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Spiritual Bypass: A Preliminary Investigation
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Cashwell, Craig S.; Glosoff, Harriet L.; Hammond, Cheree – Counseling and Values, 2010
The phenomenon of spiritual bypass has received limited attention in the transpersonal psychology and counseling literature and has not been subjected to empirical inquiry. This study examines the phenomenon of spiritual bypass by considering how spirituality, mindfulness, alexithymia (emotional restrictiveness), and narcissism work together to…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, College Students
School Reorientation of Children with Disabilities: A Stressful Life Event Challenging Parental Cognitive and Behavioral Adjustment
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Roskam, Isabelle; Zech, Emmanuelle; Nils, Frederic; Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
The authors propose guidelines for counselors who notify parents of children with disabilities that a school reorientation is needed. They propose a model that integrates the predictors, moderators, and mediators of parental adjustment after school reorientation notification. The article includes the risk and resource factors associated with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Coping, Parents, Guidelines
Cognitive Distortions and Autonomy among Chinese University Students
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Zhang, Li-fang – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the roles of university students' cognitive distortions in their sense of autonomy. One hundred and three third-year university students from Shanghai, The People's Republic of China, responded to the Cognitive Distortion Scales [Briere, J. (2000). "Cognitive Distortion Scales: Professional…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Psychiatry, Foreign Countries, Psychology
Defense Mechanisms in Group Counseling.
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Clark, Arthur J. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1992
Presents considerations and strategies for conceptualizing, recognizing, and modifying defense mechanisms through the group counseling process. Provides awareness of defense mechanisms in planning for and implementation of group counseling, describes interaction patterns for identifying defenses among group participants, and clarifies modification…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Defense Mechanisms, Group Counseling
Protecting the Self: Defense Mechanisms in Action
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Cramer, Phebe – Guilford Publications, 2006
Integrating theory, research, and practical applications, this book provides a comprehensive examination of defense mechanisms and their role in both normal development and psychopathology. The author describes how children and adults mobilize specific kinds of defenses to maintain their psychological equilibrium and preserve self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Psychopathology, Patients
The Identification and Modification of Defense Mechanisms in Counseling.
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Clark, Arthur J. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991
Suggests considerations and strategies for identifying and modifying a client's defense mechanisms in counseling. Provides definitions of individual defenses and indicators for identifying the mechanisms. Literature review focuses on counseling implications of defenses. Process of defense mechanism modification is illustrated through case example.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Effectiveness, Defense Mechanisms
Too Much Time on Sycamore Street: A Self-Help Resource for Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities.
Bauer, James J. – 1999
This book is specifically written for dyslexic or learning disabled individuals seeking insight into their disorder and its effects on their lives. The material is divided into 52 chapters, which are written expressly so that they will not be intimidating to learning disabled individuals. The chapters are drawn from issues that the author is asked…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Anxiety