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Berking, Matthias; Margraf, Matthias; Ebert, David; Wupperman, Peggilee; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Junghanns, Klaus – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: As emotion regulation is widely considered to be a primary motive in the misuse of alcohol, our aim in the study was to investigate whether deficits in adaptive emotion-regulation skills maintain alcohol dependence (AD). Method: A prospective study investigated whether emotion-regulation skills were associated with AD and whether these…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Therapy, Emotional Development, Self Control
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Pole, Nnamdi; Ablon, J. Stuart; O'Connor, Lynn E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
This article illustrates a method of testing models of change in individual long-term psychotherapy cases. A depressed client was treated with 208 sessions of control mastery therapy (CMT), an unmanualized approach that integrates elements of psychodynamic therapy (PDT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Panels of experts developed prototypes…
Descriptors: Models, Cognitive Restructuring, Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification
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Miller, William R.; Joyce, Mark A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Examined prognostic value of client characteristics for problem drinkers treated with an initial goal of controlled drinking. Clients achieving moderation had less severe symptoms and less family history of problem drinking than abstainers or uncontrolled cases. Females were more successful in attaining moderation. Males were overrepresented among…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Modification, Drinking
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Pekarik, Gene – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1988
Investigated relation of counselor ability to articulate salient client information to continuance in weight loss program. Counselors predicted client responses to questions regarding weight loss problems more accurately for clients who later completed program than for those who dropped out. Within one completer group, greater weight loss occurred…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology