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Managerial Reward Allocations: A Test Of Freedman And Montanari's Model., Jeanne Michele Russell Jan 1987

Managerial Reward Allocations: A Test Of Freedman And Montanari's Model., Jeanne Michele Russell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A part of Freedman and Montanari's (1980) managerial reward allocation model was examined in the present study. The hypotheses focused on two categories of antecedent variables, organizational and managerial, and on the dependent variable of choice of mode of reward allocation. They were tested utilizing questionnaire data collected from 155 managers in eleven financial institutions. The only hypothesis that was confirmed related managerial pay increase goals to the choice of reward allocation mode. In order to test the relative importance of different managerial and organizational variables in determining the mode of reward allocation mode, stepwise regression analyses were performed for …

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An Investigation Of The Inference And Mapping Components Of The Componential Theory Of Analogical Reasoning., Catherine Sheard Jan 1987

An Investigation Of The Inference And Mapping Components Of The Componential Theory Of Analogical Reasoning., Catherine Sheard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Sternberg's componential theory of analogical reasoning (1977) provides a series of steps that may be followed in order to solve analogies. According to Sternberg, when given a simple analogy (in the form A:B::C: (D$\sb1$, D$\sb2$, D$\sb3$)) the reasoner: (a) encodes the terms of the analogy, (b) infers the relation between A and B, (c) maps the relation between A and C, (d) applies a relation analogous to the inferred one from C to each answer option, choosing the closer option, and (e) responds. The purpose of this research was to further investigate the inference and mapping processes of the componential …

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Raison D'Etat And The American Philosophy Of Realism In World Affairs. (Volumes I And Ii)., Gregory T. Russell Jan 1987

Raison D'Etat And The American Philosophy Of Realism In World Affairs. (Volumes I And Ii)., Gregory T. Russell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the heritage of political thought shaping European raison d'etat is significant for the theory and practice of post-World War II realism in American foreign policy. Analysis is guided by the hypothesis that the response of postwar realists to the issues raised by an interdependent multistate system differs from the traditional rationale of raison d'etat intended for a Eurocentric international society characterized by common diplomatic objectives and values. Consideration is given to how the continental legacy has been modified and adapted by realist spokesmen to the exigencies of America's …

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Factors Affecting Developmental College Readers' Abilities To Mobilize And Use Prior Knowledge., Rhonda Holt Atkinson Jan 1987

Factors Affecting Developmental College Readers' Abilities To Mobilize And Use Prior Knowledge., Rhonda Holt Atkinson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to examine differences in comprehension scores and recall of expository text by developmental college readers following manipulation of traditional and technological factors affecting use of mobilized prior knowledge. This research differed from previous research in three ways. First, it endeavored to determine if a visible link between old and new knowledge would enhance comprehension and recall. Second, it compared traditional (verbal statements) and technological (computer-mediated) methods of linking prior knowledge and new information. Third, it featured the use of individual brainstorming as a means of mobilizing schemata. The literature review focused on theory and …

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An Investigation Of Potential Sources Of Bias In Self-Report Job Analysis Data., Donald Martin Truxillo Jan 1987

An Investigation Of Potential Sources Of Bias In Self-Report Job Analysis Data., Donald Martin Truxillo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present research was an exploratory laboratory and field investigation of possible sources of bias in self-report job analysis data. Because of the similarity between task perceptions and job analysis data, the research into task perceptions was used as a starting point for the present study. In the laboratory study, 129 undergraduate psychology students were asked in Session 1 to complete measures of field independence, mental ability, intrinsic work orientation, and self-esteem. In Session 2, subjects were assigned to either a clerical or manufacturing task in which student confederates expressed either positive or negative cues about the task. Subjects then …

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The Effects Of Applicant Sex, Applicant Attractiveness, Rater Sex And Sex-Role Stereotype On The Evaluation Of Applicants., Nadia Ann Bugg Jan 1987

The Effects Of Applicant Sex, Applicant Attractiveness, Rater Sex And Sex-Role Stereotype On The Evaluation Of Applicants., Nadia Ann Bugg

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to test the main effects and interaction effects of applicant sex, applicant physical attractiveness, rater sex, and rater sex-role stereotype on the ratings of applicants in the screening phase of undergraduate student admission procedures. The participants were undergraduate students in the allied health sciences at a regional university in the southeast. The experimental task consisted of rating hypothetical applicants on overall suitability, a series of adjectives which reflect personality characteristics of the applicant, and assigning causal attributions for the past performance of the candidate. Each subject evaluated four hypothetical applicants: attractive male, unattractive male, attractive female …

