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The Brief Coping Cat for Students who are Gifted and Experience Anxiety

Henry, Leanna
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1622714249973668

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2021, Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), University of Dayton, School Psychology.
Anxiety is a normal and appropriate response to a variety of situations. However, long-term effects of anxiety can impede daily life activities and disrupt an individual’s overall well-being; this can be amplified when the child is also academically or intellectually gifted. The present study examined the effectiveness of the Brief Coping Cat, implemented in a school setting with three students who were identified gifted and demonstrated elevated levels of anxiety. Students participated in an eight-week intervention designed to increase their understanding of anxiety and teach effective coping skills through cognitive strategies and exposure tasks. Each student completed the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children 2nd Edition Self Report before and after the intervention period and completed a Subject Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) during each session, to measure the efficacy of the intervention. Results indicated that the brief intervention was effective in reducing anxiety for students who were academically and intellectually gifted. Implications for school-based supports for students who are gifted and experience anxiety are discussed.
Elana Bernstein, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Sawyer Hunley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Layla Kurt, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
74 p.
Educational Psychology; Mental Health; Psychology; School Counseling
School Psychology; Gifted Students; Gifted Education; Anxiety; Anxiety Intervention; Brief Coping Cat; Coping Cat; School Based Interventions; Adolescent Mental Health; Mental Health; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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  • Henry, L. (2021). The Brief Coping Cat for Students who are Gifted and Experience Anxiety [Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1622714249973668

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Henry, Leanna. The Brief Coping Cat for Students who are Gifted and Experience Anxiety. 2021. University of Dayton, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1622714249973668.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Henry, Leanna. "The Brief Coping Cat for Students who are Gifted and Experience Anxiety." Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1622714249973668

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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