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Client perception of therapy and the variables implicated in length of stay
(1992)Consistently high rates of premature termination from counselling concern the providers and researchers of psychotherapy. In this thesis three variables were explored for a better understanding of premature termination. ... -
Cognitive-behavioral program for young offenders : by focusing on the peer helping approach
(2001)The present study evaluated a newly developed cognitive behavioral program, the Equip program (Gibbs, Potter & Goldstein, 1995), that focuses on teaching youth to think and act responsibly through a peer helping approach. ... -
Colour appearance of perceived illuminants and surfaces
(1994)The colour appearance of a patch of light is only partly determined by the light itself. A patch's perceived colour can also be influenced by cognitive processes. Cognitive effects on colour appearance were examined ... -
Communication and behavioral assessment of persons with developmental disabilities
(1995)Communication affects many areas of daily life. Therefore, support programs to assist persons with developmental disabilities should identify individuals who would especially benefit from communication training. Forty ... -
Comparability of the WAIS-R and WISC-III with 16 year old normals
(1994)The comparability, equivalence, and parallelism of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition (WISCIII) was compared using 16 year old youth. ... -
Comparative study of individual versus group interventions for parents of hyperactive children
(1989)Many treatments including, diets and medication, have been documented as successful interventions for treating hyperactive children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.).Because compliance and constant ... -
A comparison between traditional and open-area classrooms as to creativity
(1972)Children in grades three, four, and five, from an Open-area school, and children from similar grades in a Traditional setting were compared as to creativity. Twelve males, and twelve females were measured in each classroom. ... -
Comparison of group and individual approaches : to the cognitive-behavioral treatment of bulimia
(1987)The current study is a comparative investigation of two treatment approaches to the eating disorder bulimia, A cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach was compared to a cognitive-behavioral individual psychotherapy ... -
Comparison of heart rate recovery from physical and mental stress
(1990)The present study evaluated a new paradigm for identifying individuals who show exaggerated, delayed physiological recovery following mental stress. Siibjects first performed a mental task, a face-to-face quiz, wliile ... -
Comparison of risk factors and criminogenic need among incarcerated young offender, probationary young offender and non offender samples
(1995)This research examined some of the risk/need factors that discriminate offending from non-offending youth employing three groups of adolescents at different points on the crime continuum. Non-offenders (n=30), probationary ... -
Comparison of two treatments for math anxiety : rational emotive therapy and relaxation therapy
(1984)The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two treatments for alleviating math anxiety, rational emotive therapy and relaxation therapy. Thirty-eight subjects were randomly assigned to three groups; ... -
Conceptualizing strengths: positive development and mental health correlates in emerging
(2020)Research on individual strengths has historically been conducted with samples across the lifespan. However, the conceptualization and operationalization of strengths has varied by study, leaving gaps in the literature. ... -
Conditioned taste aversion in selectively bred rat strains
(1976)Development of conditioned taste aversion was investigated in five strains of rats. The Roman low-avoidance conditioning (RLA/Lu) and the Maudsely reactive CMR/Har/Lu) strains learned taste aversion faster than the Roman ... -
Consequences of arrangement for visual perception : subjective numerosity and discrimination among regular, random and contagious displays
(1984)Judgements of the numerousness of dots vary depending on their arrangement. It has been demonstrated that regular patterns are perceived as more numerous than random ones. Labeled the regular-random numerosity illusion ... -
Consistency of spelling error patterns : an investigation into the consistency of children's spelling errors using error analysis
(1989)This research investigated the consistency of children's spelling errors across three grade levels, two to four, five and six, and seven and eight. Diagnoses of children's weaknesses in academic subjects are starting ... -
Coping strategies used by cancer patients in anticipation of Cancer Centre follow-up appointments
(1990)Sixty cancer patients who had completed their course of treatment were contacted prior to a scheduled follow-up appointment at the Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Centre. Subjects completed four questionnaires (Daily ... -
Copying speed in school children : comparison of meaningful and non-meaningful materials and desk vs. board copy
(1995)The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of children's copying speed {conditions: making X's in boxes, copying unfamiliar alphabet-like figures, writing pronounceable nonsense syllables, and copying ...