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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"cognitive distortion"”.
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Bystanders' experiences of school bullying following a self-debasing cognitive distortion restructuring intervention
… bullying could have stemmed from self-debasing cognitive distortions and errors in thinking patterns which included personalisation, catastrophising, over-generalisation and selective abstraction. For this reason, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive-exploratory study was to explore and …
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Effects of rational behavior training on attitudes of rehabilitation support personnel
… to measure positive changes in attitudes and cognitive distortion, of support rehabilitation personnel of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, after training in Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT). The study was conducted during the summer of 1990 with 22 female subjects ranging in age from 24 to …
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An exploration of adolescents' thoughts about their sexually abusive behaviour : a qualitative study
… behaviour and to understand their perspective of cognitive distortion using Interpretative Phenomenology qualitative methodology. Five participants convicted of indecent assault, attempted rape or rape were recruited from two sites and consented to participate in the study. A semi-structured …
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Cognitive Processing of Facial Size and Valence in Depression and Obesity
… present study, there has been no exploration of cognitive processing differences or similarities in comorbid depression and obesity. This study investigated if attention bias differences exist between currently obese and depressed (Dep/O, n=16), currently obese and never depressed (ND/O, n=13), …
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Depression in Children: The Impact of Case Formulation on Treatment Selection
Cognitive-behavioral treatments are the most well-documented, and apparently most effective, treatments for childhood depression. Efforts to translate these findings to clinical practice are thwarted by the large number of strategies (and sessions) included in empirically supported treatment …
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An experimental manipulation of thought-action fusion in children: investigating obsessive compulsive features.
Introduction: Thought-Action Fusion (TAF) is a cognitive distortion associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). With limited experimental research, the role of TAF in the development of OCD is unclear. This study aimed to refine an experimental paradigm for manipulating TAF in children …
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Depression, Volition, and Death: The Effect of Depressive Disorders on the Autonomous Choice to Forgo Medical Treatment
… tend to suggest an autonomous agent free from cognitive bias and systematic distortion (e.g., Kantian or Cartesian rational agents). Evidence is emerging from the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience that fundamentally challenge this cognitive model, demonstrating …
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Parental bonding, adult romantic attachment, fear of intimacy, and cognitive distortions among child molesters.
… and the future; the fear of intimacy; and cognitive distortions among child molesters and non-offending controls. Child molesters receiving sex offender treatment reported more problematic parental bonding; insecure adult romantic attachment; negative views of self, world/others, and the …