Sentences with phrase «psychological control at»

In contrast, questionnaire reports of family conflict (FES) significantly predicted lower levels of observed paternal psychological control at T1 (coefficient = − 0.10, t = − 2.52, p <.05; Table V), a finding contrary to prediction.

For the purposes of this investigation, adaptive parenting was defined as high levels of acceptance, moderate to high levels of behavioral control, and low levels of psychological control at T1.

Oudekerk and her colleagues found that parents» use of psychological control at age 13 placed teens at risk for having problems establishing autonomy and closeness in relationships with friends and romantic partners that persisted eight years later, into early adulthood.

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Is AA's effectiveness in producing long - term sobriety the result of the resolving of psychological conflicts which lie at the roots of alcoholism, or is it the result of an effective means of keeping the conflicts repressed or under control?

It is very difficult to comprehend the degree of control and fear that results when rage, violence, psychological domination and hateful teaching from God's Word starts at birth.

Perhaps nothing is more impressive, when read at length in the context of some definite medical case, than the intimate relation discovered between the psychological and the physical in man himself, and the detailed tracing of the organisation and operations of every organ of the body to the brain as their centre and control tower for stimuli both incoming and outgoing.

The strongest research methods for psychological studies are: qualitative findings versus quantitative; experimental rather than descriptive or correlational; controlled - experiment, meta - analysis, and observation designs over archival, case study, computational modeling, content analysis, field experiment, interview, neuroimaging, quasi experiment, self - report inventory, random sample survey, or twin study; and prospective (where subjects are recruited prior to the proposed independent effects being administered) and longitudinal (where subjects are studied at multiple time points) rather than retrospective or cross-section study.

I became a confidant in the political class because I controlled a whole platoon of «psychological warriors», I won and lost some of the battles, at some point I got it right while at another point I got it wrong because I am human, I made friends and seen all sorts of fun.

In a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine, researchers looked at whether cognitive flexibility for learning tasks and goal - directed control was impaired early in the development of OCD.

Dr David Stensel and colleagues at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine East Midlands (NCSEM - EM) studied women's hormonal, psychological and behavioural responses to calorie control through exercise and food restriction over the course of nine hours.

Freeman and colleagues including lead author Justin Centi and co-senior author Alice Cronin - Golomb, PhD, director of the Vision and Cognition Laboratory and Center for Clinical Biopsychology and a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, divided 55 volunteers into three study groups: 18 patients with both PD and OH, 19 patients with PD but without OH, and 18 control participants with neither PD nor OH.

The most significant control variables indicated an increase in the expected psychological distress score among those who were younger, female, in fair or poor personal health, had at least one chronic health condition, were current smokers or did not average the recommended range of seven to nine hours of sleep per day.

«This work is exciting in that it highlights a brain - based mechanism that supports a human's use of reactive control — the rapid and flexible deployment of attention to reduce susceptibility to distraction,» said Julie Bugg, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Washington University who was not an author on the study.

Parents» psychological control involved such tactics as using guilt, withdrawing love, fostering anxiety, or other psychologically manipulative tactics aimed at controlling youths» motivations and behaviors.

Throughout adolescence, teens became increasingly less skilled at establishing autonomy and closeness in friendships and romantic relationships the more psychological control they experienced from their parents.

The researchers looked at whether parents» greater use of psychological control in early adolescence can hinder teens» development of autonomy in relationships with peers.

At ages 13 and 18, the youths reported the degree to which their parents used psychological control.

Then, in a series of experiments, the researchers looked at how the highest and lowest rated power songs affected both people's sense of power and three previously identified psychological and behavioral consequences of power: the tendency to see the forest instead of the trees (thought abstraction), perceived control over social events (illusion of control), and the desire to move first in competitive interactions.

The analysis of future flood options for New York City does not capture all the psychological factors at play, such as concerns about huge floodgates being an eyesore or political factors, but aims to do a straight cost - benefit analysis of which measures can control flooding at an acceptable cost.

They should ask their patients if they ever experience a feeling of being unable to control what or how much they are eating and closely monitor these symptoms at follow - up visits to determine the need to refer them for more intensive psychological treatment.»

«Loss of control eating is related to a variety of psychological health concerns, including depression and anxiety,» said Richard E. Boles, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist in the Bariatric Surgery Center at Children's Colorado.

