Vol XIII, Special Issue 2a, 2013 11
RANKING OF QUALITY OF LIFE DETERMINANTS BY STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN A POPULATION OF WOMEN AT CHILDBEARING AGE, TREATED FOR PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT PATHOLOGY OF THE UTERINE CERVIX
Mihaela IANCU*1, Andrei ACHIMAS-CADARIU1, Florina POP2, Alexandru IRIMIE1,2, Patriciu ACHIMAS-CADARIU1,2 1”Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2“Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta” Institute of Oncology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract To date, there is no multivariate analysis in literature on the relationships between quality of life (QOL), female sexual functioning, symptomatology, distress and irrational beliefs among women with premalignant […]
EFFECTIVENESS OF A RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR EDUCATION PROGRAM IN REDUCING TEACHERS’ EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
Carmen Hortensia BORA*1, Ann VERNON1,2, Simona TRIP1 1 University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania 2 University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Rational Emotive Education program in reducing the level of irrationality, dysfunctional emotions and behaviors of teachers. Forty teachers participated in the study. Results showed […]
GAMBLING PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS
Izabela Ramona LUPU*1 & Viorel LUPU2 1Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract The purpose of the present study was to compare a program of rational emotive education plus specific primary prevention (developed for restructuring erroneous information about gambling, things like online casino arabic, etc) with a rational emotive education […]
EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR SELF KIT: A RATIONAL EMOTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Adrian OPRE*, Ramona BUZGAR, Daniela DUMULESCU Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract A recent national screening study, focused on socio-emotional problems in children, revealed that in Romanian educational settings there is real need for psychological counselling programmes. Taking together the result from two experimental studies, the present paper offers empirical support for the efficiency of a newly developed rational emotive […]
IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AND SOMATOSENSORY AMPLIFICATION IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT: IMPACT ON GENERAL DISTRESS
Oana COBEANU* Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between general irrational beliefs (IBs) and somatosensory amplification style (SAS) in regard to their possible influence on distress experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. We used a cross-sectional design. Thirty-two patients completed a battery of psychological questionnaires prior to their chemotherapy […]
HOW DO WE MEASURE RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL BELIEFS? THE DEVELOPMENT OF RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL BELIEFS SCALE (RAIBS) – A NEW THEORY-DRIVEN MEASURE
Cristina MOGOAŞE*1, Simona ȘTEFAN1, Daniel DAVID1,2 1 Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA Abstract Rational and irrational beliefs are key constructs in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy, being the central tenet of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Particularly, when facing a negative event, rational beliefs are considered […]
THE IMPACT OF SUPERVISOR CHARACTERISTICS ON TRAINEE OUTCOME IN CLINICAL SUPERVISION: A BRIEF REPORT
Ramona MOLDOVAN*1 & Daniel DAVID1,2 1Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA Abstract Although the study of psychotherapies has been favored over the study of psychotherapists, research investigating psychotherapists’ characteristics is nearly as old as psychotherapy research. Still, the literature is rather scarce when it comes to investigating psychotherapists’ attributes […]
COGNITIVE-EMOTIONAL EQUATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRRATIONAL COGNITIVE PROCESSES, COGNITIVE CONTENTS AND SPECIFIC EMOTIONS. EVIDENCE FROM A SAMPLE OF BREAST CANCER RADIOTHERAPY PATIENTS
Mădălina SUCALĂ*1,2, Julie SCHNUR1, Paul GREENE1, Daniel DAVID1,2, Joel ERBLICH1,3, Guy MONTGOMERY1 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA 2 Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Hunter College, New York, USA Abstract The present exploratory study investigated the interrelations among irrational cognitive processes, cognitive contents and specific emotions in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. The data […]
HOW TO TELL IF MANAGERS ARE GOOD COACHES AND HOW TO HELP THEM IMPROVE DURING ADVERSITY? THE MANAGERIAL COACHING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND THE RATIONAL MANAGERIAL COACHING PROGRAM
Oana A. DAVID*1,2, Silviu A. MATU1 1Babeş–Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 West University, Timisoara, Romania Abstract Managerial coaching has attracted much attention over the last decades and two models have emerged in the literature: the behavioral and the skills model. Both of them have been criticized and the literature is lacking empirical research on the measurement of managerial […]
EVALUATING THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AND NEGATIVE BIAS INTERPRETATIONS IN PREDICTING CHILD ANXIETY. IMPLICATIONS FOR COGNITIVE BIAS MODIFICATION INTERVENTIONS
Cristina MOGOAŞE, Ioana R. PODINĂ*, Mădălina SUCALĂ ,Anca DOBREAN Babeş–Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique contribution of irrational beliefs and negative bias interpretations in predicting child anxiety, based on cognitive models of anxiety. We used a cross-sectional design. Five hundred seventy one volunteers (M age = 13.008, SD = […]
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