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Non-Marine Atchafalaya Deltas: Processes And Products Of Interdistributary Basin Alluviation, South-Central Louisiana (Fluvial Deposits, Lacustrine)., Robert S. Tye Jan 1986

Non-Marine Atchafalaya Deltas: Processes And Products Of Interdistributary Basin Alluviation, South-Central Louisiana (Fluvial Deposits, Lacustrine)., Robert S. Tye

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Progradation of lacustrine deltas alluviated the interdistributary lowlands which occupy the transition zone between the alluvial valley and marine delta in the Atchafalaya Basin. Sediment introduced into the basin during the last 700 years by a major Mississippi River distributary has accumulated in the form of thin, regionally extensive deltas. Deltaic sedimentation is cyclic in nature. Rapid subsidence (basin downwarping and sediment compaction), in conjunction with lateral shifts in the site of deposition, creates vertically stacked deltaic wedges separated by backswamp deposits. One such delta prograded 6.5 km into Lake Fausse Pointe, grew to an area in excess of 29 …

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A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali Jan 1986

A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is a critical analysis of selected annual conference addresses of National Urban League (NUL) executive directors. It may be regarded as a "movement study" inasmuch as it traces the conceptualization of an idea, equality, from 1910 to 1985. Richard Weaver's philosophy, theory, and critical methodology of rhetoric provide the analytical framework by which this study was conducted. Specifically Weaver's hierarchy of arguments, which may be taken as a model of his philosophy and theory, served as this dissertation's research tool. The hierarchy includes argumentation from four perspectives, ranking from ideal to base: genus, similitude, cause-effect, circumstances. The dissertation …

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A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick Jan 1986

A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The growth in the number of high school choral programs in Canada has resulted in a need for locating and securing Canadian choral literature for the new curricula. The report presents an annotated guide of Canadian choral compositions which will assist in the development of a variety of musical skills ranging from simple to more complex while teaching Canadian students about their musical heritage. The Selective Guide is preceded by a brief history of choral singing and the secondary vocal music program in Canada. This is followed by a discussion of problems encountered in the Canadian choral curriculum and in …

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Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh Jan 1986

Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study of the poetic persona's responses to the experience of failure, as expressed in the poetry of G. M. Hopkins, his minor contemporaries (Francis Thompson and Lionel Johnson), and the moderns (particularly Dylan Thomas), actualizes the poet-text-reader interactions in the reading experience. Chapter one concentrates on the Hopkins persona as he responds to his failures in priesthood and poetry writing, the effects upon the reader, the reader's involvement in the outcome of the poem, and the parallels and divergences between Hopkins and the persona. Chapter two studies Hopkins' persona in his struggle to move from human isolation to human …

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Sociologists And The Vietnam War: A Historical Document Analysis (Commodification, Post-Industrial)., Robert Earl Sanderson Jan 1986

Sociologists And The Vietnam War: A Historical Document Analysis (Commodification, Post-Industrial)., Robert Earl Sanderson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Textbooks are important representative statements of certified and legitimated knowledge within an academic discipline, and the manner in which introductory sociology textbooks assess society reflect the power and sophistication of theories in discerning social patterns and structures. That the pivotal historical event of the Vietnam War and its implications for contemporary American social institutions was virtually omitted in our sample of one hundred-twenty textbooks raises critical issues for sociology. Content analysis of Vietnam War era textbooks (1954-1975) revealed 75% of the sample, divided among four major research orienting paradigms extant in sociology, ignored mention of the war and only the …

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Contribution To Power System Harmonic Analysis., Yahia Baghzouz Jan 1986

Contribution To Power System Harmonic Analysis., Yahia Baghzouz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In recent years, power system harmonic levels have increased significantly due to the ever-increasing use of nonlinear loads which primarily consist of power electronic devices. The effect of these harmonics on power system components represents a serious problem to utility companies and consumers. A survey of power system harmonics as generated mainly by static ac/dc power converters is presented. Aspects concerning harmonic injection, their effects on system components and harmonic reduction techniques are included. Harmonic analysis methodologies are discussed and compared in terms of efficiency and accuracy. The need of a stochastic treatment of harmonic voltages and currents is clearly …

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Effect Of Ownership Structure On Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis Of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency)., Daniel Omer Cote Jan 1986

Effect Of Ownership Structure On Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis Of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency)., Daniel Omer Cote

