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Collegiate Drug Use: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Scott Edward Joens Jan 1994

Collegiate Drug Use: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Scott Edward Joens

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Substance Abuse Treatment In Learning Centers: A Comparison Across Variables, Nicole Thomson Flynn Jan 1993

Substance Abuse Treatment In Learning Centers: A Comparison Across Variables, Nicole Thomson Flynn

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Behavioral Differences In Depressed And Conduct-Disordered Youth, Kathryn Haynes Rhody Jan 1993

Behavioral Differences In Depressed And Conduct-Disordered Youth, Kathryn Haynes Rhody

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This study investigated the behavioral parameters of depression in children and adolescents. Demographic information, DSM-III psychiatric diagnosis, scores on the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), and admitting problem (POR) behaviors were obtained from an archival data pool collected at four different child psychiatric hospitals on 630 inpatient subjects 5 to 20 years of age.;Subjects were assigned to one of four research groups defined by psychiatric diagnosis (DSM-III) and/or by scores on the CDI, i.e., CDI only groups (high vs. low scorers), DSM-III only groups (depressed vs. conduct-disordered), DSM-III + CDI groups (depressed high scorers vs. conduct-disordered low scorers), and DSM-III only …


Attachment Security And Partner Presence As Moderators To Automatic Responses To Stress In Women, Brooke C. Feeney Jan 1993

Attachment Security And Partner Presence As Moderators To Automatic Responses To Stress In Women, Brooke C. Feeney

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe Jan 1993

Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler Jan 1992

Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs Jan 1992

Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Experienced counselors in three eastern states were surveyed about the incidence of racial issues presented by their White clients and were asked to complete the White Racial Identity Attitudes Scales (WRIAS) and to respond to a questionnaire about a White client presenting a racial issue. Nearly a quarter of the counselors responding to the survey reported having some clients raising racial issues as main issues in counseling, and 45% reported having some clients bringing up racial issues relevant to their counseling. Respondents generally did not have training to help White clients with racial issues, nor did many report having special …


Alumni As Givers: An Analysis Of Donor-Nondonor Behavior At A Comprehensive I Institution, Linda Faye Burgess-Getts Jan 1992

Alumni As Givers: An Analysis Of Donor-Nondonor Behavior At A Comprehensive I Institution, Linda Faye Burgess-Getts

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

There has been limited research published about the characteristics of alumni donors in higher education. The majority of the research that has been done focused on large universities, consequently, such research findings may not be generalizable to smaller institutions.;The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent selected demographic, academic, behavioral, and attitudinal variables would discriminate between donors and nondonors in a smaller college or university such as a Comprehensive I institution.;Data for the study were gathered through a questionnaire mailed to a simple random sample of 300 alumni of a Comprehensive I institution. A 72 percent response …


The Use Of Humor To Relieve Stress In Psychiatric Nurses, Joanne Kwandt Jan 1992

The Use Of Humor To Relieve Stress In Psychiatric Nurses, Joanne Kwandt

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of humor as a coping mechanism to relieve work stress of psychiatric registered nurses (RNs).;The population was selected from 31 volunteer RNs who worked thirty-two to forty hours a week in psychiatric hospitals in the Norfolk-Tidewater-Williamsburg-Richmond areas of Virginia. The RNs completed three pretest self-report measurements on stress. The Social Readiness Rating Scale (SRRS) was given to assess preexisting life stress. The Work Environment Scale (WES), and the Psychiatric Nurses' Occupational Stress Scales (PNOSS) were given to measure for pre-treatment work stress.;The RNs were then randomly assigned to one of …


Anger And Type-Related Coping Resources In The Experience Of Adult Survivors Of Incest, Kathleen M. Giles Jan 1992

Anger And Type-Related Coping Resources In The Experience Of Adult Survivors Of Incest, Kathleen M. Giles

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine from a group of ending stage of treatment or post-treatment incest survivors their experience with anger before therapy, during therapy, and at present, using semi-structured interviews and the following objective measures: STAXI--State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Spielberger, 1988), CRI--Coping Resources Inventory (Hammer and Marting, 1988), MBTI--Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Myers and McCaulley, 1985), a researcher-constructed outcome measure (a visual analog scale of awareness of feelings and symptom improvement) and a researcher-constructed Type-Related Anger questionnaire. Subjects who volunteered to participate in the study were 45 adult female (average 38 years old) survivors of childhood incest …


Gender Roles And Home Computer Use By Children, Trelles Whitfield D'Alemberte Jan 1991

Gender Roles And Home Computer Use By Children, Trelles Whitfield D'Alemberte

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes Jan 1990

Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Interactional Characteristics Of Facial Pain Patients And Their Spouses: Assessment Of Self-Report And Behavioral Observation Measures Of Cohesion, Adaptability, And Marital Satisfaction, Pamela Guyler Boll Jan 1990

