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The Troubadour, Issue 102 (April 1, 2009)
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The Troubadour, Issue 112 (August 6, 2009)
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Extension of stepped behavioral activation to career development training
No full textThe present study is an initial investigation of the feasibility and efficacy of implementing the Application of Stepped Behavioral Activation to Career Development Counseling (ABCD) protocol at the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee Career Development Center. Nine participants were administered the ABCD to identify and address barriers interrupting progress on career development goals. Progress was defined as the completion of career-related assignments. The three main hypotheses were that a) feasibility and participant acceptability of the ABCD will warrant a larger randomized controlled study, b) each of the four classes of barriers assessed by the ABCD functional assessment will be endorsed, and c) participants will progress toward their career development goals following the ABCD intervention. Recruitment rates, positive participant feedback, ABCD endorsement distributions and Action Plan completion scores provided preliminary evidence supporting the feasibility of conducting a larger investigation of the ABCD in a college employment context
Impact of age, ethnicity, gender, relationship toward the deceased and cause of parent death on coping with the death of a parent/spouse
No full textThis study explores the differences between age, gender, ethnicity and cause of parent death in coping with the loss of a family member or close friend among people who participated in a support group at Kyle\u27s Korner in Wauwatosa, WI. The Dougy Center Outcome Measure was used to measure difficulty coping with loss. Ethnicity, gender, who died and cause of death affected difficulty in coping. Parents do not perceive differences in coping among their children. Overall satisfaction with center was high with parents having more satisfaction with center than children
Influence of media on cognition and behavior
No full textMedia can be found everywhere: television, newspapers, radios, computers, and video games. There is little doubt that media has had an impact on the world in which we live. The availability of non-fiction books and Internet sites and educational programming offer opportunities for learning that may reach students or adults where a formal classroom setting may fail. The downside is that while media can be a tool to better the society, its power can be corrupted and abused. Popular media also lobbies for acceptance of an increase in violent content, language, and themes. With an increase in the variety of media types and boundaries on what can be shown, is there an impact on human behavioral patterns? In a world driven by technology, do individuals now model their behavior on the abundance of media rather than their social peers? Also, which populations are more susceptible to modeling media in terms of age and level of education? This study looked at a wide age range to determine if age and development determine not only the type of media exposure, but also what kind of an impact it has had on their behavior or cognitive reasoning. The current hypothesis is that young adults would be the most inclined to model the media, as they are still developing. The adults and seniors would be less likely to model media behavior because for the most part their frontal lobes have finished developing by age 21; also they have had more life experiences to guide them. Along with a diverse age population, it would be beneficial to gather data from people of different educational levels. The study will look at a population gathered from college students and participants at a local church. These participants were asked to fill out a short demographic survey as well as a media survey designed specifically for this study (Appendix B), and the Peace Inventory (Rayburn, Handwerker, & Richmond 2002, 2004). A total of 40 participants responded, mostly from a college educated background. Unfortunately in this study there was a very limited number of minorities who participated. The results show that media did not have a significant impact on cognition and behavior. Also, the results from the Peace Inventory suggest that the population studied was not more inclined to peace, nor violence
The Troubadour, Issue 99 (March 11, 2009)
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The Troubadour, Issue 98 (March 4, 2009)
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The Troubadour, Issue 114 (August 26, 2009)
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Effect of stress on meal consumption and composition: a naturalistic study
No full textMuch research has been conducted regarding the link between stress and eating behaviors. The current research has produced conflicting results. It was hypothesized at the beginning of this study that individuals who experience a high number of stressors and have a higher mean stress severity score over a week period will consume more food and a higher percentage of fats and carbohydrates. It was also hypothesized, that eating typology as assessed in the study would moderate this effect. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how everyday stress can affect maladaptive changes in our diets and if specific individuals are more at risk. This study utilized the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) to determine eating typology, a one week self report diary that was used to track and record all food consumed, as well as stressors experienced over a one week period. Completed diaries and questionnaires were collected from 24 individuals. The results of this study suggests that individuals who are classified as high level emotional eaters are more likely to consume more food over the week period than their lower ranked counterparts. In addition, a relationship was found between the number of stressors an individual experienced and the percentage of carbohydrates they consumed. It does not appear that this is a linear relationship as the moderate group of total number of stressors experienced actually consumed the smallest percentage of carbohydrates, but individuals who reported the highest number of stressors did consume the highest percentage of carbohydrates
Effects of Reiki treatments on clinical treatment goals in people who have symptoms of depression
No full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of the healing method of Reiki on clients who suffer from clinical depression. A convenience sample of 12 adult clients receiving psychotherapy for depression participated in a study which included Reiki as part of their therapy. People who chose to try Reiki were put in the experimental group others were placed in the control group. Before beginning the first psychotherapy session, all subjects completed a Beck Depression Inventory-I and read through the Informed consent information. Participants in the experimental group (n = 6) received three cognitive/behavioral psychotherapy sessions and three Reiki sessions. Participants in the control group (n = 6) received six cognitive/behavioral psychotherapy sessions. Results showed that there was no significant difference in the two groups. Anecdotal information did convey a positive view of Reiki and the ability of clients to feel more at ease during the therapeutic process