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research aims at testing the effects of ownership structure on efficiency of various organizational forms: privately-owned regulated electric utilities (PR), publicly-owned electric utilities (PU), and consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities (CO). Because of the attenuation of their structure of property rights and high enforcement costs, it is expected that all three organizational forms (PR, PU, CO) will show some level of inefficiency. CO is expected to be more efficient than PR and PU since it shows: (a) more homogeneity of interest among principals; (b) more individual ownership claim over the assets; (c) a simpler political market (efficiency as the main …

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Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, A Voice For Progress And Perfection: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Addresses, 1883-1892., Stephen Robert Guempel Jan 1986

Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, A Voice For Progress And Perfection: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Addresses, 1883-1892., Stephen Robert Guempel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Amidst the social reform impulse of late nineteenth-century America, Charlotte Perkins Stetson--noted writer, lecturer, and social reformer--began her career as a spokeswoman for social justice. As such, she lectured to local religious groups, Nationalist clubs, women's clubs, and literary societies on a variety of subjects that included social ethics, family, motherhood, and art. In these many lectures and sermons, Stetson related her unyielding faith in and fervent expression of humanity's potential for perfectibility. This study analyzes six selected addresses delivered by Stetson between the years 1883 and 1892 in order to identify the rhetorical techniques she used to communicate her …

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The Christian Preacher As Poet: A Method For Exposition Of Narrative Portions Of Scripture Based On Aristotle's "Poetics"., William Sherman Phillips Jr Jan 1986

The Christian Preacher As Poet: A Method For Exposition Of Narrative Portions Of Scripture Based On Aristotle's "Poetics"., William Sherman Phillips Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It is the thesis of this study that Aristotle's Poetics provides the basis for a method of exposition that is "distinctively appropriate" for preaching upon the narrative portions of Scripture. The relationship between Aristotelian poetics and narrative exposition of Scripture is examined in terms of the following two questions: (1) How does Aristotelian poetics meet the expository or interpretive need for narrative exposition of Scripture? (2) How does Aristotelian poetics meet the exhortatory or applicative need for narrative exposition of Scripture? The following arguments are made: (1) Aristotelian poetics provides the basis for a method of narrative exposition that unifies …

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An Empirical Investigation Of The Comparability Of Reported Earnings Per Share Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15., Suzanne Resi Pinac-Ward Jan 1986

An Empirical Investigation Of The Comparability Of Reported Earnings Per Share Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15., Suzanne Resi Pinac-Ward

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Earnings per share (EPS) is considered by many to be one of the most important summary indicators presented in the financial statements. Many financial statement users rely on EPS as the most important single measure of corporate performance. Previous empirical evidence suggests that a strong link exists between EPS changes and stock price changes. The objective of this study was to determine if the provisions of APB 15 provide for consistent reporting of comparable EPS figures across preparers of financial statements. The application of alternative interpretations of provisions of APB 15 has the potential to produce materially different EPS figures. …

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Para-Social Interaction, Rhetorical Sensitivity, And Television News Viewing., Michael Anthony Domingue Jan 1986

Para-Social Interaction, Rhetorical Sensitivity, And Television News Viewing., Michael Anthony Domingue

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to determine the relationship between para-social interaction (an imaginary interaction with mass media) with local and network news viewing and rhetorical sensitivity (an attitude toward encoding spoken messages). It was predicted that para-social interaction would be positively related to rhetorical sensitivity. The Rubin, Perse, and Powell PSI Scale was used to measure para-social interaction. The three internal scales of the Hart, Carlson and Eadie RHETSEN II Scale (the Noble Self Scale, the Rhetorical Reflector Scale and the Rhetorical Sensitivity Scale) were used to measure rhetorical sensitivity. 157 undergraduates enrolled in communication courses responded to scales. A canonical …

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Models For The Study Of Intramolecular Interactions: Preparation, Structure And Reactivity Of 2-(2'-Acyloxyphenylethynyl)Benzoic Acids., Michael Allen Oliver Jan 1986

Models For The Study Of Intramolecular Interactions: Preparation, Structure And Reactivity Of 2-(2'-Acyloxyphenylethynyl)Benzoic Acids., Michael Allen Oliver

