Faculty Books and Book Chapters
This is a select list of works produced by the faculty of the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University
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School Anxiety
Juliette Hubbard, Ralph E. Cash, and Sarah A. Valley-Gray
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Teachers, counselors, and others who work with children, particularly those who work in a school setting, commonly encounter nonattendance of students. Reasons for nonattendance include parent-excused medical concerns, student-motivated delinquency, and, frequently, school anxiety. Almost half of school psychologists in a US national survey reported working with students who engaged in school refusal (Miller and Jome 2010), which involves school avoidance due to the student's emotional distress. The characteristics of students with anxiety-based school refusal, their outcomes, and interventions are of considerable interest to professionals who work with school-age children because of the resultant disruptions in their academic achievement and social skills development.
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Motivational Interviewing
Melanie M. Iarussi
Written for graduate students and practitioners, the book is a comprehensive introduction to positive counseling methods. This unique text provides a balanced assessment model that invites counselors to consider the four positive dimensions in a client’s life: cultural context; life phase; cognitive stage; and personality style.
The material is organized into two primary sections. The first discusses ways to determine the positive and wellness dimensions of an individual’s life, and then use these dimensions to craft alternative ways to conceptualize tendencies and challenges in order to complement or replace diagnoses of pathology. The second section features eight chapters on positive intervention, each highlighting a specific counseling approach. Each chapter includes worksheets that allow readers to work with the topic in a dynamic way.
Featuring the writing of experts in their respective topics, Positive Counseling gathers together new thinking and research on positive psychology and presents it in one outstanding resource. It is an excellent choice for courses in positive psychology and counseling theories.
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Friendship, Childhood
Kelsey Klindt and Angela M. Waguespack
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Friendship is defined as a voluntary, reciprocal relationship between at least two individuals in which there is a mutual exchange of affection for one another (Rubin et al. 2008). Friends typically exhibit mutual liking and engage in shared interests or activities (Erwin 1998; Rizzo 1989). Friendships are established and influenced by social interactions and relationships with others and develop through dynamic processes; however, not all peer interactions lead to the establishment of friendships. The motivation to form meaningful friendships typically comes from the need for affiliation, affection, or intimacy. The absence of these social relations can be detrimental for the individual and lead to social isolation or withdrawal, which has implications for one’s overall psychosocial adjustment. Children’s relationships with peers can be distinguished from their relationships with adults (e.g., parents, teachers). Non-peer relationships tend to be hierarchical, with the adult having more power, resources, and knowledge than the child; by contrast, peer relationships are horizontal in nature, as both individuals in a peer dyad equally benefit from and contribute to the relationship. Through peer relationships, children are able to develop and practice crucial skills, such as perspective taking, social and emotional understanding, and conflict resolution (Howes 2009). The development of these cognitive, social, and emotional regulation skills is critical for peer acceptance, secure attachments with others, and positive friendships throughout life.
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Gifted and Talented Children
Melissa Koniver, Angela Garcia, Ralph E. Cash, and Sarah A. Valley-Gray
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Children labeled gifted and talented are those ‘‘with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experiences or environment’’ (US Department of Education 1993, 3). Children who evidence such exceptional abilities compose 3 to 5 percent of the school-aged population (depending on how ‘‘gifted and talented’’ is defined). These children may be advanced in their intellectual ability; demonstrate academic acceleration, usually in multiple domains; and/or evidence extraordinary creativity. Other characteristics commonly associated with giftedness include a high level of language and reasoning skills and exceptional long-term memory (Pfeiffer 2012a). Gifted and talented children are frequently described as being perfectionistic, idealistic, and highly sensitive to their own expectations and those of others, and having more advanced problem-solving and linguistic skills when compared to their same-age peers (Webb et al. 2007).
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Impostor Phenomenon
S. L. Nguyen and Aya Shigeto
Academic and professional prowess is a valuable asset in industrialized societies, particularly for those pursuing white-collar career paths (e.g., teachers, medical professionals, entrepreneurs). For some individuals, the path to gain expertise in their fields may be filled with pressures to succeed, emotional distress, and characteristics related to the impostor phenomenon (IP). Impostors, those who experience the IP, possess a strong sense of intellectual incompetence and believe that they are untalented and undeserving of their success and recognition. Impostors regularly worry about reproducing past successes and maintaining high expectations.
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Antisocial
Timothy Razza
The term antisocial describes actions that violate laws, social norms, and established standards of appropriate behavior, including destructive, violent, and aggressive behavior toward others. Personality characteristics of individuals who engage in antisocial behavior include impulsivity, a lack of empathy, and a lack of morality. The development of antisocial behaviors has been shown to be due to a complex interaction of genetic heritability, environmental, and contextual factors.
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Impulsivity Disorders
Timothy Razza
Impulsivity Disorders refer to the numerous psychiatric disorders that involve impulsivity as a primary aspect of the clinical presentation. Impulsivity may present as an inability to inhibit behavior or emotions, a lack of forethought or planning, and a failure to consider the consequences of one’s actions. Examples of impulsivity disorders include pyromania, ADHD, and binge-eating disorder.
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Psychosis
Timothy Razza
The term psychosis is used to refer to a severe form of mental illness which may include characteristic symptoms such as hallucination, delusions, and both thought and behavioral abnormalities. Diagnostically, psychosis is a primary aspect of psychiatric disorders including Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder. Psychosis may result from various etiologies.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Timothy S. Razza
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According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the primary feature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a consistent “pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development” (American Psychiatric Association 2013, 61). The symptomatic presentation of ADHD varies, and the condition may be expressed in predominately inattentive symptoms, predominately hyperactive-impulsive symptoms, or a combination of both. The difficulties associated with ADHD may impact academic, occupational, social, and family functioning. ADHD is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder with genetic and neurological factors as the primary etiologies. These genetic and neurological factors are believed to interact with environmental, psychosocial, and learning factors to affect the course and presentation of ADHD (Barkley 2014).
