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Title: "Showing up every day": A grounded theory of military veterans' resolution of trauma
Author: Riffle, Olivia
Date Created: 2020
Description: The purpose of this study was to conduct an explication of the construct of resolution in the context of posttraumatic growth, or positive psychological and life changes resulting from the struggle with a highly stressful or traumatic experience. ...

Title: "Showing up every day": A grounded theory of military veterans' resolution of trauma
Author: Riffle, Olivia
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences, Clinical psychology
Description: The purpose of this study was to conduct an explication of the construct of resolution in the context of posttraumatic growth, or positive psychological and life changes resulting from the struggle with a highly stressful or traumatic experience. ...

Title: A BROKEN HEART: THE IMPACT OF PEDIATRIC OPEN HEART SURGERY ON PARENTS' WELLBEING AND PARENTING
Author: McWhorter, Linda
Date Created: 2018
Description: According to the pediatric medical traumatic stress model, pediatric medicalexperiences can create posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in pediatric patients and intheir parents and siblings. While the impact of traumatic medical experiences has b...

Title: A BROKEN HEART: THE IMPACT OF PEDIATRIC OPEN HEART SURGERY ON PARENTS' WELLBEING AND PARENTING
Author: McWhorter, Linda
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: According to the pediatric medical traumatic stress model, pediatric medicalexperiences can create posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in pediatric patients and intheir parents and siblings. While the impact of traumatic medical experiences has b...

Title: A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author: Scott, Tamara
Date Created: 2016
Description: Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...

Title: A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author: Scott, Tamara
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...

Title: ANOTHER BATTLE, ANOTHER HURDLE: HOW PARENTS CREATE MEANING FROM RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM
Author: Basalik, Debra
Date Created: 2017
Description: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing (CDC, 2016). Research studies have focused on either medical treatments and therapeutic interventions for this disorder, or the trauma of the diagnostic process. Scholarship, however,...

Title: ANOTHER BATTLE, ANOTHER HURDLE: HOW PARENTS CREATE MEANING FROM RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM
Author: Basalik, Debra
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Psychology
Description: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing (CDC, 2016). Research studies have focused on either medical treatments and therapeutic interventions for this disorder, or the trauma of the diagnostic process. Scholarship, however,...

Title: Assimilation & Accommodation: Cognitive Processes Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation After Infidelity
Author: O'Connor, Victoria
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: This study aimed to integrate elements of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) into the developmental pathway theorized to underlie posttraumatic growth (PTG). PTG theory posits that positive psychological changes can result from the struggle to res...

Title: EXPLORING PERPETUATING FACTORS BY WHICH PERCEIVED STRESS CONTRIBUTES TO POOR SLEEP QUALITY: THE ROLE OF PRE-SLEEP AROUSAL, BEHAVIORS, AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES
Author: Mason, Christine
Date Created: 2018
Description: Young adults are the fasting growing but least understood at-risk group reporting poor sleep. Stress and developmental processes related to the transition to college may negatively alter sleep quality and sleep patterns that continue into adulthoo...

Title: EXPLORING PERPETUATING FACTORS BY WHICH PERCEIVED STRESS CONTRIBUTES TO POOR SLEEP QUALITY: THE ROLE OF PRE-SLEEP AROUSAL, BEHAVIORS, AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES
Author: Mason, Christine
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology
Description: Young adults are the fasting growing but least understood at-risk group reporting poor sleep. Stress and developmental processes related to the transition to college may negatively alter sleep quality and sleep patterns that continue into adulthoo...

Title: Exercise-based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for co-morbid insomnia and depression
Author: Daley, Kristin
Date Created: 2010
Description: The present study introduces a new treatment modality for comorbid insomnia and depression that combines cardiovascular exercise and elements of cognitive behavioral treatment: Exercise Based Cognitive Therapy (EBCT). While simultaneously performi...

Title: Exercise-based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for co-morbid insomnia and depression
Author: Daley, Kristin
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology, Psychophysiology
Description: The present study introduces a new treatment modality for comorbid insomnia and depression that combines cardiovascular exercise and elements of cognitive behavioral treatment: Exercise Based Cognitive Therapy (EBCT). While simultaneously performi...

Title: Health-Related Disparities in Pediatric Asthma: Morbidity, Attitudes Toward Illness, and Symptom Perception
Author: Hardy, Steven
Date Created: 2012
Description: Asthma disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities and children from low socioeconomic backgrounds; however, an explanation for these disparities is unclear. Furthermore, little is known about psychological outcomes that might vary by race...

Title: Health-Related Disparities in Pediatric Asthma: Morbidity, Attitudes Toward Illness, and Symptom Perception
Author: Hardy, Steven
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Psychology, Psychophysiology
Description: Asthma disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities and children from low socioeconomic backgrounds; however, an explanation for these disparities is unclear. Furthermore, little is known about psychological outcomes that might vary by race...

Title: How Does Early Dating Couples’ Communication via Text Messaging About Alcohol Influence Alcohol Use and Attitudes?: Exploring the Moderating Roles of Relationship Power and Satisfaction
Author: Harrison, Meredith
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Romantic relationships have an impact on both partners’ health and well-being; however, much remains unknown regarding how health behaviors are shaped in the early stages of dating. The developmental time of emerging adulthood targets an age group...

Title: Posttraumatic growth and career calling in undergraduates
Author: Riffle, Olivia
Date Created: 2016
Description: As emerging adults, college students are beginning to craft a life narrative that provides purpose and direction, part of which is the identification and pursuit of a meaningful career. It may even include a calling, a sense of being summoned to a...

Title: Posttraumatic growth and career calling in undergraduates
Author: Riffle, Olivia
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Psychology, Clinical psychology
Description: As emerging adults, college students are beginning to craft a life narrative that provides purpose and direction, part of which is the identification and pursuit of a meaningful career. It may even include a calling, a sense of being summoned to a...

Title: Promoting Health Equity Through Integrated Care: Implementing Universal Depression Screenings in Coastal Federally Qualified Health Centers
Author: Richie, Fallon
Date Created: 2020
Description: Depression rates in the U.S. continue to rise and create a significant economic burden. Integrating behavioral and mental health into primary care settings is one way to increase depression service delivery including screening, intervention, and f...

Title: Promoting Health Equity Through Integrated Care: Implementing Universal Depression Screenings in Coastal Federally Qualified Health Centers
Author: Richie, Fallon
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Depression rates in the U.S. continue to rise and create a significant economic burden. Integrating behavioral and mental health into primary care settings is one way to increase depression service delivery including screening, intervention, and f...