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The Effect Of Individual Preoperative Interviews In Addition To Group Preoperative Teaching On Preoperative And Postoperative Stress, Barbara J. Wilde

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of preoperative individual interviews in addition to the regular group and incidental preoperative teaching, on preoperative and postoperative stress. This effect was measured by the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL), number of postoperative analgesics, and number of postoperative catheterizations for urinary retention.

It was hypothesized that patients receiving the individual interview would (1) have lower preoperative MAACL scores on anxiety, hostility. and depression, (2) have lower postoperative MAACL scores on anxiety, hostility, and depression, (3) show a smaller difference between the preoperative and postoperative MAACL scores, (4) require …

The Effect Of Various Doses Of Caffeine Upon The Maximal Muscular Endurance Of College Females, Roberta Jane Perkins

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

A limited number of investigations dealing with the effects of caffeine upon human physical performance have been conducted. Since caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant and it is a constituent of the popularly-consumed beverages - coffee, tea, and cola drinks, it would appear that numerous studies would have been conducted in order to determine the effect of caffeine upon human muscular performance. At any rate, there is a dearth of studies on this topic and the findings of the conducted experiments are equivocal and ambiguous.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of various doses …

Education In Pharmacy And Law, Joseph L. Fink Iii

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Negotiation Within The Therapist-Client Interview, Rhoda Elaine Estep

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis combines a theoretical perspective and a methodological technique in order to clarify the concept of negotiation. The theoretical perspective represents a merging of a formal analysis as suggested by Georg Simmel and Erving Goffman and an interactional emphasis upon reciprocity of actions as proposed by Herbert Blumer. Accordingly, a methodological scheme was constructed to examine negotiations in terms of their forms and content.

How Psychotherapy Heals, Jerome D. Frank

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This paper, accompanied by the discussions and the preceding introduction, was delivered May 9, 1974 as part of an anniversary celebration commemorating a half century of existence for the psychiatric unit at Henry Ford Hospital. Established in 1924 by the late Thomas J. Heldt, M.D., as a division of neuropsychiatry in the department of medicine, the unit is generally believed to be the first to be incorporated into a general hospital anywhere. It was - and is - conducted without physical restraints of any kind, without isolation of patients, and without segregation of men and women.

Tongue-Thrust Etiology : A Review Of The Literature, Betty C. Vine

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In recent years the attention of specialty groups has been drawn toward the peculiar oral behavior commonly referred to as tongue-thrust. This behavior is not only characterized by multiple symptomatology, but it also has been characterized by multiple terminology.

In addition to the wide variety of views and theories on the tongue-thrust behavior, there is an ever greater discrepancy of opinion concerning the causal factors of this behavior. What is its etiology? Is it a functional disorder? Is it organically based or a combination of the two?

The purpose of the study was to attempt to organize the most prevalent …

Bone Regeneration Over Submerged Dental Roots In Dogs, Roger Lee Plata

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Nonendodontically treated roots were submerged 1.5 to 2.0 mm. below the alveolar crest in three dogs. Twelve roots were treated in this manner. Regeneration of alveolar bone can be seen in three weeks with complete bone coverage in five weeks. A complete lamina dura can be seen around the amputated roots.

Bone failed to regenerate over two of the twelve roots. In one case there was delayed healing due to the early loss of some sutures. A sinus tract developed connecting the oral environment with the contents of the pulp. This led to bone resorption and a necrotic pulp. In …

Parent-Mediated Contingency Management In The Normal Child, Lena Lantry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Today there is great need in the community for a preventive nursing intervention tool that would reach a greater number of children who have behavior problems not serious enough to require clinical help, yet disruptive enough, to impair the quality of their lives. Specifically, there is need for a tool that could incorporate in its design an economy of manpower and means and yet preserve the dignity and security of its beneficiaries.

In 1972, researchers Miller and Reiswig demonstrated the effective use of parent-mediated contingency management with four families in the community by the case study, method. To further develop …

A Screening Psychological Evaluation Of Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Or, Let's Evaluate The Personality Along With The Radiographs, William A. Woods

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In this study a lateral transcranial oblique TMJ radiographic series and a psychometric test were used in the initial diagnosis of twenty four patients presenting with pain and dysfunction of the TMJ area. It was found that the two diagnostic tests could be done practically in the dental office. The results of the two tests combined with history, and clinical findings gave the doctor the ability to make a more discriminating diagnosis. The doctor then had increased insight into the patients' expected response to treatment. He could also predict problem patients on the basis of their personality type. This gave …

The Effect Of Nutrition Education On The Diet Of Pregnant Teenagers, Dorothy Whiteside