Interactional Characteristics Of Facial Pain Patients And Their Spouses: Assessment Of Self-Report And Behavioral Observation Measures Of Cohesion, Adaptability, And Marital Satisfaction, Pamela Guyler Boll

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Twenty-four facial pain patients and their spouses were videotaped answering questions concerning their relationships. This study was designed to more objectively support the clinical impressions of the MCV/VCU TMJ and Facial Pain Research Center's treatment team's view of the interactional characteristics of these couples. Prior to the team offering brief couples psychotherapy for assistance in the resolution of the pain problem, the team needed to assess the pain couples' relationship variables. Adherence to health care providers' recommendations is typically minimal unless all participants agree that specific treatment is warranted. There appears to be a lack of understanding among patients, their …


Factors In Lay Diagnoses Of Mental Illness: Closeness Of Relationship And "De-Satisficing" Events, Doyle E. Hull Jan 1989

Factors In Lay Diagnoses Of Mental Illness: Closeness Of Relationship And "De-Satisficing" Events, Doyle E. Hull

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Alzheimer's Disease And The Role Of The Physician, Shirley Smith Jones Jan 1988

Alzheimer's Disease And The Role Of The Physician, Shirley Smith Jones

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Asymmetrical Sensory And Motor Patterns In Individuals With Inverted And Noninverted Handwriting Postures, James Brian Pope Jan 1988

Asymmetrical Sensory And Motor Patterns In Individuals With Inverted And Noninverted Handwriting Postures, James Brian Pope

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Relevance Of Social Isolation To The Community Tenure Of Former Mental Patients, Sue Ellen Hargadon Jan 1981

The Relevance Of Social Isolation To The Community Tenure Of Former Mental Patients, Sue Ellen Hargadon

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Sociological Contributions To The Community Mental Health Movement: A Reformulation, Richard Drury Morrison Jan 1981

Sociological Contributions To The Community Mental Health Movement: A Reformulation, Richard Drury Morrison

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Imipramine On Learned Helplessness, Helga Friederike Remler Jan 1980

The Effects Of Imipramine On Learned Helplessness, Helga Friederike Remler

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Theories And Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa, Pamela Guyler Boll Jan 1979

Theories And Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa, Pamela Guyler Boll

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Social And Demographic Factors In Perinatal Mortality: A Study Conducted In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, R. Douglass Arbuckle Jan 1977

Social And Demographic Factors In Perinatal Mortality: A Study Conducted In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, R. Douglass Arbuckle

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Personal Similarity And Situational Possibility On Attributions Of Personal Responsibility For Institutionalization, Phyllis White Oksner Jan 1977

Effects Of Personal Similarity And Situational Possibility On Attributions Of Personal Responsibility For Institutionalization, Phyllis White Oksner

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Plans For Self-Control: A Developmental Study, Pamela Marie Cole Jan 1977

The Use Of Plans For Self-Control: A Developmental Study, Pamela Marie Cole

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Into The Modification Of Locus Of Control In Outpatient Alcoholics And Its Relationship To Preference For Alcoholics Anonymous, Bettsy H. -1944 Hettinger Jan 1976

An Investigation Into The Modification Of Locus Of Control In Outpatient Alcoholics And Its Relationship To Preference For Alcoholics Anonymous, Bettsy H. -1944 Hettinger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Similarities In Analgesia Produced By Cervical Probing And Intracranial Stimulation To The Mesencephalic Grey Matter, Kathleen Casey Westlake Jan 1976

Similarities In Analgesia Produced By Cervical Probing And Intracranial Stimulation To The Mesencephalic Grey Matter, Kathleen Casey Westlake

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of Motivational Barriers To Negative Assertion In Women, Mary Jo Moeschl Jan 1976

An Examination Of Motivational Barriers To Negative Assertion In Women, Mary Jo Moeschl

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Drug Use In A University Setting: A Subcultural Approach, Ineke A. M. Haen Jan 1974

Drug Use In A University Setting: A Subcultural Approach, Ineke A. M. Haen

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Field Dependence In Relation To Severity Of Alcohol Abuse, York Yee Lee Jan 1973

Field Dependence In Relation To Severity Of Alcohol Abuse, York Yee Lee

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Verbal Behavior Analysis Of Speech Patterns In Psychiatric Populations, Richard Lowell Steele Jan 1971

A Verbal Behavior Analysis Of Speech Patterns In Psychiatric Populations, Richard Lowell Steele

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Harmonic And Inharmonic Frequency Components On The Perception Of Loudness And Annoyance In Complex Sounds, Ann Berenson Carroll Jan 1970

The Effect Of Harmonic And Inharmonic Frequency Components On The Perception Of Loudness And Annoyance In Complex Sounds, Ann Berenson Carroll

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.