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Kitson, Gay C.; And Others – Family Relations, 1996
Addresses problems associated with conducting research on difficult family topics. Issues examined are personal issues that play a role in research topic selections, problems obtaining Review Board permission to do certain research, emotional problems experienced by researchers and interviewers doing work on loss, and emotional problems of…
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Divorce, Emotional Problems
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Poulou, Maria – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2005
The study explored prospective teachers' concerns about pupils emotional and behavioural difficulties, their perceptions of self-efficacy in dealing with them and their coping strategies. The modification of prospective teachers' perceptions across four levels of teacher training was also examined. Two hundred and eighty-four Greek prospective…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Coping, Behavior Problems
Fitch, Trey, Ed.; Marshall, Jennifer L., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2011
In this book, group work and college counseling leaders offer step-by-step instruction in the effective use and processing of structured group activities on topics such as test anxiety; stress and anxiety management; ADHD; career development; substance abuse; eating disorders; and the unique concerns faced by GLBT students, first-generation…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, First Generation College Students, Eating Disorders, Career Development
Copeland, Camille; And Others – 1995
Difficult as it may be to accept, loss and grieving are natural components of living. Traditionally, the bereaved have relied upon the help of clergy, family, and the medical profession. The behavioral and social sciences virtually ignored loss, grief and bereavement as subjects until as recently as 15 or 20 years ago. However, counselors are…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Coping, Counseling, Counselors
Lightcap, Susan J. – 1985
The paper examines the uniqueness of gifted children and the problems facing them and their families as a result of the giftedness. Annotations from the literature are preceded by selected quotations from gifted children designed to reflect the research and expert opinions which follow. The first section considers the complex nature of giftedness…
Descriptors: Coping, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
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Pearson, Judith E.; Sternberg, Abby – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1986
Describes a program for families of handicapped children that features educational programs and parent and sibling support groups. Notes that parents and siblings involved in the mutual-help project have uncovered salient issues and have taken an active role in community education and advocacy. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Disabilities, Emotional Problems
Fagen, Stanely A. – Pointer, 1984
The article presents an instructional model for teaching frustration management without sacrificing traditional academic content. An illustration is offered of an adaptation of a language arts objective to promote acceptance of and coping with frustration. (CL)
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems
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Hornak, Joan – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1982
Examines resident assistant (RA) burnout as a self-defeating behavior. Discusses causes and costs of burnout and positive alternative behaviors. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Burnout, Coping
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Freeman, Joan – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1994
This study comparing 70 gifted children (ages 5-14) with 2 control groups revealed that emotional problems were not the result of gifted ability per se but of other disturbing matters such as others' expectations or family conflict. Academic underachievement was related to self-concept; gifted children's greater sensitivity was usually…
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems
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Adomeh, Ilu O. C. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2006
This study examined the efficacy of Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) in fostering emotional adjustment among Nigerian adolescents. Fifty senior secondary school students were randomly selected and divided equally into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was treated with REBT twice a week for six weeks.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Adjustment, Adolescents, Behavior Modification
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Levy, Fran J.; Ranjbar, Azita; Dean, Colleen Hearn – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
In the midst of the violence of the 21st century, many children fear that they or someone they know will lose a relative or friend through terrorism. Professionals in dance movement therapy, dance education, and physical education can help children to overcome their fears in order to feel safe and to build self-esteem. This article examines how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Therapy, Children
McCornack, Barbara – 1990
Information from a workshop on how to help preschool teachers discuss death with young children is presented. Limitations of young children's preoperational thought processes are noted, including children's confusion about the irreversibility of death and the loss of a sense of trust in their environment. Children have different ways of dealing…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes, Coping, Death
Schonfeld, Lawrence; And Others – 1988
It has been estimated that as many as 75% of individuals treated for substance abuse relapse within 90 days after completion of treatment. Studies of relapse have typically defined the problem as a return to the specific substance for which the individual was originally treated. Because multiple substance appears to be common, this study examined…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
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O'Hare, Thomas – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2001
Study examined relationships among self-reported stress, drinking related problems (socio-emotional, community-related), and gender, with three distinct drinking contexts (convivial, intimate, negative coping). Results support the relationship between stress and excessive drinking across all three contexts, but also show stress and self-reported…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Coping, Drinking, Emotional Problems
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Wortman, Camille B.; Silver, Roxane Cohen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Reviews several assumptions commonly made about the grieving process: that depression is inevitable; that distress is necessary and failure to experience it indicates pathology; that it is necessary to "work through" a loss; and that recovery and resolution are to be expected following loss. Notes that available empirical work fails to support and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Death, Depression (Psychology)
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