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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 1

March 2017 - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,431 Views
10 Pages

19 March 2017

After establishing a baseline understanding of some of the factors that influence and shape family end of life communication, empirical research centered on the communication tendencies of nationally-recognized palliative care clinicians is presented...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,416 Views
12 Pages

Neuropsychology of Aesthetic Judgment of Ambiguous and Non-Ambiguous Artworks

  • Maddalena Boccia,
  • Sonia Barbetti,
  • Laura Piccardi,
  • Cecilia Guariglia and
  • Anna Maria Giannini

18 March 2017

Several affective and cognitive processes have been found to be pivotal in affecting aesthetic experience of artworks and both neuropsychological as well as psychiatric symptoms have been found to affect artistic production. However, there is a pauci...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
10,688 Views
14 Pages

18 March 2017

This paper will present a movement-informed perspective to social attunement in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Background: Dance movement therapy (DMT) is a psychotherapeutic intervention that is used with participants with ASD in various settings....

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
13,070 Views
8 Pages

Cancer Communication and Family Caregiver Quality of Life

  • Elaine Wittenberg,
  • Tami Borneman,
  • Marianna Koczywas,
  • Catherine Del Ferraro and
  • Betty Ferrell

2 March 2017

Family caregivers have enormous communication responsibilities tied to caregiving, such as sharing the patient’s medical history with providers, relaying diagnosis and prognosis to other family members, and making decisions about care with the patien...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,463 Views
19 Pages

1 March 2017

There is limited theory or knowledge regarding dietitians’ practice philosophies and how these philosophies are generated and incorporated into their professional practices. For the purposes of this study, a conceptual framework will explain and defi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
10,512 Views
11 Pages

Early Maladaptive Schemas and Cognitive Distortions in Adults with Morbid Obesity: Relationships with Mental Health Status

  • Felipe Q. Da Luz,
  • Amanda Sainsbury,
  • Phillipa Hay,
  • Jessica A. Roekenes,
  • Jessica Swinbourne,
  • Dhiordan C. Da Silva and
  • Margareth Da S. Oliveira

28 February 2017

Dysfunctional cognitions may be associated with unhealthy eating behaviors seen in individuals with obesity. However, dysfunctional cognitions commonly occur in individuals with poor mental health independently of weight. We examined whether individu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
9,117 Views
11 Pages

20 February 2017

The current study sought to investigate measurement discrepancies in self-report assessment of experiential avoidance (EA). Recent research indicates that EA may be more appropriately conceptualized as a multidimensional construct, operationally defi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
9,643 Views
15 Pages

17 February 2017

A complex set of factors may affect transportation mode choice. While earlier studies have often considered objective factors in determining preferences of public transport use as a sustainable transportation, subjective factors such as personality t...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
292 Citations
56,018 Views
7 Pages

13 February 2017

The criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD have changed considerably with the newest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Changes to the diagnostic criteria fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
83 Citations
15,403 Views
12 Pages

8 February 2017

There is strong evidence that poverty and economic disadvantage are associated with child maltreatment; however, research in this area is underdeveloped in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic hardship and...

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