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Skip to Search Results- 14Truscott, Derek (Educational Psychology)
- 1Finn, Stephen (University of Texas-Austin)
- 1Frenzel, Roy (Adjunct Professor of Psychology)
- 1Haag, Andrew (Psychiatry Department)
- 1Hanson, Bill (Concordia)
- 1Hanson, William (Educational Psychology)
- 1Armstrong, Diana L
- 1Calhoon, Kellsey D
- 1Corabian, Gabriela
- 1Cruikshank, Emily
- 1Deren, Cassandra L
- 1Hitschfeld, Marjorie
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Fall 2017
The purpose of this study is to extend the rape myth literature to intimate partner violence (IPV) myths by evaluating the prevalence of IPV myth acceptance and clarifying whether gender and prior IPV victimization are associated with IPV myth acceptance. To this end, three research questions...
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Addressing exercise in therapy: Therapists’ personal exercise habits, attitudes, knowledge, and perceived barriers to addressing exercise with clients.
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This study was designed to investigate the factors that contribute to addressing exercise in psychotherapy. Self-identified psychotherapists (n=94) completed surveys relating to: the frequency and type of conversations they have with clients regarding exercise; the frequency and length of time in...
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Spring 2016
While research has demonstrated no differences in effectiveness between the different types of addictions treatments, differences have been found for effectiveness between counsellors. Research has shown that some counsellors who treat addictions, consistently achieve better results than others,...
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Fall 2014
Reflective practice is an important part of what distinguishes expert psychotherapists from their merely average peers. Therapists who engage in it regularly are more effective than those who do not (Cropley, Hanton, Miles, & Niven, 2010; Hoshmand, 1994; Parsons, 2009). One area of reflective...
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Collateral Effects of the Media on Sex Offender Reintegration: Perceptions of Sex Offenders, Professionals, and the Lay Public
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Sexual offending results in devastating consequences for victims and is of great concern to the public; prevention of re-offending is therefore an important endeavour. No formal reintegration system is in place for sex offenders and often the media sensationalizes stories about these offenders,...
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Spring 2013
Self-compassion has become a focus for psychology research and practice, in part, due to its many psychological benefits, including life satisfaction, social connectedness, self-awareness, improved mental health, and a supportive attitude toward the self (Gilbert & Proctor, 2006; Neff, 2003b;...
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Getting Off the Couch: Psychotherapists Who Have Incorporated Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Into Their Practice
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Twenty percent of Canadians are affected by mental illness (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2011). Mental illness can be positively impacted by Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLCs). TLCs include such things as exercise, diet, recreation, sleep, sunlight exposure, interpersonal relationships,...
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Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem, Narcissism, Risk, and Psychopathy in a Forensic Population
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Abstract The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the relationships between explicit and implicit self-esteem, offender categorization, risk of reoffence, narcissism, and psychopathy. Participants were 90 adult male offenders sentenced for a nonviolent, violent, or sexual...
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Adolescent Emotion Regulation Questionnaire: Development and Validation of a Measure of Emotion Regulation for Adolescents
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The development of the Adolescent Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (AERQ) involved the creation of instrument items that were designed to measure emotion regulation strategies in cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and social response domains; intensity or duration emotional features; and...
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Therapists’ use of Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study
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Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) has been shown to have a significant effect on clinical outcome. However, the process behind the effect of ROM intervention is not well understood. In this qualitative dissertation study, the process of experienced users of ROM was explored. A multiple case study...