The Psychological Science study, «Dietary Self - Control Is Related to the Speed with Which Health and Taste Attributes Are Processed,» was authored by Sullivan and Rangel along with Caltech postdoctoral scholar Cendri Hutcherson and former Caltech postdoctoral scholar and visiting associate Alison Harris, who is now an assistant professor of psychology at Claremont McKenna College.

Here, we sequentially conducted both a case - control study and a clinical trial to investigate the potential effects of oxytocin on this difficulty at behavioural and neural levels measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging during a psychological task.

Speaking at the Education Department's second conference on drug - free schools, Mr. Bennett said drugs «are a profound threat to the physical well - being of our people, to their psychological well - being and motivation, to their control of their passions...

In one, researchers examined how SEL intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and classroom social - emotional curricula) for kindergarten students impacted their adult lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).

In collaboration with a student loan servicer and debt counseling non-profit, I design and implement a randomized control trial which evaluates several behavioral interventions aimed at lowering such psychological frictions.

Researchers looked at scientific studies showing a positive impact from pet ownership on infection control, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cholesterol, allergies, stress, blood pressure and psychological issues, and concluded that further economic data was necessary before healthcare savings could be calculated.

If your pooch is suffering enough psychological stress that they are losing control of their bladder or bowels at home, it is a problem that needs to be addressed by a professional.

Made specifically for the Colonol's Room at the Park Avenue Armory, Command and Control: Mobile Observation Station uses surveillance cameras and the existing architecture, including a hidden chamber, to explore the psychological assumptions and imagined scenarios that a top - secret room ensconced within an official headquarters evokes.

At a time when Abstract Expressionism placed a premium on psychological intensity and spontaneous mark - making, he coolly arranged color in precise, controlled patterns on the canvas.

• Track record of providing instructional support within special and general education classrooms as required to meet the students» needs • Skilled in student evaluation and need assessment • Substantial knowledge of and ability to cater for students» age related developmental cognitive, social and psychological needs • Proficient in facilitating the teacher in conducting classroom related activities • Expert in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and colleague teachers • Effective in devising interactive supportive learning activities to reinforce the lesson being taught • Well versed in filing in for the lead teacher in case of leave or absence and implementing the devised lesson plan effectively • Particularly effective in supervising the children during lunch and playtime, ensuring ample and healthy social interaction among peers • Competent at lesson planning, classroom control, assignment marking, lesson reinforcement and activity facilitation • Profound ability to develop need based individualized educational plans and implement the same in light of pre-determined long term learning objectives for each pupil individually • Proven skills in record keeping, developing individual student progress charts and portfolios along with demonstrated ability to maintain open communication channels with the students» parents and teachers to discuss progress • Track record of providing excellent teacher support in all classroom and lesson planning related activities • Committed to delivery of highest standards of classroom support, maintenance of an interactive atmosphere and provision of specially designed AV aids for special needs students

• Track record of efficiently recording important signs that incorporate respiration, blood pressure and pulse • Skilled in laying out infection control procedures, aimed at ensuring patient safety and wellbeing • Committed to providing exceptional patient care through well - placed comprehension of patients» needs and ways of helping them handle them • Focused on quality bedside care by assisting with grooming, bathing and toileting needs • Known for diffusing patient anger / frustration by providing psychological counseling through distressing times • Excellent skills in identifying patients» specific medical and emotional needs and helping them come to terms with their situations • Qualified to monitor patients» physical and emotional behavior changes and logging and reporting them in a timely and efficient manner • Hands - on experience in following dedicated plan of care set by nursing managers and physicians • Demonstrated expertise in handling victims of emergencies such as acute sicknesses and accidents

These four measures of psychological well - being were available at both time periods, allowing us to determine how divorce changed levels of well - being, controlling for initial levels of well - being.

The use of analogue studies in psychotherapy research was stimulated by experimental and social psychological research.1 Analogue research attempts to mimic real life while at the same time controlling as many extraneous variables as possible.

