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Hastings, Corey D. "Pediatric Dentists’ Experience with Early Childhood Caries and Family Dysfunction." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530203467670262.
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Panagopoulos, Irene, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "The importance of assessing family dysfunction in conjuction with standardised measures when treating substance abuse." Deakin University. School of Psychology, 2002. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050728.100552.
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In this thesis, the link between substance abuse and family dysfunction is examined, and an argument is made for the assessment of family dysfunction when treating clients with substance abuse issues. Family dysfunction has been associated with a broad range of problems in children (e.g., low self esteem, increased risk of child abuse) through to adolescence and adulthood (e.g., increased risk of mental disorders such as depressive disorders, substance abuse disorders, and personality disorders) (Kaplan & Sadock, 1998). It is not the purpose of this thesis to suggest that family dysfunction causes substance abuse but rather to highlight that family dysfunction can in some cases place the individual at greater risk of substance abuse. Therefore, in order to understand the reasons why substance abuse developed and how it is maintained in the present requires the assessment of family dysfunction. Further, the importance of assessing the role and impact that family dysfunction may have had on the client, may help to better understand the nature and extent of substance abuse so that relevant and appropriate treatment goals for change may be set, progress monitored, and risk of relapse reduced. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to this thesis, and Chapter 2 is a review of the literature on the impact of family dysfunction including poor parental attachment and supervision, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, in adolescence and adulthood. Four case studies are presented to illustrate how family dysfunction and substance abuse may be related, thus highlighting the importance of assessing family dysfunction when treating substance abuse clients. All of the case studies include an individual with a substance abuse disorder (namely heroin) but they are diverse in terms of the types and extent of family dysfunction. The final chapter discusses the case studies in relation to the literature reviewed. Lastly, it gives consideration to the implication of a history of family dysfunction, and how it may impact negatively on treatment and therefore prognosis.
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Hagey, Derek Willis. "Collaborative treatment of erectile dysfunction: thoughts from the membership of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America." Diss., Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13791.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Family Studies and Human Services
Sandra Stith
Recent years have seen a rise in the medicalization of treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED). While there has been a divide between the medical and psychological communities, some have called for a more collaborative relationship. Little research has been done on the collaboration between medical professionals and psychotherapists in treating ED. This study seeks to increase current knowledge about medical professionals’ referral practices and communication post-referral. An online survey was developed and distributed to the members of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) (N = 541). Survey questions inquired as to the factors that increased participants’ willingness to refer ED patients, the form of communication participants currently desire to have with psychotherapists and the participants’ desired level of communication with psychotherapists to whom they might refer. Less than ten percent of the medical professionals invited to participate in the study completed the survey (n=50). Those who did complete the survey were primarily male, specialized in urology and practiced in the U.S. Almost half the respondents were employed in an academic setting while just over half of respondents worked in hospital-based, group, or solo practices. Just over half of the survey participants practiced in urban areas. Although the number of medical professionals who completed the survey was small, findings indicated that those who completed a sexual medicine fellowship and who had a larger percentage of their patient population being seen for ED were more likely to refer patients to psychotherapists. Participants who have referred ED patients to psychotherapists reported little-to-no communication between them and the psychotherapists to whom they refer. The study participants expressed a desire to refer patients to psychotherapists who are experienced in working with both sexual and couples issues. Questions about the desires and experiences of medical professionals who have not referred to psychotherapists were not able to be answered because of the limited number of these individuals in the data set. Although the number of participants who completed the survey limits the generalizability of the data, this study demonstrates that most medical professionals who responded to the survey are willing to refer ED patients to psychotherapists.
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Moen, Melanie Carmen. "'n Ondersoek na die etiologiese faktore van kinders wat 'n familielid vermoor." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62891.
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South Africa is perceived as a violent society, with an average murder rate significantly higher than in the rest of the world. The family is a core system within the broader community and is traditionally seen as a safe environment. The reality, however, is that a high percentage of all murders is committed by someone known to the family or a member of a family or household. The aim of the research was to understand the child who commits family murder. The researcher wanted to determine the contributing individual and systemic factors that led to murder and whether a sample specific profile of such a child could be compiled. A qualitative research design was followed and qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. A phenomenological approach was used to investigate the phenomenon without possible personal or theoretical prejudice. Documents on nine cases were studied and interviews were conducted with experts in the field. The main findings of the study relate to weak or no attachment to the primary caregiver. The weak attachment as well as the accumulated individual and environmental stressors led to feelings and perceptions of rejection. A safe and supportive family environment was often absent, and in several cases the children presented with a desire to escape their circumstances, for instance through alcohol and drug abuse. The child’s emotional needs were not acknowledged and these children were not supported adequately when they experienced loss. Family dysfunction, which included abuse and extreme parenting styles, were apparent. The accumulated stressors often led to feelings of anxiety and aggression. Interpersonal relationship problems were noted. In two of the cases the characteristics of conduct disorder was identified. The individual and systemic stressors that accumulated over several years ultimately resulted in family murder. When children commit family murder, there is often only one victim. However, in this study there was more than one victim in six of the cases.Suid-Afrika word as ’n gewelddadige samelewing beskou, met ’n gemiddelde nasionale moordsyfer wat beduidend hoër is as in die res van die wêreld. Die familie is kernsisteem binne die breëre gemeenskap en word tradisioneel as veilige sisteem beskou. Die realiteit is egter dat ’n groot persentasie moorde in Suid-Afrika deur ’n kennis, familielid of lid van ’n huishouding gepleeg word. Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om die kind as oortreder van familiemoord beter te verstaan. Die navorser wou bepaal watter individuele en sistemiese faktore aanleiding gee tot familiemoord en of steekproef-spesifieke profiel vir sodanige kinders saamgestel kon word. ’n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp is gevolg en kwalitatiewe inhoudsontleding is vir data-analise gebruik. ’n Fenomenologiese benadering is gebruik om die verskynsel sonder moontlike vooropgestelde persoonlike of teoretiese idees te ondersoek. Die dokumente van nege gevalle is in-diepte bestudeer en onderhoude is met kundiges gevoer. Die hoofbevindinge was dat die kind wat familiemoord pleeg dikwels swak of geen band met die primêre sorggewer gehad het. Die swak band asook die akkumulatiewe individuele en omgewingstressors het gelei tot gevoelens en persepsies van verwerping. Geborge huislike omstandighede het dikwels ontbreek. In sekere gevalle het die kinders van ontvlugting gebruik gemaak, wat onder andere dwelm- en alkoholmisbruik ingesluit het. Die kind se emosionele behoeftes is in die meerderheid gevalle grotendeels misken en verlies is in verskeie gevalle nie toereikend hanteer nie. Gesinswanfunksionering, wat mishandeling en ekstreme ouerskapstyle ingesluit het, was opvallend. Akkumulatiewe stressors het dikwels gevoelens van angs en onderliggende aggressie tot gevolg gehad. Interpersoonlike verhoudingsprobleme was opmerklik. Kenmerke van gedragsafwyking was in twee gevalle opgemerk. Die akkumulatiewe individuele en sistemiese gebeure het oor jare plaasgevind en veroorsaak dat die kind uiteindelik familiemoord gepleeg het. In die geval waar ’n kind familiemoord pleeg is daar dikwels net een slagoffer, maar in ses van die gevalle wat in die studie ondersoek word, was daar meer as een slagoffer.
