Mental and Social Health Commons^™

A Study Of The Feasibility Of The W.A.I.S. As A Self-Administered Pencil-Paper Test, Marlene Mason

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Short Forms Of The Mmpi, William M. Skinner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Suicide -- Causation, Indicators And Interventions, Florence W. Kaslow

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

In this paper an attempt is made to determine what factors propel given individuals toward self destruction. Durkheim's typology of suicides is utilized and an analysis of the social and psychological components of each type undertaken. The social structure is viewed from the vantage point of how it influences and is internalized by members of society. The psychological aspects are handled by looking into what intrapsychic and external forces shape the individual's personality and behavior in such a way that he seeks his own death. In some instances it is hard to draw a sharp …

An Investigation Of The Maxi-Mult, Thomas Kozlowski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Smoking Modification Research: An Evaluative Review, Michael Romaniuk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Observer Load On Inter-Observer Agreement, Victor A. Dotson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Classroom Investigation Of Delayed Timeout With Educable Retarded Children, Phillip Kent Duncan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Operant Performance Of Psychotics On Interval Schedules Of Reinforcement, Patricia K. Sorensen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Self-Monitoring On The Frequency Of Talk-Out Behavior, Jean Casen Romaniuk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Polygraph Use In Increasing The Reliability Of Self-Recorded Data, Stephen M. Zweibach

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Utility Of The Maxi-Mult In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Mazhar A. Khan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Reliability Of Recording As Affected By Behavioral Consequences, Leroy J. Switlick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Classroom Investigation Of Self-Recording Of Teacher Verbal Approval, Dale Laurel Robertson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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. …

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 …

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.

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

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Randomization Of The Item Order In The Mini-Mult, Robert A. Bornstein

Masters Theses

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.

A Normative And Validation Study Of The Behavior Problem Checklist, Wilma J. Busse

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Student Drug Abuse Procedure, Glenn W. Decker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Interactions Of Environment And Culture Which Effect The Health Of The Kekchi Indians, Of South Toledo, Belize, Central America, Raphella Sohier

All Master's Theses

This work describes health patterns common to the Kekchi in the early months of 1974. It demonstrates the importance of interactions of natural environment and culture and their combined effect on health levels.

A plan has been devised to upgrade the general health of the people and suggestions made for an extension of the original research project.

The appendix consists of an ethnography of the Kekchi of Crique Sarco, South Toledo.

The Social History Questionnaire As Related To Length Of Stay In Psychotherapy: A Cross-Validation, Robert Crowley

Masters Theses

The purpose of the present study was to cross-validate the Terminator-Remainer subscale of the Social History Questionnaire (Jachim, 1972). The subjects were 72 clients from a mental health clinic. Two groups were used in the study (N = 72 and N = 36). Both groups were divided into Terminators and Remainers.

A point biserial correlation between the score on the Terminator-Remainer subscale and the criterion groups was significant (N = 72: rpb = .24, p < .05; N = 36: rpb = .38, p < .05). Predictive validity was established.

No relationship was found between being a Terminator or a Remainer and sex (x² = 0.07, N …

The Social History Of Therapists And Their Clients, As Related To Outcome Of Therapy, Howard A. Bernstein

Masters Theses

The present study was concerned with the concept of therapist-patient pairing or similarity-dissimilarity. From previous research, it appears that certain therapist types work better with certain client types.

In the current study, three therapists and twenty-four clients were used to develop the concept of pairing further using social history as a basis. The results indicate that global similarity generally leads to more positive outcome. However, we are unable to draw any firm conclusions, primarily due to the small sample size. It does appear that social history may be a useful area to continue investigations in the area of pairing.

Oral History Interview: Frank Brooks, Frank Brooks

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Frank Brooks was born in Fayette County, WV, but grew up in Carter County, KY, in the early 1900s. He attended a one room school house through the third grade. Mr. Brooks began working in coal mines with his father in Borderland, WV, when he was 13 years old. In the audio clip provided, he discusses his first time in a coal mine. He focuses on how he tried to appear bigger than he was in order to be able to work. In his interview, Mr. Brooks compares and contrasts the labor conditions in the mines before and after unionization. …

Reported Ill-Health And Life Cycle Among Welfare Mothers, Robert Lejeune

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

A person's presentation of self, as Goffman uses that depends phrase, in part on the expectations of others, and also, no doubt, on the power which these others have over the person. Thus it happens very frequently that persons, particularly of low status or stigmatized positions, are called upon, as a conscious or unconscious technique of survival, to present to others negative featureS of the self; to resort to what Goffman has called "negative idealization." (Coffman 1959; 39-41; 1963). These considerations have direct bearing on the role of welfare recipients in American society. Welfare clients, …

Delinquency Theories, Group Composition, Treatment Locus, And A Service-Research Model For 'Traditional' Social Work Agencies, Ronald A. Feldman, John S. Wodarski, Norman Flax, Mortimer Goodman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Summary

Rehabilitative endeavors within correctional institutions have failed because of overpopulation, high costs, labelling and stigmatization of inmates, low transferability of treatment changes to the outside community, and deviant peer group composition. Community treatment programs have fared little better because they also entail client stigmatization and typically are conducted within the context of deviant peer groups. Consequently, in order to enhance the rehabilitative potential of community treatment, subsequent efforts should be conducted within "traditional" agencies and within pro-social peer groups. The emphasis upon "pro-social" rehabilitation environments does not posit any particular assets and/or liabilities of a given socio-economic stratum, thus …

Adolescent Pregnancy And Poverty: Implications For Social Policy, Clara L. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text document:

Adolescent pregnancy, per se, has been devoted little consideration by clinical observers and empirical researchers. For the most part, such pregnancies have received attention only insofar as they have occurred without the moral and legal sanctions of matrimony. This concern with illegitimacy has had the effect of blinding theorists and researchers to a whole segment of the adolescent pregnant population--the married teenager. Further, the adverse effects of adolescent pregnancy have been shrouded by moral precepts.

From existing evidence there appears to be no doubt that the married teenage girl is an integral part of the …

Introduction To Behavior Therapy Terminology, Alexandre Pacheo E Silva Nucci

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Toward The Third Metntal Health Revolution: A Program To Prepare High School Students For Parenthood, Linda Wienir

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.