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321	Nation-State Personality Theory: A Qualitative Comparative Historical Analysis of Russian Behavior, during Social/Political Transition Bound, Mark George 01 January 2015 (has links) The study theorizes that a nation-state can manifest a condition similar to that of personality commonly associated with humans. Through the identification of consistent behaviors, a personality like condition is recognizable, and the underlining motivations dictate national policy independent of any current social/political influence. The research examines Russia during two historical periods examining the conflict events and social/political transitions of the period, to identify common behavioral characteristics, which indicate the existence of any independent personality like trait. The study focuses on two historical periods: the Monarch Period of Peter I (The Great), and the Post-Soviet Union period of Vladimir Putin, periods selected as historical eras in which Russia experienced major political or social transition. Using a comparative qualitative historical analysis with a behaviorist focus, the research examines these periods by profiling each era’s elements of society and the events of domestic and international conflict that Russia experienced, while evaluating the actions taken in response to each. The research discovers that Russia exhibits personality like traits, similar to those associated with humans and are likewise developed from experience, and once imbedded into Russian psychology, regardless of the current social/political elements or situational conditions, remain prime motivators to Russian behavior. The personality like characteristic identified was similar to inferiority, which leads to behavior characteristics comparable to narcissism, as the definition of narcissism relates to the need for admiration and or acceptance. The study identified the origins of the inferiority like complex and the narcissistic like behavior pattern exhibited by Russia in both periods. Historical Conflict Analysis International Conflict Theory National Behavioral Theory Russia Social/Political Anthropology Political science International relations Behavioral sciences Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms History Peace and Conflict Studies Political History Political Science Politics and Social Change Public History Regional Sociology Slavic Languages and Societies Social and Behavioral Sciences Social History Sociology Sociology of Culture Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
322	The Effects of the Transition from Pre-nursing to Nursing on Mental Health Davis, Andrew J., Mullins, Paige R., Sell, Kimberly A. 01 May 2022 (has links) Mental health is an ever-growing crisis among adolescents and young adults, with suicide as second leading cause of death and the number of those negatively affected continually on the rise. Transitions are one of the major stressors prevalent among these age groups, placing individuals at risk for mental health deficits. This quantitative voluntary response comparative study assesses the transitional mental health of pre-nursing students and students in the nursing program at East Tennessee State University. Emailed to all with a declared major of pre-nursing or nursing, this study measured mental health using evidenced based assessment tools. The PHQ-9 for depression and the GAD-7 for anxiety, along with additional demographic information and mental health service usage questions, was sent to and completed by participants. A total of n = 173 responses were received. Of these responses n = 99 or 57.2 percent were nursing students, a participation rate of 9.6 percent, and n = 74 or 42.8 percent were pre-nursing students. The research revealed that depression and anxiety scores were above the cutoff for moderate depression and anxiety in both groups, as well as identified a deficit in availability of mental health resources, with over 10 percent of students unable to access counseling or psychiatric services. Contraindicatory to literature, which predicted improving mental health in the progression through university studies, this study reveals a variable and even worsening trajectory of mental health as students transition into the nursing program and progressed through college. Mental Health Transitioning to College Depression Anxiety Nursing Student Mental Health Pre-Nursing Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Mental Disorders Other Nursing Other Psychology Other Public Health Psychiatric and Mental Health Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Public Health and Community Nursing Secondary Education
323	Cognitive Status and Initiation of Lifestyle Changes Following Acute Coronary Heart Syndrome: A Dissertation Hajduk, Alexandra M. 27 March 2014 (has links) Background: Cognitive impairment is prevalent in survivors of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and increases risk for poor outcomes. Lifestyle changes are recommended to patients after ACS to reduce their risk for recurrent events, but cognitively impaired patients may encounter difficulties initiating these changes. This dissertation had three aims: (1) to examine cognitive status as a predictor of lifestyle changes after ACS, (2) to examine whether caregiver support moderates the association of cognitive status and initiation of lifestyle changes, and (3) to assess the reliability of self-reported lifestyle changes in cognitively impaired patients through comparison of their reports of lifestyle change with those from their caregivers. Methods: For aims 1 and 2, Poisson regression with robust error variance was used to examine the association of cognitive status and caregiver support with patient-reported initiation of five lifestyle changes (improving diet, increasing exercise, quitting smoking, reducing stress, and attending cardiac rehabilitation) in 881 patients from TRACE-CORE, a prospective longitudinal observational study of outcomes in ACS. For aim 3, pilot data from 78 patient-caregiver dyads from TRACE-CARE, an ancillary substudy, were used to examine whether patient-caregiver congruence on reports of lifestyle changes varied according to patients’ cognitive function. Results: Patient-reported rates of lifestyle change did not vary according to cognitive status, except for participation in cardiac rehabilitation. Caregiver support improved patient-reported rates of lifestyle change among cognitively intact patients but not cognitively impaired patients. Patients’ cognitive function was positively associated with patient-caregiver congruence on reports of initiation of lifestyle changes and patients with decreased cognitive function tended to over-report initiation of lifestyle changes compared to reports by their caregivers. Conclusion: Although cognitive status was not associated with initiation of most lifestyle changes and the influence of caregiver support on initiation of lifestyle changes was only beneficial to cognitively intact patients in this cohort of ACS patients, these null findings may be explained by the questionable validity of self-report in cognitively impaired patients. This dissertation yields new knowledge about secondary prevention in ACS patients and provides insight into the challenges of conducting patient-reported outcomes research in cognitively compromised populations. Acute Coronary Syndrome Caregivers Cognition Cognition Disorders Life Style Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Prospective Studies Secondary Prevention Self Report Dissertations, UMMS Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Cardiovascular Diseases Community Health and Preventive Medicine Health Psychology Health Services Administration Mental Disorders Public Health Social Psychology
