Marriage Ref: My Worst NightmareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Guest Post by therapist Mary Kelly-Williams, MA of www.marriedwithbaggage.com"The Marriage Ref" made its debut on NBC last week. This latest reality show takes marriage to a new low. "Real couples" bring an issue they've been arguing about and celebrity "judges" decide which one is right.It's like a marital boxing match without the gloves. One of the spouses is declared the winner. While the show is surprisingly witty and entertaining, I couldn't help but think of the couples I've worked with in my private practice and of my own marriage.Years ago, my husband and I went to a nationally known marital therapist. Part of my a...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. Tags: Media Relationships Self-Help couples therapy jerry seinfeld marital therapy Married with Baggage Mary Kelly Williams Stepmonster The Marriage Ref Wednesday Martin Source Type: consumer
21 Ways To Turn Ill Will to Good WillEmail this article to a colleague.
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My recent posts have highlighted two very powerful, yet opposing forces in the human heart: in a traditional metaphor, we each have a wolf of love and a wolf of hate inside us, and it all depends on which one we feed every day.On the one hand, as the most social and loving species on the planet, we have the wonderful ability and inclination to connect with others, be empathic, cooperate, care, and love. On the other hand, we also have the capacity and inclination to be fearfully aggressive toward any individual or group we regard as “them.” (In my book – Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love a...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Relationships Self-Help Source Type: consumer
Words of Wisdom Wednesday: Seven Years Later.Email this article to a colleague.
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My father committed suicide 7 years ago today. I wanted to mark the day, and since you've already read about my journey as a daughter, I give you my mother's journey - in her own words. My parents were married for almost 25 years, and were the happiest and most-in-love couple I've ever met. Here is her story...<!--break-->Suicide Survivor. When I first heard that term, it totally confused me. I couldn't figure out how anyone could "survive" a suicide. Of course, I was under the incorrect assumption that it was their own suicide they were surviving, not someone else's.Then came March 10, 2003, the day I joined the ran...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melissa Blake Tags: Health Relationships Resilience Self-Help family grieving spouse suicide Survivor Source Type: consumer
Postpartum Physical Activity: Measuring Theory of Planned Behavior ConstructsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Each scale had strong validity evidence. Future research using these measures will help identify areas for intervention and reveal how changes in these constructs influence physical activity. (Source: American Journal of Health Behavior)
Source: American Journal of Health Behavior - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Derek HalesKelly R. EvensonFang WenSara Wilcox Source Type: journals
The Joys of SpringEmail this article to a colleague.
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For me, Spring can never come soon enough.Tags: mindful awareness, seasons (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General mindful awareness seasons Source Type: news
Stress, the Brain, Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Everyone has been there. You are about to get into an accident, your heart races, your mind is completely focused on the oncoming car, time seems to slow, your thoughts become crystal clear. It's a near-death experience that you never forget. Your "stress response" has helped you to survive.Here's another scenario: your boss is shouting at you, your kids are sick, bills are piling up, life is getting really stressful on a chronic basis, day after day, and... after a while, you can't think straight! Your mind is racing, you have trouble paying attention and focusing, memory is impaired, worries abound, you can't make decisi...
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Howard Fillit, M.D. Tags: Aging Stress Work accident effects of stress Impact of Stress mental health National Alzheimer ' s Disease Awareness month stress reduction stress relief Source Type: consumer
Development Of New Scale To Measure Anxiety OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety. The scale can easily be incorporated into routine clinical practice when treating psychiatric disorders. The study appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry... (Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today)
Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Spin ControlEmail this article to a colleague.
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When the body swings, the mind is swayed. (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth Svoboda Tags: Creativity You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Source Type: consumer
Music to My MindEmail this article to a colleague.
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Music soothes the soul. (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Sichel, L.C.S.W. Tags: Creativity You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Source Type: consumer
Dance Your ExperimentEmail this article to a colleague.
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The unexpected marriage of dance and science (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein Tags: Creativity You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Source Type: consumer
So You Think You Can't DanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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How the rhythmless can boogie with confidence (Source: Psychology Today)
Source: Psychology Today - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erin Bell Tags: Creativity You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Source Type: consumer
Emotional Shifts in “Parenthood”Email this article to a colleague.
