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Corpus-Based Studies on Pregnancy

Creator:: Mullen, Alyson
Abstract:: The pregnancy and postpartum periods are full of major life transitions. So often, the focus of the literature is about the unborn baby and physical changes a woman experiences throughout this timeframe. Many sources often overlook women’s personal experiences in the perinatal period. Despite an increase in perinatal mood and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Tabletop Role-Playing Game Blogging

Creator:: James, R. Paul
Abstract:: Tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons™ are widely known and enjoyed by diverse individuals across the world. However, TRPGs and their players historically have experienced significant stigmatization due to the misconception by some that fantasy role play leads to psychological dysfunction. While a large body of research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The treatment of criminal recidivism : corpus-based analyses

Creator:: Texidor Maldonado, Carlos Obed
Abstract:: The dehumanization of Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and marginalized communities does not end once an individual is released from an institution. The dehumanization process is kept alive with ineffective community supervision and the stigma associated with an individual’s incarnation history. Evidence of this continual dehumanization process is reflected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Study of Grief

Creator:: Ramakrishna, Nandini J.
Abstract:: The counseling profession has historically adopted a one-size-fits-all approach toward addressing bereavement. However, there is an emerging paradigm-shift in grief therapy that has been enabled by recent research that differentiates, for example, between types of grief and styles of grieving. This research project contributes to this nuanced approach to grief...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of the Child and Therapist Relationship in Play Therapy

Creator:: Marquez, Oriana
Abstract:: Play therapy is a unique skill set within psychotherapy that combines the language of play with other forms of communication to promote healing and growth in children and adolescents. This therapeutic approach involves utilizing toys, pretend play, structured and unstructured activities, and various interactions to foster a therapeutic relationship. By...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Domestic Violence in Law and Cinema

Creator:: Renwick, Adrienne S.
Abstract:: Domestic violence (DV) is pervasive worldwide and has negative psychological effects that last a lifetime. Although DV is a problem that affects all societies, it is addressed through varied legal responses and with gaps in comprehension when examined through a cultural lens. The findings of these studies have the potential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Examining Sexuality and Gender in Academic and Popular Discourses: Corpus-Based Analyses

Creator:: Ferrese, Shauna
Abstract:: Counseling as a profession has been on a journey of self-examination as CACREP approaches the release of its revised standards and the world recovers from the tumultuous few years under the shadow of the pandemic. Cultural shifts in perspective have prompted new conversations around concepts related to sexuality, racial identity,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A corpus linguistic analysis of lyrics and suicide

Creator:: Walters, Holly
Abstract:: Corpus linguistics studies involving lyrics continue to grow. While previous research has pointed to a positive relationship between certain personality traits and music types, the relationship between lyrics and suicide is understudied. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of how the language of someone who has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

LGBTQ+ coming out models : corpus based studies of academic and popular discourses

Creator:: Cisneros, Daniel
Abstract:: The process of coming out by an individual of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) community involves recognition and disclosure, and it is a personal and important part of identity development. The process of coming out is also a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community’s self-disclosure of their sexual...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Approach to Native American Authored Children’s Storybooks

Creator:: Goka-Dubose, Emiko
Abstract:: The counseling field is infused with multiculturalism and social justice competencies from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs accreditation standards of the academic institutions to the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Counselors are tasked with understanding multiculturalism from self-awareness to clients’ worldviews to larger implications...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Trauma Self-help Literature

Creator:: Lampe, Kelli M.
Abstract:: The very essence of talk therapy is rooted in the spoken word between counselor and client. A client’s painful traumatic experiences can often serve as a barrier to accessing the traditional consulting room. Despite the high prevalence of trauma and its status as a known risk factor for nearly all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Adolescent Suicide Through the Lens of 13 Reasons Why: A Corpus Based Study

Creator:: Ware Zooi, Rachel
Abstract:: With growing recognition of adolescence as the time in which suicidal thoughts and behaviors first occur, early identification and intervention systems in schools have become an international priority. Understanding and incorporating language indicators associated with the core psychological and interpersonal processes of adolescent suicidality could provide promising tools for school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Self-compassion and Postpartum Self-help Literature

Creator:: Watkins, Danielle L.
Abstract:: The self-help literature is full of texts on both self-compassion and postpartum depression. However, there has been minimal scientific exploration of the literature on these topics. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of the psycholinguistic discourse contained in this literature. This study aimed to fill this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Black Sermonology and Gospel Music: A Corpus Based Study

