This thesis examines how mothers of children labeled ‘learning disabled’ negotiate with educational professionals as advocates for their children. Previous scholarship has not adequately addressed the role that parents, particularly mothers of children labeled ‘learning disabled’ play in the education of their children. Through analyzing the ways in which these educational practices shape people’s experiences and identities, we can gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which labeling processes are experienced, managed, constructed, negotiated and/or resisted. This subject was explored through in-depth interviews with six mothers, using interviewing practices informed by standpoint methodology. My analysis follows two major themes. The first theme deals with the contradictory nature of psychoeducational assessments in the classrooms of the educational system. I demonstrate how psychoeducational assessments act as a set of rules, regulations and rights. I demonstrate how the mothers in my study used these as tools for empowerment and resistance to educational structures and discourses of normalcy. I also demonstrate the limitations of these texts to secure the educational interest and rights of children labeled ‘learning disabled’. The second theme deals with transformation processes. I ask, how do mothers of children labeled ‘learning disabled’ change as a result of negotiating their child or children’s ‘learning disability’. I demonstrate how being a parent of a child labeled ‘learning disabled’ is outside the sphere of ‘regular’ parenting and the sphere of the formal educational system and the economic, social and health-related consequences of such negotiations. / Arts, Faculty of / Sociology, Department of / Graduate

As mental health professionals seek to disseminate information in many languages in order to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population, it is important to consider the methods of written translation that the field is choosing to employ. The method chosen for translation can affect the accuracy and usability of the translated text. This study begins with a survey of current literature, the results of which suggest that the most popular translation method in the mental health field is back-translation, a translation method based in the premise that translating a text back into its original English after it has been translated into a second language provides an accurate indication of the success of the translation. This study then compares back-translation with an alternative translation approach based in skopostheorie, an area of translation theory that asserts that translational activity should be ultimately grounded in the purpose of the translation rather than the objective equivalency of the source and target texts. Each of the two approaches is applied separately in the translation of the Centers for Disease Control's handout, "Helping Parents Cope with Disaster," into Spanish and Chinese. The two resulting target texts for each language are compared in terms of linguistic equivalence by review committees and compared in terms of usability by individuals from the target audiences. Feedback from reviewers and audience members in both languages suggest that the skopostheorie based approach to translation may facilitate higher quality translation than back-translation in terms of both equivalence and usability. Suggestions for mental health professionals engaging in translation are then offered, as well as directions for future research.

Yes / This study aimed to assess the effects of a psycho-educational intervention, designed to improve direct care workers’ stress, burnout and job satisfaction and person-centered communicative behavior with people with dementia. A pretest-posttest control group design was conducted in four aged-care facilities. Two experimental facilities received a psycho-educational intervention; two control facilities received an education-only. Data were gathered from fifty three care workers at baseline, immediately and six months after the intervention, through self-administrated instruments and video-recorded morning care sessions. The experimental group showed a significant decrease in care workers’ burnout and a significant improvement in several communicative behaviors (e.g., involvement). Stress levels deteriorated at six months and no intervention effects were found for job satisfaction. The findings highlight the importance of providing care workers with both technical competences and tools for stress management as this might be associated with a reduction of their levels of exhaustion and improved communicative behaviors. / Foundation for Science and Technology

The study addressed the problem that, although researchers have clearly identified areas of stress for clergy wives and suggested the use of counseling services, they have not identified effective counseling interventions. Clergy wives referred to non-clergy women married to Protestant clergymen. The study included (a) the development of Clergy Wife Wings (CWW), a 5-session psychoeducational group plan for 6 to 10 clergy wives, to alleviate ministry-related stress and (b) the formative evaluation of the plan in its first implementation. Conclusions drawn suggested that CWW showed good potential as an intervention in helping clergy wives to move towards alleviation of stress but needed revisions and additional implementation and evaluation. Recommendations provided a detailed list of specific revisions. CWW had an outcome goal for participants of decreasing ministry-related stress, particularly in three targeted stress domains: role expectations and time demands, clergy family boundary intrusiveness, and lack of social support. As presented in the literature review, the theoretical foundations in stress came from the multimodal-transactional model of stress and its treatment (Palmer, S. & Dryden, W., 1995) and from REBT. The literature review also contained, after a summary of the history of clergy wives, an overview of the plan, with references supporting the components. The plan included pre and post-group testing with two clergy-wife stress assessment instruments -- adaptations of the Clergy Family Life Inventory (Blanton, P., Morris, L, & Anderson, D., 1990) and of the Normative Stress Scale for Clergy Wives (Huebner, 1998). The formative evaluation of the group plan, in its first implementation, identified themes concerning effectiveness, strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement. These themes emerged from the qualitative analysis of various documents completed by the 9 participants, the group facilitator, and a group observer. Qualitative findings suggested effectiveness of Clergy Wife Wings through themes of participant perceptions and of reported changes in their thinking and behavior related to stress. Quantitative findings, however, from the pre and post-group measures on the clergy-wife stress instruments did not suggest effectiveness, except for a significant decrease in stress related to two of 35 stressor statements. Discussion included possible reasons for the disparity between findings. / Ph. D.

O Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), tumor maligno do sistema nervoso central, é a forma mais agressiva e maligna entre os astrocitomas. Com tratamento padrão, o tempo médio de sobrevivência é de 10-12 meses. Uma vez que a família do paciente e os cuidadores familiares adoecem juntos, a ajuda psicológica às famílias é considerada essencial. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a qualidade de vida de cuidadores não-profissionais de pacientes portadores de GBM por meio de um programa psicoeducativo, visando promover condições para o uso produtivo de orientação e informação. A pesquisa envolveu um Grupo Experimental (GE) composto por vinte participantes e um Grupo Controle (GC) composto por dez participantes. Utilizou-se uma Entrevista Psicológica Semi-Dirigida e o instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida WHOQOL-bref. O instrumento é composto por duas questões gerais e 24 questões divididas em quatro domínios: físico, psicológico, relações sociais e meio ambiente. Posteriormente os participantes do GE foram incluídos em um programa psicoeducativo, individualmente, composto por quatro sessões temáticas com 45 minutos de duração cada realizadas uma vez ao mês. Os instrumentos foram reaplicados, ao final, para comparar os resultados da qualidade de vida, após a intervenção psicológica. O GC não participou do Programa Psicoeducativo, somente da aplicação dos instrumentos. O discurso do familiar é pautado pelo sentido de que a vida sofreu intensas mudanças. Os pacientes com GBM adquirem um alto grau de dependência dos cuidadores, que demonstram muitas vezes atitude de superproteção que pode resultar em infantilização do paciente. Em relação ao impacto psicossocial, ficou evidente a sobrecarga vivenciada, embora a maioria relate que se sente bem exercendo essa tarefa. Após a participação no Programa Psicoeducativo, todos os participantes apresentaram melhora na qualidade de vida, principalmente no domínio psicológico. Todos os domínios obtiveram diferenças estatisticamente significativas. Tiveram suas dúvidas esclarecidas quanto à doença, tratamento, bem como se sentiram acolhidos e relataram que, após a participação no programa, conseguiram encontrar uma forma de estabelecer comunicação com o paciente. Já no GC, houve uma piora da qualidade de vida em todos os Domínios. O atendimento psicoeducativo se mostrou benéfico, de forma a orientar e informar, além de minimizar o estresse desencadeado pela doença e permitir uma melhora no bem-estar e na qualidade de vida do cuidador familiar. Este vivencia o sentimento de perda iminente, desgaste físico e emocional, e muitas vezes, acaba por esquecer e ignorar seus próprios problemas partilhando os mesmos medos e angústias que o ente querido / Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), a malignant tumor of the central nervous system, is the most aggressive and malignant among astrocytomas. Median survival time with standard treatment is 10-12 months. Patient and family are involved together in the illness. Therefore, psychological support to family members is critical. The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of life of non-professional caregivers of patients with GBM by means of a psychoeducational program oriented to provide guidance and information. This research study involved an Experimental Group (EG) of twenty participants and a Control Group (CG) made up of ten participants. A semi-structured psychological interview and the WHOQOL-bref assessment tool were used. The WHOQOL-bref is comprised of two general questions and the remaining questions are distributed in sections that evaluate four domains: physical, psychological, social and environmental. The participants in the EG were then included in an individual psychoeducational program consisting of four monthly thematic sessions of 45 minutes each. At the end of the study, the tools were used again in order to compare quality of life before and after the psychological intervention. The CG was submitted only to the tools, not to the Psychoeducational Program. The basis of the family discourse is the dramatic change in their lives. Patients with GBM become highly dependent on their caregivers, who often show an attitude of overprotection that leads to childish behavior of the patient. In terms of psychosocial impact, caregivers consider these tasks very rewarding, despite the clear burden experienced. After attending the Psychoeducational Program, all participants managed to improve their quality of life, particularly in the psychological domain. All domains showed significant statistical differences. The participants obtained answers to their questions about the disease and the treatment. They felt reassured after the program and managed to find a way to connect with the patient. As to the CG, the quality of life got worse in all domains. The psychoeducational program proved to be beneficial, providing guidance and information, minimizing the stress triggered by the disease, and improving the wellness and quality of life of the family caregiver. These caregivers live with the sense of imminent loss, physical and emotional stress, and often end up by forgetting and ignoring their own problems, sharing the same fears and distress of their beloved ones