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Last week marked the premiere of NBC's highly anticipated family drama "Parenthood," featuring Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham and Six Feet Under's Peter Krause. At first glance this show is a more melodramatic version of "Modern Family," and strives for an equal ratio of laughs and tears. From grandfather to grandson, each member of this extended, quirky family feeds the often dysfunctional, ultimately loving family dynamic. Most shows that sprout from sit-com land quickly fall to the middle of the pack, becoming a little too boring and forgettable. I predict that this show will stay afloat with success...because of the pres...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Clyman Tags: Creativity Media Personality emotion film film history psychology television Source Type: consumer
A Novel Intervention to Address Fears in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Pilot Study of the Cognitive Behaviour Drama (CBD) ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article introduces a new intervention model designed to address phobic avoidances in children with Asperger syndrome, incorporating principles and techniques from cognitive and behaviour therapy into the art form of drama. This paper presents a single case study that outlines the application of the model in the treatment of a long-term fear of hand-driers in an 11-year-old boy, diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, for whom all other forms of therapy including variants of systematic desensitisation and traditional cognitive behaviour therapy had been found to be ineffective. The results of this study offer preliminary des...
Source: Behaviour Change - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Haris KarneziKevin Tierney Source Type: journals
Online CBT II: A Phase I Trial of a Standalone, Online CBT Treatment Program for Social Anxiety in StutteringEmail this article to a colleague.
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Behaviour Change 26(4): 254-270 Abstract This paper introduces a novel approach to internet treatment for social anxiety. The goal of this treatment was to address key limitations of current standalone treatments (Helgadottir, Menzies, Onslow, Packman, & O'Brian, 2009). The `computer psychologist' designed for this study used fully automated, prewritten individualised sample answers in order to simulate a human-human interaction through a human-computer interface. Two males who sought treatment for stuttering and met the diagnosis for social phobia according to the DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria were selected for this study. A...
Source: Behaviour Change - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fjola Dogg HelgadottirRoss G MenziesMark OnslowAnn PackmanSue O'Brian Source Type: journals
Online CBT I: Bridging the Gap Between Eliza and Modern Online CBT Treatment PackagesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Behaviour Change 26(4): 245-253 Abstract Reviews have demonstrated large effect sizes when using computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) protocols for treating anxiety, depression and health related concerns. However, the amount of therapist contact per user seems to be the most significant prognostic indicator. Thus, in some ways current online interventions can be viewed primarily as an extension of one-on-one therapy. The present article provides guidelines for targeting this limitation of online psychological interventions. The goal is to mimic the therapeutic relationship using a computer, without having any th...
Source: Behaviour Change - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fjola Dogg HelgadottirRoss G MenziesMark OnslowAnn PackmanSue O'Brian Source Type: journals
Positive (But Not Negative) Punishment Predicts Anxiety and Depression Among Prostate Cancer Patients: An Exploration of the Behaviour Analytic Model of DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Behaviour Change 26(4): 235-244 Abstract The relative power of Positive and Negative Punishment as predictors of anxiety and depression was investigated within the gender-specific population of Prostate Cancer patients. As well as being a more powerful predictor of total test scores, Positive Punishment was also a stronger predictor of the presence of clinical levels of anxiety and depression. Examination of the particular Positive Punishment events that were significantly associated with clinical anxiety and depression showed considerable overlap, supporting the concept of a combined anxiety-depression disorder. Suggestio...
