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Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
In this commentary, the author reflects on two articles that have been among the most highly cited publications in "Psychology of Women Quarterly" ("PWQ") over its first 35 years, "The Hidden Rape Victim: Personality, Attitudinal, and Situational Characteristics" (Koss, 1985) and "Stranger and Acquaintance Rape: Are There Differences in the…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Rape, Clinical Psychology, Victims of Crime
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Ridley, Charles R.; Shaw-Ridley, Mary – Counseling Psychologist, 2009
Clinical judgment is foundational to psychological practice. Accurate judgment forms the basis for establishing reasonable goals and selecting appropriate treatments, which in turn are essential in achieving positive therapeutic outcomes. Therefore, Spengler and colleagues' meta-analytic finding--clinical judgment accuracy improves marginally with…
Descriptors: Medical Evaluation, Clinical Experience, Inferences, Therapy
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MacLeod, Andrea; Johnston, Paula – British Journal of Special Education, 2007
In this article, Andrea MacLeod, lecturer in autism studies at the University of Birmingham, and Paula Johnston, a woman with Asperger syndrome who now focuses on writing and speaking about her condition, consider the function of specialist group interventions for individuals with Asperger syndrome. These authors report on one model--a discussion…
Descriptors: Therapy, Young Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Psychology
Alloy, Lauren B. – 1985
This paper considers three clinical judgment biases in clinical inference: (1) illusory correlation bias, the report by clinicians of a correlation between psychodiagnostic test signs and patient's symptoms which are not correlated or are correlated to a smaller degree than that reported; (2) labeling bias, the tendency of exposure to diagnositc…
Descriptors: Bias, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Correlation
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Harris, Ben; Harvey, John H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Analyzes and critiques an attempted application of cognitive dissonance and reactance concepts to a therapy analogue. An experiment by R. M. Gordon is discussed. Key prerequisites for dissonance arousal and for reactance induction were not present. Self-selection of volunteers for treatment is an unreported factor. Gordon replies to this critique.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Clinical Psychology, Induction, Relaxation Training
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Marks, Lynne – International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, 2006
This article offers a reflective view of five articles published in this Special Issue of the "International Journal of Disability, Development and Education." The 5 articles address various aspects of indigenous healing practices in different cultures. In distilling a number of pertinent themes, the author presents the view that…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Indigenous Knowledge, Medicine, Professional Recognition