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Collegiate Drug Use: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Scott Edward Joens
Collegiate Drug Use: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Scott Edward Joens
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No abstract provided.
Substance Abuse Treatment In Learning Centers: A Comparison Across Variables, Nicole Thomson Flynn
Substance Abuse Treatment In Learning Centers: A Comparison Across Variables, Nicole Thomson Flynn
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No abstract provided.
Behavioral Differences In Depressed And Conduct-Disordered Youth, Kathryn Haynes Rhody
Behavioral Differences In Depressed And Conduct-Disordered Youth, Kathryn Haynes Rhody
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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
Attachment Security And Partner Presence As Moderators To Automatic Responses To Stress In Women, Brooke C. Feeney
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No abstract provided.
Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe
Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe
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No abstract provided.
Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler
Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler
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No abstract provided.
Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs
Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs
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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
Alumni As Givers: An Analysis Of Donor-Nondonor Behavior At A Comprehensive I Institution, Linda Faye Burgess-Getts
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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
The Use Of Humor To Relieve Stress In Psychiatric Nurses, Joanne Kwandt
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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
Anger And Type-Related Coping Resources In The Experience Of Adult Survivors Of Incest, Kathleen M. Giles
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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
Gender Roles And Home Computer Use By Children, Trelles Whitfield D'Alemberte
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No abstract provided.
Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes
Involvement And Information: How Do They Affect The Price Consumers Are Prepared To Pay?, Corinne Ann Symes
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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
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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
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
Alzheimer's Disease And The Role Of The Physician, Shirley Smith Jones
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No abstract provided.
Asymmetrical Sensory And Motor Patterns In Individuals With Inverted And Noninverted Handwriting Postures, James Brian Pope
Asymmetrical Sensory And Motor Patterns In Individuals With Inverted And Noninverted Handwriting Postures, James Brian Pope
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No abstract provided.
The Relevance Of Social Isolation To The Community Tenure Of Former Mental Patients, Sue Ellen Hargadon
The Relevance Of Social Isolation To The Community Tenure Of Former Mental Patients, Sue Ellen Hargadon
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No abstract provided.
Sociological Contributions To The Community Mental Health Movement: A Reformulation, Richard Drury Morrison
Sociological Contributions To The Community Mental Health Movement: A Reformulation, Richard Drury Morrison
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No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Imipramine On Learned Helplessness, Helga Friederike Remler
The Effects Of Imipramine On Learned Helplessness, Helga Friederike Remler
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No abstract provided.
Theories And Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa, Pamela Guyler Boll
Theories And Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa, Pamela Guyler Boll
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No abstract provided.
Social And Demographic Factors In Perinatal Mortality: A Study Conducted In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, R. Douglass Arbuckle
Social And Demographic Factors In Perinatal Mortality: A Study Conducted In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, R. Douglass Arbuckle
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No abstract provided.
Effects Of Personal Similarity And Situational Possibility On Attributions Of Personal Responsibility For Institutionalization, Phyllis White Oksner
Effects Of Personal Similarity And Situational Possibility On Attributions Of Personal Responsibility For Institutionalization, Phyllis White Oksner
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No abstract provided.
The Use Of Plans For Self-Control: A Developmental Study, Pamela Marie Cole
The Use Of Plans For Self-Control: A Developmental Study, Pamela Marie Cole
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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
An Investigation Into The Modification Of Locus Of Control In Outpatient Alcoholics And Its Relationship To Preference For Alcoholics Anonymous, Bettsy H. -1944 Hettinger
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No abstract provided.
Similarities In Analgesia Produced By Cervical Probing And Intracranial Stimulation To The Mesencephalic Grey Matter, Kathleen Casey Westlake
Similarities In Analgesia Produced By Cervical Probing And Intracranial Stimulation To The Mesencephalic Grey Matter, Kathleen Casey Westlake
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No abstract provided.
An Examination Of Motivational Barriers To Negative Assertion In Women, Mary Jo Moeschl
An Examination Of Motivational Barriers To Negative Assertion In Women, Mary Jo Moeschl
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No abstract provided.
Drug Use In A University Setting: A Subcultural Approach, Ineke A. M. Haen
Drug Use In A University Setting: A Subcultural Approach, Ineke A. M. Haen
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No abstract provided.
Field Dependence In Relation To Severity Of Alcohol Abuse, York Yee Lee
Field Dependence In Relation To Severity Of Alcohol Abuse, York Yee Lee
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No abstract provided.
A Verbal Behavior Analysis Of Speech Patterns In Psychiatric Populations, Richard Lowell Steele
A Verbal Behavior Analysis Of Speech Patterns In Psychiatric Populations, Richard Lowell Steele
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No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Harmonic And Inharmonic Frequency Components On The Perception Of Loudness And Annoyance In Complex Sounds, Ann Berenson Carroll
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.