Source: Behaviour Change - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vicki BitsikaChristopher F SharpleyDavid R. H Christie Source Type: journals
Introduction to the special issue: The role of literacy assessment and intervention in special educationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa A. Pufpaff, Nina Yssel, Allison Garwood Source Type: journals
Evidence-based early reading practices within a Response to Intervention systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many students who experience reading failure are inappropriately placed in special education. A promising response to reducing reading failure and the overidentification of students for special education is Response to Intervention (RTI), a comprehensive early detection and prevention system that allows teachers to identify and support struggling readers early, before they fail. A key component of RTI is the implementation of evidence-based reading practices within a multitiered framework. School psychologists are increasingly being asked to lead or be members of RTI building teams. As such, they can play an important role...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bill Bursuck, Brooke Blanks Source Type: journals
Why intensive interventions are necessary for students with severe reading difficultiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article reviews research related to intensive interventions within a Response to Intervention framework. We review the research from studies that provided different levels of intensity of intervention with the goal of establishing a case that movement through less intensive tiers of intervention may not be an effective and responsible approach to addressing the reading difficulties of some students, particularly those with significant reading difficulties or disabilities. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: Psychology in the Schools)
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon Vaughn, Carolyn A. Denton, Jack M. Fletcher Source Type: journals
The development of phonological awareness with specific language-impaired and typical childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study investigated kindergarten, preschool, and first-grade children who were typical or specific language impaired (SLI) to determine whether there were developmental differences in their phonological awareness abilities (i.e., syllable, onset/rime, phonemes). Results revealed a significant difference between children who were typical and children who were SLI on the sound-segmentation tasks. The children who were typical were more effective at segmenting than were children who were SLI. Significant differences were also noted between the types of phonological task completed among participants. The combined data from...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karen L. Thatcher Source Type: journals
Effects of a 6-week, co-taught literacy unit on preservice special educators' literacy-education knowledgeEmail this article to a colleague.
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For special education preservice teachers to be prepared to assist students with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential in literacy, an innovative, co-taught literacy unit was implemented within existing methods courses. The intensive, 6-week unit was created to prepare all candidates in both mild interventions and severe interventions licensure programs to meet the literacy needs of diverse learners. The curriculum was designed around the National Reading Panel's five critical components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) in addition to the topics of emergent literacy and...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa A. Pufpaff, Nina Yssel Source Type: journals
A measure of emergent literacy for students with severe developmental disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the underlying structure of the Nonverbal Literacy Assessment (NVLA), an instrument designed to measure emergent literacy for K-fourth-grade students with severe developmental disabilities. The NVLA was conceptualized as having six constructs that reflected emergent literacy skills: (a) phonemic awareness, (b) phonics, (c) comprehension, (d) vocabulary, (e) listening comprehension, and (f) text awareness. Confirmatory factor analysis using data from 207 student administrations was used to examine the six-factor model and two alternative models. Results suggested that all three models fit the data, but t...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joshua N. Baker, Fred Spooner, Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, Claudia Flowers, Diane M. Browder Source Type: journals
Making unique choices or being like others: How priming self-concepts influences advertising effectivenessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two experiments tested the hypothesis that priming independent and interdependent self-concepts affects responses to advertisements. In Experiment 1, for a privately consumed product, the influence of product assortment size on ad effectiveness was moderated by the accessibility of these self-concepts. Experiment 2 replicated this finding for a publicly consumed product and also examined an additional ad feature, consensus information. Ad effectiveness was enhanced by larger product assortment only when the independent self-concept was primed and by the presence of consensus information only when the interdependent self-co...
Source: Psychology and Marketing - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chingching Chang Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Exploring consumer knowledge structures using associative network analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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This paper offers a new perspective on consumer knowledge analysis that combines Human Associative Memory (HAM) models from cognitive psychology with network analytic approaches in order to gain deeper insights into consumers" mental representations, such as brand images. An illustrative case study compares the associative networks of a manufacturer brand with a retail brand and is used to demonstrate the application and interpretation of various network measures. Network analysis is conducted on three levels: Node-level analysis yields insights about salient brand image components that can be affected through short-term m...
Source: Psychology and Marketing - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thorsten A. Teichert, Katja Schöntag Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Brand community: Drivers and outcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Groups of users and admirers of a brand who engage jointly in group actions to accomplish collective goals and/or to express mutual sentiments and commitments are known as brand communities. Lately, brand communities have been a heavily researched topic in marketing science. While the positive consequences of brand communities are well documented in the literature, little is known about how brand communities can be facilitated and how consumer-brand relationships can be fostered. This research empirically assesses the relevance of offline (i.e., events) and online marketing management tools (i.e., Web sites with online bul...
Source: Psychology and Marketing - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicola Stokburger-Sauer Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Consumer trust in the online retail context: Exploring the antecedents and consequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This empirical paper explores the antecedents and consequences of trust in the online retail context and examines the moderating role of consumers' familiarity with a Web site in the relationship between Web site quality and trust. Data were collected with an online questionnaire. The research highlights the importance of the Web site interface in consumer online behavior by systematically examining how different quality features affect consumer trust. A multidimensional view of Web site quality with the following dimensions is developed: Web site usability, security and privacy assurance, and product information quality. ...