Creator:: Horne, Stacey H.
Abstract:: Spirituality is an important component in the lives of many Black Americans. Black American life has spirituality woven into multiple aspects. From what clothes to wear, what words to use when creating a dialogue with others, which television shows to watch, which jobs to pursue, how to treat those who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Nature of the Discourse on Race and Ethnicity in Play Therapy Literature

Creator:: Page, Unique L.
Abstract:: Ethical and training standards across counseling-related professions contain competencies related to race and ethnicity as necessary research and practice components. One such counseling-related sub-specialty is Play Therapy, which acknowledges that professionals utilizing play therapy techniques must consider racial and cultural context, trauma, and intersectionality when working with children. However, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Rogers, Perls, and Ellis in Three Approaches to Psychotherapy: A Corpus-based Study

Creator:: Miranda, Roberta A.
Abstract:: Counselor education programs traditionally have student counselors role-play therapy sessions to enhance skills in rapport building, aligning with a theoretical orientation, and other essential communication skills. Students, however, are often left to determine their own choice of words when engaging in these practice sessions, and consequently, experience uncertainty regarding how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Counseling Alliance Ruptures: A Pilot Study

Creator:: Jacques, Justin
Abstract:: Establishing a therapeutic alliance or a therapeutic bond has long been seen as an essential component of obtaining positive treatment outcomes in clinical practice. More recently, the idea of recognizing therapeutic alliance ruptures (disagreements about the tasks or goals of therapy or a problem in the therapeutic bond) during counseling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Book of Mormon Topic Structure, Keyness Distinctions, and Collocates of Deity: Implications for Mental Health Professionals

Creator:: Callister, Paul T.
Abstract:: Understanding the spiritual worldview of clients is a core element of multicultural competency for mental health professionals. One spiritual and religious population is members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and related Latter-day Saint populations. The Book of Mormon is an important sacred text of this population....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Based Examination of Autogenous and Reactive Obsessions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Creator:: Kim, Stella
Abstract:: Counselors are tasked with being knowledgeable about assessing and treating a broad range of mental health issues. There has been an overall rise in mental health symptoms in individuals during the current COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the increased use of online internet forums as part of help-seeking behaviors. Obsessive-Compulsive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Linguistic, Personological Features, and Collocations of the Doka & Martin Grieving Style Continuum

Creator:: Geisler, James G.
Abstract:: Research on grief has been studied for nearly a century to understand its many facets, expressiveness, and timing. In the field of counseling, many changes in theories, models, and the lenses through which loss is responded to have been accomplished. However, one constant in the U.S. culture is that definitions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Diachronic Linguistic Analysis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Creator:: Rensi, Matthew T.
Abstract:: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has reached a level of authority and ubiquity within the mental health field. It is the guidance force in insurance reimbursement or coverage for mental health treatment, determinations of disability related to mental health and in determinations of competence to stand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Relationship between Student Health Behaviors, Demographic Variables and Suicide: A Secondary Analysis of Health Behaviors in School-Age Children (HBSC 2009-2010)

Creator:: Hoffman, Lora K.
Abstract:: Counselors, therapists and other mental health professionals are dedicated to finding more useful ways to prevent, assess and treat adolescents experiencing suicidal ideation. Recent research has shown that the use of Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) components in suicidal assessment and treatment have been effective for treating adults. However, a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Linguistic Analysis of the Content, Context, and Demographic Variables Related to Clinician Professional Misconduct

Creator:: Ström, Eric L.
Abstract:: The professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work are highly controlled with regulators frequently issuing findings of professional misconduct against clinicians. Although much research has been conducted with regard to clinician professional misconduct in general, there is a scarcity of research investigating the relationship between gender and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Indicators of Success in Hispanic College Students

Creator:: Schulthes, Gretchen M.
Abstract:: Over the last few decades, Hispanic enrollment in postsecondary education has increased significantly. Despite increased access to higher education, there are still clear issues of educational equity when graduation and persistence rates are evaluated. While these alone are imperfect measures, they shed light on a burgeoning issue within the American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Math Anxiety and Financial Literacy among Latino Secondary Students in the United States

Creator:: Guerrero, Ernesto R.
Abstract:: The Latino K-12 student population in the United States continues to increase. Estimates are that by 2025, one in every three students in the country will be of Hispanic/Latino origin. The challenges to the educational system from such growth are unprecedented. At no other time in U.S. history has there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Assisted Analysis of Eating Disorders