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:29:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gildene do Ouro Lopes Silva.pdf: 794569 bytes, checksum: 0d4871d49afe7d5be1b5909392cd59dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-04 / The current study presents the Construction and evidence of validity and reliability of the Scale in Learning Styles of Students. The scale was based in the theory model of the learning styles made up of 22 elements grouped in five dimensions: environmental, emotional, sociological, physiological and psychological. The first version of a Likert scale consists of 88 items and was rated by 8 judges, finding agreement index (? 87%), therefore high. It has also been applied in a sample of 510 university students, comprising 246 females and 264 males. Internal consistency index measured by Cronbach's alpha was 0.82 for the initial version of the scale, however, 17 items were excluded due to correlations (? 0.1) and obtained a value of 0.84 for the Cronbach coefficient corrected. The factor analysis yielded four factors and total variance explained of 27.94%. Internal consistence coefficient was of 0.82 for factor 1, Cognitive Style, 0.84 for factor 2, Style Sociological, 0.76 for factor 3, Style Physiological; 0.70 for factor 4, Environmental Style. The unvaried analysis of the variance presented significant differences by area, gender and field together for the factor 1, once the factor 4 showed significant differences by gender. The instrument showed valid and reliable to evaluate the learning styles in university students. It recommend its use in future researches, as well as psycho educational evaluation in order to facilitate the teacher's teaching methodology in view of the peculiar way the student to develop and conduct their learning strategies. / O presente estudo apresenta a constru??o e evid?ncias de validade e precis?o de Escala de Estilos de Aprendizagem em Universit?rios. A escala foi constru??o da com base no modelo te?rico dos estilos de aprendizagem composto de 22 elementos agrupados em cinco dimens?es: ambiental, emocional, sociol?gica, fisiol?gica e psicol?gica. A primeira vers?o em forma de escala Likert consta de 88 itens e foi avaliada por 8 ju?zes, tendo encontrado ?ndice de acordo (? 87%), portanto alto. Tamb?m foi aplicada numa amostra de 510 universit?rios, sendo 246 do sexo feminino e 264 do sexo masculino. O ?ndice de consist?ncia interna aferido pelo alfa de Cronbach foi 0,82 para a vers?o inicial da escala, entretanto, 17 itens foram exclu.dos por apresentarem correla??es (? 0,1) e obteve-se valor de 0,84 para o coeficiente de Cronbach corrigido. A an.lise fatorial apontou quatro fatores e vari?ncia total explicada de 27,94%. O coeficiente de consist?ncia interna foi de 0,82 para o fator 1, Estilo Cognitivo; 0,84 para o fator 2, Estilo Sociol?gico; 0,76 para o fator 3, Estilo Fisiol?gico; 0,70 para o fator 4, Estilo Ambiental. A an.lise univariada da vari?ncia apresentou diferen?as significativas p?r ?rea, sexo e ?rea em conjunto para o fator 1, j. para o fator 4 apresentou diferen?as significativas por sexo. O instrumento mostrou-se v?lido e confi?vel para avaliar os estilos de aprendizagem em universit?rios. Recomenda-se seu uso em futuras pesquisas, bem como na avalia..o psicoeducacional no sentido de favorecer a metodologia de ensino do professor, tendo em vista, a maneira peculiar de o aluno desenvolver e conduzir suas estrat?gias de aprendizagem.