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Niles, Judy S. "The role of personality dysfunction in perceptions of family environment in bulimia nervosa." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0003/NQ32345.pdf.
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Niles, Judy S. (Judy Sherrol) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "The Role of personality dysfunction in perceptions of family environment in bulimia nervosa." Ottawa, 1997.
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Townsend, Dana Komarek. "Insulin resistance and roncomitant macro- and microvascular dysfunction in normoglycemic college-age subjects with a family history of type 2 diabetes." Diss., Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/445.
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Kruger, Breslau. "A case-control study of menstrual dysfunction occurring in women attending a general practice after tubal ligation." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27006.
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Tubal sterilization is the world's most popular contraceptive method. The possibility of subsequent menstrual dysfunction has been a cause for concern. This study was conducted to examine whether post-sterilisation menstrual dysfunction was measurable in a group of women attending a general practice, by means of a case-control study. Biopsychosocial factors, such as health status, social support, psychological and medical history, and reasons for sterilisation were investigated to see whether any of these factors could be predictive of post-sterilisation menstrual problems. Sterilised women attending a general practice over an eight-month period were invited to participate in the study. 143 out of 144 patients completed a highly structured interview (questionnaire) administered by two interviewers. Forty-nine cases were identified and compared to ninety-four controls. The results showed that women with menstrual dysfunction differed from a comparison group in that; those with menstrual dysfunction were generally less satisfied with their quality of life, had significantly more fears about sterilisation, felt that the quality of their social support was inferior, and suffered from depression and tension headaches more often than controls. Menstrual dysfunction was also more common during the first two years after tubal ligation. These results could point to factors other than biological factors involved in menstrual dysfunction following tubal ligation.
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Kamkuemah, Monika. "Prevalence and incidence of renal dysfunction in patients initiating Antiretroviral Therapy at a Primary Health Care Centre in Gugulethu, Cape Town : a cohort study." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11002.
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Includes bibliographical references.Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is used worldwide for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Tenofovir has been found to be associated with declines in renal function and chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients. There are limited data on how soon after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation any loss of renal function can be detected. We studied a cohort of HIV-infected adults initiating TDF-containing ART regimens at the Hannan Crusaid Antiretroviral Treatment Centre in Gugulethu. The centre provides ART to the residents of the Gugulethu and Nyanga districts situated on the outskirts of Cape Town. We described the prevalence and incidence of renal dysfunction in this cohort, the patterns of change in their renal function in the first 12 months on therapy and factors associated with renal dysfunction. We also examined the diagnostic value of early serum creatinine tests in identifying incident renal dysfunction after 12 months.
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Lester, Barbara Irmgard Annemarie. "Function and dysfunction : the depiction of family occasions in selected works of German fiction from Gotthelf to Grass." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251865.
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Jacquet, Susan Ellen. "Sexual abuse experiences and family environment in childhood as predictors of sexual dysfunction and premarital relationships in adulthood /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Tomaz, Ana. "O abuso incestuoso entre irmãos e disfuncionalidade familiar." Master's thesis, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2515.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicocriminologia, apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioO fenómeno do incesto entre irmãos não é algo desconhecido, pelo contrário, é um tema bastante recorrente na mitologia, na literatura (científica e de ficção), na história e, principalmente, na vida das pessoas. No entanto, apesar de conhecido, este fenómeno, não tem sido muito estudado. Ainda assim, muitos autores consideram que este tipo de abuso pode ser bastante prejudicial, não só para a vítima, como para o agressor e, quando conhecido, até para os restantes elementos familiares, uma vez que este tipo de abuso ocorre no seio da família. Neste sentido, alguns dos estudos efectuados sugerem que existe uma relação entre a disfuncionalidade familiar e este tipo de abuso incestuoso. É preciso ter em consideração que existem várias formas de abuso incestuoso, nomeadamente entre pai-filha, entre mãe-filho, entre outros. No entanto, o presente trabalho só irá abordar as questões relacionadas com o abuso incestuoso que ocorre entre irmãos. Assim, o objectivo do presente estudo é explorar a relação existente entre disfuncionalidade familiar e abuso incestuoso entre irmãos na(s) família(s) em estudo, sendo que esta disfuncionalidade será averiguada através da estrutura familiar, tendo por base a teoria de Minuchin (1988). Para tal efeito, serão considerados apenas famílias em que tenha ocorrido abuso incestuoso entre irmãos, em que o agressor tenha até 16 anos de idade e a vítima, no máximo, 14 anos, na altura em que este aconteceu. Relativamente à definição de irmãos, será tida em conta a de Bass et al. (2006), uma vez que inclui irmãos biológicos e não biológicos, mas que estejam ligados à criança por laços de afinidade pois, tal como afirmam Caffaro e Conn-Caffaro (1998), a violência tem mecanismos semelhantes quando ocorre nestas relações.
