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Mohamed, Ahmed Riaz; Sterkenburg, Paula; Yeatman, Joshua G.; van Rensburg, Esmé; Schuengel, Carlo – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup intervention potentially offsets psychosocial risks facing dyads in which children have intellectual disability or developmental delays. In this single-case multiple-baseline study the efficacy of this intervention was tested across three such South African families. Maternal sensitivity, attachment…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Intellectual Disability
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Nielsen, Kate E. J.; Cairns, Sharon L. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2009
While only a few quantitative studies have looked at social anxiety and close relationships, this study uses the qualitative approach of hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the meaning of being in a close relationship for eight individuals with social anxiety. Participants completed a written questionnaire with open-ended questions about their…
Descriptors: Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Anxiety, Interpersonal Relationship
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Pickover, Sheri – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2010
Current anger management programs use a cognitive behavior perspective; however, research also links anger control to developmental deficits such as attachment insecurity and emotional regulation. This article previews the Emotional Skills-Building Curriculum (ESBC), a 13-week treatment program designed to treat individuals who are referred for…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Psychological Patterns
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McBride, Carolina; Atkinson, Leslie; Quilty, Lena C.; Bagby, R. Michael – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Anxiety and avoidance dimensions of adult attachment insecurity were tested as moderators of treatment outcome for interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Fifty-six participants with major depression were randomly assigned to these treatment conditions. Beck Depression Inventory-II, Six-Item Hamilton Rating Scale…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Security (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Patients
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El-Sheikh, Mona; Cummings, E. Mark – New Directions for Child Development, 1997
Discusses the role of marital conflict as a mediator of parental drinking problems, and the emotional regulation and adjustment of children living in a family with an alcoholic parent. Proposes an emotional security hypothesis to explain the relationships, wherein hostile emotion communication may undermine children's sense of security, and as a…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Alcoholism, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Modification
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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