Ο σκοπός της παρούσας ερευνητικής εργασίας ήταν η δημιουργία ενός ψυχοεκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος για την πρόληψη και μείωση του άγχους εξέτασης μαθητών της Ε΄και ΣΤ΄τάξης Δημοτικού Σχολείου, το οποίο θα προσέφερε την ευκαιρία σε κάθε εκπαιδευτικό να το εφαρμόσει στην τάξη με τους μαθητές του. Στη συνέχεια το ολοκληρωμένο και σχεδιασμένο πρόγραμμα υλοποιήθηκε και ελέγχθηκε πειραματικά ως προς συγκεκριμένες υποθέσεις με σκοπό αυτή η έρευνα να οδηγήσει στην αξιολόγηση του προγράμματος και της αποτελεσματικότητας του ως προς την πρόληψη/ μείωση του άγχους εξέτασης. Το δείγμα της έρευνας αποτέλεσαν μαθητές της Ε΄και ΣΤ΄τάξης του 1ου 12/θ Δημοτικού Σχολείου Σκάλας Λακωνίας. Ο αριθμός των συμμετεχόντων στο πρόγραμμα ψυχοεκπαίδευσης ανέρχεται συνολικά σε 56 υποκείμενα. Τριάντα (30) μαθητές, εκ των οποίων 15 αγόρια και 15 κορίτσια, χωρίστηκαν σε δύο υποομάδες ως προς την τάξη φοίτησής του με αποτέλεσμα να προκύψει η πειραματική ομάδα Ε΄τάξης και η πειραματική ομάδα ΣΤ΄τάξης με 15 μέλη έκαστη. Οι υπόλοιποι 26 μαθητές (11 αγόρια και 15 κορίτσια) σχημάτισαν την ομάδα ελέγχου. Τα μέλη της πειραματικής ομάδας συμμετείχαν σε οκτώ συναντήσεις (μία συνάντηση/ εβδομάδα), βασισμένες σε συγκεκριμένες θεματικές και με συγκεκριμένους στόχους η καθεμιά, το χρονικό διάστημα Φεβρουάριος 2014- Απρίλιος 2014. Για τη συλλογή των δεδομένων χρησιμοποιήθηκαν κατάλληλα εργαλεία μέτρησης και κλίμακες αξιολόγησης. Σύμφωνα με τις ερευνητικές υποθέσεις, τα μέλη της πειραματικής ομάδας θα δήλωναν λιγότερο άγχος εξέτασης μετά το πέρας της ψυχοεκπαίδευσης εν συγκρίσει με την ομάδα ελέγχου. Επίσης, τα μέλη της πειραματικής ομάδας θα εμφάνιζαν λιγότερο κοινωνικό άγχος/ φόβο αρνητικής αξιολόγησης εν συγκρίσει με την ομάδα ελέγχου μετά τη λήξη του προγράμματος και τα μέλη της πειραματικής ομάδας θα παρουσίαζαν μειωμένα καταθλιπτικά συμπτώματα σε σχέση με την ομάδα ελέγχου. Ως προς το άγχος εξέτασης, βρέθηκε πως τα μέλη της πειραματικής ομάδας εμφάνισαν τάση για μείωση σε δύο υπο-κλίμακες (σωματικά συμπτώματα και άσχετες ως προς το έργο συμπεριφορές ) έως και ένα μήνα μετά το πέρας του ψυχοεκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος ενώ στην υπο- κλίμακα (σκέψεις) δε βρέθηκε στατιστικά σημαντική διαφορά. Τέλος, ως προς το κοινωνικό άγχος και τα καταθλιπτικά συμπτώματα δεν επιβεβαιώθηκαν οι υποθέσεις. / The purpose of this research was the creation of a psychoeducational programme for the prevention and reduction of test anxiety among students in the fifth and sixth year of Primary School. This programme would offer teachers the opportunity to apply it in class with their students. The complete and designed programme was conducted and checked on an experimental basis according to certain suppositions in order for this research to lead to the evaluation of the programme and its efficiency for the prevention of test anxiety The sample of the research were students of the fifth and sixth year of the 1st Primary School in Skala, Lakonia. The number of the participants in the psychoeducational group is totally 56 students. Thirty (30) students of whom 15 were boys and 15 were girls, were divided into two subgroups according to their class. As a result two experimental groups were created the group of the fifth year and with group of the sixth year with 15 members each. The remaining 26 students (11 boys and 15 girls) formed the checking group. The members of the experimental group took part in eight meetings (one meeting per week) based on specific topics and specific goals each, the time being February 2014 to April 2014. For the data collection suitable measurement tools and scales of evaluation were used. According to the research suppositions, the members of the group would show less test anxiety after the end of psychoeducation compared to the checking team. Moreover, the members of the group would show less fear of negative evaluation compared to the checking group after the end of the programme and they would show less symptoms of depression compared with the checking group. As for the test anxiety, it was found that the members of the group showed a tendency of reduction into two sub-scales (autonomic reactions and off- task behaviors) up to one month after the end of the psychoeducational programme while no significant differences were found statistically in the sub-scale (thoughts). Finally concerning the fear of negative evaluation and the symptoms of depression suppositions were not confirmed.