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Physiological Abnormalities Related To Bulimic Behaviors And Physical Symptoms: Toward A Biobehavioral Analysis., Lisa Dee Hinz Jan 1987

Physiological Abnormalities Related To Bulimic Behaviors And Physical Symptoms: Toward A Biobehavioral Analysis., Lisa Dee Hinz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by secretive binge-eating and abnormal weight-control practices such as self-induced vomiting, and laxative abuse. To date, investigations of physiological abnormalities accompanying bulimia are recent, few in number, and descriptive in nature. Commonly reported physiological abnormalities have included: increased serum bicarbonate, usually in combination with decreased serum chloride; decreased serum potassium; and decreased hematocrit. Two correlations have provided preliminary evidence that bulimic behaviors are associated with physiological abnormalities. The present investigation attempted to describe more fully the relationships among bulimic behaviors, physiological abnormalities, and physical symptoms. Three separate models, representing different physiological systems: (1) potassium; …

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Acceptability And Effectiveness Of Group Contingencies For Improving Spelling Achievement., Timothy Lawrence Turco Jan 1987

Acceptability And Effectiveness Of Group Contingencies For Improving Spelling Achievement., Timothy Lawrence Turco

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This 12-week study conceptually merged cooperative learning and group contingency approaches to classroom interventions to assess how varying task and incentive structures affect fifth-grade students' spelling achievement, social status, and perceptions of treatment procedures. The study used two groups (treatment and control group) of fifth-grade students. The students in the treatment group were actively involved with one of six group contingency procedures designed to improve spelling performances. The conditions for students in the treatment groups varied on dimensions of task structure (group or individual) and incentive structure (interdependent, dependent, or no incentive). Treatment acceptability, spelling achievement, and peer nominated social …

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The Management Of Dying: Tasks And Social Relationships In Patient Care., Jeffrey Michael Clair Jan 1987

The Management Of Dying: Tasks And Social Relationships In Patient Care., Jeffrey Michael Clair

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A grounded theory approach guides the interpretation of observational, semi-structured interviews, content analysis, and taped discourse data collected from a 48 bed oncology unit with 288 study patients. Data are presented to explicate generated concepts of regressive intervention and the dying role. Data indicate that when physicians no longer perceive their goals of cure achievable, they distance themselves from patients. Physicians use certain devices to facilitate this gradual or abrupt, but purposeful, withdrawal from patients' curative regimens. These devices are specified in discourse transcripts as use of the medical record, silence, and alternative interactions (family members). Physician-authority, cautious optimistic conversational …

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Interdependent Group-Oriented Contingencies: Effects Upon Collateral Behaviors., Verdi Rountree Lethermon Jan 1987

Interdependent Group-Oriented Contingencies: Effects Upon Collateral Behaviors., Verdi Rountree Lethermon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two interdependent group-oriented contingency (g-o-c) systems to improve academic behavior were compared to a no treatment control group. Additionally, the two interdependent group-oriented contingency systems were compared to each other regarding their effects on several collateral behaviors (classroom behavior, social interactions and peer sociometric ratings). Six fourth and fifth grade classes (126 students) were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions. The first treatment group (positive g-o-c) was an interdependent group-oriented contingency system which reinforced overall science performance at or better than a level of 90%. The second treatment group (negative g-o-c) was also an interdependent group-oriented contingency system which discouraged …

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Evaluation Of The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Housing Education Program, And Analysis Of Audience And General Public Housing Practices., Claudette Hanks Reichel Jan 1987

Evaluation Of The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Housing Education Program, And Analysis Of Audience And General Public Housing Practices., Claudette Hanks Reichel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objectives of this study were to: determine the housing practices of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service housing audience and of the general public (for use in program planning); determine if significant differences existed between the housing practices of the general public and the Extension housing topic audiences (for accountability and impact assessment); and, determine if household characteristics are significant predictors of housing practices. The research procedure utilized a "comparison group" design. Data were collected in 1984 from matched random samples of the Extension housing audience and the general public of Louisiana. Over 800 telephone interviews were completed by Extension …

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Marital Relationships And Conflict Resolution Skills Of Bulimics., Dorothy Jo Van Buren Jan 1987

Marital Relationships And Conflict Resolution Skills Of Bulimics., Dorothy Jo Van Buren

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating and other related symptomatology. Previous research suggests that bulimics experience interpersonal problems particularly in the areas of conflict resolution and in their satisfaction with their roles within their families and marriages. The present study compared 12 bulimic couples to 14 maritally distressed couples and 15 normal control couples on measures of relationship satisfaction, conflict resolution styles, and beliefs about intimate relationships. In addition, couples' communication styles were analyzed based on their participation in an analogue conflict situation. Results of this study provided support for the contention that bulimics experience dissatisfaction …

