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The Motivational Effects Of Personal Helplessness., Christine Conheady. Ransom
The Motivational Effects Of Personal Helplessness., Christine Conheady. Ransom
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The purpose of this study was to provide a test for the attributional learned helplessness hypothesis (Abramson, Seligman, & Teasdale, 1978) which contains methodological improvements over existing research. This study tested for the predicted motivational deficit resulting from an attribution of personal helplessness. Female introductory psychology students worked on two different but similar fine motor tasks. Subsequently, subjects in two of three groups were told they could improve on one task but not the other. In addition, subjects in one of these groups were given feedback about their task performance: half were told they did well and half were told …
Family And Friends Of Cancer Patients: Problems In Social Support., Nancy J. Friesen
Family And Friends Of Cancer Patients: Problems In Social Support., Nancy J. Friesen
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Most of the literature on the stress associated with the support of cancer patients is anecdotal and speculative. This study sought to systematically explore problems is giving support. A total of 157 family members and friends of cancer patients were involved; most were administered a questionnaire while waiting for patients undergoing radiation or chemotherapy treatment at a local clinic. The first objective was to identify some of the broader dimensions underlying specific support problems and to develop an instrument to tap these dimensions. Items generated by a literature review were presented to over 500 subjects. Through factor analysis, three basic …
Individual Differences In Language Learning Style Among Atypical Preschool Children., Sharon Debra. Horlick
Individual Differences In Language Learning Style Among Atypical Preschool Children., Sharon Debra. Horlick
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The present study was exploratory in nature and examined the expressive/referential distinction (Nelson, 1973) among atypical preschool children. Subjects were ten language-delayed and eight non language-delayed children attending the Child's Place, a diagnostic and treatment facility for preschoolers and their families. For each child, two samples of spontaneous language were collected within three months of one another. For each transcript, 100 consecutive utterances were selected as the data which were analysed. A classification scheme utilizing linguistic and pragmatic measures was devised to determine whether expressive or referential stylists could be identified. In addition, the question of whether any non-linguistic variables …
Kinetic Family Drawings And Clinical Judgment: An Evaluation Of Judges' Ability To Differentiate Between The K-F-D'S Of Abusing, Control, And Concerned Mothers., Pamela Susan. Howitt
Kinetic Family Drawings And Clinical Judgment: An Evaluation Of Judges' Ability To Differentiate Between The K-F-D'S Of Abusing, Control, And Concerned Mothers., Pamela Susan. Howitt
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The purposes of the present study were: (1) to investigate the validity of the Kinetic Family Drawing (Burns & Kaufman, 1970) for use in child-abuse evaluations; (2) to explore variables which may affect the accuracy of clinical judgments based on the drawings. Drawings and social history data were obtained from three groups of mothers, 21 in each group, defined as Abusing, Control, and Concerned mothers. Twelve judges who had varied professional experience and assessment expertise rendered judgments about the mothers' group membership. Judgments were made using: (1) drawings alone; (2) social histories alone; (3) drawings plus social histories combined. Additionally, …
Personality, Marital, And Family Characteristics Of Patients Receiving Dialysis Treatment In-Center Or At Home., Mark B. Weisberg
Personality, Marital, And Family Characteristics Of Patients Receiving Dialysis Treatment In-Center Or At Home., Mark B. Weisberg
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of personality, marital, and familial variables upon satisfaction with and adjustment to dialysis treatment in either the home or in-center setting. Subjects were 42 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients who underwent dialysis treatment and 37 of their partners (this group was divided into approximately equal proportions of home dialysis and in-center dialysis couples). All patients completed a personality inventory designed for medical patients, and all participants completed questionnaires pertaining to locus of control and indicies of marital and family functioning, as well as satisfaction with treatment, sex role …