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Memory Functioning In Individuals With Williams Syndrome., Peter Edward. Anderson
Memory Functioning In Individuals With Williams Syndrome., Peter Edward. Anderson
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The aims of this study were twofold: (1) to explore theoretical links between the neuropsychological characteristics of individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) and and individuals with the Nonverbal Learning Disabilities syndrome (NLD); (2) to assess the memory functioning of individuals with WS. To this end, a sample of 13 individuals with WS, ranging in age from 7 to 25 years, were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. The result of this investigation supported the hypothesis regarding similarities between the neuropsychological profiles of individuals with WS and NLD. In addition, the verbal memory functioning of the WS sample was better developed …
Gambling Behavior And Its Relation To Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, And Risky Behaviors In Males., Mark Willem James. Langewisch
Gambling Behavior And Its Relation To Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, And Risky Behaviors In Males., Mark Willem James. Langewisch
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Sensation seeking and impulsivity are two constructs of personality that are generally believed to be associated with risky behavior, including gambling. However, little empirical research has investigated this relationship. Similarly, there has been sparse research looking at whether or not gambling is actually related to other risky behaviors. The purpose of this study is to investigate these relationships. One hundred and forty-four male undergraduate university students completed several inventories measuring sensation seeking, impulsivity, gambling, and risky behaviors. Statistical analyses including correlations and regressions were run to determine the relationship between these constructs. A very high percentage of probable pathological gamblers …
Stress And Coping In Mothers Of Children With Developmental Disabilities Across The Lifespan., Nicole Stacey. Li
Stress And Coping In Mothers Of Children With Developmental Disabilities Across The Lifespan., Nicole Stacey. Li
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Maternal stress associated with providing care at home for a son/daughter with a developmental disability was investigated using a cross-sectional design. Respondents included 186 mothers whose offspring ranged in age from 5 to 53 years. New measures were created to assess the contribution of stressors, resources, and the perception of stressors to the prediction of stress. Resources and perception were evaluated to determine if they had a moderating effect on stress. A negative relationship was found between maternal stress and age of the son/daughter with the developmental disability and between maternal stress and age of the mother. The statistical significance …
The Effects Of Family Expressiveness On Perceived Control And Use Of Emotions In Parenting Situations., Jody Deborah. Levenbach
The Effects Of Family Expressiveness On Perceived Control And Use Of Emotions In Parenting Situations., Jody Deborah. Levenbach
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The relationship between expressiveness in the family of origin and emotion rules was examined in the context of a parenting situation. Twenty-two fathers and sixty-two mothers described a recent stressful incident with one of their children. Measures of negative and positive emotional expressiveness in parents' families of origin were related to their perceived expression, control, and strategic use of their emotions during the stressful incident. As predicted, the frequency of positive expressiveness in parents' families of origin was not related to their reported experience, expression, and control of negative emotions. Also as expected, parents with family backgrounds higher in the …
Differences On Measures Of Distress Between Clients Who Continue In Psychotherapy, Drop Out Prior To Intake, And Drop Out Following Intake., Craig A. Healey
Differences On Measures Of Distress Between Clients Who Continue In Psychotherapy, Drop Out Prior To Intake, And Drop Out Following Intake., Craig A. Healey
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This study compared clients who continued in therapy with clients who dropped out before the intake and with those who quit immediately after intake. Differences between groups were examined on the following variables: age at application, length of delay before intake interview, client gender, year in university, scores from the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Post-Session Client Report (a self-report measure of client perceptions of both therapist and intake session). Participants were 855 university students who requested psychological services at a university counselling center between 1993 and 1997. Test scores were more useful than either …
Nutritional Knowledge And Disordered Eating Attitudes And Behaviour In College Women., S. Jane. Walsh
Nutritional Knowledge And Disordered Eating Attitudes And Behaviour In College Women., S. Jane. Walsh
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The nature of the relation between nutritional knowledge and disordered eating attitudes and behaviour has yet to be adequately explored empirically. The objectives of the present study were to examine: (1) the factor structure and psychometric properties of a newly designed measure, the Knowledge About Food and Weight Regulation Practices Questionnaire (KFWQ; Walsh, 1997), and (2) the relation between nutritional knowledge and disordered eating attitudes and behaviour. It was expected that the results would support a multidimensional conceptualization of nutritional knowledge such that knowledge about healthy weight regulation (e.g., risks of extreme dieting practices). It was also anticipated that higher …
Suicidality Among Individuals With Schizophrenia: The Interaction Of Personality And Known Risk Factors., Brenda J. Davie
Suicidality Among Individuals With Schizophrenia: The Interaction Of Personality And Known Risk Factors., Brenda J. Davie