ABSTRACT: The phenomenon of sibling incest in not unknown, on the contrary, it’s a very recurrent subject in mythology, literature (scientific and fiction), in history and, most importantly, in people’s lives. However, even though it’s well known, there haven’t been many studies developed in this phenomenon. Still, many authors consider that this type of abuse can be highly prejudicial, not only for the victim, but also for the abuser and, when known, even to other family members, given that this type of abuse occurs in the family. In this sense, some of the studies suggest that there is a relationship between family dysfunction and this type of incestuous abuse. It’s necessary to take in to account that there are many forms of incestuous abuse, such as father-daughter, mother-son, amongst others. However, the present paper will only consider the matters related to the incestuous abuse that occurs between siblings. So, the purpose of the present study is to explore the existing relationship between family dysfunction and sibling incest in the family(ies) in this study, being that this dysfunction will be verified through family structure, based on Minuchin’s (1988) theory. For that effect, there will be considered only families in which sibling incest occurred, and in which the abuser was 16 years old and the victim 14 years old, maximum, at the time of the abuse. In what concern the definition of sibling, there will be taken into account the one from Bass et al. (2006), because it includes biological and non-biological siblings, but that are connected to the child by kinship for, as Caffaro and Conn-Caffaro (1998) say, violence has similar mechanisms when it occurs in these relationships.
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Hindman, Jason M. "Parent Psychopathology, Marital Adjustment, and Child Psychological Dysfunction: The Mediating Role of Attachment and Sibling Relationship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31534/.
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This study is part of a larger research project examining family attachment processes. The current study tests a family process model that postulates the mediating role of parent-child attachment and sibling relationship quality in the associations of parent psychopathology or marital adjustment to children's psychological dysfunction. A community sample of 86 families with at least one school-aged (8-12 years) child was recruited from area schools and organizations. Families came to the UNT Family Attachment Lab, where they participated in research tasks, including interviews, self-report instruments, and videotaped interaction tasks. Specific questionnaires used in this study included the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire, the Security Scale, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire, and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Using a single indicator for each variable, path analyses tested three paternal models, three maternal models, and three systemic models using different informants' (i.e., father, mother, child) reports of child functioning as the outcome variable. Results of this study highlight the positive relationship between parent marital adjustment and parent-child attachment security, as well as the inverse relationship between maternal psychopathology and mother-child attachment security. In addition, the inverse relationship between parent-child attachment security and child psychological dysfunction was significant across nearly all paternal and maternal models. Particularly noteworthy was the consistent mediating influence of attachment security in the association between marital adjustment and child psychological dysfunction across paternal and maternal models.
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Fawcett, David. "The Influence of Profession and Therapy Type for the Cost Effective Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3017.
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Sexual dysfunctions are serious mental health issues that impact an estimated one in three Americans. Due to the complex, relational nature of most sexual dysfunctions, mental health professionals trained to work with couples and their relationship interactions are likely to have better outcomes when treating clients with sexual dysfunction. Data from CIGNA Health Solutions was analyzed to explore differences in therapy outcome for various types of mental health professions when treating clients with sexual dysfunctions. The current research is a retrospective analysis of administrative data that explores whether or not type of profession (i.e. psychologists, Masters of social work, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor) influences the outcome of mental health treatment. This study also explores whether therapy modality (i.e. individual, conjoint, or mixed mode, a combination of individual and conjoint therapy) influences therapy outcome. Treatment outcome was measured by recidivism rates, client drop out from therapy, the total number of sessions, and cost of treatment. Participants included 230 males and 189 females ages 18 to 101 (M =38.9, SD = 11.4) who received treatment for sexual disorders from 2001 to 2006. Participants were from all regions of the United States. Results indicate that overall, psychotherapeutic treatment for sexual dysfunctions is relatively brief, averaging about seven sessions across all professions. Results suggest that marriage and family therapists treat sexual dysfunctions using a conjoint and mixed mode approach more frequently than therapists with other licenses. Results also suggest that mixed mode therapy has drastically lower dropout rates and longer retention than individual or conjoint therapy. These results suggest that utilizing a combination of relational and individual sessions is beneficial to the treatment of sexual dysfunctions.
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Wells, Victoria K., Kelcey L. Hall, and Jill D. Stinson. "Prevalence of Early Childhood Abuse and Familial Dysfunction in Juvenile Sex Offenders in Rural and Urban Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7965.
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The prevalence of adversities in early childhood, such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as familial dysfunction (e.g., caregiver divorce/separation, caregiver incarceration, etc.) is often examined in community adult samples. According to the Kaiser Permanente’s Adverse Childhood Experiences study, 10.6% of the general population reported experiencing emotional abuse in childhood, 28.3% reported experiencing physical abuse in childhood, and 20.7% reported being the victim of sexual abuse in childhood. Notably, many reported experiencing multiple forms of abuse. These statistics, however, are not generalizable to the experiences of youths involved with the criminal justice system, which are understudied but likely higher than in a general community sample. Research regarding the effect of adversity on sex offending youths is necessary to inform treatment and responses to abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction during childhood. Participants were recruited from archival data gathered at a rural residential juvenile sex offender treatment facility. Our preliminary subsample is approximately 6.7% (n = 30) of the anticipated total of approximately 500 juveniles in the residential sex offender treatment program. Our sample was entirely male (100%), primarily white (96.7%), and had a mean age of 14.77 (SD=1.43) at the time of admission. Using the rural-urban continuum codes outline by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 23% of our current sample was admitted to the facility from metropolitan areas, 20% from non-core urban population areas, and 3.3% from rural areas. The data collection began in November of 2014, and is ongoing. We can expect to have approximately 10 to 15% of data collection (n = 50-75) by April 2015. Our findings, thus far, indicate that 43% of juvenile sex offenders experienced emotional abuse, 70% experienced physical abuse, and 63% experienced sexual abuse in early childhood. We have also found that approximately 87% of our sample experienced caregiver divorce or separation, and 40% experienced caregiver incarceration during childhood. These findings suggest that these juveniles have experienced higher rates of early childhood abuse and familial dysfunction than the general adult population, as reported in the literature. As data collection proceeds, we expect to continue to find a notably higher rate of childhood abuse and familial dysfunction among juvenile sex offenders in residential treatment compared to the general population, and we will continue to examine all potential differences between juveniles from rural and urban areas.
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Acton, Sarah Beth. "JESUS' PRISON: A NOVEL." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1280710768.
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Gutierrez, Salome. "A Comparison of Two Parent Education Programs on the Reduction of Parent-Child Stress in Mother-Child Relationships of Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195946.
