Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2007 / Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Social Work. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80).

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Waikato, 2007. / Title from PDF cover (viewed April 30, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156)

Thesis (M.A. (Health Social Science))--Mahidol University, 2007. / LICL has E-Thesis 0024 ; please contact computer services.

Thesis (M.A. (Health Social Science))--Mahidol University, 2007. / LICL has E-Thesis 0024 ; please contact computer services.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 7, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-42).

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 68 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Given the limited empirical evidence to guide support for romantic functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this research aims to explore how closeness is managed in romantic relationships when one member is diagnosed with ASD. 8 participants, 3 couples and 2 individuals aged between 26 and 80 took part in the study. Of these 5 (3 male and 2 female) were autistic and 3 (1 male and 2 females were non-autistic). Participants were recruited using a specialist nationwide organization and they were interviewed individually or conjointly, as well as observed during a 15- minute interaction. Constructivist grounded theory was used to analyse the data and a framework was produced to describe processes of managing closeness in ASD. The core concept to emerge from the analysis was entitled “reaching towards the unknown”. It consisted of three categories, termed “encountering the other”, “reaching for understanding” and “managing uncertainty”. The framework captured processes of joining with and adapting to someone very different, of stretching beyond familiar bounds in order to understand the other and manage uncertainty. This research offers an inter-subjective perspective of ASD. It frames socio-emotional reciprocity and adaptability within romantic relationships as relational phenomena, which are contingent upon factors outlined within the framework. The model considers pre-existing theories about romantic closeness in order to assist counselling psychologists in accommodating ASD within their couple therapy practice.

Orientador: Silvio Donizetti de Oliveira Gallo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T23:21:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bagetti_Aline_D.pdf: 2274386 bytes, checksum: 2250873a29a6930ab88080d640abf691 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A tese tem a intenção de acionar funcionamentos da palavra mulher. Encontros e entrevistas abrem espaço para a escuta daquilo que ainda não foi dito. A cartografia auxilia na medida em que quer riscar em mapas já prontos, rasgar, atear fogo e sair por aí a inventar mapas. Para isso convido algumas pessoas para fazer parte de encontros que desejam mexer, movimentar pensamentos e ações, como mexer em um vespeiro. Numa produção de vida em que as multiplicidades estejam acordadas, vivas, pois nada está dado. Como num quebra-cabeça, que deseja unir algumas peças múltiplas, espalhadas na diversidade de modos de vidas. Sendo a escrita uma possibilidade para abrir caminhos na construção de um outro jeito de ser mulher, um jeito que ainda não existe, mas que pode ser criado e inventado a todo instante / Abstract: The thesis intends to trigger workings of the word "woman". Meetings and interviews open space for listening to what has not been said. The mapping assists in that want to scratch in ready maps, tear, fire and go around inventing maps. To some people I invite to take part in meetings wishing move, move thoughts and actions, as playing with a hornet's nest. Production of a life in which multiplicities are awake, alive, because nothing is given. Like a puzzle, you want to join some multiple pieces scattered in the diversity of ways of life. Being written a possibility to open paths in the construction of another way of being a woman, a way that does not yet exist, but that can be created and invented all the time / Doutorado / Filosofia e História da Educação / Doutora em Educação

A skills training package designed to teach effective dating skills to mentally disabled patients was investigated. Nine male, mentally disabled outpatients were randomly assigned to either a dating skills treatment group or an attention placebojwaiting list control group. The training package consisted of presentation of information, prompting, modeling, behavioral rehearsal, Live and taped feedback, and homework assignments. Skills taught were ways of enhancing physical attractiveness, appropriate partner selection, and social skills. Dependent measures used to measure training efficacy were an anxiety measure, three measures of heterosexual interaction at a party, ratings of physical attractiveness, an appropriate partner choice measure, a behavioral measure of social skills, frequency of dating, an oral quiz of social skills, and a personal hygiene checklist. Results indicated that the oral quiz of social skills was the only measure in which the trained subjects performed superior to the control subjects. The other nine measures failed to yield I any significant difference between groups. Discussion focused on factors accounting for the negative findings.