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Body Image Disturbance In Relation To Attributions Of Physical Attractiveness And Social Competence In College Women., Christine Louise. O'Connor
Body Image Disturbance In Relation To Attributions Of Physical Attractiveness And Social Competence In College Women., Christine Louise. O'Connor
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The present study examined the relationship between eating-related attitudes and behaviors and the body figures chosen to present each participant's current body size, her ideal one, the one she judges to be most physically attractive to men, and the one she believes is most socially competent. One hundred and thirty-eight undergraduate women responded to the Figure Rating scale, the Eating Attitudes Test, and an open-ended question asking them to explain their choice of ideal body figure. Abnormal eating-related attitudes and behaviors were detected in 11.6% of the sample. Perceived current body size and the difference between current and ideal sizes …
Neuropsychological Subgroups Of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease., Nancy Justina. Fisher
Neuropsychological Subgroups Of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease., Nancy Justina. Fisher
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Neuropsychological test data from 134 patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) were studied, to investigate whether subgroups of patients with qualitatively distinct neuropsychological profiles could be identified. Three empirical classification approaches were undertaken in this regard: Q-type factor analysis, hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis, and iterative partitioning (i.e., k-means). It was theorized that there may be different underlying pathways of neuropathological progression of AD, such that the brains of those with spared semantic knowledge or visual-spatial/constructional abilities are initially affected asymmetrically. Furthermore, an earlier proposed neuropsychological model of AD accounting for these variations in early clinical presentation is extended and …
Does It Work? A Study Of The "New Leaf" Anger Management Program., Giovanna. Follo
Does It Work? A Study Of The "New Leaf" Anger Management Program., Giovanna. Follo
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This research study was conducted to evaluate the "New Leaf" Anger Management Program of the John Howard Society of Windsor. The theoretical orientation focussed on symbolic interactionism and behaviourism. Certain aspects of both theories were applied to the data collected. The methodology used was a semi-structured interview and group observation. The statistic used was a paired t-test. The sample consisted of sixteen participants. In the interviews, the participants reported they had some immediate benefits from the program. However, the paired t-test showed no significance between the ANPI before and after the program. The program did not differ from those described …
Perceived Social Support, Self-Esteem, And Locus Of Control As Predictors Of Health Behaviors, Including: Participation In Regular Physical Activity And Smoking Behavior., Gail Marie. Rizzuto-Dowling
Perceived Social Support, Self-Esteem, And Locus Of Control As Predictors Of Health Behaviors, Including: Participation In Regular Physical Activity And Smoking Behavior., Gail Marie. Rizzuto-Dowling
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among perceived social support, self-esteem, and locus of control with overall health behaviours, including regular physical activity and smoking behaviour. Each predictor variable: perceived social support, self-esteem, and locus of control has been described as a theoretical construct within the health-related literature. Perceived social support was measured via Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ), Self-esteem was measured via the Coopersmith Self-Inventory (SEI), and Locus of control was measured via the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC). Overall health behaviours, a dependent variable was measured via the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire (PLQ). Regular …
Constructing Codependency: An Exploration Of Subjective Definitions Using Q-Factor Analysis., Jonathan James. Douglas
Constructing Codependency: An Exploration Of Subjective Definitions Using Q-Factor Analysis., Jonathan James. Douglas
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Using an epistemology based on social constructionism, this project explored the foundations, and subjective impact, of the term, "codependency." The definitions of "codependency," its historical antecedents in the disturbed Personality Hypothesis applied to wives of alcoholics, and the empirical and feminist critique of the theory were examined. Some reasons for women's acceptance of the term were outlined, and the possibility that codependency can be a feminist construct is reviewed. Based on Q- Methodology as described by S. R. Brown (1980) and C. Kitzinger (1987), the subjective definitions of the word were analyzed. Twenty-seven semi-structured interviews, designed to illuminate the participants' …
Psychotherapy's Impact On Society., Peter. Cobrin
Psychotherapy's Impact On Society., Peter. Cobrin
