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Haynes, Gene C. – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this capstone project was to design a course description on gelotology, the study of laughter, at a XYZ Institute. The course provides a detailed analysis of the background of gelotology, how the course was designed and how to put the course into application at the capstone site. The course was designed using a sample curriculum as…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Elective Courses, Humor, Educational Theories
Lenz, Alan Stephen, Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
This study compared the effectiveness of the Wellness Model of Supervision (WELMS; Lenz & Smith, 2010) against other models of supervision for developing the wellness constructs, total personal wellness, and helping skills among CITs. Participants in were 44 masters level Caucasian counseling students (9 men) completing their practicum and…
Descriptors: Wellness, Supervision, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Bird, Beverly S. – 1998
Persons with low hope are characterized as having an external locus of control that is concerned with protecting an uncertain sense of self-esteem. Strategies are employed to limit negative attributions made by self and others when self-esteem is threatened. Those with high hope, on the other hand, have an internal locus of control, see themselves…
Descriptors: Coping, Locus of Control, Psychotherapy, Self Concept
Grina, Michaele Erin – 1987
In previous research students' reactions to examinations from a cognitive-process perspective have been based on a singular study of university college students. The purpose of this study was to describe and predict students' reactions to a community college mid-term examination, based on a cognitively-oriented, process-centered theory of stress…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Coping, Counseling Services
Fabino, Robert A. – 1980
Alcohol abuse is a serious problem affecting not only the individual abuser, but also family, friends and society. The effectiveness of contracts as positive tools in the treatment of alcohol abuse was investigated for 15 current abusers randomly assigned to individual therapy sessions. Each subject completed a Personal History Questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change
Short, Andrew B. – 1980
The study, involving 15 autistic children (2-7 years old) and their families investigated the short term effects of a treatment model in which parents are trained as co-therapists in teaching developmental skills and behavior management. Literature was reviewed on models for treatment of autism, studies of treatment efficacy with autism, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Child Development