Creator:: Cantu, Sara A.
Abstract:: The number of deaths by suicide each year in the United States is rising. Men, women, and people of all ages die by suicide at high rates. Someone diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia is at significantly greater risk of completing or attempting suicide, making clear the importance of understanding how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Pro-Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Pro-Anorexia Public Tumblr Posts Which Use Spanish (Un Analisis de Lingüística de Corpus de Publicaciones Pública que usan Español en Tumblr que Respaldan a las Pró Autolesiones No Suicidas y Pró-Anorexia)

Creator:: Elrod, Kristeen E.
Abstract:: On social media platforms and on blog sites, disordered behavior as a lifestyle choice is a growing trend that supports and promotes behaviors related to self-harm and anorexia. Web content advocating self-harm and anorexia can be found easily through search engines or can be concealed in the social media sphere...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Disproportionality in Gifted Education

Creator:: List, Allison
Abstract:: Gifted education has historically involved disproportionate rates of identification and enrollment for both students of color and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, depriving these groups of more challenging learning opportunities. Giftedness transcends subgroups, spanning all racial, socioeconomic, and disability categories; still, data indicate that Asian and White students are identified...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Training Preservice Counselors to Conduct Suicide Assessment: Interpersonal-Psychological Theory (IPT) Versus Training as Usual (TAU) Workshops

Creator:: Bohrer, Teal M.
Abstract:: For good reason, suicide is of growing concern across the nation; rates continue to increase annually in the United States. Accurate assessment remains an obstacle to effective treatment for individuals who are suicidal. Without proper screening, a client cannot get a referral to see a specialist and therefore cannot receive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Relationship between Feedback and Outcome in Psychotherapy

Creator:: Partridge, Rebecca, L.
Abstract:: Mental health professionals are dedicated to improving outcomes in therapy. Research over the past 50 years has shown psychotherapy to be effective in both improving the functioning of and diminishing the overall distress experienced by clients. Several factors have been constant predictors of outcome in therapy, including length of treatment,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Discursive and Psychological Processes in Project MATCH Treatment Manuals and 12-Step Program Literature

Creator:: O'Hara, Margaret A.
Abstract:: Addiction is a word that represents a condition that, at best, causes minor disruptions to one’s life and, at worst, is lethal. The current definition was developed by 80 neuroscientists. It references substance use and other behaviors and includes food and sex. Addictions do not seem to be lessening but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An Investigation of the Impact of Adding Art Therapy to Mindfulness Enhancement Training

Creator:: Douglas, Eileen K.
Abstract:: Attention to the benefits of mindfulness practice transcends the fields of mental health and medicine. Extensive research has explored the use of mindfulness-based practices in counseling and psychotherapy. Benefits of mindfulness practice, both during session and in cases in which mindfulness was only practiced by the therapist outside of session,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Psychological and Linguistic Processes in Treatment Related Text Messages

Creator:: Partch, Megan A.
Abstract:: Treatment providers seek low-cost, high-impact means of engaging clients in care with the aim to enhance treatment delivery and outcomes. With improvements to mobile technology making cell phone accessibility and usage rates high across all socio-economic levels, text messaging is becoming more frequently utilized as a means of promoting provider-client...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Prevalence of Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers and Preservice Counselors

Creator:: Gill, Gurpal K.
Abstract:: Almost two decades have passed since the publication of Jackson and Leffingwell’s (1999) influential article on math anxiety in preservice school teachers and their worst math experiences. The present dissertation represents both a replication and an extension of the original study. Study Arm A was the replication study with preservice...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Public Reddit and Tumblr Blog Posts on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Creator:: Greaves, Mandy M.
Abstract:: Self-harm is a frightening phenomenon that affects adolescents and young adults all over the world. While non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has a high prevalence rate, it is not a new behavior. One of the earliest documented cases of NSSI was in ancient Greece and it has gained popularity amongst adolescents. NSSI...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Sources of Psychological Support for East Asians Reporting Mental Health Issues

Creator:: Wong, Stephen P.
Abstract:: Mental illness is a universal phenomenon, but cultural context has a profound influence on how it is perceived, classified, and treated. Most systematic research on public attitudes toward mental illness has been completed in Western societies. The emergence of multicultural psychotherapy in the West has helped professionals recognize the extent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Teacher Math Anxiety and Math Instructional Time

