Browsing Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) by Title
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Action Sports: Mental Health Implications for Adolescents
Northwest University, 2023
152 pagesThis study explored the immediate effects on youth participating in an action sports program focused on snowboarding. Drawing from a cognitive behavioral theory of mental health treatment, and the results of previous ... -
Adolescent Problem Behavior: The Impact of Parents, Peers, and Perceptions
Northwest University, July 31, 2019
121 pagesThe relationship between negative parent-adolescent relationships and problem behavior, such as substance use and delinquency, has been validated through research in several ways, often citing increased peer influence and ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Predicting Cyclical Patterns Between Childhood Experiences and Adverse Behaviors in Adulthood
Northwest University, 2019
103 pagesAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are ten specific incidences occurring in childhood known to have deleterious impacts on an individual's life (Felitti et al., 1998). The more ACEs (i.e. abuse, neglect, household ... -
An Analysis of the Gottman-Relationships With Eating Disorders Pilot Study Through the Lens of Perceptual Congruence
Northwest University, 2025
147 pagesThis dissertation explored the effects of the Gottman-Relationships With Eating Disorders (RED) intervention on perceptual congruence, accommodating and enabling behaviors, eating disorder behaviors and attitudes, and ... -
Analysis of the Relationship Between Stress, Academic Success, and Self-Efficacy in Undergraduate Students
Northwest University, 2024
69 pagesPrevious studies have examined stress' potential impact on undergraduate college student academic outcomes. The existing literature has defined the populations' lived experiences of stress as a significant factor that can ... -
Anxiety and Depression Symptomology in Adult Siblings of Individuals with Autism
Northwest University, 2023
125 pagesResearch into the effects that a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has on the family unit, specifically parents, abounded over the last several decades. The present study sought to evaluate the prevalence, sibship, ... -
Anxiety and Perceptions of Stigma Surrounding the Use of Mental Health Resources Among Adults Aged 50�64
Northwest University, 2025
80 pagesOlder adults (defined as those aged 50 and older) face various additional challenges when accessing mental health services including but not limited to financial costs, transportation, and caregiving responsibilities. ... -
Assessing Prevalence Rates and Clinical Impairment of Orthorexia Nervosa in a U.S. Population
Northwest University, July 27, 2020
90 pagesOrthorexia nervosa has been characterized as a pathological fixation toward consuming healthy foods. Recognized by U.S. physician Bratman in 1997, orthorexia has received global attention among professionals in the medical ... -
Black Racial Identity and the Expression of African Cultural Values: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study
Northwest University, 2024
142 pagesDespite decades of research on Black racial identity and African cultural values, there has been a lack of research that integrates the two topics using a mixed methods approach. Thus, using a convergent mixed methods ... -
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mental Health of Law Enforcement Officers
Northwest University, 2025
116 pagesLaw enforcement is a unique public service career with many occupational stressors linked to negative mental health outcomes (Purba & Demou, 2019; Violanti et al., 2014). Despite the stress experienced through, officers ... -
The Business of Private Practice in Psychology in the Day and Age of the Affordable Care Act
Northwest University, 2016
134 pagesThe business of private psychological practice historically has involved both skill in providing therapeutic care and financial acumen. The complexities of the current healthcare system in America have made the dilemma of ... -
Chasing Dreams: The Effect of Lucid Dreaming on Athletic Performance
Northwest University, 2019
71 pagesWhile many researchers have investigated the use of mental imagery to improve performance during wakefulness, the research in regards to using mental imagery while dreaming is still insufficient. A lucid dream is a dream ... -
Childhood Adversity, Psychological Well-Being, and Religious Practices
Northwest University, 2024
68 pagesAdverse childhood experiences can have a severe impact on a person's life, impacting their mental and physical health. However, resiliency factors appear to help mitigate those impacts. Using multiple regression, this study ... -
Children and Screens: The Experience of Parents
Northwest University, September 13, 2018
146 pageChildren are growing up with limitless and unmonitored access to smartphones, videogames, televisions, and computers. As a result, extensive research has been conducted to investigate how screen time affects children's ... -
Church and Psychology Collaboration: Developing an Action Plan for International Christian Center
Northwest University, 2015
110 pagesTraditionally, professionals in the field of psychology and within faith communities have overlapped in the type of care they offer. As worldviews expand, there is increased interest among psychologists and faith leaders ... -
Coping and Growth in Bereavement
Northwest University, 2016
ix, 117 pagesThis study included an examination of the relationship between coping and growth in a mixed population of bereaved individuals. Coping was operationalized as the dual process model of coping with bereavement (DPM). Growth ... -
Counseling in the Work of Assembly of God Pastors in the Pacific Northwest
Northwest University, 2015
73 pagesResearchers has shown that people often perceive pastors as the initial sources of help when people encounter marital, emotional, and mental health challenges. However, limited research exists on the work of counseling ... -
Creating Culturally Contextualized Therapeutic Interventions for Sexual Trauma Aftercare
Northwest University, 2014
180 pagesResearch about somatic trauma experiences provided ample evidence that the mind and body are intrinsically connected. Regarding my dissertation topic, this evidence also shows the Mind Body connection in sexual trauma which ... -
Depression as a Mediator of Interoceptive Sensibility and Adolescent Cannabis Use Frequency
Northwest University, September 22, 2020
79 pagesAdolescence is a dynamic and critical period of development that can be become disrupted by cannabis use and symptoms of depression. Interoception has been connected to depression in adolescents, as well as substance use ... -
Developmental Trauma: The Implications for Treatment in Children With Trauma Histories
Northwest University, 2022
206 pagesChild maltreatment encompasses five subcategories of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and/or neglect, and witnessing family violence. Maltreatment has been proven to impact a child's brain development in a ...
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