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Lifespring's Basic Seminar: An Evaluation Study, Patricia A. Percival
Lifespring's Basic Seminar: An Evaluation Study, Patricia A. Percival
Dissertations and Theses
This was a three part study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Basic Seminar, a five-day personal growth training designed and presented by Lifespring, Inc. The instrument used in this study was the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) published in 1963 by Everett L. Shostrom and copyrighted by Edits Publishing Co., San Diego, CA. This inventory consists of 150 two-choice comparative value and behavior judgments. Two basic scales measure personal orientation, inner directed support and time competence. Ten subscales measure different conceptually important elements of self-actualizing. The items are scored twice, once for the two basic scales and second for …
Positive Versus Negative Self-Monitoring In The Self-Control Of Smoking Behavior, Joyce C. Walters
Positive Versus Negative Self-Monitoring In The Self-Control Of Smoking Behavior, Joyce C. Walters
Theses Digitization Project
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Continuity And Change In Self-Esteem Over Four Phases Of Polydrug Abuse, William J. Gallaher
Continuity And Change In Self-Esteem Over Four Phases Of Polydrug Abuse, William J. Gallaher
Theses Digitization Project
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Systematic Relaxation Training And The Process Of Methadone Detoxification, Dennis Crowley
Systematic Relaxation Training And The Process Of Methadone Detoxification, Dennis Crowley
Masters Theses
This study examined the completion and noncompletion of methadone detoxification of two groups of subjects enrolled in a heroin treatment program. Twenty-six subjects who had been addicted to heroin for a minimum of two years and were receiving methadone were randomly assigned to an experimental and control group. The experimental group was assigned a series of relaxation training sessions. Each subject, at the outset, was receiving 18-22 mg of methadone daily. Two counselors conducted the relaxation training which began at the 18-22 mg dosage level.
Completion of methadone detoxification was defined by the following criteria. (1) The subject ceased to …