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The Effects Of Semantic Mapping Instruction On The Text-External Inferences Of College Developmental Readers., Debbie Guice Longman Jan 1987

The Effects Of Semantic Mapping Instruction On The Text-External Inferences Of College Developmental Readers., Debbie Guice Longman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In reading, text-external inferences are made when the reader integrates schemata with text information. Because inference generation occurs within the reader, background knowledge and reading skill affect inferential comprehension. This research consists of two studies to determine, first, whether college developmental and non-developmental readers activate prior knowledge when reading and making inferences (Experiment One) and, second, if direct instruction in semantic mapping increases activation of prior knowledge by developmental readers. The results of Experiment One indicated non-developmental readers with high prior knowledge use prior knowledge more than developmental subjects and that developmental subjects with high prior knowledge use that knowledge …

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The Relation Between Daily Stress And Health., Glenn Neil Jones Jan 1987

The Relation Between Daily Stress And Health., Glenn Neil Jones

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The role of stress in the development and exacerbation of physical symptoms has long been a topic of interest. The present investigation attempted to establish if there is an association between the irritants and demands of everyday life--termed minor stressors--and health. In order to investigate the influence of minor stressors on health, it appears necessary (for a number of reasons discussed in the text) to account for the influence of major life events on health and on minor stressors. Both major and minor stressful events were assessed using two approaches: simple frequency counts, and a subjective weighting approach which attempts …

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Planning And Interactive Decision-Making In Expert Elementary Physical Education Teachers., Deborah J. Howell Jan 1987

Planning And Interactive Decision-Making In Expert Elementary Physical Education Teachers., Deborah J. Howell

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This paper describes the planning and interactive decision making used by expert elementary physical education teachers as they developed and taught a 5 day unit on basketball dribbling. Secondly, it explores the relation between teachers' planning productivity (number of statements made) and student achievement. Expert elementary physical education teachers (N = 11) provided information regarding their thought processes during planning and interactive decision making. Planning sessions were conducted prior to each lesson with teachers using the "think aloud" technique. All instructional lessons were videotaped. Following each of the first three lessons, teachers were shown a videotape of the lesson and …

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The Relation Between Selected Student Characteristics And Activity Patterns In A Required High School Physical Education Class., Karen Martha Greenockle Jan 1987

The Relation Between Selected Student Characteristics And Activity Patterns In A Required High School Physical Education Class., Karen Martha Greenockle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study described the activity patterns of students in a high school fitness class and explored the structural relations between particular student characteristics and their coded exercise behavior. Exercise behavior was systematically coded during an 8-week jogging unit in 10 high school physical education classes. Additional measures of distance covered, heart rate, perceived exertion, percent of days participated, and fitness level were also collected. Although percent of time spent jogging was low (18%), with no significant gains made in cardiovascular fitness, the amount of time spent jogging, the distance covered, and fitness level were all significantly correlated (r $>$.48, …

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The Public Reading Career Of Agnes Moorehead: An Investigation Of Her Theory And Practice., Orville Leon Perkins Jan 1987

The Public Reading Career Of Agnes Moorehead: An Investigation Of Her Theory And Practice., Orville Leon Perkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Agnes Moorehead worked as a professional actress for forty-five years. She was employed in all the major entertainment fields of her time--theatre, vaudeville, radio, film, television and the recording industry. A significant reason for this almost constant employment was Moorehead's career as a public reader of literature. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it seeks to document Moorehead's public reading career with emphasis upon her solo performances of literature and in so doing to provide an investigation of those people and events that most influenced her success as an oral reader. The second purpose is to postulate Moorehead's …

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Follower Incremental Compliance As A Function Of Leader Self-Monitoring Skills And Leader Situational Control (Discretion)., Tanya Cheer Clemons Jan 1986

Follower Incremental Compliance As A Function Of Leader Self-Monitoring Skills And Leader Situational Control (Discretion)., Tanya Cheer Clemons

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the moderating effects of two task variables--task structure and leader discretion--on the relationship between leader self-monitoring and the organizational outcomes of subordinate satisfaction, commitment, and job performance. It was hypothesized that task structure would be a negative moderator of the leadership-organizational outcomes relationships, whereas leader discretion would be a positive moderator. That is, leader self-monitoring would be significantly correlated with measures of subordinate satisfaction, commitment, and job performance when task structure was low and leader discretion was high. Data were collected from 58 upper-middle level managers of a large chemical processing plant, their 58 immediate superiors, and …

