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The Development Of A Dietitian Selection Scale And A Comparison Of Therapeutic And Administrative Dietitians, Patricia Ann Hodges Jan 1981

The Development Of A Dietitian Selection Scale And A Comparison Of Therapeutic And Administrative Dietitians, Patricia Ann Hodges

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The purposes of this research project were to develop a Dietitian Selection Scale (DSS) and to compare the personality profiles of female therapeutic and administrative dietitians. Both purposes were investigated using the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), and the second purpose, the comparison, was also, investigated using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). Holland's (1973) theory of career selection served as the theoretical base for this study.;Subjects for this study were 250 female registered dietitians. The control group consisted of 145 female registered dietitians attending a state meeting in Virginia, while 105 were respondents from a randomized mailing to female registered dietitians …


The Differential Effects Of Three Life Career Development Courses On The Self-Concept And Career Maturity Of College Underclassmen, James Stewart Huntington-Meath Jan 1981

The Differential Effects Of Three Life Career Development Courses On The Self-Concept And Career Maturity Of College Underclassmen, James Stewart Huntington-Meath

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The demand for increased cognitive and skilled abilities in the workplace has raised college students' expectations for career-education programs to supplement the liberal arts curriculum. A response to this challenge has been the design of career-education courses that stress the integration.


The Effects Of Covert Modeling And Progressive Relaxation On The Locus Of Control Orientation And Drinking Behavior Of Inpatient Alcohol Abusers, Ronald Willis Goodman Jan 1981

The Effects Of Covert Modeling And Progressive Relaxation On The Locus Of Control Orientation And Drinking Behavior Of Inpatient Alcohol Abusers, Ronald Willis Goodman

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Alcohol abuse is a significant and formidable problem which affects the lives of an estimated 10 to 13 million people. of course, this figure does not adequately reflect the secondary effects of alcohol abuse on the millions of people who have a significant relationship with an alcohol abuser. It is not hard to understand then, the enormous amount of time, money, and energy spent on trying to prevent, treat, and recover from this problem.;This study focused on the treatment and recovery phases of alcohol abuse and was conducted in an attempt to determine whether or not two adjunct behavioral skills …