Creator:: Morton, Heidi L.
Abstract:: The scientific way of knowing, which results in tremendous advancements in our society, heavily depends on the use of mathematics. Given that math touches nearly every aspect of peoples’ lives in different ways, it is critical that today’s students and tomorrow’s citizens have a solid understanding of math. Unfortunately, a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of relationship wellness checkups on LGBTQ couples

Creator:: Minten, Mary J.
Abstract:: Relationship health has many benefits, from physical and emotional health of the partners to their children’s wellbeing. Early intervention programs protect relationships from decline. These programs represent growing public health initiatives. However, most studies on wellness or early intervention overlook lesbian and gay male couples. Research that assumes lesbian and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Impact of Digital Media on Mandala Making in Art Therapy

Creator:: Donahue, Elizabeth C.
Abstract:: In the United States, the utilization of digital media has assumed an omnipresent status and has altered the manner in which we communicate, conduct business, and create art and music. However, it has been demonstrated that art therapy lags behind the current culture of prolific use of digital media. To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Psychological Elements of Trauma and Grief among Young Banso Widows in Cameroon

Creator:: Lange, Ruth Kinyuy
Abstract:: Because of disease, industrialization, and regional conflicts, young widowhood is an expanding phenomenon in many parts of the world. Young widows face many challenges that can lead to mental health problems. The young widows have to make adjustments to fit their new roles as bread winners of the families, having...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Bullying Experiences of Muslim-American Youth in U.S. Public Schools

Creator:: Baadarani, Dalia
Abstract:: Bullying cultivates insecurity and fear while generating attention for the perpetrator and degrading the student-victim in front of others. The act erodes the self-efficacy and identity of minority students more specifically and produces a hostile climate that undermines the learning and social development to all affected. Despite the pervasive negative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Relationship Between Immigrant Status and Secondary and Postsecondary Attainment in Secondary Students

Creator:: Haviland, Samantha L.
Abstract:: The American School Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics states that counselors and counselor trainees must be competent providers of multicultural counseling, able to practice effectively with clients whose identities differ from their own. Pre-service school counselors receive very little training around immigration status and how to work with clients who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Impact of Focusing on Self-Compassion Skills Training on the Frequency of Change Talk and Client Satisfaction Among Opioid-Dependent Young Adults

Creator:: Tomlin, Kathyleen M.
Abstract:: The illicit use of opioids among young adults (18–25) has resulted in an increase of clients needing substance abuse treatment. Treatment programs are struggling to keep up with the influx of these young adults. Traditional models of care have some impact; however, there are not enough treatment centers that can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Substance Use Among Women Who Have Sex with Women

Creator:: Dorn-Medeiros, Cort M.
Abstract:: Professional organizations in the fields of counseling and psychotherapy-related professions all require counselors and counseling students to work with a vast array of potential clients who may differ significantly from themselves. For example, these counselor and client differences can include one or several factors such as age, race, ethnicity, ability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation Identity and Specific Health Behaviors

Creator:: Muzacz, Arien K.
Abstract:: The American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics states that counselors and counselor trainees must be competent providers of multicultural counseling, able to practice effectively with clients whose identities differ from their own. Counseling students and trainees receive very little training around sexual orientation and how to work with clients who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

Creator:: Richards, Judith D.
Abstract:: Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

School counselors' self-efficacy and training needs when working with the Latino student population

Creator:: Cázares-Cervantes, Abraham
Abstract:: Latinos have the lowest high school completion rates in the United States (United States Census, 2010). School counselors are well positioned to lead the efforts to increase these rates. Indeed, such leadership is mandated by both the ethical and program standards of the American School Counselor Association. However, little is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Threat assessment in community colleges

Creator:: Bolante, Rebecca
Abstract:: The field of threat assessment and management in higher education is in the early stages of development. In particular, little is noted in the research literature about the practices of threat assessment teams in this environment. To fill this knowledge gap, a random national sample of 15% (n = 148)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Adolescent sexual initiation : a predictor of adult female romantic attachment?

Creator:: Waggoner, April R.
Abstract:: There is a knowledge gap concerning the outcomes of early adolescent sexual initiation (ASI). In particular, the influence of early ASI upon adult attachment is unknown. A multiple regression study was conducted to address this knowledge gap. Adult partner/spouse attachment was the criterion variable, and the predictor variables included both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact

Creator:: Bender, Sara C.
Abstract:: Clinical supervision serves a key component in ensuring practitioners' competency and professional identity. This practice also allows more skilled clinicians to serve as gatekeepers to the field, which helps protect clients and the profession. As the use of the Internet increases, many clinical services, including supervision, are more common in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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