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1990

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The Effects Of Humor And Laughter On Induced Anxiety, John G. Deal Jan 1990

The Effects Of Humor And Laughter On Induced Anxiety, John G. Deal

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Effects Of Attribution Retraining And Cognitive Self-Instruction Upon The Academic And Attentional Skills, And Cognitive-Behavioral Trends Of Elementary-Age Children Served In Self-Contained Learning Disabilities Programs, Arthur Vance Morgan Iv Jan 1990

A Study Of The Effects Of Attribution Retraining And Cognitive Self-Instruction Upon The Academic And Attentional Skills, And Cognitive-Behavioral Trends Of Elementary-Age Children Served In Self-Contained Learning Disabilities Programs, Arthur Vance Morgan Iv

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the integration of an attribution retraining program and a cognitive self-instruction procedure as a means of improving the academic performance and component attentional skills and modifying the cognitive-behavioral beliefs and behaviors of elementary-age children served in self-contained learning disabilities (SCLD) programs.;Subjects were 77 children, 10-13 years of age, served in public school SCLD programs. A primary group (n = 27) received attributional retraining and cognitive self-instruction, a secondary group (n = 25) cognitive self-instruction alone, and a control group (n = 25) traditional instruction. Intervention in the treatment conditions was presented over …


Adolescent Identity Formation: Inpatient Influence On Self-Concept, David John Mueller Jan 1990

Adolescent Identity Formation: Inpatient Influence On Self-Concept, David John Mueller

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This study investigated the effects of psychiatric hospitalization on the self-concepts of 44 adolescents. Labeling theory suggests that the stigma of being labeled as a patient in a mental hospital will hurt an adolescent's self-concept. The sample for this study consisted of 44 adolescent acute care patients in a private psychiatric hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. their length of stay averaged 20.1 days and ranged from 8 to 38 days in the hospital. Each was diagnosed by an accredited psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist as having symptoms of depression or dysthymic disorder. Each subject was administered a semantic differential instrument (Burke …


Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes Jan 1990

Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes

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No abstract provided.


Parental Perceptions Of Children Clinically Diagnosed As Affective Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Or Conduct Disorder: The Implications For Family Therapy, Pamela Mccomas Vaught Jan 1990

Parental Perceptions Of Children Clinically Diagnosed As Affective Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Or Conduct Disorder: The Implications For Family Therapy, Pamela Mccomas Vaught

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate parental perceptions of children clinically diagnosed as Affective Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or Conduct Disorder. The results were assessed in reference to their implications for family therapy.;The sample utilized in this study was 97 sets of mother-father dyads who sought psychiatric intervention for their child at local mental health clinics. The mother-father pairs in these intact families completed a demographic questionnaire and the Peterson-Quay Revised Behavior Checklist. The data were analyzed using frequency analysis, t-tests, and multiple regression analysis.;This research indicates that there are significant differences between parents' perceptions of their …


Therapeutic Intervention In The Treatment Of Substance Abuser's Unresolved Grief Reactions In An Inpatient Hospital Setting: A Study Of Two Group Approaches, Alan Wayne Forrest Jan 1990

Therapeutic Intervention In The Treatment Of Substance Abuser's Unresolved Grief Reactions In An Inpatient Hospital Setting: A Study Of Two Group Approaches, Alan Wayne Forrest

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of two group counseling approaches upon adult substance abuser's unresolved grief reactions in an inpatient hospital setting. Forty-one adult patients hospitalized in an inpatient substance abuse treatment program were subjects in the study. All subjects were volunteers and assigned to either a higher level inpatient therapy group (Yalom model), structured didactic group, or control group. Pre and posttesting was accomplished by use of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief, Beck Depression Inventory, and Adjective Check List. It was hypothesized that by virtue of a grief counseling group there would be …


Investigating The Bulimia-Depression Relationship Using Sleep Deprivation, Jeffrey Thomas Reiter Jan 1990

Investigating The Bulimia-Depression Relationship Using Sleep Deprivation, Jeffrey Thomas Reiter

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Testing Bowen's Family Systems Theory: The Focused-On Child, Katherine Moore Kitzmann Jan 1990

Testing Bowen's Family Systems Theory: The Focused-On Child, Katherine Moore Kitzmann

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Reaction Time Crossover In Schizotypal Subjects, Holly B. Drewer Jan 1990

Reaction Time Crossover In Schizotypal Subjects, Holly B. Drewer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Word Association And Schizophrenia Symptomatology, Diane E. Johnson Jan 1990

Word Association And Schizophrenia Symptomatology, Diane E. Johnson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Parent Checklist For New Kindergarten Pupils: A Validation Study, Willis Glen Miller Jr. Jan 1990

The Parent Checklist For New Kindergarten Pupils: A Validation Study, Willis Glen Miller Jr.

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

State and federal guidelines for implementing programs for the gifted have required that placement into such programs being as early as kindergarten. In order to help determine whether a child was functioning significantly above age level on certain tasks through multiple sources, a checklist for parents was developed and validated.;The parent checklist was analyzed for reliability and validity. Analysis of pre-school scores on the instrument was also conducted to determine whether or not placement into programs for the gifted could be predicted from the results. Parental responses were also investigated in an effort to determine the reliability of parents as …


Self-Reported Memory As A Function Of Clinical Versus Everyday Memory Tasks, Carmella Maria Prescott Jan 1990

Self-Reported Memory As A Function Of Clinical Versus Everyday Memory Tasks, Carmella Maria Prescott

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Family Context Of Sibling Deidentification, Jeffrey Mark Lackner Jan 1990

The Family Context Of Sibling Deidentification, Jeffrey Mark Lackner

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Symptom-Specific And Nonsymptom-Specific Factors In Eating Disorders: A Comparison Of Bulimics, Dieters, And Normals, Jill Washychyn Jan 1990

Symptom-Specific And Nonsymptom-Specific Factors In Eating Disorders: A Comparison Of Bulimics, Dieters, And Normals, Jill Washychyn

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.