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Collin, Ross – Composition Forum, 2016
To clarify the role of desire in discursive practice, this article examines rhetorical theories of genre and Lacanian theories of the unconscious. The former, it is argued, might be refined to shed more light on actors' unconscious investments in and resistance to the desires maintained by genres. The latter, meanwhile, might be refined to address…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Student Attitudes, Portfolios (Background Materials), Self Concept
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Berman, Steven L.; Weems, Carl F.; Petkus, Veronica F. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
This paper examines the expression, prevalence, and incremental validity of identity problem symptoms in adolescence. A sample of high school students (N = 140) aged 15-18 completed measures of identity problem symptoms, identity status, and psychological symptom severity. Findings suggested that 14.3% would meet DSM IV criteria for identity…
Descriptors: Incidence, Severity (of Disability), Identification (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Sheeber, Lisa B.; Allen, Nicholas B.; Leve, Craig; Davis, Betsy; Shortt, Joann Wu; Katz, Lynn Fainsilber – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Depression is often characterized as a disorder of affect regulation. However, research focused on delineating the key dimensions of affective experience (other than valence) that are abnormal in depressive disorder has been scarce, especially in child and adolescent samples. As definitions of affect regulation center around processes…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), High School Students, Adolescents
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Paxton, Keisha Carr; Robinson, W. LaVome; Shah, Seema; Schoeny, Michael E. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
This study examined exposure to community violence and depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms within a non-random sample of low-income, African-American male adolescents. The moderating effect of social support on these relationships was also examined. Seventy-seven African-American adolescent males were recruited from an…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, African American Students, Adolescents, Males