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The present study examined the efficacy of two parent training programs in reducing perceived parental stress in a sample of Spanish speaking migrant farmworkers of Hispanic origin. Sixty-eight Spanish-speaking mothers, referred for parenting classes because one of their children was experiencing behavioral or emotional difficulties, were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions: (1) 1-2-3 Magic, a behaviorally-based program; (2) Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP), an Adlerian-based program; (3) attention-placebo condition; and, (4) wait-list control group. All treatment conditions were presented in Spanish, and offered at convenient times and locations for participants. Parental stress was measured with the Spanish version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), using the Total Stress Score, and the three subscale scores: Parental Distress Score, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction Score, and Difficult Child Score. Assessments were completed at pretest, posttest, and at a three-month follow-up. A repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance on the dependent measures revealed significant differences for groups across the three assessment periods. Subsequent analyses indicated that the behaviorally-based program produced significantly greater reductions on the Total Stress Score and Parental Distress Score at posttest and follow-up than the Adlerian program, the attention-placebo group, and the wait-list group. The behaviorally-based program was also more effective in reducing parent-child dysfunctional interaction than the attention-placebo group at posttest and follow-up, and the wait-list control group at follow-up, but not in comparison to the Adlerian program. These results lend support for behaviorally-based parent training in reducing perceived parental stress in this migrant farmworker population. To ensure treatment integrity, a parent trainer validity check was used in which expert parent educators rated randomly selected videotaped segments of each parent training session on five criteria. Statistical analysis of treatment validity revealed no significant differences in mean scores of expert raters across parenting groups, suggesting that the parent trainer behaved consistently on the criteria across all treatment conditions. The results are also discussed in relation to the literature on parent training. In addition, the limitations of the present study, as well as future directions for research are discussed.
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Black, Leah C. "The Roles of Executive Dysfunction, Language Deficits, and Family Environment: How Are They Related to Behavior Problems After Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury?" University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1352402671.
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Lal, Mira. "Pelvic/perineal dysfunction & biopsychosocial morbidity : biological predictors and psychosocial associations in postcaesarean and vaginally delivered primiparae." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3729/.
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Background: The scope of postpartum pelvic dysfunction and perineal trauma is under-researched. Instrumental vaginal delivery or 3rd/4th degree tears were recognised risk factors for pelvic/perineal dysfunction; caesarean delivery was not implicated. Aims: • To analyse obstetrical/biological factors associated with pelvic dysfunction after caesarean or non-instrumental vaginal delivery • To compare these associations between groups after determining frequencies • To evaluate severity of pelvic/perineal dysfunction, including quantifying maternal perception of the psychosocial impact Participants and Methods: 284 primiparae (184 caesarean, 100 vaginally delivered) had domiciliary, in-depth medical interviews using structured and open questioning. Results: Caesarean (elective, emergency) vs. vaginally delivered were compared: Stress incontinence manifested in 60/184 (33%, 33%) vs. 54/100 (54%), anal incontinence in 94/184 (53%, 50%) vs. 44/100 (44%), dyspareunia in 50/184 (28%, 27%) vs. 46/100 (46%), haemorrhoids in 3/184 (2%) vs. 5/100 (5%) and double incontinence with dyspareunia in 33/284 (14%, 10% vs. 12%). Sixty sustained perineal trauma. Delivery mode and non-labour factors were predictors. Severity was evaluated by devising a psychosocial measure tailored to maternal functioning. New faecal incontinence necessitated continuous perineal protection in two pre-labour caesarean and one vaginally delivered mother. Severe dysphoria was associated with incontinence (p=0.038, OR 2.334, CI 1.049, 5.192), dyspareunia (p=0.005, OR 2.231, CI 1.272, 3.914) and post-caesarean wound problems (p=0.022, OR 3.620, CI 1.203, 10.896). Incontinence impaired leisure activities (p=0.036, OR 2.165, CI 1.051, 4.463) and employment (p=0.023, OR 1.912, CI 1.093, 3.345); caesarean mode affected social-networking (p=0.018, OR 2.438, CI 1.166, 5.099) and employment (p=0.031, OR 1.967, CI 1.064, 3.636). Conclusions: Pelvic/perineal dysfunction was: ▪ Predicted by caesarean or non-instrumental vaginal delivery, with anal incontinence being more prevalent post-caesarean ▪ Comparable following elective or emergency caesarean ▪ Associated with severe and quantifiable biopsychosocial maternal morbidity.
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Giles, Sunnie. "The Effects of Parentification, Attachment, Family-of-Origin Dysfunction and Health on Depression: A Comparative Study between Gender and the Ethnic Groups of South Koreans and Caucasian Americans." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3410.
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Parentification is a process where children or adolescents assume adult roles before they are emotionally or developmentally ready, which, in turn, disrupts the development of healthy, secure attachment in childhood. Using 1,001 men and women from South Korea and the United States with equal division between males and females and multiple group comparison technique in structural equation modeling, this paper examined the relationship between parentification during childhood and depression during adulthood. It explores the cross-sectional long-term effects of parentification into adulthood, using a retrospective survey technique. This study also confirmed previous research findings that attachment, physical health and family-of-origin dysfunction, parental addiction in particular, significantly predict depression. This study is one of the few studies, using clinical data, that allows a direct comparison between different sample groups in two different countries and by gender.
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Ballout, Suha. "The Effects of Age, Ethnicity, Sexual Dysfunction, Urinary Incontinence, Masculinity, and Relationship with the Partner on the Quality of Life of Men with Prostate Cancer." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/978.
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Prostate cancer, the leading cause of cancer in men, has positive survival rates and constitutes a challenge to men with its side effects. Studies have addressed the bivaritate relationships between prostate cancer treatment side effects masculinity, partner relationship, and quality of life (QOL). However, few studies have highlighted the relationships among prostate cancer treatment side effects (i.e., sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence), masculinity, and relationship with the partner together on QOL in men. Most studies were conducted with predominately Caucasian sample of men. Miami is a unique multiethnic setting that hosts Cuban, Columbian, Venezuelan, Haitian, other Latin American and Caribbean communities that were not represented in previous literature. The purpose of this study was to examine relative contributions of age, ethnicity, sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, masculinity, and perception of the relationship with the partner on the quality of life in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Data were collected using self administered questionnaires measuring demographic variables, sexual and urinary functioning (UCLA PCI), masculinity (CMNI), partner relationship (DAS), and QOL (SF-36). A total of 117 partnered heterosexual men diagnosed with prostate cancer were recruited from four urology clinics in Miami, Florida. Men were 67.47 (SD = 8.42) years old and identified themselves to be of Hispanic origin (54.3 %, n = 63). Findings demonstrated that there was a significant moderate negative relationship between urinary and sexual functioning of men. There was a significant strong negative association between men’s perceived relationship with partner and masculinity. There was a weak negative relationship between the partner relationship and QOL. Hierarchal multiple regression showed that the partner relationship (β = -.25, t (91) = -2.28, p = .03) significantly contributed overall to QOL. These findings highlight the importance of the relationship satisfaction in the QOL of men with prostate cancer. Nursing interventions to enhance QOL for these men should consider strengthening the relationship and involving the female partner as an active participant.