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.

This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of filial therapy training in: (a) increasing immigrant Korean parents' empathic behavior with their children; (b) increasing immigrant Korean parents' acceptance level toward their children; and (c) reducing immigrant Korean parents' stress related to parenting.The experimental group, consisting of 17 immigrant Korean parents in the United States, received 10 weekly 2-hour filial therapy training sessions and participated in weekly 30-minute play sessions with one of their children. The control group, consisting of 15 immigrant Korean parents in the United States, received no treatment during the ten weeks. All the parents were videotaped playing with their child before and after the training as a means of measuring change in empathic behavior. The two written self-report instruments completed for pretesting and posttesting purposes were the Porter Parental Acceptance Scale and the Parenting Stress Index. Analyses of covariance revealed that the immigrant Korean parents in the experimental group had significant changes in 10 of 12 hypotheses, including (a) a significant increase in their level of empathic interactions with their children; (b) a significant increase in their attitude of acceptance toward their children; and (c) a significant reduction in their level of stress related to parenting. This study supports the use of filial therapy for promoting the parent-child relationship in immigrant Korean families in the United States. Filial therapy helps immigrant Korean parents to be therapeutic agents for their children. It helps them regain their own power as parents and restore positive relationships with their children.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NathaliaBrandolimSantos.pdf: 1235220 bytes, checksum: 64ba1673fd22ecdd77f0ccd0ad822823 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Diabetes is a chronic disease known for about 3,500 years and that affects, currently, about 18.8 million people in the world, have being, therefore, of great interest to many researchers from different fields. This disease results from a shortage of insulin, which plays a key role in the metabolic processes of the body. The incidence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus has shown considerable growth in recent decades, mainly due to the high life expectancy and also the result of destructive health behaviors such as substance abuse, poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. The present study aimed to evaluate the Quality of Life, the psychological dynamic, adaptive efficacy and to verify blood glucose levels of people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a psychoeducational group. The study included 14 people with this chronic disease. The instruments used were: 1. Scale of the Brazilian Association of Market Research Institutes (ABIPEME); 2. Adaptive Operational Diagnostic Scale (EDAO); 3. Test of Object Relations of Phillipson (TRO); and 4. WHOQOL-bref. The results showed that some patients had a significant improvement in their glucose levels after the performed of the psychoeducational group, even noting that some have not yet achieved good control of their blood sugar. The quality of life of participants showed very good levels. To evaluate the efficacy and adaptive psychological dynamics of these participants, it was found that it is difficult to accept that one has a chronic illness and have attitudes to perform the appropriate treatment. We conclude that for these people with diabetes can adhere to the treatment, is necessary for them to present a good ability to resolve conflicts, and showcase your inner world related to the depressive position. If these factors are balanced, the lifestyle and welfare of these patients will be positive, so that they can thus present a good prognosis with fewer complications from the disease for longer life. / O diabetes é uma doença crônica conhecida há aproximadamente 3.500 anos e que atinge, atualmente, cerca de 18,8 milhões de pessoas no mundo, sendo, portanto, de grande interesse a diversos pesquisadores das mais variadas áreas. Esta doença é resultante de uma insuficiência de insulina, que desempenha papel fundamental nos processos metabólicos do organismo. A incidência do Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 tem apresentado um considerável crescimento nas últimas décadas, principalmente decorrente da elevada expectativa de vida e, também, pelo resultado de comportamentos destrutivos a saúde, como o abuso de substâncias, dieta inadequada e um estilo de vida sedentário. O presente estudo teve por objetivos avaliar a Qualidade de Vida, a dinâmica psíquica, a eficácia adaptativa e verificar os níveis glicêmicos de pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 participantes de um grupo psicoeducativo. Participaram deste estudo 14 pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: 1. Escala da Associação Brasileira de Institutos de Pesquisa de Mercado (ABIPEME); 2. Escala Diagnóstica Adaptativa Operacionalizada (EDAO); 3. Teste das Relações Objetais de Phillipson (TRO); e, 4. WHOQOL-bref. Os resultados mostraram que alguns pacientes apresentaram uma melhora significativa em seus níveis glicêmicos após a realização do grupo psicoeducativo, mesmo verificando que alguns não atingiram ainda bom controle de sua glicemia. A qualidade de vida destes participantes apresentou-se com níveis muito bons. Ao avaliar a eficácia adaptativa e a dinâmica psíquica destes participantes, verificou-se o quanto é difícil aceitar que se tem uma doença crônica e ter atitudes para realizar o tratamento adequado. Concluímos que para estas pessoas com diabetes poderem aderir ao tratamento é necessário que ele apresente uma boa capacidade de solucionar conflitos, e, apresente seu mundo interno ligado à posição depressiva. Se estes fatores estiverem equilibrados o estilo de vida e o bem-estar desses pacientes serão positivos, de modo que eles possam apresentar consequentemente um bom prognóstico com menos complicações da doença durante mais tempo de vida.