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1	The socio-cognitive assessment of children with behaviour problems Pont, H. B. January 1991 (has links) There is an increasing acceptance within applied psychology of a socio-cognitive model, based on the belief that social behaviour is determined by expectations and beliefs and is under the control of mediating processes such as self-concept or reflective ability. Within this model children with behaviour problems are assumed to have maladaptive beliefs and expectations and to be deficient in appropriate skills. Treatment of such children is directed at changing the mediating cognitions. The research reported examined four components of the model thought to be of especial clinical relevance for educational psychologists. These were social problem solving skills, self-concept, attributions for educational success and failure and good and bad behaviour, and perceptions of potentially stressful situations. Within each area the performance of a group of non-problem children was studied to examine the effects of age, sex and ability on children's responses. In addition two groups of problem children, both from special educational settings, were compared with the non-problem chldren to determine the extent to which maladjusted children show systematic differences in mediating structures, and whether existing assessment techniques can contribute to an appropriate clinical appraisal. Differences between problem and non-problem groups were found in all four areas but the pattern of differences did not provide unqualified support for the existence of general mediational deficits. Such deficits were thought to be more specific than generally assumed. Existing measures in all areas were found to be problematic. The implications of these findings for the assessment of problem behaviour and for a model of maladjustment behaviour were considered. 150 Maladjusted children
2	Recreational Therapy for Mentally and Emotionally Maladjusted Personalities Buice, Mary 08 1900 (has links) This study of recreational therapy was made in order to determine the use of physical education as a therapeutic for the mentally maladjusted student. recreational therapy physical education Emotionally Maladjusted Personalities Mentally Maladjusted Personalities
3	The Effects of Play Therapy on the Social and Psychological Adjustment of Five-to-Nine-Year Old Children Barrett, Della 08 1900 (has links) This study was designed to determine the effects of play therapy on the adjustment of children identified as socially and psychologically maladjusted. The effects of play therapy on six variables were investigated. Those variables were: social adjustment, personal adjustment, self-concept, school-related self-concept, behavioral maturity as rated by the teacher, and inferred self-concept as rated by the parent. The general nature of the research hypotheses was that play therapy would effect positive change in the children on the six variables. The results of the study led to the conclusion that during a fifteen-week period play therapy effects statistically significant change in social adjustment, but not in personal adjustment, self-concept, or behavior as perceived by others. Implications of the study based on observations of the experimenter were that all changes made during the therapy process were not reflected by the tests which were available. It was recommended that further research on the effects of play therapy place special emphasis on the selection or development of instruments to measure changes made during therapy. play therapy socially maladjusted children psychologically maladjusted children Play therapy. Adjustment (Psychology) Child psychology.
4	Types of Maladjustment Found in Elementary School Children as Determined by Interviews with Fifty Elementary Teachers Woodrum, Mildred M. 08 1900 (has links) The purpose of this study is three-fold: 1. To determine the types, causes, and effects of maladjustments found in elementary children. 2. To suggest means of helping maladjusted children adjust themselves to a complex life. 3. To leave data on file for future reference and the use of future elementary teachers who will be confronted with the problems of maladjusted children. maladjusted children childhood experiences elementary students elementary teachers
5	A Study of Juvenile Delinquency in Stephens County, Texas Tatum, Leonard Roy 08 1900 (has links) The purpose of this study is to try to determine some of the leading causes of juvenile delinquency in Stephens County so as to recommend methods of prevention and treatment. juvenile delinquency maladjusted children juvenile delinquents juvenile crime
6	Comparison of Initial Session Play Therapy Behaviors of Maladjusted and Adjusted Children Oe, Emily Norene 08 1900 (has links) The initial session play therapy behaviors of maladjusted and adjusted children were compared to investigate the value of children's play for diagnostic purposes. The frequency and the intensity of 13 categories of play behaviors were considered as factors in discriminating maladjusted children from adjusted children. The 15 children in the maladjusted group had been referred by their parents for counseling but had not been in counseling previously, and their teachers had reported that they had exhibited two or more behaviors indicative of emotional disturbance. The 15 children in the adjusted group were rated by their teachers as exhibiting none of the behaviors Indicating emotional disturbance, and their parents recognized no