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The rate of completed suicide among individuals with schizophrenia is very high: 10% across the lifespan, compared to 1% in the population as a whole. The focus of the literature in this area has been on clinical and demographic risk factors. Two specific known risk factors are social isolation and high premorbid achievement. The present study hypothesized that high levels of two personality traits, Extraversion and Achievement Striving, interact with these factors to increase or decrease the risk for suicide. The predicted pattern was not supported. However, individuals who were low on Extraversion and low on Achievement Striving had higher …
Academic Achievement And Self-Esteem In Children And Adolescents With Moderate Visual Impairment., Anne-Marie. Drapeau
Academic Achievement And Self-Esteem In Children And Adolescents With Moderate Visual Impairment., Anne-Marie. Drapeau
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Measures of intellectual functioning, academic achievement, and self-esteem were administered to a group of children and adolescents with moderate visual impairment (distance visual acuity from 20/70 up to, but not including, 20/200). Children with moderate visual impairment (ages 9 to 16) were divided according to the presence or absence of additional handicaps (i.e., hormonal imbalance, motor impairment, seizures). The measures included 5 subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III), 4 subtests of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT), the Word Attack subtest of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised, and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept for Children. Results were compared to …
Auditory Pattern Perception In Children With Williams Syndrome., Audrey Jean. Don
Auditory Pattern Perception In Children With Williams Syndrome., Audrey Jean. Don
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Children with Williams syndrome (WS) have a unique neuropsychological profile characterized by extremely poor visuospatial skills but relatively preserved verbal skills. This pattern, in addition to anecdotal reports of relatively preserved music skills in these children, suggested that children with WS may be relatively good at processing auditory patterns in general. In the present study, language and music skills of 19 children with WS (8-13 years) were examined and compared to 19 normal children (5-12 years) equivalent for mental age (M = 8 years, 1 month) based on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R). Measures included the following: WISC-III (WS …
The Effects Of Peer Social Interaction And Support On The Self-Esteem Of Young People With Spina Bifida., Lorelei. Walsh
The Effects Of Peer Social Interaction And Support On The Self-Esteem Of Young People With Spina Bifida., Lorelei. Walsh
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The purpose of this study was to assess self-esteem and self-concept in a group of children with spina bifida (mean age 9) before and after involvement in a youth support program which employed and combined social support, and social skills instruction. The hypotheses were: (a) after 8-10 bi-weekly group meetings there would be an improvement in the children's self-esteem with respect to various aspects of their self-concept, (b) the control group would be more stable than the treatment group for self-esteem and self-concept, and (c) due to improved self-esteem there would be an improvement on a number of adaptive behaviors. …
Emotion Perception Competence And Its Relationship To Social Skills, Personality Characteristics, And Self-Concept Of Children With Varied Cognitive Abilities In A Psychiatric Sample., Victoria Lydia. Petti
Emotion Perception Competence And Its Relationship To Social Skills, Personality Characteristics, And Self-Concept Of Children With Varied Cognitive Abilities In A Psychiatric Sample., Victoria Lydia. Petti
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The interest in the present study was on examining the relationship between children's socio-emotional problems and visualspatial skills. Thirty-three male and female children from 9 to 14 years of age participated: 11 with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD), 11 with verbal learning disabilities (VLD), and 11 psychiatric controls. Participants were compared on their ability to decode nonverbal expressions of emotion as measured by the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy Scale (DANVA; Nowicki & Duke, 1989). Subjects were also compared on a measure of self-esteem, the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (PHCSCS; Piers & Harris, 1984) and on a self-report measure of …
Stress, Resources, And Coping In Parents Of Children With Externalizing And Internalizing Behaviours., Catherine I. Tsagarakis
Stress, Resources, And Coping In Parents Of Children With Externalizing And Internalizing Behaviours., Catherine I. Tsagarakis
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The primary aim of the present study was to use McCubbin and Patterson's (1983) Double ABCX model as a framework to examine the extent to which child behaviour problems (Factor A), resources (Factor B), and coping strategies (Factor C) predict parental stress (Factor X), and whether resources and coping strategies moderate the relationship between child behaviour problems and stress in mothers $(n=80)A$ of school-aged clinic-referred children. A second purpose involved examining stress differences across mothers of children with primarily internalizing $(n=16),$ externalizing $(n=18),$ and normative behaviours $(n=17).$ Finally, the study compared perceptions of stress and child behaviour problems between mothers …
The Relationship Between Clinical Graduate Students' Experiences With Their Educators And Their Views On Therapist-Client Dual Role Relationships., Elizabeth Minerva. Moore
The Relationship Between Clinical Graduate Students' Experiences With Their Educators And Their Views On Therapist-Client Dual Role Relationships., Elizabeth Minerva. Moore
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The training of clinical psychologists was examined to better understand the influence graduate school and professional socialization has on future therapists' views of dual role relationships with clients. Graduate students currently enrolled in clinical or counselling psychology programs in Canada were surveyed (response rate of 37.9%). A questionnaire was developed to measure the frequency with which students experienced a variety of professional, social, financial, and dual role interactions with their educators. The Therapeutic Practice Survey developed by Borys (1988) was used to solicit graduate students' judgements of the ethicality of various behaviours between therapist and client. Male students reported more …