Source: Psychology and Marketing - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jun Chen, Sally Dibb Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Rural mental health and psychological treatment: a review for practitionersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practitioners in rural areas face particular challenges in providing psychological services, ranging from disparate rates of mental disorders to unique circumstances in treating special populations. In this article, we discuss the burden of mental disorders in rural areas, current trends in integration of mental health care and primary care, and unique concerns practitioners face in treating two special populations in rural areas (children and families, and older adults and their caregivers). Implications for practice are also discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66:1-11, 2010. (Source: Jou...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: K. Bryant Smalley, C. Thresa Yancey, Jacob C. Warren, Karen Naufel, Rebecca Ryan, James L. Pugh Source Type: journals
Psychotherapy with rural religious fundamentalist clientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Successful psychotherapy with rural fundamentalist Christians requires psychologists to understand the clients' culture and worldview. They often rely heavily on religious authorities, interpret Scriptures literally, adhere to strict moral codes of behavior, and believe that they should evangelize those around them. Common therapeutic challenges include: spiritualizing problems, relational conflicts related to gender role expectations, addiction problems, and the religious agendas of family and clergy. We recommend that psychotherapists evaluate their own attitudes, collaborate with community gatekeepers, sensitively addre...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jamie D. Aten, Michael W. Mangis, Clark Campbell Source Type: journals
Ethical challenges of practicing in rural areasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mental health professionals practicing in rural areas face ethical dilemmas different from those experienced by their urban counterparts and may find that the existing ethics literature and American Psychological Association (APA, ) ethics code not particularly helpful. We highlight parts of five standards from the APA ethics code to illustrate the dilemmas rural practitioners frequently confront and offer suggestions for how to handle them. We discuss competence, human relations, and confidentiality as specific areas and then examine assessment and therapy as broader situations in which dilemmas may occur. We use case exa...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: James L. Werth Jr., Sarah L. Hastings, Ruth Riding-Malon Source Type: journals
The road much less travelled: treating rural and isolated clientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article serves as the introduction to an issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session on the topic of treating rural and isolated clients. This preface frames the issue's topic and addresses the question, "What are the best practices for rural and isolated clients?" Themes of rural mental health are outlined, and the subsequent articles are introduced. Readers of this issue are given case examples, clinical recommendations, and seminal research findings in the hope of integrating and adopting effective methods for underserved rural clients. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66:1-4, ...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jackson P. Rainer Source Type: journals
Allegiance or Fidelity? A Clarifying ReplyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examined these two articles in conjunction with all the available evidence for the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide and concluded there is no evidence of an allegiance effect. (Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice)
Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Grant T. Harris, Marnie E. Rice, Vernon L. Quinsey Tags: REJOINDER Source Type: journals
When Technology Fails: Getting Back to NatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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[Clin Psychol Sci Prac 17: 72[ndash]81, 2010] Research on substance use disorders has produced a slew of disappointments in studies designed to confirm basic principles of the technology approach to treatment dissemination. These setbacks should inspire addictions science to pursue complementary paths of inquiry that focus on evidence-based practices delivered under naturalistic conditions. This will require larger accommodations to, and closer partnerships with, the indigenous cultures of everyday care. (Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice)
Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aaron Hogue Tags: REVIEW AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: journals
Brief Motivational Interventions for College Drinkers: What We Still Need to KnowEmail this article to a colleague.
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[Clin Psychol Sci Prac 17: 72[ndash]76, 2010] Isolating the mechanisms of change that lead to reduced risk for heavy drinking by college students[mdash]a high-risk population[mdash]will permit development of succinct, targeted, and thereby more effective interventions. Examinations of currently used empirically supported brief interventions provide a starting point for identifying mediators (i.e., mechanisms) of change. Extrapolating from such work, it appears that there may be utility in using face-valid and possibly gender-specific interventions. In moving forward, it behooves clinical researchers to continue to draw on ...
Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice - March 10, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sherry H. Stewart Tags: REVIEW AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: journals
