Counselling and Psychology Research Papers/Topics

Relationships among counselor trainees’ emotional intelligence, stress and empathy

High levels of emotional intelligence, low levels of stress and high empathetic tendencies are successful counselor training propellers. However, ostensibly, relationships between such variables among counselor trainees are underexplored. Thus, this study evaluated such relationships with a cross-sectional, correlational design. A questionnaire made of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index collected data from 92 resp...

Relationships among counselor trainees’ emotional intelligence, stress and empathy.

High levels of emotional intelligence, low levels of stress and high empathetic tendencies are successful counselor training propellers. However, ostensibly, relationships between such variables among counselor trainees are underexplored. Thus, this study evaluated such relationships with a cross-sectional, correlational design. A questionnaire made of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index collected data from 92 resp...

Mental Health, a Monster?

We live in a part of the world where a mere mention of mental health puts people to flight.  The phrase “mental health” has so much been negativized to the extent that most people do not want to hear it any more. One stands to wonder why this hypocritical attitude towards mental health.  Paradoxically, almost everybody cherishes health and desires health and longevity but when the adjective “mental” is added, the story changes. Is mental health not a part of the “health package”...

The power of grit in exploring the pathways to your destiny

The power of grit in exploring the pathways to your destiny {Interest, passion, practice, perseverance, purpose, and rest} Kareem Itunu Azeez                      “The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed,                         a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released                         and channeled toward some great good.”………….Brian Tracy If you have taken your time to open this...

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 ...

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...

Promoting resilience among Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria as a method of combating psychological disturbance: The case of indigenes of Bakassi in Cross River State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT                                                                    As at 2015, the Internally Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) estimated there are about Two Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Though some IDPs have returned to their communities between 2016 and 2017 following the intervention of the Nigerian military, escalation of violence in several plac...