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NEO-P1 Profiles in PTSD as a Function of Trauma Level.
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Talbert, F. Suzanne; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1993
Administered NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) and Combat Exposure Scale to 100 Vietnam veterans with combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and sorted subjects into three groups based on trauma exposure level. Found no significant differences among personality profiles of three trauma-exposed groups. Revealed normative NEO-PI…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Psychological Evaluation, Stress Variables, Vietnam Veterans
Trait Levels of Anxiety and Psychological Responses to Stress in Migraineurs and Normal Controls.
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Price, Kenneth P.; Blackwell, Scott – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Results confirm earlier reports that migraineurs have higher levels of trait anxiety than normals and support the traditional description of migraineurs as inhibiting the expression of their feelings. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Females, Inhibition
The Defense Mechanisms Inventory as a Predictor of Affective Response to Threat.
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Klusman, Lawrence E. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Sought to validate the Defense Mechanisms Inventory (DMI) as a predictor of affective response to stress. Two groups of male Army trainees participated in a group-ranking procedure. Findings suggested that affective response was a function of the interaction between DMI personality variables and type of situational threat. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Coping, Emotional Response, Military Personnel
The Relation of Age to Personality Adjustment among DWI Offenders.
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Meck, Donald S.; Baither, Rick – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Involved the assessment of perceived adjustment among individuals court assigned to DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) classes. Individuals 25 years and younger reported significantly higher levels of perceived maladjustment and emotional upset. Sex was related to interpersonal behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholic Beverages, Anxiety
Marital MMPI Characteristics: A Test of Arnold's Signs.
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Ollendick, Duane G.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Investigated the usefulness of Arnold's Signs in examining marital discord among married couples (N=72) who were parents of children brought to a mental health facility seeking marital counseling, or in the process of divorce. Results revealed that the counseling group was consistently higher on all signs that reached significance. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Divorce, Individual Differences, Marital Instability, Marriage Counseling
Prediction and Explanation of Child Abuse.
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Milner, Joel S.; Wimberley, Ronald C. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
The Child Abuse Potential Inventory significantly discriminated between abusers and nonabusers. The factors were distress, rigidity, child with problems, problems from family and others, unhappiness, loneliness, and negative concept of child and of self. Rigidity, unhappiness, and distress factors were most meaningful in understanding why some…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Individual Characteristics, Parent Child Relationship, Parents
Social Support, Personality and the Prediction of Psychological Distress: An Interactionist Approach.
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Duckitt, John – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Examined the influence of six personality factors on the relationship between social support and symptoms of psychological distress in students (N=139). Results indicated a significant interaction between extraversion and social support; extraverts showed a substantially heightened sensitivity to social support variations. (LLL)
Descriptors: College Students, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries, Higher Education