"If I were coaching, I would use positive instructions instead of the word 'keeper' or the words 'not' or 'no.' In our brains, those words are not nice".
In a study by Saile and Scalla [17], children with chronic headache showed more dysfunctional stress coping strategies (rumination, resignation, aggression) and reported less positive self-instructions compared to children without headache.
However, such traits were in direct conflict with the 'good patient' persona who is expected to accept being HIV positive, take instructions from nurses and engage in health-enabling behaviours such as attending regular hospital visits and refraining from alcohol and unprotected extra-marital sex.
When sex education or academic curriculum includes positive messages or instruction about LGBT issues there is far less discrimination, prejudice, and bullying aimed at LGBT youth.
Alternative professional development models that utilize some form of collaboration like peer learning, team teaching, or coaching have resulted in positive reforms to instruction (Emerson and Mosteller 2000; Stes et al. 2010).
The residents were significantly more positive about the instruction to order the concepts along clinical concepts than about the instruction to order the concepts along basic science concepts (p < .05) (t-values not shown in Table 5).
"We think the testing will have a positive impact in instruction across the city this year," Ms. Lopatin said.
Several studies have demonstrated a positive correlation between instruction in evolution and nature of science with an increase in the acceptance of evolution (Carter and Wiles 2014; Wiles and Alters 2011).
Medical students specifically wanted positive encouragement and instruction from colleagues not necessarily the most senior but the most experienced.
Secondly, several elements of cognitive behavioural therapy are part of the training, e.g. the use of self-instructions, positive self-enforcement, metacognitive techniques and strategies to support social interaction and problem solving (Hautzinger 2003).