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

For optimal growth and development during the teens, there needs to be sufficient intake of food to meet the nutritional requirements. Pregnancy during that time increases the nutritional needs. Studies have shown that teenage girls generally have poor eating habits, not meeting the nutritional requirements.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether special nutrition education classes would improve eating habits of a group of pregnant teenagers. Case studies were used as the method to report the findings. A health education class in a special day program for pregnant girls was used as the setting for this study. The …

Commencement Program 1974, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1974 Events of Commencement

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Conferring of Degrees

6 | Candidates for Degrees

24 | Awards

26 | Academic Costume

29 | Waymarks

An Investigation Of The Influence Of Dialectal Interferences On The Nsst Scores Obtained By Portland Black Children, Margaret Jeanne Callahan

Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if dialectal interference as described by Walter Wolfram was exhibited by black children in Portland, Oregon when given the NSST by Laura Lee. This author was concerned with syntactical interferences on the expressive portion of this test.

A secondary purpose of this investigation was to provide suggested norms for differentiating children with language deficits from children with language differences.

Seventy black children with normal speech and language were selected from two public schools, a Head Start Center and a day care center. These children were between the ages of 3-0 to …

A Beginning Investigation Into The Language Development Of The Deaf Child Compared To That Of The Hearing Child: Some Problems And Solutions In Data Collection, Sallie Ann Frye

Dissertations and Theses

This paper will attempt to present what factual material is available comparing language development in the deaf with normal language development. It will discuss problems which have become apparent in the search for this data and some solutions to the problems. Preschool language development will be taken up first, followed by a consideration of school age written and oral language, and concluding with a discussion of associations as they affect the verbal behavior of the deaf child.

Ariel - Volume 6 Number 4 (Alternate Version), John Lammie, J.D. Kanofsky, Nancy Redfern, Deborah Boehm, Ken Jaffe, James L. Buckley, Bob Sklaroff, Morton A. Klein, Bob Sataloff, Wally Judd, Irving Olshin, Curt Cummings, H. S. Faust, Jim Burke, Robert Brent, Philip Nimoityn, R. Wing

Ariel

Editors

Mark Dembert

J.D. Kanofsky

Frank Chervenak

John Lammie

Curt Cummings

Entertainment

Robert Breckenridge

Joe Conti

Gary Kaskey

Photographer

Larry Glazerman

Overseas Editor

Mike Sinason

Humorist

Jim McCann

Staff

Kenn Jaffe

Bob Sklaroff

Halley Faust

Jim Burke

Jay Amsterdam

Morton A. Klein

Nancy Redfern

Ariel - Volume 6 Number 4, John Lammie, J.D. Kanofsky, Nancy Redfern, Deborah Boehm, Sheryl Lederman Silfen, Ken Jaffe, James L. Buckley, Bob Sklaroff, Morton A. Klein, Bob Sataloff, Wally Judd, Irving Oishin, Curt Cummings, Jim Burke, Robert Brent, Philip Nimoityn

Ariel

Editors

Mark Dembert

J.D. Kanofsky

Frank Chervenak

John Lammie

Curt Cummings

Entertainment

Robert Breckenridge

Joe Conti

Gary Kaskey

Photographer

Larry Glazerman

Overseas Editor

Mike Sinason

Humorist

Jim McCann

Staff

Ken Jaffe

Bob Sklaroff

Halley Faust

Jim Burke

The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raettig

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of the value clarifying approach as an additional educational method to assist the chronic heart patient to examine his life style, establish some priorities, and implement changes in his life style in light of his disease condition and the limitations it imposes.

In an experimental study 20 male and female, medical and surgical cardiac patients participated in an educational program involving 8 value clarifying sessions. After these sessions the patients evaluated their own behavior in terms of their self-set goals, in the life style areas of smoking, diet, work, exercise …

The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raetting

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of the value clarifying approach as an additional educational method to assist the chronic heart patient to examine his life style, establish some priorities, and implement changes in his life style in light of his disease condition and the limitations it imposes.

In an experimental study 20 male and female, medical and surgical cardiac patients participated in an educational program involving 8 value clarifying sessions. After these sessions the patients evaluated their own behavior in terms of their self-set goals, in the life style areas of smoking, diet, work, exercise …

The Use Of Operant Conditioning In Stroke Patients To Facilitate Relearning Dressing Skills, Opal Ward Lebo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Medical rehabilitation consists of learning appropriate behaviors related to specific disabilities. Lack of motivation on the part of the patient is frequently identified by health personnel as being a principle obstacle to the patient’s relearning basic skills necessary for his re- habilitation. This study was undertaken to explore the use of operant conditioning in teaching stabilized stroke patients to dress themselves and thus, increase their self-care independence. Social rewards (praise and attention) coupled with a dressing chart to provide feedback of progress, were the reinforcers.

