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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"motivation for change"”.
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Client expectation of change, motivation for change, and outcome of psychotherapy
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. College of Social Science, Dept. of Psychology, 1968
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Domain partitioning to bound moments of differential equations using semidefinite optimization
… solutions of linear differential equations. The motivation for change is to obtain tighter bounds by solving smaller semidefinite problems. The modification we propose involves partitioning the domain and normalizing each partition to ensure numerical stability. Using the adjoint operator, linear …
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Trends in policing: A case study of the Hamilton police, 1900--1973
… studies of the police, few have addressed the changes in policing that have occurred since the turn of century. Prior studies address issues such as police effectiveness, social control, the military model of police organization, police socialization, and the relationship between crime rates …
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Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?
… promote treatment seeking. We hypothesized that motivation levels for seeking treatment would differ based on several factors: family and social distress, psychological distress, medical problems, severity of drug and alcohol abuse, and primary drug of abuse. Results demonstrated that high levels …
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Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?
… promote treatment seeking. We hypothesized that motivation levels for seeking treatment would differ based on several factors: family and social distress, psychological distress, medical problems, severity of drug and alcohol abuse, and primary drug of abuse. Results demonstrated that high levels …
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Attitudes and perceptions towards organizational functioning in substance abuse treatment facilities across South Africa
… Cape, Gauteng, and Kwa-Zulu Natal (2006). Forty-four treatment facilities participated in this study from a population of 89 facilities. The Texas Christian University survey of Organizational Functioning (TCU ORC) was used to assess directors' and staff's attitudes and perceptions towards …
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A Descriptive Case Study of 21st Century Skills in Schools: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Adaptive Change and Innovation for Educational Leaders and the Schools They Lead
… & McGarvey, 2011; and Wagner, 2008). In order for students to be globally competitive, school leaders need to identify what students need to know, what they need to be able to do, and what they need to be like to be successful post-graduation, and then change and adapt school practices to meet …
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Using Social Robots to Deliver Behaviour Change Interventions
… of digital solutions to support with behaviour change in a wide range of domains. Social robots have been explored for their feasibility as agents to deliver established and novel talk-based person-centred behaviour change interventions, such as Motivational Interviewing and Functional Imagery …
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Risk Perception, Psychological Well-Being, and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Persons Informed of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score
… calcium (CAC) screening detect atherosclerosis before clinical disease is manifested. Awareness of an abnormal finding should enhance motivation for change.</p><p>Objective: To examine how awareness of a CAC score affects risk perception and health-promoting behaviors in persons at high risk for …
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An Elicitation Method for Technology-Assisted Goal Setting: Combating Problematic Social Networks Use as a Case Study.
… lives, people spend significant time using it for various purposes, including social networking and gaming. There is increasing acceptance in the literature of the link between obsessive, compulsive, and excessive usage of social media, e.g. social networks, and the wellbeing of users, whether …
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Socioeconomic aspects of lifestyle and women's health: a primary care and population perspective
… employment, ethnicity, living situation, and motivation for change. III (n=977) was a cohort comparison study. Women recruited in 1980 and 2004 in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg (PSWG) were studied regarding physical activity in relation to socioeconomic position. IV (n=1550) was …
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A feminist analysis of developing an adventure therapy intervention for the treatment of eating disorders in women
… adventure programmes as a recognised approach for the effective treatment of psychological issues has, in recent years, reflected the growing interest in the development of adventure therapy. Although there has been an increased awareness of the possibilities of such a therapeutic approach …