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The hypothesis concerning orientational effects of carboxylate in general-base catalysis is discussed, and the first models that allow proton transfer to the syn lone-pair of the carboxylate during intramolecular general-base catalysis are designed, prepared, and tested. These models use a carbon backbone of two aryl groups linked by a two carbon bridge. The syntheses of 2-(2-hydroxyphenylethynyl)benzoic acid (24) and derivatives used in these studies are described. These derivatives were also needed to evaluate the ethynyl group as the bridge linking the aryls and to aid in the design of more complex models. The hydrolysis of the dichloroacetate ester (26) is …

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The Rhetorical Drama Of Lyndon B. Johnson: A Burkean Analysis., David Stiles Shipley Jan 1986

The Rhetorical Drama Of Lyndon B. Johnson: A Burkean Analysis., David Stiles Shipley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study analyzes President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam rhetoric during the escalation period of 1964-1965 to uncover what effect his place in history, his personality, and his political style had on presidential rhetoric in the twentieth century. For this purpose, the critical insights of Kenneth Burke are utilized not only to uncover what rhetoric Johnson used during this period but also what it meant to the American people and how it served the President's purposes. According to Burke, man views everything through a "fog of symbols." His dramatic critique of symbols, what is sometimes referred to as "logology," attempts to get …

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Influence Strategies In Husband-Wife Purchase Decision-Making., Ellen Ruth Foxman Jan 1986

Influence Strategies In Husband-Wife Purchase Decision-Making., Ellen Ruth Foxman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate interpersonal influence as an explanatory variable in husband-wife decision making. Self-report and observational measures of influence were compared, and the decision interaction process was also examined to detect characteristic patterns of influence. Sixty married couples were interviewed in their homes, and the entire interview was tape recorded. Couples were screened regarding purchases that they had recently made or were considering, for the purpose of identifying two product decisions that they considered (1) important, (2) salient, and (3) a source of disagreement. Couples engaged in role-played decision making with respect to the two …

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Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Dec 1985

Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Faculty Senate Resolution on the thirty-nine hour general education component, adopted on December 5, 1985.

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Lumières, Spring 1985, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Apr 1985

Lumières, Spring 1985, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

Friends of the LSU Libraries

The bi-annual newsletters from the Friends of the Library contain information about upcoming and recent events, descriptions of new collections, a list of members, and occasional obituaries, which inform members of the news and needs of the LSU Libraries.

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Analysis Of Special Education Due Process Hearings In Louisiana., Leona H. Liberty Jan 1985

Analysis Of Special Education Due Process Hearings In Louisiana., Leona H. Liberty

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The provision of special education due process hearings is mandated by P.L. 94-142 to resolve any conflict between the parents (or guardian) of the special education child and public school personnel in providing educational and related services that address the unique needs of the child. An impartial hearing officer is to preside at the hearing. This person is empowered to resolve the dispute. If either party is dissatisfied with the decision rendered by the hearing officer, they may appeal to the State, and even higher court level. This investigation was an in-depth analysis of the structural characteristics and outcome of …

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Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar Jan 1985

Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The main purpose of the study was to describe the attitudes and aspirations of low-income families in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Personal interviews were conducted to collect data from 100 heads of households. The sample was comprised of 98 women and 2 men who were living in low-income housing projects and areas surrounding housing projects. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the relationships between mean attitude scores and selected variables. Frequencies and percentages were also utilized to show the distributions of responses. Analysis of the data indicated that marital status, level of education, and extent of employment were …

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Community Schools Of The Arts: Outreach, Scholarship, And Financial Assistance Programs (National Guild Of Community Schools Of The Arts, Inc., Settlement Music Schools)., Douglas Bruce Pflieger Jan 1985

Community Schools Of The Arts: Outreach, Scholarship, And Financial Assistance Programs (National Guild Of Community Schools Of The Arts, Inc., Settlement Music Schools)., Douglas Bruce Pflieger

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to collect data on outreach, scholarship, and financial assistance programs of community schools of the arts. The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. requires that organizations seeking full institutional membership offer scholarships and financial assistance programs for students. In addition, outreach program offerings are recommended and encouraged by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. A questionnaire was mailed to one-hundred member schools of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. Sixty-four (64%) questionnaires were used in data analysis. The survey instrument was designed to …

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The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson Jan 1985