A case study approach was used to study six participants who ranged in ages from …

The Use Of E.M.G. Biofeedback To Promote Relaxation And Relief Of Chronic Low Back Pain, Esther Fashina, Dorothy Holm

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if relaxation instruction and electromyographic (E.M.G.) feedback would reduce chronic low back pain. A secondary aim was to determine if the locus of control variable as defined by Rotter would influence the results obtained.

Fourteen non-hospitalized subjects with chronic low back pain, meeting the criteria of this study became the sample group. The training program consisted of six 30-minute sessions during which the subjects were taught relaxation with the use of a feedback electromyograph and relaxation instructions. After an interval of two weeks, a seventh session was conducted to evaluate if …

Effects Of Cocaine, Nicotine And Diet On Voluntary Alcohol Consumption In Rats, Zaida Raquel Cordero Loayza

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The consumption of alcohol is a problem not only in this country (U.S.), but also in many other places in the world. Thus we find the Indians in Peru, Bolivia and other neighboring countries (Ecuador and northern part of Argentina) consuming alcohol to the point that they become alcoholics, in addition to this they also chew coca leaves, plant from which cocaine is extracted.

In an effort to establish the cause for this behavior, we put Sprague-Dawley albino rats on either a poor or good basal diet. Once every other day the rats were injected with a solution of cocaine. …

The Effect Of Preadmission Orientation On Post Hospital Behavior In Children, Alice Loo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hospitalization was assessed as imposing stress on a child which may result in negative behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a planned preadmission orientation in decreasing negative behavior after hospitalization.

An experimental randomized group design was used.

There were fifteen subjects ages 3.8 to 10.6 years who had a planned admission to Loma Linda University Medical Center for a minor surgery and brief hospital stay. The children were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. It was hypothesized that those receiving an orientation would have less negative post hospital behaviors than …

An Exploratory Study Of Depression In Adolescents Placed In Residential Treatment Centers, Shirley D. Hale, Kermit C. Jeffrey, Gerald J. Moneke

Dissertations and Theses

Concerned that depression might be a common malady among youth who are placed in treatment centers for delinquents, we undertook an exploratory study to determine the validity of this premise. The authors of this study have all worked with youth who, for various reasons, have been placed in residential treatment centers. The authors have observed that symptoms of depression seem to be more prevalent in these youth than in non-institutionalized adolescents, and that these symptoms are often perceived as individual pathology rather than emotional responses common to institutionalized youth. We thus began questioning if these were common emotional responses, and …

Age, Intelligence, And Socioeconomic Status Variance In Preposition Acquisition By Children, Georgie Hustead

Dissertations and Theses

Numerous linguistic studies have been done to substantiate the importance of prepositions in the English language. However, no normative studies have been done on the acquisition of expressing prepositions.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there were demonstrable trends which would indicate a need for normative data on the acquisition of twenty-six prepositions tested on the Expressive Preposition Test (EPT). The study set out to determine at what age levels a given percentage of the prepositions were expressively acquired and if the socioeconomic status (SES) of the child’s family would be a determiner as to the age …

A Comparative Study Of Conventional Exercise And Weight Training Of College Women At Utah State University, Virginia Gayle Oleksiak

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Women are now making use of weight training for improving strength, flexibility and body contours. Most studies on weight training have used male subjects. This study compared the results of a conventional exercising program and a weight training program for reducing inches in the circumferences of the right upper arm, pectorals, waist, hips, and right thigh.

The subjects were twenty-nine female students in figure control classes at Utah State University. The control group of sixteen subjects exercised in the conventional manner, and the experimental group of thirteen subjects exercised on the weight training machine. Subjects were asked not to change …

Preparation Of Childbirth As A Behavior Modifier In Relation To The Viewing Of A Film Of Natural Childbirth, Susan B. Mccullough

Honors Projects

The psychological state of a pregnant woman has been related to her labor and delivery. Pregnancy is a time of inoreased anxiety in many women. The level of anxiety tends to increase in the last trimester of pregnanoy when the time for labor and delivery is drawing near.

The Local And Unified Services Act—An Analysis Of State And County Funding For New York State's Community Mental Healh Services, Linda Connor Kane

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Research With Benzedrine, Dexedrine, And Ritalin On The Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome, William J. Hampstead

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Pacific Information Service On Street-Drugs April 1974, School Of Pharmacy

Pacific Information Service on Street-Drugs

No abstract provided.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 1974), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 1974 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Report to the Corporation
• Alumni Board of Governors
• Anniversary Banquet
• Faculty Assemblies
• CME Programs
• Faculty Notes
• Chairmen Appointed
• People (Kohn, Vergara)
• College News
• Medical Careers Program
• Sports
• Students in Liberia
• Christmas
• Alumni News Briefs
• In Memoriam

Mental Fitness Requirements For The Practice Of Law, Michael J. Place, Susan L. Bloom

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.