Can Short Psychological Interventions Affect Educational Performance? Revisiting the Effect of Self-Affirmation Interventions

Self Affirmation and Identity as Behavioral Interventions

Running Head: WHY ARE SELF-AFFIRMATION INTERVENTIONS EFFECTIVE? 1 Reducing the Achievement Gap: Why Are Self-Affirmation Interventions Effective?

The achievement gap between White and Black students and White and Latino students remains one of the largest issues in education today despite countless efforts to reduce it. Previous reforms have focused on school-centered initiatives such as improving teacher quality or expanding Pre-Kindergarten programs. While these attempts are laudable, they have not found great success. However, recent ...

the effect of self-confidence and educational motivation on oral translation quality

this thesis is about the effect of self-confidence and educational motivation on oral translation quality.

Psychoneuroimmunology: can psychological interventions modulate immunity?

There is ample evidence from human and animal studies demonstrating the downward modulation of immune function concomitant with a variety of stressors. As a consequence, the possible enhancement of immune function by behavioral strategies has generated considerable interest. Researchers have used a number of diverse strategies to modulate immune function, including relaxation, hypnosis, exercis...

Psychological Interventions

Clinicians who work with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients recognize that successful management of the syndrome presents a significant challenge. In the absence of any definitive medical treatment, 2 the need for multidisciplinary management of CRPS has been emphasized. It is now generally agreed that successful treatment must simultaneously address the medical, psychological, and ...