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Psychotherapy's impact on society is examined by comparing the relevant literature on the issue with themes generated from 24 semi-structured interviews with practising psychotherapists. The process of transforming the interview material into a hierarchical arrangement of themes is based on Rennie's (1992) version of Grounded theory. The study is also based on Lather's (1991) attempt at combining critical theory with social constructionist inquiry. Generally, the main purposes of this study are: (1) to better understand how psychotherapists make sense of their role in society; (2) to assist psychotherapists in thinking about these issues; and (3) to incorporate the experiences of …
Experiential Epistemology: Design, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Systemic-Constructivist Instructional Method., Richard J. Holigrocki
Experiential Epistemology: Design, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Systemic-Constructivist Instructional Method., Richard J. Holigrocki
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A systemic-constructivist theory is developed and an experiential instructional method that is coherent with the theory is designed, implemented, and evaluated. Systemic-constructivist theory is based upon general systems theory and constructivist theory. Individuals are viewed as actively involved in understanding their world through psychological structures that are continually being revised in the context of experience. From this perspective, experiential transactions with the world are viewed as the core referents of both language and conceptual abstractive processes. The systemic-constructivist theory provides the structure from which experiential instructional method is derived. A pilot study and two experiments were carried out to evaluate …
Psychological Adjustment To Breast Cancer: Congruence Of Locus Of Control And Information And Decision-Making Participation., Betty Jane. Kirkland
Psychological Adjustment To Breast Cancer: Congruence Of Locus Of Control And Information And Decision-Making Participation., Betty Jane. Kirkland
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Forty-two breast cancer patients were interviewed to examine the relationship between psychological adjustment to breast cancer, current locus of control orientation, and treatment approach (i.e., amount of medical information received and degree of treatment participation). Specifically, the present study tested Reid's (1984) "congruence hypothesis" which suggests that a treatment approach congruent with locus of control orientation is associated with better psychological adjustment than a mismatched approach. Psychological adjustment was assessed with the profile of Mood States (McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1971, 1992) and three subscales--emotional adjustment, sexual adjustment, and appearance satisfaction--of the Mastectomy Attitude Scale (Heyl, 1977). Locus of control, …
Self-Report Of Depressive Symptomatology And Daily Hassles: Effects Of Instructional Set, Gender, And Gender Role Orientation., Karen Anne Marie Holowaty
Self-Report Of Depressive Symptomatology And Daily Hassles: Effects Of Instructional Set, Gender, And Gender Role Orientation., Karen Anne Marie Holowaty
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Previous research has demonstrated that experimental cues, whether overt or subtle, intended or unintended, affect experimental behavior. More specifically, investigators from various research areas have shown that cues within a testing or experimental setting can affect responding to self-report instruments. Differences in the self-report of depressive symptomatology and daily hassles according to gender, gender role orientation, and manipulated instructional set were investigated. It was hypothesized that both depression scores and hassles scores would differ according to manipulated instructional set. It was also hypothesized that the depression and hassles scores of males and females would differ significantly, and that scores would …
A Study Of Gambling Behaviour In The City Of Windsor (Ontario)., Richard Joseph. Govoni
A Study Of Gambling Behaviour In The City Of Windsor (Ontario)., Richard Joseph. Govoni
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A randomized telephone survey of gambling behaviour was carried out in the Metropolitan Windsor (Ontario) area. The survey, which was based on the South Oaks Gambling Screen, captured information on gambling activities, problem gambling behaviours and demographic characteristics. The lifetime prevalence of problem gambling and pathological gambling was found to be 2.6% and 1.6% respectively. The prevalence of problem and pathological gambling in the year previous to the study was found to be 1.4% and 0.8% respectively. Variables, such as attitude towards gambling, gender, family income and membership in a religious group were found to discriminate between gamblers and non-gamblers, …
Impact Of Childhood Sexual Abuse In The Development Of An Eating Disorder In Adulthood., Thomas A. Ruttan
Impact Of Childhood Sexual Abuse In The Development Of An Eating Disorder In Adulthood., Thomas A. Ruttan
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The relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and the later development of eating disordered symptomatology in 74 women undergoing psychotherapy is examined in this exploratory study. Many of the studies in this area have treated CSA as a dichotomous variable. Others have assessed levels of CSA, but have employed only objective measures of CSA severity. This study assesses the relationship of both objective and subjective levels of CSA severity to the later development of eating disordered symptomatology. Self-report measures were developed and employed to assess (a) the objective severity of the CSA, (b) the subjective severity and impact of the …