This study examines, among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the influence of relaxation training plus guided imagery on quality of life. Nineteen patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The ...

This study seeks to establish a wider normative sample base for the Auditory Comprehension Test (ACT) (Green and Krammer, 1983)» The ACT is effective in differentiating between individuals who have a binaural deficit ...

The present study examined the relationship of fitness and exercise to psychological state, health behaviours, and cardiovascular recovery from stress in a sample of 79 females aged 17-36 years. The study was conducted during ...

Theories of resistance to extinction such as the generalized decrement theory (GDT) have been largely based on research involving isolated individuals. In the natural environment however, extinction, like acquisition ...

Treatment compliance refers to performing behaviours which follow a course of treatment that has been agreed upon by the patient and the health care professional. Noncompliance can result in prolongatiorr of current ...

This study examined the relationship of gender stereotypes and cultural beliefs with responses to victimization. When women are victimized in a marital violence context, intervention likelihood and attributions about ...

The purpose of the study was to determine whether finger temperature is a useful and reliable measure of physiological recovery from stress. The design was an ABA format in which days one and three involved a stressor, ...

There has been a recent explosion of interest in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. There are many social influences which are thought to encourage women to strive for unrealistic thinness. The suggestion that with early ...