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Summer Time Allocation In Vocational Agriculture Programs In The United States (12-Month Programs, Extended Contract)., Susan Skripac Camp Jan 1986

Summer Time Allocation In Vocational Agriculture Programs In The United States (12-Month Programs, Extended Contract)., Susan Skripac Camp

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine what activities vocational agriculture teachers in the United States believed should be a part of their summer programs and what they actually did during the summer of 1983. Three instruments were used to collect data for this study: a two-page questionnaire to state supervisors of agricultural education to determine what statewide activities were scheduled for teacher participation, a three-page questionnaire to 227 vocational agriculture teachers to gather program and teacher information and to determine what the teachers believed should be accomplished during their summer program, and a one-page bi-weekly summary to be …

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The Contextual Interference Effect In Learning An Open Motor Skill (Random Practice, Blocked Practice)., Sinah Louise Goode Jan 1986

The Contextual Interference Effect In Learning An Open Motor Skill (Random Practice, Blocked Practice)., Sinah Louise Goode

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this series of experiments was to assess contextual interference effects for novices learning an open skill. Previous research has found that a random practice schedule as opposed to a blocked or repetitious schedule of practice facilitates retention and transfer in the learning of motor skills. The task required female subjects to throw a ball at a target to coincide the arrival of a trackway of light with the arrival of the ball. All subjects were inexperienced in throwing and open sport skills. Experiment 1 was designed to test contextual interference results on novices learning an open skill …

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Moral Evaluation: An Investigation Of Developmental Patterns In The Use Of Cognitive Algebra (Information Integration)., Anthony Herman Speier Jr Jan 1986

Moral Evaluation: An Investigation Of Developmental Patterns In The Use Of Cognitive Algebra (Information Integration)., Anthony Herman Speier Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Information integration theory suggests that differences in the moral judgments of children and adults is an example of a development process of information integration where younger children employ a unidimensional integration rule, and older children and adults employ multidimensional integration rules. Studies that utilize the information integration approach involve single-episode stories in which two or three levels of intention and consequence story cues are manipulated in a within-subjects factorial design. The present study manipulated two sources of information about the story protagonist, as well as information about his intentions and the consequences. The four variables manipulated were: (a) personal goodness …

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Effects Of Prereading Vocabulary Strategies On Vocabulary And Comprehension Of Basal Stories By Primary Children., Dana G. Thames Jan 1986

Effects Of Prereading Vocabulary Strategies On Vocabulary And Comprehension Of Basal Stories By Primary Children., Dana G. Thames

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study focused on the instructional use of three prereading vocabulary strategies, Directed Reading Activity, Reconciled Reading Lesson and List-Group-Label, as a means for improving vocabulary and comprehension of basal reader stories. Subjects were 66 average and above-average second-grade students. Data were collected over a seven-day period with instruction and post-testing occurring on alternating days. Data were analyzed in three ways. First, a repeated measures analysis of variance on the pre- and post-test vocabulary scores indicated that statistically significant amounts of learning took place within each instructional group. Second, an analysis of variance was used to assess the effects of …

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Effects Of Job Stress, Coping, And Type A Behavior Among Recently-Graduated Nurses., Brian Andrew Bienn Jan 1986

Effects Of Job Stress, Coping, And Type A Behavior Among Recently-Graduated Nurses., Brian Andrew Bienn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A model integrating elements of job stress theory, coping theory, and Type A behavior research was developed and tested in the present study. The model was employed to generate numerous hypotheses concerning proposed relations among job stresses, coping strategies, Type A behavior, and stress-related outcomes. These hypotheses were tested utilizing questionnaire data collected from 136 recently-graduated nurses in ten hospitals. As predicted, Type A was positively associated with job stresses, both Type A and job stresses were related to felt strain and organizational commitment, and commitment predicted turnover intention. Hypotheses concerning the proposed moderating effect of coping on the stress-strain …

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Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Alienation Among The Aged Participants Of The East Baton Rouge Parish Council On Aging Senior Centers., Ollie Collden Gary Christian Jan 1986

Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Alienation Among The Aged Participants Of The East Baton Rouge Parish Council On Aging Senior Centers., Ollie Collden Gary Christian

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objective of this research was to investigate the level of alienation among a sample of aged respondents from East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging Senior Centers. The second objective was to determine if black aged respondents would be more alienated than white aged respondents, and the third objective was to determine the relationship between seven independent variables (RACE, EDUCATION, CHURCH WORK, LIVING ARRANGEMENT, VOLUNTEER WORK, INCOME and HEALTH RATING) and four subtypes of alienation (PERSONAL ISOLATION, GROUP ISOLATION, POWERLESSNESS and NORMLESSNESS). The sample was comprised to 200 respondents who were selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. The …

