Vol XII, No. 1, 2012 9

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COGNITIVE THERAPY AND HYPNOTHERAPY: A COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH

E. Thomas DOWD* Kent State University, Kent, USA Abstract This article describes the cognitive developmental model of psychotherapy and applies it to cognitive hypnotherapy. First I trace the development of this model from the original and relatively ahistorical cognitive therapy model. I then describe the movement towards an emphasis on the assessment and modification of cognitive structures, known as […]

EFFECTS OF DIRECT ACADEMIC MOTIVATION- ENHANCING INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: A META-ANALYSIS

Edith WAGNER* & Stefan SZAMOSKÖZI Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract A meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of direct  academic motivation enhancement interventions (interventions with  students as the primary beneficiaries). Seventeen studies were included, the  total sample size being 3720 (91.85% of the participants in the studies were  university/college students). The overall weighted effect […]

METACOGNITION IN PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE EJACULATION AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

Erman BAGCIOGLU1, Bulent ALTUNOLUK2, Yasin BEZ3, Haluk SOYLEMEZ4, Ahmet ASIK5, Murat EMUL*5 1Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 2Department of Urology, University Hospital of Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 3Clinics of Psychiatry, Ergani State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey 4Clinics of Urology, Ergani State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey 5Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Kocatepe, […]

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS, COUPLE SATISFACTION AND INDIVIDUAL MATE VALUE: AN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH

Daciana DUMITRESCU & Alina S. RUSU* Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract In line with the current trend in evolutionary psychology (i.e., focus on the impact of psychological factors on individual reproductive potential), we investigated the association between early maladaptive schemas, the level of couple satisfaction and the mate value of individuals involved in stable relationships. The research was conducted […]

AFFECTIVE REACTIONS TO IMAGES IN ANXIOUS CHILDREN

Ibolya KOTTA*, Stefan SZAMOSKÖZI Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract In a paradigm of a three-dimensioned (valence, arousal, dominance)  affective space, the aim of the present study was to extend the use of picture  rating methodology to primary school children and to outline the specifics  of affective reactions in anxious children. Self-report measures of emotional  reactions […]

KEEPING A FOCUS ON SELF-REGULATION AND COMPETENCE: “FIND YOUR OWN STYLE”, A SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM TARGETING AT RISK ADOLESCENTS

Margarida GASPAR DE MATOS*, Tânia GASPAR, Mafalda FERREIRA, Gina TOMÉ, Inês CAMACHO, Marta REIS, Paula MELO, Celeste SIMÕES, Ricardo MACHADO, Lucia RAMIRO, SOCIAL ADVENTURE TEAM Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Abstract School is a privileged setting for universal and selective prevention interventions that can help pupils increase their competence to cope with life challenges in a […]

MEDICATION, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN: A CLINICAL TRIAL

Ioana A. ONAC*1, Adela R. MOLDOVAN2, Ioan ONAC1, Raluca IGNA2, Liviu POP1 1Iuliu HaŃieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract Chronic back pain is a burdening health problem, both at an individual level (in terms of pain, disability, emotional distress associated) and at a more general, society level (important […]

A NATURALISTIC STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF CHILD SEPARATION FROM FAMILY

Alexandru TIBA*1, 2, Claudia FURAK-POP3 1Private Practice, Oradea, Romania 2Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3Counseling Center for Parents and Children, GDSACP, Oradea, Romania Abstract A naturalistic study regarding the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral program for reducing the risk of child separation from family is described. One hundred twenty six families that undertook either a systemic or […]

THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN THE PERIODONTAL SURGICAL TREATMENT: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Alexandra ROMAN1, Ramona MOLDOVAN2, Robert BALÁZSI2, Radu CÂMPIAN1, Andrada SOANCA1, Stefan STRATUL4, Daniel DAVID*2,4 1Iuliu HaŃieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania 4Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA Abstract A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the efficacy […]