Drug Therapy: The Psychotherapist Means of Treating Depression in Adolescents
Abstract In cognitive theory of depression, how individuals views and interprete stressful events affect whether or not they become depressed. Copping strategies and styles make a difference in whether or not a person becomes depressed when stressed up or faced with unpalatable situation or not symptoms and causes of depression as highlighted dictates which medication suit each individual as the case may be, this is determined by professional health care givers like clinical psychologists...
CONFLICT PATTERN AND RESOLUTION IN MARRIAGES AMONG FRESH COUPLES IN OYO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Lot of factors are responsible for conflict in some homes among which are violence against wife and children which result to broken homes and at times divorce, hence breed criminals and juvenile delinquents in the society. Descriptive survey research design was adopted with a sample size of 100 fresh couples, 50 male and 50 females, three measuring scales were used, five null hypotheses were tested, in which all was significant hence the hypotheses were accepted. To this end it was suggested ...
Learning Theories for Colleges and Universities
Learning theoryies is a panacea to learning and teaching situations as it reveals the secret behind how human being learns at different levels, the methods of teaching and their effectiveness. This book contains different learning theories and theorists, their brief history content of their theories, application to classroom situations, strengths and weaknesses of each theory, implication of each theory to Nigerian situations. This book will broaden the knowledge of students as regards vario...
Problem Solving and Assertiveness Skills Training in Fostering Identity Formation among early Adolescents in Junior Secondary Schools in Ibadan
Identity formation is one of the major developmental tasks every adolescent must undergo. It occurs throughout life cycle and concerns the fundamental biological, cognitive and social changes. Poor identity formation could bring about confusion, irrational fear and indecision among the adolescents. Most studies have examined effectiveness of psycho-therapies in enhancing adolescents performance with little focus on identity formation. This study, therefore, examined the effectiveness of probl...
The Media and Adolescents Risky Behaviour: Implication for Counseling Psychologists
A mass media explosion which occurred in the 20th century revolutionized the way people gain information about their world (Bushman and Anderson, 2001). The media plays a central part in the lives of adolescents, as they interact with it on a daily basis in the form of music, television, the Internet, or video games. Media is used for entertainment, information, and communication. Although people do not necessarily seek out violent content, violence is an integral part of the media landsc...