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Kigin, Melissa Lee. "At-Risk Individuals' Awareness, Motivation, Roadblocks to Participation in Premarital Interventions, and Behaviors Following Completion of the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE)." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1072.pdf.
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Dagher, Hoda. "La dépendance à l'héroïne dans ses dimensions générationnelles et transgénérationnelles." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSE2014/document.
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La dépendance à l’héroïne pose des problèmes graves, vu sa propagation parmi les jeunes et son lien avec l’autodestruction, la transgression et la délinquance. Depuis des années, les perspectives psychanalytiques et systémiques, malgré leurs différences conceptuelles, se rejoignent sur l’importance des facteurs familiaux chez les jeunes qui développent des conduites de dépendance à une substance, notamment l’héroïne. La dépendance à l’héroïne semble comporter une prévalence de familles dysfonctionnelles avec des mandats familiaux destructurants, des carences ou des excès dans les fonctions maternelles, des défaillances majeures des fonctions paternelles, ainsi que des conflits familiaux et parentaux, dont les causes dépassent le présent et trouvent leurs racines dans des transmissions transgénérationnelles. Les comportements de dépendance perçus sous l’angle du générationnel et du transgénérationnel n’ont pas été étudiés dans l’expérience libanaise. Il nous semble que les jeunes libanais dépendants à l’héroïne tentent de résoudre, à travers des prises de drogue, une dépendance qui les relie à un passé envahissant et reflète par leur dépendance des histoires familiales, non résolues, qui se répètent d'une génération à une autre. De ce fait, discerner les problématiques de la dépendance à l’héroïne au Liban, étudier le rôle central des relations précoces que vivent les héroïnomanes et mettre en évidence les caractéristiques transgénérationnelles du génogramme familial, peuvent fournir des pistes importantes dans le discernement des pathologies de l’addiction et permettent aussi de mieux viser les interventions thérapeutiquesAddiction to Heroin poses serious problems, given its spread among the youth and its relationship to self-destruction, transgression and crime.For years, and despite their conceptual differences, psychoanalytic and systemic perspectives concur on the importance of family related factors in young people who develop addictive behaviors to substances, including Heroin.Addiction to Heroin appears to be prevalent in dysfunctional families where parenting roles are destructive, the maternal functions being deficient or excessive and the paternal functions showing major failures, as well as familial and parental conflicts that can be traced to causes that are beyond the present and rooted in transgenerational transmission.Addictive behaviors seen under the generational and transgenerational angles have not been studied in the Lebanese experience. It seems to us that the Lebanese youth addicted to Heroin are trying to resolve, through their drug intake, a dependency that is connected to a pervasive past and is reflective of an unresolved family history which repeats itself from one generation to another.Thereby discerning the problematics of Heroin addiction in Lebanon, examining the central role of early relationships experienced by heroin addicts, and highlighting the generational characteristics of the family genogram can provide important clues in understanding the addiction’s pathologies and also allow a better targeting of therapeutic interventions
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Sedlak, Lisa J. W. "Investigations of therapeutic implementation within family preservation programs." Online version, 1999. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1999/1999sedlakl.pdf.
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Topp, Charles G. "Family typology associated with females who display bulimic behavior." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720285.
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Clinical observations of families with a member who displays bulimia have suggested that more than one family interaction pattern exist. The purpose of this study was to investigate these clinical observations using three self-report questionnaires: FACES-III, Binge Scale, and a demographic instrument including items regarding three identifiable family types. Data was collected from hospitals who treated persons displaying bulimia and eating disorder treatment centers. A total of 70 women, ages 13 to 39, and both parents of each woman included in the study (Total N = 210).Responses to the FACES-III and certain items on the demographic questionnaire were analyzed using chi-square and one-way ANOVAs with Tukey's follow-up procedure when necessary. Each of the 70 families were identified on the Circumplex Model, but because of methodological concerns only 57 families were used to test most of the hypotheses.Hypothesis One, which stated that more than 50% of the families would be classified as either moderately or extremely dysfunctional, was accepted. Sixty-four percent of the families were labeled moderately or extremely dysfunctional. Hypothesis Two, which claimed that there would be no differences between types of families in terms of the age and birth order of the member displaying bulimia and the number of siblings in the family, was also supported. There were no significant differences found among families with regards to the age and birth order of the daughter or the number of siblings in the family. Hypothesis Three, which asserted that types of families would not differ in terms of the parents' relational status, was accepted as well, but cautiously interpreted. Of the parents, 96.5% were married, while one set was divorced and another separated. Hypothesis Four, which stated that families would differ with respect to their degree of family satisfaction, was also supported. Functional families claimed feeling more satisfied than dysfunctional families. Hypothesis Five, which claimed that types of families would differ in terms of their previous and current level of closeness, was accepted. Dysfunctional, as compared to functional, families reported significantly less family satisfaction previously and currently. Finally, Hypothesis Six, which asserted that types of families would differ with respect to their degree of chaos, perfection, and overprotection, was partially supported. Dysfunctional families claimed to experience greater degrees of chaos and perfection than functional families.Relying on the Circumplex Model of family functioning, results suggest that there are identifiable differences in the family structures of families where one member displays bulimia. Findings from this study may assist therapists when conceptualizing and treating various types of families that are struggling with the interpersonal and emotional effects of bulimia.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Leyenhorst, Jacoba A. "Family secrecy and the adult adjustment of children from dysfunctional families." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ61578.pdf.
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Masreliez, Beatrice, and Malena Unevik. "De brända små fötterna : det misshandlade barnets resa från lidande till hopp." Thesis, Röda Korsets Högskola, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-96.