In Denver, low - resource families who received home visiting showed modest benefits in children's language and cognitive development.102 In Elmira, only the intervention children whose mothers smoked cigarettes before the experiment experienced cognitive benefits.103 In Memphis, children of mothers with low psychological resources104 in the intervention group had higher grades and achievement test scores at age nine than their counterparts in the control group.105 Early Head Start also identified small, positive effects on children's cognitive abilities, though the change was for the program as a whole and not specific to home - visited families.106 Similarly, IHDP identified large cognitive effects at twenty - four and thirty - six months, but not at twelve months, so the effects can not be attributed solely to home - visiting services.107

At 21 months, nurse - visited children born to women with low psychological resources were less likely to exhibit language delays (7 % vs 18 %); and at 24 months, they exhibited superior mental development (90.18 vs 86.20 Mental Development Index scores) than their control - group counterpartAt 21 months, nurse - visited children born to women with low psychological resources were less likely to exhibit language delays (7 % vs 18 %); and at 24 months, they exhibited superior mental development (90.18 vs 86.20 Mental Development Index scores) than their control - group counterpartat 24 months, they exhibited superior mental development (90.18 vs 86.20 Mental Development Index scores) than their control - group counterparts.

The core concept in his theory of psychological differentiation was that at the highest level of development you could control your emotions with your reason.

According to a new study published in Psychological Science, children who have solid attachments to their primary caregiver at a young age develop better self - control, and that leads to better performance in school a decade later.

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological treatments in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that met the following criteria: PTSD was the main target of treatment; participants had PTSD symptoms for at least three months; at least 70 % had diagnosis of PTSD; PTSD measured using recognised scale; report at least pre - and post-treatment measures; and at least 50 % follow - up.

A review of several randomized control trials9 concluded that both specific psychological treatments and more generic psychosocial interventions were moderately effective at improving maternal mood, and they were similarly beneficial.

The mean relapse rate is 50 % at one year and over 70 % at four years.1 A recent prospective twelve year follow - up study showed that individuals with bipolar disorder were symptomatic for 47 % of the time.2 This poor outcome in naturalistic settings suggests an efficacy effectiveness gap for mood stabilisers that has resulted in a re-assessment of the role of adjunctive psychological therapies in bipolar disorder.3 Recent randomised controlled trials show that the combination of pharmacotherapy and about 20 — 25 sessions of an evidence - based manualised therapy such as individual cognitive behaviour therapy4 or family focused therapy5 may reduce relapse rates in comparison to a control intervention (mainly treatment as usual) in currently euthymic people with bipolar disorder.

Adolescents in the program reported perpetrating less psychological and sexual abuse at all four follow - up periods, compared with youths in the control group.

For the past several years, I have worked at a high - intensity crisis hotline, witnessing firsthand the heaviness and hopelessness of isolation and psychological crisis, making me well - equipped to be a calm and steady presence for you when life feels out of control or chaotic.

These findings indicate that adolescents in the Safe Dates group reported perpetrating less psychological and sexual abuse at all four follow - up periods, compared with youths in the control group.

Adolescents used a 1 (does not describe her at all) to 6 (describes her very well) scale to describe their mothers across three domains: psychological control (e.g., «is less friendly with you if you do not see things her way,» α =.90), firm control («insists that you must do exactly as you are told,» α =.81), and acceptance («enjoys doing things with you,» α =.93).

In a sample of 518 families, adolescents (49 % female; 83 % European American, 16 % African American, 1 % other ethnic groups) reported on their mothers» and fathers» psychological control and knowledge about adolescents» whereabouts, friends, and activities at ages 13 and 16.

A possible explanation could be that we focused on delinquency including at least some serious offences, while Barber et al. (1994) focused on delinquency that included a relatively limited range of minor delinquent acts.4 Nevertheless, our findings clearly indicate that psychological control, including keeping the child dependent and the use of guilt to control the child, elevates the risk for delinquent behavior.

Because the literature showed that maternal psychological distress increases with child sleep and behavioral disturbance, it was hypothesized that mothers» attendance at the program would have a positive effect on their psychosocial well - being and parenting satisfaction, while mothers who were in the waitlist control group would experience no change in maternal distress over the waiting period.

Cancer - specific stress at baseline was examined as a predictor of psychological (cognitive - affective depressive symptoms, negative mood, mental health quality of life) and physical functioning (fatigue interference, sleep problems, physical health quality of life), controlling for demographic and treatment variables.

The discussion about «one partner seek [ing] to control the other through the use of abusive patterns or behaviors that operate at a variety of levels - emotional, psychological, and physical» (p. 8) will lead the DV community to focusing on the coercive control aspects, while not noticing the more dangerous family dynamic approach on which most mental health professionals will focus.