324	La relation entre les comportements des parents et la détresse de leur enfant en salle de réveil à la suite d’une chirurgie d’un jour : Une analyse secondaire Beauchemin, Ève 19 October 2023 (has links) Introduction : En situation anxiogène comme une chirurgie d’un jour, les enfants accordent une attention importante aux comportements qu’adoptent leurs parents. Objectif : L’objectif de cette analyse secondaire était d’explorer la relation entre les comportements des parents et ceux des enfants en salle de réveil à la suite d’une chirurgie d'un jour. Méthodologie : À l’aide d’un devis de recherche descriptif corrélationnel, soixante-et-onze dyades parent-enfant ont été observées à l’aide d’une caméra vidéo en salle de réveil. Tous les comportements manifestés ont été codifiés à l’aide du Child Behavior Coding System-PACU. Des tests de corrélations Pearson /Spearman et Poisson ont été menés à l'aide de SPSS. Résultats : Une forte corrélation significative et positive a été obtenue entre l’humour procédural des parents et la demande d’information, un discours non relié à la procédure, un discours relié à la procédure et un affect positif chez l’enfant. Conclusion : Les parents et les enfants pourraient bénéficier d’une préparation péri-opératoire centrée sur la parentalité bidirectionnelle et d’un accompagnement de l’équipe soignante en salle de réveil. Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Pain Child Child Health Parent-Child Relations Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures Adaptation Psychological Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Behavior Observation Techniques Procédures chirurgicales ambulatoires Douleur Santé de l'enfant Relations parents-enfants Psychologie Techniques d'observation du comportement
325	Accessible Real-time Eye-Gaze Tracking For Neurocognitive Health Assessments, A Multimodal Web-based Approach Tisdale, Daniel C 01 June 2024 (has links) (PDF) We introduce a novel integration of real-time, predictive eye-gaze tracking models into a multimodal dialogue system tailored for remote health assessments. This system is designed to be highly accessible requiring only a conventional webcam for video input along with minimal cursor interaction and utilizes engaging gaze-based tasks that can be performed directly in a web browser. We have crafted dynamic subsystems that capture high-quality data efficiently and maintain quality through instances of user attrition and incomplete calls. Additionally, these subsystems are designed with the foresight to allow for future re-analysis using improved predictive models, as well as enable the creation and training of new eye-gaze tracking datasets. As we explored gaze patterns for various user-performed tasks, we developed generalizable eye-gaze metrics that capture and reflect the distinct gaze trends among different cohorts. And through testing various feature extraction and classification methods, we have found promising results that have enabled us to effectively classify individuals with Mild Neurocognitive Disorder (MiNCD) / Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in a crowdsourced pilot study (N = 35) with an average accuracy of 0.94 (f1 = 0.83). Although just the beginning, this work represents the first step towards establishing predictive eye-gaze tracking as an accessible and important modality for healthcare applications moving forward, with the potential to significantly impact remote screening and monitoring of neurocognitive health. Eye-Gaze Tracking Remote Health Assessments Multimodal Health Classification Mild Cognitive Impairment Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Categorical Data Analysis Clinical Trials Cognition and Perception Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Data Science Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys Experimental Analysis of Behavior Investigative Techniques Mental Disorders Psychological Phenomena and Processes Software Engineering Systems Architecture Telemedicine Vision Science Vital and Health Statistics
326	Stasi Brainwashing in the GDR 1957 - 1990 Solbrig, Jacob H., Solbrig, Jacob Hagen 20 December 2017 (has links) This thesis examines the methods used by the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), more commonly known as the Stasi, or East German secret police, for extraction of information from citizens of the German Democratic Republic for the purpose of espionage and covert operations inside East Germany, as it pertains to the deliberate brainwashing of East German citizens. As one of the most efficient intelligence agencies to ever exist, the Stasi’s main purpose was to monitor the population, gather intelligence, and collect or turn informants. They used brainwashing techniques to control the people of the GDR, keeping the populace paralyzed with fear and paranoia. By surrounding themselves with a network of informants they prevented actions against the dictatorial communist regime. Using the video testimonies of former prisoners, and former confidential informants who worked closely with and collaborated with Stasi agents, in combination with periodicals and previous historical studies, this work argues that the East German Police State’s brainwashing techniques had long and lasting consequences both for German citizens, and for the psychiatric health of former GDR citizens. The scope and breadth of the techniques and data compiled for use by the Stasi were exhaustive, and the repercussions of their use are still being felt and discovered twenty five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. This study aims to show the lasting effects brainwashing had on former informants and the Stasi’s victims. Stasi brainwashing cold war spy kgb psychological Applied Ethics Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Bioethics and Medical Ethics Continental Philosophy Cultural History Eastern European Studies Ethics and Political Philosophy European History European Languages and Societies Experimental Analysis of Behavior Intellectual History Modern Literature Multicultural Psychology Oral History Other German Language and Literature Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Other Political Science Philosophy of Mind Political History Politics and Social Change Psychiatry Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Psychological Phenomena and Processes Social and Cultural Anthropology Social History Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Theory and Criticism Theory and Philosophy

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