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Studiens syfte var att beskriva det misshandlade barnets upplevelse av sin vardag och erfarenhet av möten med vården. Metoden som användes var kvalitativ narrativ analys. Fem patografiska autobiografier analyserades. Resultatet redovisades i fem teman: "den dysfunktionella familjen", "lögnen som strategi", "barnets ensamma kamp", "vara osynlig i vården" samt "från avgrunden till fristad". Diskussionen baserades på en syntes av Travelbees Human-to-Human Relationship Model och analysens fynd, det vill säga de fem temana. Slutsatsen visade att det misshandlade barnets upplevelser av sin vardag och erfarenhet av vården innebär, att barnet helt måste avstå från sina rättigheter till - inte enbart ömsesidiga, utan även enklaste mänskliga - möten i hemmet och vården, att barnet då blir helt avskuret från andra människor, hemma, i vården, i skolan - övergiven åt ett omänskligt lidande med innebörder av smärta, skam, skuld, svek, att barnet, trots det totala nederlaget, hade en drivkraft, en önskan om en bättre framtid, vilket konkretiseras genom barnets tillfälliga fristad, sjukhuset, där barnet samlar mod, tillit och hopp.The purpose of the study was to describe the abused children´s experience of everyday life and encounters in hospital care. The method used was qualitative narrative analysis. Five autobiographic pathografies were analyzed. Results: in the analysis emerged five themes: ”the dysfunctional family”, ”lie as a strategy”, ”the lonely struggle of the child”, ”to be invisible in care situations” and ”from the abyss to sanctuary”. The discussion was based on a synthesis of the Human-to-Human Relationship Model by Travelbee and the findings, i e the five themes. The conclusion made it clear that the abused children´s experiences of everyday life and encounters in hospital care mean, that the child entirely must give up its rights to - not only mutual, but also simply human - meetings in the home and in hospital care, that the child then becomes entirely cut off from other people, at home, in hospital care, in school - abandoned to inhuman suffering with meanings of pain, shame, guilt, betrayal, that the child, despite the total defeat, had an inner force, a wish for a better future, which is made concrete through the child's sanctuary, the hospital, where the child gather courage, trust and hope.
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Springer, Verlene. "Family Stress Factors and Behavior Problems of Children." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332225/.
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This study examined the relationship among the factors of parental stress, marital adjustment, life event stress, and behavior problems of children and whether the sources and levels of parental stress, marital adjustment, and life event stress differed among families of children with . behavior problems and families whose children did not experience behavior problems. The subjects for this study were 60 mothers and their children from the North Texas metropolitan area chosen from two populations. Group I was composed of mothers of 30 children referred to a university related counseling center for behavior problems. Group II was composed of 30 mothers of children identified as not experiencing difficulty. Each mother completed the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), Short Marital Adjustment Test (SMAT), and Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire (SRRQ). Hotellings T tests were used to determine whether the groups differed on sources and levels of parenting stress, marital adjustment, and life event stress. The groups differed significantly on the variables of sources and levels of parenting stress but not on marital adjustment or life event stress. The multiple regression technique was used to determine which variable or combination of variables would predict group membership. Parenting stress was found to be the best predictor of group membership. Based on this study, mothers who have a child with behavior problems do have an increased level of parenting stress. This increased level of stress is related to characteristics of their child and to their own personal characteristics. Those mothers who experience increased levels of parenting stress do not experience significantly less satisfaction in their marriages nor do their children experience more stressful life events than other children.
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Eckelkamp, Michael A. L. "Pastoral care for the family affected by chemical dependency." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Schoenfeld, Lois Bethe. "Dysfunctional families in the Wessex novels of Thomas Hardy /." Lanham : University press of America, 2005. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40125332q.
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Jadue, Gladys. "Family changes: A challenge for edncation in the XXI century." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/102427.
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The article analyses sorne social factors that increase the possibility of family changes that enlarge children's low achievement and failure, emotional disturbance and behavioral problems at school. Among these factors are the increased life expectancy and geographical mobility, the increased participation of women in the labor force, as well as uniparental families and poverty. It is argued that through the creation of personal development workshops with children from dysfunctional families it is possible to build supporting networks that allow for a good school performance in these children. These workshops should promote understanding of self and others, human interaction and good relationships with family members.Este artículo analiza algunos factores sociales que han incrementado las transformaciones en la familia, aumentando el riesgo en los hijos de bajo rendimiento, desadaptación, y problemas emocionales y conductuales, los cuales pueden dar lugar al abandono de las aulas. Entre estos factores se encuentran la mayor supervivencia de los individuos, una mayor movilidad geográfica, la inclusión de la mujer en el campo laboral, así como el incremento de familias uniparentales y los niveles de pobreza. Se propone la implementación en las escuelas de mecanismos protectores para los alumnos provenientes de familias disfuncionales, utilizando para ello talleres de desarrollo personal que propicien el autoconocimiento y el de los demás, la interacción humana y la buena relación con los familiares.
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Cline, Gretchen Sarah. "The psychodrama of the "dysfunctional" family : desire, subjectivity, and regression in twentieth-century American drama." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1239798174.
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Tlhoaele, Onicca Ofentse. "The effect of alcoholism in the family on young offenders." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10292004-124959.
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Mbambo, Henry. "A liberating pastoral response to domestic violence against women and mothers in the Zambian context." Diss., Pretoria : [S.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07242008-115524/.
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Beyer, Steven Phillip. "Examining the social and emotional impact of substance use on the users' family members." Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1211250794.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Cleveland State University, 2008.Abstract. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on July 8, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-44). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center. Also available in print.
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Braun, Kimberly Barthelemy. "Do perceptions of past family climate influence adults' current relationships?" Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1115715.
