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The Relationship Between Neural Reorganization And Neuropsychological Functioning In Normal Aging, Jamie Nicole Hershaw Jan 2013

The Relationship Between Neural Reorganization And Neuropsychological Functioning In Normal Aging, Jamie Nicole Hershaw

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Selected Personality Factors And The Resolution Of Certain Eriksonian Stages In A Group Of Female Elders, Katherine Beale Coates Jan 1993

The Relationship Between Selected Personality Factors And The Resolution Of Certain Eriksonian Stages In A Group Of Female Elders, Katherine Beale Coates

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This study focused on female elders living in age-segregated communities. It investigated the direction and strength of the relationship of Openness to Experience and Neuroticism to the resolution of Erik Erikson's Trust and Integrity stages, and to a Total Resolution score. The 62 volunteer subjects, age 67 to 99, lived in eleven retirement and/or assisted care facilities in Richmond, Virginia.;Personality domains were measured by the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI). The Measures of Psychosocial Development (MPD), an instrument based on Erikson's theories, was used to assess resolution.;It was hypothesized that Openness to Experience would show a significant positive correlation with each …


Racism, Sexism And Ageism In America, Bobbie Alexander Lyons Jan 1991

Racism, Sexism And Ageism In America, Bobbie Alexander Lyons

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No abstract provided.


Socio-Cognitive Skills: A Possible Determinant Of Life Satisfaction In The Elderly, Gale Renee Gray Jan 1987

Socio-Cognitive Skills: A Possible Determinant Of Life Satisfaction In The Elderly, Gale Renee Gray

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No abstract provided.


Components Of Reminiscence As Correlated With Level Of Psychological Adjustment In Institutionalized Geriatrics, Karen L. Kepler Jan 1987

Components Of Reminiscence As Correlated With Level Of Psychological Adjustment In Institutionalized Geriatrics, Karen L. Kepler

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No abstract provided.


Elderly Clients' Perceptions Of Human Services, Stephanie R. Egly Jan 1982

Elderly Clients' Perceptions Of Human Services, Stephanie R. Egly

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Needs And Resources Of Rural Elderly., Theresa J. Shaffer Jan 1982

Needs And Resources Of Rural Elderly., Theresa J. Shaffer

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No abstract provided.


A Sociological Study Of The Needs Of The Elderly In A Subarea Of Hampton, Virginia, Dale Purnell Yeatts Jan 1978

A Sociological Study Of The Needs Of The Elderly In A Subarea Of Hampton, Virginia, Dale Purnell Yeatts

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No abstract provided.


Correlation Of Perceptual And Cognitive Measures In Older Institutionalized Men, Carol Ann Horvat Kominski Jan 1968

Correlation Of Perceptual And Cognitive Measures In Older Institutionalized Men, Carol Ann Horvat Kominski

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No abstract provided.


Training In Paired-Associate Mediation For Elderly Subjects, Bryant Astor Lindsey Jan 1968

Training In Paired-Associate Mediation For Elderly Subjects, Bryant Astor Lindsey

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.