Developmental factors direct optimal implementations of cognitive-behavioral therapy (GBT) protocols with children and adolescents. Although chronological age can approximate level of development, youthful clients benefit v̂ rhen clinicians carefully assess each child's cognitive, social, and emotional skills and adjust manualized treatments accordingly. Using several components of manualized GB...

the cyclical economic downturn in the united states has forced many extension administrators to rethink and adjust services and programming. the cooperative extension system (ces), the organization primarily responsible for governmental extension work in the united states, at iowa state university responded to this economic downturn by restructuring its organization from county based to a regio...

NISAN, MORDECAI, and KORIAT, ASHER. The Effect of Cognitive Restructuring on Delay of Gratification. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1984, 55, 492-503. 2 experiments evaluated predictions derived from a cognitive-developmental approach to delay of gratification. In the first, kindergarten children expressed preference for either a small but immediate reward or a large but delayed reward. They were then told...

BACKGROUND This pilot study was designed to investigate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral treatment for anger. METHOD Twelve (5 men and 7 women) outpatient adults completed 2-hour group sessions for 16 sessions. Participants were diagnosed with 29 Axis I and 34 Axis II disorders with high rates of comorbidity. Empirically supported techniques of skills training, cognitive restructuring, ...

Investigations of targeted coping skills could help guide initial treatment decisions for individuals with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol dependence (AD) who often endorse worse coping skills than those with AD but not PTSD. Although improvement in coping skills is associated with enhanced alcohol use outcomes, no study has evaluated the utility of teaching specif...

Article history: Received 18 March 2008 Received in revised form 30 June 2008 Accepted 1 July 2008 The benefits of cognitive–behavioral treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) have been evidenced by several meta-analyses. However, the differential effectiveness of behavioral and cognitive approaches has shown inconclusive results. In this paper a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of ...

BACKGROUND Cognitive insight phenomenon lies at the core of numerous discoveries. Behavioral research indicates four salient features of insightful problem solving: (i) mental impasse, followed by (ii) restructuring of the problem representation, which leads to (iii) a deeper understanding of the problem, and finally culminates in (iv) an "Aha!" feeling of suddenness and obviousness of the solu...