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The existing scholarly literature that addresses the transgenerational transmission of family processes fails to answer many questions concerning adults' current relationships with partners and peers. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how adults' perceptions of their family of origin climates affect their own satisfaction with emotionally significant interpersonal relationships and their fear of intimacy in these relationships. Participants were recruited from a mid-western college. A total of 281 participants were tested.The main research question was: What is the nature of the relationship between adults' perceptions of their family of origin climate and their current relationship satisfaction/fear of intimacy. It was hypothesized that adults' perceptions of cohesion, expressiveness, independence, achievement orientation, intellectual-cultural orientation, active-recreational orientation, moral religious emphasis, and organization within their families of origin would be positively related to their satisfaction with their current friendship and partner relationships and negatively related to their fear of intimacy. It was conversely hypothesized that adult's perceptions of conflict and control within their families of origin would be negatively related to their current relationship satisfaction with friends and partners and positively related to their fear of intimacy.Family of origin climate was assessed by the Family Environment Scale which measures 10 aspects of family of origin climate. These are: cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, independent, achievement orientation, intellectual-cultural orientation, activerecreational orientation, moral-religious emphasis, organization, and control. Relationshipsatisfaction was measured in two types of relationships: partner relationship satisfaction with the Relationship Assessment Scale and peer relationship satisfaction with the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, Peer Scale. The Fear of Intimacy Scale was utilized to assess participants' anxiety or fear that influences intimacy in a close relationship or at the prospect of a close relationship. Participants also completed a demographic questionnaire.Results of a canonical correlation analysis indicated that perceptions of family of origin climate did not influence current relationship satisfaction or fear of intimacy in adults. Adults' perceptions of their family of origin climates did not influence their current relationship satisfaction and fear of intimacy. Limitations of the current study and recommendations for future research are discussed.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Zimba, Zibonele France. "The impact of family preservation and family reunification services on families in South Africa: a case study of Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/3088.
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Families in communities remain vulnerable and, apart from poverty, face a host of other crises and challenges on a daily basis. Amongst the challenges that families face, children are affected most. Services targeting families with very young children therefore are imperative. This study was aimed at exploring the impact of family preservation and family reunification services on families in South Africa, with a focus on the Eastern Cape Province. To answer the research questions of this study, the research adopted a mixed methods design known as methodological triangulation. The study incorporated two sets of participants, Social Workers and heads of families that benefit from family preservation and family reunification services. The total sample for the study included 260 participants; 220 of the participants were heads of families and 40 of the participants were Social Workers. Questionnaires were administered to 200 heads of families and 20 Social Workers selected by means of the random sampling technique. In addition, 20 heads of families and 20 Social Workers who participated in in-depth interviews were purposively selected. The quantitative data were analysed by means of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and qualitative data were categorised with the use of themes and subthemes
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Burghy, Cory A. "Family environmental risk, frontal brain asymmetry, and social-emotional functioning for children living in poverty." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1317326181&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Shepherd, Terry L. "Relationships between children who are emotionally disturbed and their families." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1117124.
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The number of children identified as emotionally disturbed has been increasing. The success rate for these children has been disappointingly low in both their academic and post-academic lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between children identified as emotionally disturbed and their families, and to recommend strategies and family services that could increase the success rate of this particular population.Information was obtained from two self-report instruments, FACES II and a Personal Information Questionnaire, and from social-developmental histories and psychoeducational evaluations. The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES II) is a 30-item, self-report instrument that scores a family's view of flexibility and cohesion on the Circumplex Model grid. The Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems is a family typology that is based on the family's degree of flexibility and cohesion. The Personal Information Questionnaire was a demographic instrument used to obtain marital status and economic factors. Grade levels and incidents of child abuse were obtained from social-developmental histories and psychoeducational evaluations.Data were collected from families with children identified as emotionally disturbed. A total of twenty-seven children, ages eight to eighteen, and one parent of each child were included in the study (N = 54). Responses to FACES II and items on the questionnaire were analyzed usingchi-square analysis.Seventy-four percent of the families were classified as dysfunctional based on their responses to FACES II. Less than half of these families rated as disengaged on the cohesion level and more than half of these families rated as rigid on the flexibility level. The school levels of these children were also significant. A higher percentage of families with children in high school were dysfunctional as compared with families with children in elementary school. Parent relational status was not significant. The functional level of the family was not affected if the parents were married, divorced, or widowed. A relationship did exist between families with children identified as emotionally disturbed and reported incidents of child abuse. The dysfunctional families had a higher rate of reported child abuse while those families who were more balanced had fewer reported incidents of child abuse. Finally, socioeconomic status was not a factor in the functional level of the families.Findings from this study may assist school personnel when providing services for children identified as emotionally disturbed and their families. Teachers of students who are emotionally disturbed and general education teachers who will service these students require an accurate understanding of the etiological factors associated with the development of a child identified as emotionally disturbed. By assessing the family's specific areas of strength and weaknesses, school and community services could be provided to meet the needs of the families and their children.Department of Special Education
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Loxton, Natalie, and n/a. "The Contribution of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Family Risk to Dysfuntional Eating and Hazardous Drinking." Griffith University. School of Applied Psychology, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060112.111417.
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This thesis details a continuing body of research investigating the contribution of personality to disordered eating and alcohol abuse in young women. There is growing evidence of high levels of reward sensitivity in women with both disorders, and high levels of punishment sensitivity in dysfunctional eating women. However, it is unlikely that personality alone accounts for the development of such dysfunctional behaviour. Two studies were conducted to further examine the contribution of reward and punishment sensitivity to these disorders. In the first study, 443 university women completed self-report measures of alcohol use, dysfunctional eating, reinforcement sensitivity, parental drinking, family environment and maternal eating. Reward and punishment sensitivity were better predictors of disordered behaviour than family factors, although maternal dysfunctional eating significantly increased the risk of daughters' dysfunctional eating. Punishment sensitive daughters of bulimic mothers reported the highest level of bulimic symptoms themselves. Punishment sensitivity also functioned as a partial pathway variable between family risk and disordered eating. Given the stronger contribution of personality to disordered behaviour, a second study was conducted in which 131 women completed behavioural tasks under conditions of reward and punishment. Performance on a computerised measure of punishment sensitivity was associated with greater levels of dysfunctional eating but not drinking. However, performance on a card-sorting task of reward sensitivity failed to correlate with self-reported reward sensitivity or disordered behaviour. It was concluded that an innate sensitivity to reward increases the risk of disorders characterised by strong approach tendencies, whilst high punishment sensitivity, perhaps due to a chaotic family, increases the risk of dysfunctional eating, particularly daughters of eating disordered mothers.
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Loxton, Natalie. "The Contribution of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Family Risk to Dysfuntional Eating and Hazardous Drinking." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365289.
