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Use of guided imagery and relaxation for the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
(1991)
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 ...
Establishing norms on the Auditory Comprehension Test among a sample of first year university students
(1991)
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 ...
Physical fitness, health, and cardiovascular recovery from psychological and physiological stress in women
(1991)
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 ...
Social facilitation of extinction in rats
(1991)
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 ...
Medication compliance among breast cancer patients on long-term adjuvant chemotherapy
(1991)
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 ...
Interpreting the situation : the relationship of gender stereotypes and adherence to attitudes and beliefs to reactions to wife abuse
(1991)
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 ...
Finger temperature recovery from stress
(1991)
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, ...
Dieting practices, influences, beliefs and self-concept of female high school students
(1991)
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 ...