Working With Multiracial Clients in Therapy: Bridging Theory, Research, and Practice

The growing multiracial population has resulted in a need for professional psychologists to become knowledgeable about unique identity issues that may influence therapy with multiracial clients. The overarching goal of this article is to provide clinicians with current theory and research, as well as particular therapeutic strategies that will be useful in their work with multiracial clients. Specifically, this article (a) provides a brief review of some prevalent models of multiracial identity; (b) discusses several common themes derived from theory and research about multiracial identity, which should be taken into account when working with this population; and (c) offers some specific techniques and strategies that may be used in therapy to develop more accurate conceptualizations of multiracial clients

Promoting Hope: Suggestions for School Counselors

School counselors need multiple resources to assist today\u27s students in developing to their fullest potential. This development might often be measured outwardly by academic success; however, psychological and emotional well-being of students is a large part of this success. The construct of hope is defined as a bidimensional characteristic consisting of an agency component (willpower to move toward one\u27s goals) and a pathways component (ability to develop multiple routes to one\u27s goals) and has been linked to academic success, athletic performance, psychological adjustment, and physical health in students (Snyder et al., 1991). Helping school counselors to enhance individual strengths through the promotion of characteristics such as hope may result in multiple benefits for students and their school environments at large. Studies involving hope and its correlates are discussed and suggestions for appropriate and feasible interventions in this area are given

"Modes of the universe" study of two-photon deterministic, passive quantum logical gates

We use the "modes of the universe" approach to study a cavity-mediated two-photon logical gate recently proposed by Koshino, Ishizaka and Nakamura. We clarify the relationship between the more commonly used input-output formalism, and that of Koshino et al., and show that some elements of this gate had been anticipated by other authors. We conclude that their proposed gate can work both in the good and bad cavity limits, provided only that the pulses are long enough. Our formalism allows us to estimate analytically the size of the various error terms, and to follow the spectral evolution of the field + cavity system in the course of the interaction.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure

Positive Psychology Within a Cultural Context

As our capacity for communication with nations across the globe increases through the advances of technology, our interactions with others with different worldviews also become more frequent. This exposure to diversity on so many levels requires a better understanding of the multiple contexts in which people from different cultural backgrounds live and the strengths they possess that help them experience well-being. In order to define the characteristics that my be viewed as strengths in different groups, we must make efforts to remember that cultural rules and norms often dictate what can be called a strength versus a weakness. It is imperative that we are able to recognize that strengths may look very different in different contexts and that these diverse manifestations may come from a variety of worldviews. More work must be done in order to develop a better understanding of the way that cultural context plays a role in the operationalization, manifestation, and measurement of strengths in diverse groups. The following chapter provides a history of the connections between culture and positive psychology and discusses current issues regarding the link between cultural context and various personal characteristics. Examples from culturally sensitive positive psychology theory and research are also given in order to illustrate how researchers are better exploring positive psychology within a cultural context

Culture Counts: Examinations of Recent Applications of the Penn Resiliency Program or, Toward a Rubric for Examining Cultural Appropriateness of Prevention Programming

It is imperative that researchers pay close attention to the influences of culture on mental health, and acknowledge a cultural context of illness and change when designing prevention programming. Researchers E. V. Cardemil, K. J. Reivich, and M. E. P. Seligman (2002) and D. L. Yu and M. E. P. Seligman (2002) have made attempts at adapting the existing Penn Resiliency Program (PRP) for culturally appropriate use cross-culturally and interculturally. The success of these modifications is discussed within a framework of guidelines designed to remind scientists how much culture counts. Finally, informative resources and a rubric are shared with prevention scientists for use in future development of culturally appropriate prevention programming

Refractive index of a transparent liquid measured with a concave mirror

This paper describes the spherical concave mirror method for measuring the index of refraction of transparent liquids. We derived the refractive index equation using Snell's law and the small-angle approximation. We also verified the validity of this method using the traditional spherical mirror and thin-lens Gaussian equations.Comment: IOPart, 8 pages, 4 figure

Beyond the DSM-IV: Assumptions, Alternatives, and Alterations

Current diagnostic processes reflect the limitations and utility of the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Clinical information in the DSM-IV\u27s 5-axis system almost exclusively focuses on weaknesses and pathology and is summarized in a flawed categorical system. Hence, the authors describe 3 adjunctive, or alternative, means of conceptualizing behavior; several means of altering the current DSM-IV system; and 2 future directions in the diagnosis of strengths

Conicoid Mirrors

The first order equation relating object and image location for a mirror of arbitrary conic-sectional shape is derived. It is also shown that the parabolic reflecting surface is the only one free of aberration and only in the limiting case of distant sources.Comment: 9 page

Initiation and propagation of strain localization in cohesive soil using a novel miniature triaxial cell and X-ray Computed Tomography

Particle scale coupled hydro-mechanical interactions play a major role in clay macroscopic behavior and clay, like other geomaterials, deform in a localized manner (failure and strain localization), but conventional laboratory test measurements are made at the sample scale rather than at the local particle scale. Thus, understanding the micro-mechanisms underlying the initiation and propagation of strain localization in cohesive soil will form the foundation for quantitative prediction of strain localization in practical fine cohesive soil. In the last decade, soil microstructure has been intensively investigated thanks to in-situ microscopy technologies such as X-ray computed tomography (X-CT), which allows a 3D imaging of the sample microstructure without the need of dehydration. Nevertheless, this step forward in the general understanding of soil microstructure regarded exclusively sandy soils, as the limitation given by the X-CT maximum resolution (in the order of few microns) hinder the investigation of the micro-mechanisms in clayey soils, which generally, present a particle size lower than 2 microns and a pore space in the sub-micron range. In this study, a small amount (2%) of fine sand to silt-sized mica (average particle size of 90 micron, used here as strain markers) have been mixed with kaolinite clay (average particle size of 0.4 micron). Mica is mineralogically a clay and as clays it is platy in shape and electrically charged, notwithstanding particles are big enough to be clearly imaged with an X-CT at high resolution. A novel miniature triaxial compression cell (5 mm in diameter) has been manufactured in order to use the X-CT to image the in-situ soil microstructure upon undrained triaxial compression at different strain level. The cell was additionally instrumented with a high capacity tensiometer sensor to measure negative pore water pressure developed upon shear, therefore allowing mechanical comparison with macroscopic behaviour. A particle matching code was finally used to match mica particles in consecutive scans at the different strain levels and their kinematics computed. A conceptual model on particle configuration based on the strain localization evolution that has been observed will be presented