The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The ability to read materially critically is recognized as a goal of educators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of training metacognitive strategies on critical reading ability. Critical reading was defined as the ability to judge or evaluate written materials and to compare them against some norm or standard. Metacognitive strategies encourage a conscious awareness of and/or control over one's own mental processes. A review of literature indicated that past researchers had considered critical reading as a distinct skill area, but more recently, educators have begun to recognize it as a part of the overall comprehension …

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Host Responses To The Phenolic-Glycolipid-1 Antigen Of Mycobacterium Leprae (Elisa, Leprosy, Epidemiology, Armadillo, Human)., Richard W. Truman Jan 1985

Host Responses To The Phenolic-Glycolipid-1 Antigen Of Mycobacterium Leprae (Elisa, Leprosy, Epidemiology, Armadillo, Human)., Richard W. Truman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Antibody responses to the apparently species specific phenolic-glycolipid-1 (Phen-Gl-1) antigen of Mycobacterium leprae were examined in humans and armadillos using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Statistical definitions for the interpretation of positive and negative reactions were derived. A retrospective serological survey of armadillos indicated that leprosy in the wild armadillo is a naturally acquired zoonosis. Presently 12.5% of the armadillos in 2 parishes in south central Louisiana have detectable IgM antibodies to Phen-Gl-1. Approximately 2.7% of these histologically exhibit clinical disease. Antibodies were not detected in Florida armadillo sera. Variations in prevalence rates were noted, and may be due to environmental …

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Epidemiology And Economic Implications Of Anaplasmosis In Louisiana (Prevalence, Incidence)., Randall Scott Morley Jan 1985

Epidemiology And Economic Implications Of Anaplasmosis In Louisiana (Prevalence, Incidence)., Randall Scott Morley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The research consisted of a literature review of the epidemiology of anaplasmosis and a descriptive epidemiological study of anaplasmosis in the Red River Plains and Southeast areas of Louisiana. The prevalence of anaplasmosis assessed by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) testing of 11,085 serum samples that had been obtained from cattle located in the study areas was 7.8%. Beef cattle appeared to show a higher Anaplasma antibody prevalence than dairy cattle, that is 11.2% to 3.8%, respectively. Among breeds, the Angus and Angus-cross animals seemed to show an increased susceptibility to infection. The prevalence of infection in free-roaming deer was determined …

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An Attempt To Validate An Inventory From The Criteria Of Dsm-Iii., David Gilbert Perry Jan 1985

An Attempt To Validate An Inventory From The Criteria Of Dsm-Iii., David Gilbert Perry

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Criteria of DSM-III were used as source material for items in a psychopathology inventory series. The inventories provided DSM-III diagnoses by reproducing the DSM-III decision process through diagnostic keys. The personality disorders inventory (ADI) was chosen as initial research instrument. Forty-seven voluntary clients from two sites served as clinical subjects and 29 non-clinical volunteers, given special directions to avoid diagnosis, served as subjects for validity scales. Four clinical psychologists matched DSM-III criteria with ADI items in measurement of content validity. Results showed that the ADI was not a useful psychometric instrument in its present form. The ADI gave too many …

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Evaluation Of Cotton, Gossypium Hirsutum L., Genotypes For Resistance To The Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus Reniformis Linford And Oliveira., John Palmer Beasley Jr Jan 1985

Evaluation Of Cotton, Gossypium Hirsutum L., Genotypes For Resistance To The Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus Reniformis Linford And Oliveira., John Palmer Beasley Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., is a valuable cash crop in Louisiana that is grown primarily for its fiber. The reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira, is a major pest of cotton in Louisiana, where it was first identified in 1941 and has now been found in 39 of 64 parishes. Nematicides and crop rotation are conventional methods of reniform nematode control, but resistant cultivars offer the most economical and practical method of control. The primary objective of this study was to examine and evaluate new and previously reported sources of reniform nematode resistance in cotton, which could eventually be …

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The Reliability Of Psychophysiological Assessment: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Mental And Two Physical Stressors (Test-Retest Reliability, Physiological Reactivity, Cold Pressor, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate)., Michael E. Faulstich Jan 1985

The Reliability Of Psychophysiological Assessment: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Mental And Two Physical Stressors (Test-Retest Reliability, Physiological Reactivity, Cold Pressor, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate)., Michael E. Faulstich

