Browsing 2011 Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Department "Counseling Psychology (UMKC)"
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The construction of the Lesbian and Gay Affirming Social Justice Competency Scale
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-12)Heterosexism is evident in the psychology and social policies of society. Despite numerous efforts to end discrimination based on many different cultural factors, heterosexism is frequently condoned and encouraged. In ... -
Differentiation of Self Inventory - short form: creation and Initial evidence of construct validity
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-18)This study sought to retain the structure and reliability of the four subscales of the Differentiation of Self Inventory - Revised yet make the instrument more efficient by reducing the total number of items within each ... -
Model development to measure resilience in adolescents
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-13)Coping with painful events and unpleasant emotions is a struggle for every human being. The ability to cope effectively with these events and emotions can be termed resilience (Blum, 1998). The study of resilience is ... -
Recovery from Infidelity: Exploring Variables Related to the Healing Process
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)Clinicians and researchers report that growth and improvement is possible after infidelity takes place. However, research has not explored specific variables that should relate to improvement in the aftermath of infidelity. ... -
The roles of client religion, counselor religiosity, and spiritual competence in counselors' clinical judgment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-15)The present study explored the roles that clients' religious beliefs, therapists' spiritual/religious beliefs, and therapists' attitudes toward spirituality and religion may play in how therapists conceptualize a prospective ... -
The roles of differentiation of self, emotional self awareness and anxiety on destructive countertransference reactions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)The present study investigated the mediating role of emotional self awareness and state anxiety in predicting overinvolved and underinvolved countertransference feelings and behaviors from level of differentiation of ...