need for counseling. All subjects were 5 to 9 years of age, and the two groups were matched for age and sex. The Play Behaviors Adjustment Rating Scale (PBARS) was used to rate each child's play behaviors in an initial videotaped 36-minute play therapy session. The frequency and the intensity were rated for thirteen play categories: exploratory, incidental, creative or coping, dramatic or role, relationship building, relationship testing, self-accepting, self-rejecting, acceptance of environment, nonacceptance of environment, positive attitudinal, ambivalent attitudinal, and negative attitudinal. The results of the chi-square analysis indicated that maladjusted children exhibited significantly more self-accepting and nonacceptance of environment behaviors as well as more intense dramatic or role behaviors and acceptance of environment behaviors than did adjusted children. Further investigation showed: (a) maladjusted girls expressed dramatic or role behaviors more often and more intensely than maladjusted boys, (b) maladjusted boys showed more self-accepting and nonacceptance of environment behaviors than maladjusted girls, (c) maladjusted boys exhibited more self-accepting behaviors than adjusted boys, (d) adjusted girls expressed more positive attitudinal behaviors than adjusted boys, and (e) adjusted boys engaged in more exploratory play and were more intense in negative attitudinal play than adjusted girls. play therapy children maladjusted emotional disturbance self-acceptance Play assessment in children. Play therapy.
7	Play Therapy Behavior of Maladjusted and Adjusted Children Perry, Lessie Harnisch 08 1900 (has links) The diagnostic value of children's play was investigated. The question explored was "Can maladjusted children be discriminated from adjusted children through observation of their play therapy behavior?" The play of 15 maladjusted and 15 adjusted children 5 to 10 years of age was compared during an initial 36-minute play therapy session. Three scales of the Play Therapy Observational Instrument (PTOI)—emotional discomfort, social inadequacy, and use of fantasy-- were used to rate the children's play. The children in the maladjusted group were referred by their parents for counseling and their teachers reported the children had exhibited one or more problem behaviors indicative of emotional disturbance. The children in the adjusted group were recommended by their teachers as exhibiting none of the problem behaviors and their parents did not believe their children needed counseling. Discriminant function equations predicted correct group membership for 23 of the 30 children during the second 12-minute time segment and for the entire play session. The analysis showed the play behaviors on the emotional discomfort scale of the PTOI items discriminated maladjusted and adjusted children. During the second and third 12-minute time segments and when all three time segments were combined, maladjusted children's play expressed significantly more dysphoric feelings, conflictual themes, play disruptions, and negative self-disclosing statements than were expressed by the adjusted children (p < .01, .03, .01, respectively). There were no significant differences between the two groups on play behaviors measured by the social inadequacy play and use of fantasy play scales of the PTOI. Positive correlations were found between the children's age and social inadequacy play behaviors and between the social status of the parents' occupations and social inadequacy play behaviors. The results also suggested a negative correlation between the social status of parents' occupations and the use of fantasy play scores. A negative correlation was present between the use of fantasy and the social inadequacy play scores. play therapy Play Therapy Observational Instrument maladjusted children adjusted children Play therapy. Problem children. Adjustment (Psychology)
8	The Effect of Individual Guidance on Maladjusted Children with Respect to Personality Development and Achievement in Reading Leith, Beulah Thornton 06 1900 (has links) The purpose of the study is to discover the maladjusted children in one first-grade classroom; to diagnose the behavior problems of the pupils by means of the case study procedure; to present methods of remedial treatment to eliminate the maladjustment; to set up a guidance program that will help individual maladjusted children adjust themselves; to provide information that will he useful to teachers in dealing with maladjusted children. individual guidance maladjusted children personality development achievement in reading Problem children -- Education. Personality development. Reading (Elementary)
9	Behaviour problems in the classroom : a model for teachers to assist learners with unmet emotional needs Weeks, Franscina Hester 11 1900 (has links) Tbis study has as primary objective the development of an appropriate model to assist ' teachers, in South Africa, to be able to understand and assist learners with behaviour problems. The need for the study has its genesis within the current difficulties teachers experience in dealing with behaviour problems in the classroom and the fact that increasing numbers of children are involved. A key facet of the research is its accent on the unmet emotional needs of learners that function as a behavioural determinant. The study is analytical descriptive in nature and as such is based on two fundamental dimensions:- to acquire a sound theoretical understanding of the concepts, causative 'factors and underlying behaviour problems