The factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Help-Seeker Stereotype Scale (HSSS), an instrument measuring the strength of respondents’ endorsement of negative stereotypes about people who seek help from a psychologist, was explored over the course of three studies. In Study 1, 50 items designed to capture negative, self-esteem harming stereotypes of help seekers were generated. Pilot ...

this paper is based on a research carried out for evaluation of addict rehabilitation centers in iran. the research has been conducted by application of survey method, questionnaire technique and interview with help seekers (addicts) in qarchak varamin rehabilitation and de-addicion center in south- eastern of tehran. this study has been carried out in two stages of pre-treatment and rehabilita...

Through a phone-based field experiment, I investigated the effect of mental help seekers' race, class, and gender on the accessibility of psychotherapists. Three hundred and twenty psychotherapists each received voicemail messages from one black middle-class and one white middle-class help seeker, or from one black working-class and one white working-class help seeker, requesting an appointment...

Radar Seeker is used in missile system for detection and tracking a target. It will be integrated in the nose cone of the missile. During testing and launching of the missile all necessary important parameters and status of the seeker are collected for analysis to ascertain the health of the Seeker. Similarly the configuration and control of the seeker is to ensure the proper mode of operation ...

BACKGROUND Somatisation is particularly challenging in multicultural contexts where patients and physicians often differ in terms of their illness-related beliefs and practices and health care expectations. This paper reports on a exploratory study aimed at better understanding how asylum seeker and refugee patients from the former country of Yugoslavia who were identified by their physicians a...

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a popular approach to instruction that supports students get hands-on training by solving problems. Question Pool websites (QPs) such as LeetCode, Code Chef, and Math Playground help PBL supplying authentic, diverse, contextualized questions students. Nonetheless, empirical findings suggest 40% 80% of registered in QPs drop out less than two months. This research...

In this paper we argue for buffering group awareness information to mitigate information overload and help users keep up with the group. We propose an attentive groupware device, called the opportunity seeker, that leverages the natural alternation between a user doing individual work and attending to the group to automatically manage the timing and quantity of information to be delivered based...