Browsing by Author "Ugbe, L.U."

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    IMPACT OF NOCTURNAL ENURESIS ON PSYCHO SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-10-10) Mayange, Levi Terzungwe; Kpanja, Kashim Lagu; Ugbe, L.U.; Tseaa, Moses Vershima
    This study investigated the impact of Nocturnal Enuresis on psychosocial adjustment of primary school pupils in Makurdi Local government area of Benue state. It employed a descriptive survey design. Two research questions were asked and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The sample size of 300 pupils was employed using the specification of Research Advisor (2006). A selfdeveloped instrument titled: Enuresis and psychosocial adjustment scale (EPAS) was adopted for the study. The instrument was administered by the researcher by personal visit to the sampled schools. The data collected were analyzed using chi-square statistics tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that Nocturnal Enuresis has a significant impact on psychosocial adjustment of primaiy school pupils in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state. The study recommended that counsellors be made available to assist pupils to adjust their level of depression, shyness, low self esteem, withdrawal, anxiety and social isolation.
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    INFLUENCE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY ON ANXIETY DISORDER AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-10-10) Tseaa, Moses Vershima; Ugbe, L.U.; Kpanja, Kashim Lagu
    This study determined the influence of cognitive behaviour therapy on anxiety disorder among secondary school students in Keffi Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey7 design. A sample size of 388 students was obtained from a population of 70,082 students in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. A self structured questionnaire titled; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Anxiety Disorder Scale (CBTADS) was used for collection of data. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Chi square was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that cognitive behaviour therapy has influence on panic and phobic disorder among secondary? school students. The study recommended that the government should make sure that counsellors and psychotherapists are made available in schools to help students adjust their negative thoughts towards their academics.