and the most appropriate means to deal therewith and substantiating the insights acquired by means of interviews with teachers, school principals, and other significant role players. An earnest attempt was made to analyse behaviour problems in terms of the various theoretical frameworks presented within contemporary literature. The ecological systems model was found to be the most appropriate for the development of the . referenced model. This stands in sharp contrast to the traditional medical model which in many instances still forms the basis of current theory and practice. Learners with emotional problems experience behaviour problems which serve as barriers to effective learning. Little attention however, has been attributed to putting appropriate systems in place to assist these learners. A key consideration embodied within the new Education Policy (NCS DOCUMENT 1997:1 0) is the issue of meeting the needs of all learners so that they are able to actualise their potential - this includes their emotional needs. The findings of this study need to be seen within the light of meeting this objective. In order to address the unmet emotional needs of learner, teachers must attend to the cognitive mind maps which embody internalized feelings and cognition. A model for understanding the cognitive maps has been developed as part of this study and serves as introduction to the model developed to assist learners wi~h behaviour problems. The study provides a new perspective directed at understanding instead of managing behaviour problems. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Special Needs Education) Behaviour problems Behaviour disorders Conduct disorders Maladjusted behaviour Emotional needs Needs of children Unmet emotional needs of children Affective education Psychological needs The need for new experiences The need for responsibility The needs for praise and recognition The need for love and security Self-concept Self-image Self-confidence Feelings about the self Cognitive map Cognitive development Internalisations Internalisation model Internalised messages Emotional milestones Emotional developmental milestones 371.93 Problem children Teachers of problem children Behavior modification Classroom management Behavior disorders in children Child development Child psychology
10	Behaviour problems in the classroom : a model for teachers to assist learners with unmet emotional needs Weeks, Franscina Hester 11 1900 (has links) Tbis study has as primary objective the development of an appropriate model to assist ' teachers, in South Africa, to be able to understand and assist learners with behaviour problems. The need for the study has its genesis within the current difficulties teachers experience in dealing with behaviour problems in the classroom and the fact that increasing numbers of children are involved. A key facet of the research is its accent on the unmet emotional needs of learners that function as a behavioural determinant. The study is analytical descriptive in nature and as such is based on two fundamental dimensions:- to acquire a sound theoretical understanding of the concepts, causative 'factors and underlying behaviour problems and the most appropriate means to deal therewith and substantiating the insights acquired by means of interviews with teachers, school principals, and other significant role players. An earnest attempt was made to analyse behaviour problems in terms of the various theoretical frameworks presented within contemporary literature. The ecological systems model was found to be the most appropriate for the development of the . referenced model. This stands in sharp contrast to the traditional medical model which in many instances still forms the basis of current theory and practice. Learners with emotional problems experience behaviour problems which serve as barriers to effective learning. Little attention however, has been attributed to putting appropriate systems in place to assist these learners. A key consideration embodied within the new Education Policy (NCS DOCUMENT 1997:1 0) is the issue of meeting the needs of all learners so that they are able to actualise their potential - this includes their emotional needs. The findings of this study need to be seen within the light of meeting this objective. In order to address the unmet emotional needs of learner, teachers must attend to the cognitive mind maps which embody internalized feelings and cognition. A model for understanding the cognitive maps has been developed as part of this study and serves as introduction to the model developed to assist learners wi~h behaviour problems. The study provides a new perspective directed at understanding instead of managing behaviour problems. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Special Needs Education) Behaviour problems Behaviour disorders Conduct disorders Maladjusted behaviour Emotional needs Needs of children Unmet emotional needs of children Affective education Psychological needs The need for new experiences The need for responsibility The needs for praise and recognition The need for love and security Self-concept Self-image Self-confidence Feelings about the self Cognitive map Cognitive development Internalisations Internalisation model Internalised messages Emotional milestones Emotional developmental milestones 371.93 Problem children Teachers of problem children Behavior modification Classroom management Behavior disorders in children Child development Child psychology

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