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Extensive research has been conducted assessing psychophysiological reactivity to experimental stressors in various populations. However, there is a paucity of empirical investigations concerning the test-retest reliability of these experimental stressors. Establishment of the relative reliability of specific stressor procedures is important so that results can be compared over time and across studies. The purpose of this investigation was to compare test-retest reliability of two mental stressors (i.e. Quiz Electrocardiogram, mental arithmetic) and two physical stressors (i.e. cold pressor, isometric challenge). These stressors were presented in a counterbalanced fashion to forty-eight undergraduate and graduate students who returned two weeks later for …

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Development Of A Computer-Assisted Instruction Courseware Package In Statistics And A Comparative Analysis Of Three Management Strategies For This Courseware., Preston Dinkins Jan 1985

Development Of A Computer-Assisted Instruction Courseware Package In Statistics And A Comparative Analysis Of Three Management Strategies For This Courseware., Preston Dinkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a tutorial computer-assisted instruction (CAI) lesson teaching the normal distribution and standard scores. Instruction on the normal curve, and unit-normal curve, z-scores, areas under the normal curve, and standard scores was given in this study. This CAI courseware was created in order to teach or review these concepts to graduate students in education. An evaluation of this CAI lesson was conducted. It consisted of a small scale pilot test, and a 2 x 3 factorial design experiment. The pilot test study was conducted so that reaction data to this software …

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An Experimental Study Of Bias In The Rating Process: Effects Of Rater And Ratee Sex And Job Type., Sandra Jean Hartman Jan 1985

An Experimental Study Of Bias In The Rating Process: Effects Of Rater And Ratee Sex And Job Type., Sandra Jean Hartman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to examine the influence of several potential sources of bias in the rating process. It specifically examined the potential effect of sex of rater and ratee, information about ratee characteristics, information about the job, and two rater personality factors on the way raters use performance information in coming to a final promotion decision. The study itself took place in a laboratory setting designed to simulate an assessment center. Raters were 320 business students at a large university. Pretesting was used to identify two jobs as recognizably "male" and "female" and two patterns of personality characteristics as …

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The Status Of Band Programs In The Public Secondary Schools Of Louisiana, 1984-1985., Martin Mclain Hearne Jan 1985

The Status Of Band Programs In The Public Secondary Schools Of Louisiana, 1984-1985., Martin Mclain Hearne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the public secondary school band programs in Louisiana for the 1984-1985 school year. Procedures. Data were gathered by means of questionnaires sent to the directors of all public high school band programs. Information sought was divided into three major sections: (1) Teacher Profile, (2) The Band Program, and (3) Finance and Budget. Responses were obtained from 51.7 percent of the total population, and the data were tabulated and presented with comparison of the findings. Findings. (1) The mean age of directors responding was thirty-five years. …

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Organizational Characteristics Affecting Ratee Perceptions Of The Appraisal Process And Ratee Intentions To Change (Performance Appraisals)., Stephanie Jeanette Platz Jan 1985

Organizational Characteristics Affecting Ratee Perceptions Of The Appraisal Process And Ratee Intentions To Change (Performance Appraisals)., Stephanie Jeanette Platz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

To evaluate an expanded version of Ilgen, Fisher, and Taylor's (1979) model of feedback effectiveness, measures of organizational characteristics, ratee perceptions of the appraisal process, and ratee intentions to change were collected from paying and receiving tellers (n = 163) in three banking institutions. Regression analysis indicated that four organizational characteristics: (a) openness surrounding the appraisal process, (b) frequency of evaluation, (c) participation in the performance feedback session, and (d) quality of the rater-ratee relationship were significantly related to ratee satisfaction with the appraisal process which, in turn, influenced (a) ratee intentions to turnover and (b) ratee intentions to file …

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Adolescent Suicide And Life Stress, Problem Solving Ability, Suicide Intent, And Hopelessness., Sally Hill Stephenson Jan 1985

Adolescent Suicide And Life Stress, Problem Solving Ability, Suicide Intent, And Hopelessness., Sally Hill Stephenson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Adolescent suicide is a serious problem, yet psychological investigations are limited to delineating effective treatment for suicide attempters. Consideration of those variables which lead to suicide should be included in any effective treatment protocol. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the degree of life stress, hopelessness, and problem solving ability in adolescents who have attempted or gestured suicide. Fifteen high school-aged adolescents who had attempted or gestured suicide and 15 high school-aged adolescents who were hospitalized for acute physical problems, were administered the Hopelessness Scale (Beck, Weissman, Lester, & Trexler, 1974), a modified version of the Life …

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