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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Life Skills Promotion Program in Adolescents (PRHAVIDA-Adolescents) on the development of a repertoire of life skills based on the cognitive-behavioral approach. A study was carried out with 78 adolescents (M = 12.47 years; SD = 0.69) to compare the results of the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents (IHSADel-Prette) before and after the intervention. Differences were found between pre- and post-test considering the frequency of emission of skills for girls in the subscales self-control, assertiveness, affective approach, and social development; boys showed differences in the subscales empathy, self-control, assertiveness, affective approach, and social development. Thus, it is considered that PRHAVIDA-Adolescents is an effective program that has demonstrated that it is capable of developing several relevant skills for both sexes at a satisfactory level. Its contents proved to be comprehensive, consisting of a viable alternative for health promotion for adolescents within the cognitive-behavioral approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adolescence is a period of transition, marked by physical, cognitive, and psychosocial transformations, therefore, the development of health-promoting elements for these individuals is important. The objective of this paper is to carry out an integrative review based on the guiding question: "what characteristics of group health promotion programs are aimed at adolescents?", between 2008 and 2018. Searches were carried out in the SciELO, LILACS, PubMed, and PsycInfo databases, in the month of July 2018, using the keywords "teenager", "mental health", "health promotion", "group", and "program". As a result, 17 articles were included, presenting interventions based on different specific theoretical approaches and themes, with a predominance of social and life skills. Weekly meetings and programs lasting at least seven sessions in a school environment and without the participation of parents or guardians predominated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Some individuals are more susceptible to recalling false information about events that never happened in their life. Nevertheless, there are several factors, such as personality characteristics, that appear to be related to memory performance. Social anxiety also provokes memory deficits for events that happen to other people, because these individuals tend to focus on their own inner selves rather than on external signs. Objective: To investigate the influence of the personality characteristics of individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) on memory performance. Methods: In this study, 183 university students had their memory tested using a complex emotional story about a mother and her son. Only subjects without clinical symptoms of depression and general anxiety (N = 148; 61 with SAD) were included in the study. Participants were compared for differences in personality characteristics using the Factorial Inventory of Personality and for SAD using the Social Phobia Inventory. Results: The main results showed that memory performance of individuals with low percentile ranks in the personality characteristic dominance, i.e., those with low self-esteem, remembered more true information about the story than those with high scores when they did not have SAD. Conclusion: The results are helpful to foster better understanding of the personality characteristics related to SAD, such as low dominance, which implies low self-esteem and difficulties with trust and with imposing themselves on others. The results could help development and improvement of techniques for therapeutic intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Obesity has multifactorial causes and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy has positive results on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects related to weight loss. This study presents a preliminary assessment of the Cognitive Behavioral Program for Group Food Education (PROMETA). A quantitative, pre-experimental study was carried out with pre- and post-test evaluation. Sixty-seven adults who were overweight or obese participated of 12 intervention sessions in groups. Instruments included the Beck inventories of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness, a periodic binge eating scale, and a body satisfaction scale. Results indicated that PROMETA contributed to the reduction of symptoms of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and binge eating. Therefore, the program shows satisfactory results for this sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The population mental health was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article reports the experience of the "LaPICC against COVID-19" project, which offered psychoeducational groups during the pandemic to provide opportunities for learning about anxiety and stress management strategies, it is in the face of a serious health crisis. An online group cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention was proposed, focusing on the management of anxiety and stress, consisting of 2 sessions in the same week. The intervention was carried out by videoconference, and 34 participants completed it. The data obtained suggests a decrease in anxiety levels, the acquisition of skills to manage unpleasant emotions and an increase in self-care behaviors. The article discusses the challenges in online group cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions and the social responsibility of psychology professionals in the context of the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To propose a brief parenting program offered in the context of health promotion and evaluate the immediate results relating to use of appropriate parenting practices and quality of parent-child interaction. Methods: Forty-five parents of school-age children from two non-governmental institutions located in a medium-sized city in the state of Sao Paulo participated in the study. The following assessment tools were used in the pre and post-tests: the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Quality of Family Interaction Scales (EQIFs), and the Brazilian Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB). Only scores of parents who attended 75% of the program were included in the analysis (25 participants). Results: Most of the participants who completed the program were grouped in socioeconomic levels B and C (72%) and the complaints reported in the pre-test centered on disobedience and stubbornness (29.6%, each). Regarding parents' perceptions of their educational practices and interaction with the children, improvements were detected in several of the aspects measured: affective relationship, involvement, model, communication, rules and monitoring, and children's feelings, besides reduction in use of physical punishment and negative marital atmosphere (p < 0.03). Reductions were detected in aggressive behavior (p = 0.02) and externalizing problems (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Despite the small sample and application in a specific community, this quick and affordable intervention seems to have yielded improvements in parent's monitoring and their affective relationships with their children, in addition to reductions in punishments and children's aggressive behavior, contributing to better parent-child interaction in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups is currently shown as a widely disseminated intervention possibility for the most diverse disorders and individuals. Just as work with children and adolescents in cognitive-behavioral therapy requires specific planning and adaptations, groups targeting the child and adolescent population also have their own challenges. The current scenario of groups focused on interventions with children and adolescents has been increasingly optimistic as this type of intervention has been studied and the results show its effectiveness. However, the need for specific programs aimed at this audience and their specific demands is evident. For this, it is essential that the possibilities and limits, both practical and theoretical, are widely known so that the interventions are adequate to their objectives, and their results are also satisfactory. This article aims to discuss cognitive-behavioral therapy in groups with children and adolescents, from a detailed description of the types and possible group formats for therapeutic interventions, as well as the discussion about the specific difficulties and work with this population within this approach. Also, different group programs aimed at children and adolescents are presented in order to illustrate the practical applicability of the theoretical concepts discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated relationships between maternal beliefs and responses to children's negative emotions. Thirty-three mothers with children aged between 6 and 7 years completed the Parents' Beliefs about Children's Emotions Questionnaire and the Coping with Children's Negative Emotions Scale. The analyses revealed that beliefs in the cost of positivity concerning the potential harm of positive emotions explained 18% of the variance in non-supportive reactions to children's expressions of negative emotions. Beliefs in the value of anger, regarding the recognition of its importance, explained 9% of the variance in supportive reactions to children's emotional expressions. Maternal cognitions regarding the value of positive and negative emotions help explain the mothers' behaviors toward children's emotional expressions. Therefore, encouraging parents to understand the role of emotions in child development is essential to promote effective parenting practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to carry out the cultural adaptation and present initial evidence about the psychometric characteristics of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale in the Brazilian context, through three steps: translation, semantic validation, and pretest. The results indicated that the synthesis of the translations, performed by two independent translators, was considered unsatisfactory and it was necessary to obtain a new consensus version with an Expert Committee. This last one was back-translated and used in semantic validation with 18 people, confirming the proper understanding of the items after alterations in two of them. In the pretest, with 54 people, Cronbach's alpha was considered adequate (0.833), with floor and ceiling effects observed in nine and four items, respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed the presence of strong and moderate correlations. The measurement of weight bias internalization represents an important tool to support more effective therapeutic strategies with a view to comprehensive and humanized care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) often also experience depression. This study's objective was to verify the levels of depression present in a sample of individuals diagnosed with SAD and to characterize this sample according to sociodemographic variables. There were 104 participants diagnosed with SAD from a preexisting database. The sociodemographic and clinical data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, as well as inferential statistics on levels of social anxiety and depressive symptoms, obtained through the Social Anxiety Inventory (SPIN) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). It was found that more than half of the people had Major Depressive Disorder as a secondary diagnosis and that higher levels of social anxiety correlated positively with higher levels of depressive symptoms. These data show the relationship between depression and social anxiety and corroborate the findings of the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Brazil, little is known about the maintenance of results after treatment of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder (MDD). The objective of this study was to verify the effectiveness of individual psychotherapeutic treatment from CBT for depressive symptoms within 6 and 12 months after the intervention. We evaluated 94 participants with MDD from the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). There was significant posttreatment response (p <0.001), with no difference between the end of treatment and symptom assessment at 6 (p = 0.486) and 12 months (p = 0.098). A significant positive correlation was observed between the intensity of depressive symptoms at baseline and the reduction of initial symptoms for 12-month follow-up (r = 0.49; p <0.001). CBT significantly reduces depressive symptoms by maintaining this condition up to 12 months post-intervention without significant influence of other characteristics beyond the intensity of depressive symptoms at the beginning of the therapeutic process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adolescence is a period of intense transformations, and these may be inherent or present risks to development. Adolescent health directly influences on individual and society future trajectories, assuring the need for research about this life span stage. The Health Behavior in School-aged Children task force, together with World Health Organization (HBSC-WHO), has been conducting health surveys for more than 30 years with its protocol, with approximately 40 countries in North America and Europe. This work aimed to present the translation and cultural adaptation process of the HBSC instrument for the Brazilian reality. This is the first study to carry out the adaptation of this instrument in Brazil. The process used the translation of judges, a committee, evaluation in the target public, and pilot study. It was concluded by the satisfactory adaptation of the instrument to the Brazilian reality, being configured Questionnaire HBSC Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]