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This thesis details a continuing body of research investigating the contribution of personality to disordered eating and alcohol abuse in young women. There is growing evidence of high levels of reward sensitivity in women with both disorders, and high levels of punishment sensitivity in dysfunctional eating women. However, it is unlikely that personality alone accounts for the development of such dysfunctional behaviour. Two studies were conducted to further examine the contribution of reward and punishment sensitivity to these disorders. In the first study, 443 university women completed self-report measures of alcohol use, dysfunctional eating, reinforcement sensitivity, parental drinking, family environment and maternal eating. Reward and punishment sensitivity were better predictors of disordered behaviour than family factors, although maternal dysfunctional eating significantly increased the risk of daughters' dysfunctional eating. Punishment sensitive daughters of bulimic mothers reported the highest level of bulimic symptoms themselves. Punishment sensitivity also functioned as a partial pathway variable between family risk and disordered eating. Given the stronger contribution of personality to disordered behaviour, a second study was conducted in which 131 women completed behavioural tasks under conditions of reward and punishment. Performance on a computerised measure of punishment sensitivity was associated with greater levels of dysfunctional eating but not drinking. However, performance on a card-sorting task of reward sensitivity failed to correlate with self-reported reward sensitivity or disordered behaviour. It was concluded that an innate sensitivity to reward increases the risk of disorders characterised by strong approach tendencies, whilst high punishment sensitivity, perhaps due to a chaotic family, increases the risk of dysfunctional eating, particularly daughters of eating disordered mothers.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
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Davis, William C. "Biblical families in crisis a study of seven families from the Genesis narrative /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.
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Davidson, Daryl Malarry. "Joey Connor Larry Darrell: A Television/Streaming Series a Clef." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1578318342890128.
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Bosch, Iréne. "Die spiritualiteitsdimensie by gelowige vroue in 'n mede-afhanklike konteks : 'n pastorale studie / Iréne Bosch." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3634.
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The supreme aim of pastoral counselling is to facilitate the process of spiritual growth, sanctification and spiritual maturity in order for the counselee (in this instance a woman) to fulfil her purpose for which she has been created. For the co-dependent woman believer, dysfunctional and sinful behavioural patterns form a hindrance in this spiritual process.
The central theoretical argument of this study is that pastoral counselling can be used effectively to guide women believers who experience co-dependent spiritual and emotional problems, to healing, transformation and spiritual growth. The aim is to determine the effect of co-dependency on the spiritual dimension of the woman believer and to establish pastoral guidelines for her spiritual growth and maturity.
With a view to a better understanding of the nature and the extent of co-dependency, this study moved from the context to the text and the first objective was to explore related disciplines before biblical perspectives on co-dependency could be revealed. According to this meta-theoretical research, co-dependency mainly originates from dysfunctional families and entails one or more addictive conditions. These behavioural patterns mostly result in developing a false identity and is characterised by denial, worthlessness, unhealthy boundaries, defective self-assertion and dependence on others for acceptance to the detriment of self. Women believers often incorrectly justify their co-dependent behaviour from Scripture, which is indicative of a distorted understanding of God and possible pathology of belief.
The second objective was to establish Scriptural perspectives with regard to co-dependency and subsequent influences on the spiritual dimension of women believers. Co-dependency appears intergenerationally and is rooted in sinful behavioural patterns.
According to the Bible this sinful behaviour indicates an independency from God which is part of the effect of the fall of man. The family of David is a good example of the influence of the sin of parents on their children to the third and succeeding generations. For the purpose of this study the co-dependent behaviour of the women descendants of Sara were explored,
The results of the empirical study confirmed the basic and meta-theoretical research which established that co-dependency negatively affects the spiritual dimension of women believers.
The third objective was attained with the integration of the basic and meta-theoretical information in a hermeneutical way, in order to establish, among others, the following pastoral guidelines for the counselling of co-dependent women believers:
- to identify intergenerational co-dependence behavioural patterns, distorted concepts of God and pathology of belief;
- to establish healthy boundaries; and
- to establish their new identity in Christ Jesus.Thesis (M.A. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Regan, Kenyan W. "Equipping select members of Heritage Heights Baptist Church, Laurel, Mississippi, to become pastoral caregivers to victims of domestic violence." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p053-0333.
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Dycus, Dallas. "Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan: Honing the Hybridity of the Graphic Novel." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/47.
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The genre of comics has had a tumultuous career throughout the twentieth century: it has careened from wildly popular to being perceived as the source of society’s ills. Despite having been relegated to the lowest rung of the artistic ladder for the better part of the twentieth century, comics has been gaining in quality and respectability over the last couple of decades. My introductory chapter provides a broad, basic introduction to the genre of comics––its historical development, its different forms, and a survey of comics criticism over the last thirty years. In chapter two I clarify the nature of comics by comparing it to literature, film, and pictorial art, thereby highlighting its hybrid nature. It has elements in common with all of these, and yet it is a distinct genre. My primary focus is on Chris Ware, whom I introduce in chapter three, a brilliant creator who has garnered widespread recognition and respect. His magnum opus is Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, the story of four generations of Corrigan men, most of whom have been negligent in raising their children. Jimmy Corrigan, as a result, is an introverted, insecure thirty–something–year–old man. Among comics creators Ware is unusual in that his story does not address socio–political issues, like most of his peers, which I discuss in chapter four. Jimmy Corrigan is an isolated tale with a very specific focus. Ware’s narrative is somewhat like those of William Faulkner, whose stories have a narrow focus, revolving around the lives of the inhabitants of Yoknapatawpha county, rather than encompassing the vast landscape of national socio–political concerns. Also, in chapter five I explore the intriguing combination of realist and Gothic elements––normally at opposite ends of the generic continuum––that Ware merges in Jimmy Corrigan. This feature is especially interesting because it is another way that his work explores aspects of hybridity. Finally, in my conclusion I examine the current state of comics in American culture and its future prospects for development and success, as well as the potential for future comics criticism.
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Ledesma, Andreana D. "Risk factors associated with child abuse and mitigating services : a conceptual framework /." View online, 2007. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/264/.
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Kufskie, Kathy L. "Family functioning and parental divorce as predictors of attachment styles and sexual attitudes in college students." Diss., St. Louis, Mo. : University of Missouri--St. Louis, 2009. http://etd.umsl.edu/r4602.
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Chang, Deok Bong. "Developing a program to renew the spirituality for preventing and overcoming the crises of family discord." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p049-0467.
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Ashford, William H. "Leading selected church members in developing a ministry-driven strategy for family members of chemically addicted persons in Capshaw Baptist Church of Harvest, Alabama." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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