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The Assessment Of Health Status In Hemodialysis Patients., Barbara Kathryn Bruce Jan 1986

The Assessment Of Health Status In Hemodialysis Patients., Barbara Kathryn Bruce

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The assessment of health status has become of paramount importance as efforts expand to explore the impact of psychological factors and lifestyle variables on disease. The need to clearly assess the efficacy of interventions designed to improve health and prevent health problems has provided an impetus for the development of assessment methodology in this area. There remains a need not only for vigorous research directed at the development of reliable and valid measures of health status, but also a critical need for the empirical validation of existing instruments. The complexity of variables influencing the health status of patients maintained on …

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Jurors' Decisions In A Simulated Trial Of The Pms Defense: Background Characteristics And Attitudes Toward Menstruation., Marjorie Carole Donohoe Jan 1986

Jurors' Decisions In A Simulated Trial Of The Pms Defense: Background Characteristics And Attitudes Toward Menstruation., Marjorie Carole Donohoe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This mock jury study assessed the feasibility of utilizing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) as a substantive defense in a capital case. One hundred-eighty mock jurors were asked to render judgments in identical cases of spouse murder with one of three defenses: (1) temporary insanity due to PMS; (2) temporary insanity with a reported history of psychiatric treatment; and (3) temporary insanity brought about by extreme emotional trauma. Results indicated that mock jurors rejected an insanity defense for the PMS defendant. Jurors were more willing to render an NGRI (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) verdict for the defendant with a documented …

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Skill And Knowledge Base Attributes Of Young Baseball Players., Charlotte Anne Humphries Jan 1986

Skill And Knowledge Base Attributes Of Young Baseball Players., Charlotte Anne Humphries

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Members of three baseball teams for 13-to-14-year-olds and four teams for 10-to-12-year olds participated in a season-long study of their skills, knowledge base, and game performance. Subjects were weighed, height measured, skill tested at base running speed and throwing for distance and accuracy, game performance coded (position, control of ball, correctness of decision as to play to make, and proper execution of that play), and took a multiple-choice baseball test. Coaches supplied batting averages, and ranked their players into three levels (best, medium, and poorest players). As the lowest ranked players generally got little playing time (the league had no …

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The Role Of Emg In Tension Headache (Muscle Contraction Headache, Psychophysiology)., David Paul Mcanulty Jan 1986

The Role Of Emg In Tension Headache (Muscle Contraction Headache, Psychophysiology)., David Paul Mcanulty

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Since the formal proposal by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Classification of Headache (1962) which identified muscle contraction (or tension) headache as a distinct headache diagnosis, numerous attempts have been made to validate the purported etiological mechanism. Results of these investigations, while failing to consistently distinguish tension headache sufferers from either normals or other headache type sufferers on various psychological and psychophysiological measures, have pointed to a lack of homogeneity within this diagnostic category. The present study was intended to identify two distinct subgroups of tension headache sufferers. Tension headache sufferers exhibiting significant EMG increments from a headache-free state …

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The Relationship Between Anger Control Problems And Neuropsychological Deficits In Individuals Who Have Sustained A Head Injury., Kathryn Lawson Kerr Jan 1986

The Relationship Between Anger Control Problems And Neuropsychological Deficits In Individuals Who Have Sustained A Head Injury., Kathryn Lawson Kerr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present study assessed whether neuropsychological tests could be used to discriminate between groups of CHI individuals with closed head injuries (CHI): those with anger control problems, and those without. The study also assessed whether these groups differed on tests which assess various aspects of neuropsychological functioning; intelligence, memory skills, language functioning, concept formation and set shifting skills, and psychomotor performance. Forty two individuals with CHI were given neuropsychological tests after assignment to one of two groups: problematic anger (P) or nonproblematic anger (NP). Group assignments were made on the basis of information obtained during the course of: (1) a …

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Alcohol And Drug Abuse Subtypes: Differentiation Using The Macandrew Scale., James T. Russell Jan 1986

Alcohol And Drug Abuse Subtypes: Differentiation Using The Macandrew Scale., James T. Russell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC scale) has been found generally to differentiate alcoholics from control subjects. Some researchers have proposed it measures a general tendency to abuse drugs as well. The MAC scale's construct has been purported to tap unstable psychopathy at its high end and neuroticism at its low. The present study attempted to establish whether the MAC scale alone, the standard MMPI scales alone, or the MAC scale plus the standard MMPI scales and/or other MMPI research and Wiggins content scales provide the most effective differentiation of alcoholics and drug abusers from medical controls in a VA inpatient …

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