Submitted by William Justo Figueiro (williamjf) on 2015-07-17T21:35:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 28c.pdf: 1664499 bytes, checksum: e38ac91534a8d10f05977f5835c56e81 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-17T21:35:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 28c.pdf: 1664499 bytes, checksum: e38ac91534a8d10f05977f5835c56e81 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Nenhuma / Esta dissertação é composta por dois artigos, um artigo de revisão sistemática da literatura e um artigo empírico. No primeiro estudo, buscou-se realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura internacional sobre intervenções clínicas que utilizam o modelo do senso comum. Foram selecionados cinco artigos de um total de 170 encontrados. Os resultados mostraram que os estudos são de intervenções psicológicas diversas e com foco em portadores de doenças crônicas e na prevenção delas em indivíduos saudáveis. No segundo estudo buscouse desenvolver, aplicar e avaliar um protocolo de intervenção utilizando a psicoeducação e o Modelo do Senso Comum no intuito de aumentar o conhecimento em mulheres saudáveis quanto ao câncer de colo de útero, ajustar a percepção de risco, promover e fortalecer condutas de autocuidado e ajustar a percepção da doença. Método: delineamento misto, quase experimental, com a avaliação pré e pós-intervenção com mulheres usuárias de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de uma capital do sul do Brasil. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário sociodemográfico, Escala de Avaliação das Capacidades de Autocuidado (ASAA), Brief Illness Perception Questionaire (Brief IPQ), Questionário Percepção de Risco, Folder sobre o câncer de colo de útero. Resultados: a intervenção possibilitou que as mulheres ajustassem a percepção sobre a doença, aumentando a percepção de risco e, com isso, diminuindo a percepção de ameaça da doença. / This essay is divided in two articles. One is based on a systematic literature review and the other is an empirical article. The aim of the first study was to conduct a systematic review of the international literature about psychological interventions based on the Common Sense Model. Five arcticles were selected from a total of 170 found. The results have shown that most of the studies are about psychological interventions focused on the the management of patients with chronical diseases and on the prevention of those diseases in healthy individuals. The second study aims to develop, apply and evaluate an intervention protocol using psychoeducation based on the Common Sense Model, with the purpose to acquire knowledge on cervical cancer, adjust risk perception, promote and enhance selfcare and change illness perception. Method: quasi-experimental design, with evaluation pre and post-intervention with women that use a health care center. The instruments were: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Self-Care Evaluation Scale (ASA-A), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ), Risk Perception Questionnaire, Leaflet about cervical cancer. Results: The intervention allowed women to adjust their perception about the disease, increasing risk perception and reducing the perceived threat of the disease.

Walden University College of Social and Behavioral Sciences This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by Sylvania Ann Jones has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Anthony Perry, Committee Chairperson, Psychology Faculty Dr. Stephen Burgess, Committee Member, Psychology Faculty Dr. James Carroll, University Reviewer, Psychology Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2017 Factors Related to Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomology in Adolescent Males by Sylvania Ann Jones BS, Wayland Baptist University 1999 MA, Wayland Baptist University 2009 MA, Webster University 2006 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Psychology Walden University December 2016 The prevalence of muscle dysmorphia symptomology in adolescent males continues to increase, and yet remains under diagnosed in adolescents, supporting the need for a study to increase the understanding of the factors related to muscle dysmorphia symptomology. The purpose of this quantitative survey research study was to determine variables that predict the muscle dysmorphia symptomology in a nonclinical sample of high school adolescent males. The psycho-behavioral model of muscle dysmorphia was used as the conceptual model to explain the psychological factors such as self-esteem and body dissatisfaction and behavioral factors such as bodybuilding dependence that were hypothesized to be related to muscle dysmorphia. Quantitative surveys included the Body Dysmorphic Examination Self Report, Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Body Building Dependence Scale and a researcher-developed demographic survey. The study participants included a sample of 97 high school males. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the relative strength of the variables in predicting muscle dysmorphia. The results showed that there were several significant predictors of muscle dysmorphia symptomology including race/ethnicity, level of body dissatisfaction, and body building dependence. Sexual orientation and self-esteem were not significant predictors of muscle symptomology. The current study filled the gap in the literature regarding factors that predict muscle dysmorphia among adolescent males. This information supports the development of professional practice and psychoeducational programs designed to assist adolescent males with muscle dysmorphia. This study benefits this cohort by presenting awareness of muscle dysmorphia.

O Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), tumor maligno do sistema nervoso central, é a forma mais agressiva e maligna entre os astrocitomas. Com tratamento padrão, o tempo médio de sobrevivência é de 10-12 meses. Uma vez que a família do paciente e os cuidadores familiares adoecem juntos, a ajuda psicológica às famílias é considerada essencial. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a qualidade de vida de cuidadores não-profissionais de pacientes portadores de GBM por meio de um programa psicoeducativo, visando promover condições para o uso produtivo de orientação e informação. A pesquisa envolveu um Grupo Experimental (GE) composto por vinte participantes e um Grupo Controle (GC) composto por dez participantes. Utilizou-se uma Entrevista Psicológica Semi-Dirigida e o instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida WHOQOL-bref. O instrumento é composto por duas questões gerais e 24 questões divididas em quatro domínios: físico, psicológico, relações sociais e meio ambiente. Posteriormente os participantes do GE foram incluídos em um programa psicoeducativo, individualmente, composto por quatro sessões temáticas com 45 minutos de duração cada realizadas uma vez ao mês. Os instrumentos foram reaplicados, ao final, para comparar os resultados da qualidade de vida, após a intervenção psicológica. O GC não participou do Programa Psicoeducativo, somente da aplicação dos instrumentos. O discurso do familiar é pautado pelo sentido de que a vida sofreu intensas mudanças. Os pacientes com GBM adquirem um alto grau de dependência dos cuidadores, que demonstram muitas vezes atitude de superproteção que pode resultar em infantilização do paciente. Em relação ao impacto psicossocial, ficou evidente a sobrecarga vivenciada, embora a maioria relate que se sente bem exercendo essa tarefa. Após a participação no Programa Psicoeducativo, todos os participantes apresentaram melhora na qualidade de vida, principalmente no domínio psicológico. Todos os domínios obtiveram diferenças estatisticamente significativas. Tiveram suas dúvidas esclarecidas quanto à doença, tratamento, bem como se sentiram acolhidos e relataram que, após a participação no programa, conseguiram encontrar uma forma de estabelecer comunicação com o paciente. Já no GC, houve uma piora da qualidade de vida em todos os Domínios. O atendimento psicoeducativo se mostrou benéfico, de forma a orientar e informar, além de minimizar o estresse desencadeado pela doença e permitir uma melhora no bem-estar e na qualidade de vida do cuidador familiar. Este vivencia o sentimento de perda iminente, desgaste físico e emocional, e muitas vezes, acaba por esquecer e ignorar seus próprios problemas partilhando os mesmos medos e angústias que o ente querido / Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), a malignant tumor of the central nervous system, is the most aggressive and malignant among astrocytomas. Median survival time with standard treatment is 10-12 months. Patient and family are involved together in the illness. Therefore, psychological support to family members is critical. The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of life of non-professional caregivers of patients with GBM by means of a psychoeducational program oriented to provide guidance and information. This research study involved an Experimental Group (EG) of twenty participants and a Control Group (CG) made up of ten participants. A semi-structured psychological interview and the WHOQOL-bref assessment tool were used. The WHOQOL-bref is comprised of two general questions and the remaining questions are distributed in sections that evaluate four domains: physical, psychological, social and environmental. The participants in the EG were then included in an individual psychoeducational program consisting of four monthly thematic sessions of 45 minutes each. At the end of the study, the tools were used again in order to compare quality of life before and after the psychological intervention. The CG was submitted only to the tools, not to the Psychoeducational Program. The basis of the family discourse is the dramatic change in their lives. Patients with GBM become highly dependent on their caregivers, who often show an attitude of overprotection that leads to childish behavior of the patient. In terms of psychosocial impact, caregivers consider these tasks very rewarding, despite the clear burden experienced. After attending the Psychoeducational Program, all participants managed to improve their quality of life, particularly in the psychological domain. All domains showed significant statistical differences. The participants obtained answers to their questions about the disease and the treatment. They felt reassured after the program and managed to find a way to connect with the patient. As to the CG, the quality of life got worse in all domains. The psychoeducational program proved to be beneficial, providing guidance and information, minimizing the stress triggered by the disease, and improving the wellness and quality of life of the family caregiver. These caregivers live with the sense of imminent loss, physical and emotional stress, and often end up by forgetting and ignoring their own problems, sharing the same fears and distress of their beloved ones

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