The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes, effects, and management of science anxiety among Senior High School (SHS) students in the Old Tafo Metropolis of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 337 students were selected from Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School and Al Azhariya Islamic Senior High School using the stratified random sampling procedure. Data were collected by using the Science Anxiety Scale and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the respondents had some level of science anxiety in relation to doing science homework, having a negative attitude toward the science teacher, having fearful when entering the science classroom as well as solving science problems. The study also revealed that the causes of science anxiety involve the content, lack of infrastructure, and inadequate teaching and learning materials to make the subject easy to understand. The study revealed that science anxiety affected students' academic performance negatively, reduced their interest in science, prevent them from pursuing science programmes in the future, and also affected school attendance. The study recommended that school heads should provide the necessary infrastructure and teaching materials that will make the teaching and learning of science practical and easy to understand.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of stress on the job performance of psychiatric nurses in the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Coast. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 150 psychiatric nurses were selected from a population of 197 psychiatric nurses using a simple random sampling procedure. Data were collected using the Weiman Occupational Stress Scale (WOSS) questionnaire. 143 answered questionnaires were retrieved out of the 150 questionnaires offered, giving a 95% return rate. Data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the psychiatric nurses' job performance were negatively affected due to the effects of stress, which include mild to severe headache, loss of concentration, exhaustion, anger, overreaction, finding excuses and absence from work, and forgetfulness. The study recommended that the hospital authorities structure the work schedules of psychiatric nurses so that the nurses can get intermittent periods of leave away from work while providing the logistics to make the work of psychiatric nurses easy.

This study investigated the ability of Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in reducing conflict-related and violence-related marital distress among couples in the Church of Pentecost in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. The researcher employed a quantitative research method, using a pre-test, post-test control group, a kind of quasi-experimental research design. The researcher selected 60 respondents who were severely distressed out of 215 married couples using a compendium of instruments on Conceptualising and Measuring "Healthy Marriages" for Empirical Research and Evaluation Studies (Task One Part II). Participants were put into three groups of 10 couples each, two for the treatment groups and the third one for the control group. The data were analysed using means, standard deviations and two-way mixed ANOVA. The results showed that both therapies reduced conflict-related and violencerelated marital distress. However, Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy was more effective than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

The study investigated the preferred careers of senior high school (S.H.S) students in Ghana using Holland’s classification of work environments. The participants comprised 364 SHS students who were selected from four senior high schools in Koforidua through the use of multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analysed with the use of frequencies, percentages and rank order. The findings of the study showed that Social careers prevailed as the most preferred among SHS students in Ghana. Artistic careers were ranked second, followed by Conventional and Enterprising careers respectively. Investigative careers were the least in rank order. The implications for counselling for these findings were emphasised.

This study investigated the influence of family stressors on depression among women in the Ketu-South Municipality in the Volta Region. The study used the descriptive survey design. The census method was used to select a sample of 70 women for the study. The Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (FILE) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II) were used to collect data  for the study. The data collected were analysed using means, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co- efficient,  and  Linear  Multiple  Regression.  The  study  revealed  that  the  prominent family  stressor  among  the  women  experiencing  depression  in  the  Ketu-South Municipality is loss of family members (overall mean of 4.22). In addition, the study revealed  that  family  stressors  significantly  contribute  to  depression  among  women (R=.749,  p=.039)  with  loss  of  family  members  being  the  highest  contributor  to depression  (Beta=2.123,  p=.037).  The  study  recommended  that  family  stressors should be controlled among women living with depression by the government and non-governmental agencies.