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Forensic practice for the mental health clinician
David L. Shapiro and Lenore E. A. Walker
Mental health professionals have much to contribute to court-related decisions. Forensic work is interesting and rewarding, but it can also be challenging and stressful, even for experienced clinicians. "Forensic Practice for the Mental Health Clinician: Getting Started, Gaining Experience, and Avoiding Pitfalls" walks you through the steps required to navigate most aspects of forensic practice. Each chapter focuses on a different type of assessment and role, including pertinent background, case references, and elements that need to be addressed. Filled with practical information (and checklist summaries) to help keep you on track, Shapiro and Walker’s book provides the necessary tools to prepare you for the work ahead.
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Parental control
Aya Shigeto
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships will provide up-to-date information on such diverse topics as adolescent parenthood, family planning, cohabitation, widowhood, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, codependency, and commuter marriages. Wide-ranging in scope, this encyclopedia complements courses in a variety of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, gender/women’s studies, and others. Features include a thematic outline and a comprehensive index.
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Prenatal Stress and Infant Temperament
Aya Shigeto, Mia Knowles, and Michael Voltaire
For many parents-to-be, pregnancy is an exciting and joyful time. However, it can also be a stressful time, whether stress is a preexisting issue that precedes pregnancy or comes from uncertainty and anxiety surrounding childbirth and child-rearing. Past research showed that prenatal stress and anxiety, particularly that of expectant mothers, can have adverse effects on infant temperament. Stressors during pregnancy are not only mothers’ (or parents’) psychological issues but also external factors such as teratogens (e.g., cigarettes, alcohol, drugs) that create a toxic prenatal environment for a developing fetus, which in turn creates long-lasting consequences for the offspring.
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The Role of the Family in Personality Development
Aya Shigeto and Michael Voltaire
The nature versus nurture debate has been one of the oldest, recurrent issues in psychology. Nature represents genetics that individuals inherited from birth parents, creating predetermined courses of development. Nature also encompasses biological processes (e.g., brain activities, hormones) that are believed to be largely controlled by genetics. Nurture, on the other hand, represents everything outside one’s body, including both physical environments (e.g., family, neighborhood, school, and culture) and interpersonal relationships (e.g., family, peers). Developmental psychologists and family scientists have been taking a great interest in the role of nurture, particularly family, for every aspect of human development, including personality development.
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Parent-School Involvement
Leticia Barbosa Soares and Angela M. Waguespack
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Parent involvement refers to the participation of significant caregivers in their children's education to promote their academic and social success. Significant caregivers include parents or legal guardians, grandparents, stepparents, foster parents, and other adults who are responsible for the children's education (Sheridan, Clarke and Christenson 2014). Parent and/or family involvement is facilitated through participation in activities in the school setting that emphasize supportive roles for families (e.g., parent workshops, meetings in school, volunteering opportunities, home activities). Meta-analytic studies show that parental involvement in a child's education benefits the child's learning by increasing academic gains, especially in reading and literacy, and there is some evidence that older children may benefit more than younger children (Higgins and Katsipataki 2015).
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A Review of Meta-analyses About Deception Detection
Weylin R. Sternglanz, Wendy L. Morris, Marley Morrow, and Joshua Braverman
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If you have ever read a book or watched a television show depicting lie detection, or have had a casual conversation regarding the best way to figure out if someone is lying, you have likely heard many theories, some of which conflict with each other. Even social psychologists who read journal articles on deception detection studies may find the literature confusing; a PsycInfo search on the term "deception detection" produces 1694 sources including 1251 peer reviewed journal articles. A systematic summary of results across the many studies on this topic may be the best way to make sense of the findings. Meta-analyses are one of the most effective methodological tools of summarizing and quantifying scientific effects across studies.
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Pregnancy and Delivery
Isabel A. Thompson
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Pregnancy is a state of profound transformation for mothers, their partners, and families that involves physical, psychological, and relational changes. Physiologically, pregnancy is the process of gestation from conception to birth, when hormonal changes lead to the development of the embryo and fetus (Simkin et al. 2010). Pregnancy can be divided into three three-month periods called trimesters; a full-term pregnancy lasts approximately forty weeks counted from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual cycle (Newman and Newman 2018). Owing to the associated hormonal changes, some women experience symptoms such as fatigue and nausea during the first trimester or throughout pregnancy.
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Pregnancy and Delivery
Isabel A. Thompson
An Interdisciplinary Approach will examine a vast and intersecting array of subjects related to familial, romantic, and intimate connections in this follow-up to Macmillan's International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, published in 2003. This two-volume work, slated to release in 2019, will provide rich topics of study for students of sociology, anthropology, psychology, human development and family studies, social work, counseling, and more.
Readers will find both overview and in-depth coverage across approximately 300 articles, covering such diverse topics as online dating, interfaith couples, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, gay and lesbian marriage, infertility, gender identity and roles, and many more. The Encyclopedia will include articles specific to ethnic groups and religious traditions, examining the history of family life within these cultures and discussing how families have been affected by political and social change.
The academic board, charged with determining the contents, identifying authors, and providing peer review on this work, is led by Dr. James J. Ponzetti Jr., professor emeritus of Sociology, University of British Columbia.
