Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, 1956. / "May 1956." Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in microfiche.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Greifswald.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Erlangen.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1955. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, 1954. / "29 April 1954"--P. iii. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in microfiche.

Inaugural dissertation--Jena. / Lebenslauf. "Verzeichnis der benutzten Bücher und Schriften": p. 3-6.

abstract: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), is a conversion disorder thought to be linked to unresolved emotional distress. While some studies suggest that PNES patients do not attribute their somatic symptoms to severe psychological experiences (Stone, Binzer, & Sharpe, 2004; LaFrance & Barry, 2005), it is unclear what PNES patients do think causes their seizures, and the psychological consequences of those attributions. The aim of the present study was to investigate PNES patients' attributions for their seizures, and to determine how these attributions relate to stress and emotion regulation. It was hypothesized that participants who attribute their seizures to something (i.e., have an explanation for their seizures) will have lower perceived stress and less difficulty with emotion regulation than those who are unsure of the cause of their seizures. Twenty-four PNES participants completed a questionnaire assessing seizure diagnosis, characteristics of seizure impact, perceived stress, psychological symptoms, emotion regulation, attributions for seizures, and coping resources. Contrary to the hypothesis, having an explanation for seizures, rather than being “unsure” of seizure cause, was related to greater perceived stress. While it would seem that attributing unpredictable seizure events to a cause would lower perceived stress and emotion regulation difficulty, this study indicates that an attribution to an unknown cause may be more beneficial for the individual. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Psychology 2012

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The following study examines two samples of children; children diagnosed as having a chronic illness, and children experiencing psychological distress. Children from both samples are at risk for similar things: poor social skills, challenges in establishing peer relationships, and the later development of psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Adding to these negative outcomes is the development of somatic complaints within each sample. Little research has examined children experiencing psychological distress prior to diagnosis, nor has a comprehensive study been conducted on children with epilepsy examining each of the adaptive skill areas. Further study of the adaptive skill areas for each group provides a foundation for understanding the strengths and weaknesses that each sample has. The following study is a quantitative, multisource, retrospective research project using parent/guardian completed rating scales relating to child behaviors; medical history information was also obtained from the chronic illness group. The relationship between somatic complaints and adaptive skills for children experiencing psychological distress (n = 128) was explored utilizing nonparametric statistical analysis. Additional nonparametric analyses were used for children with chronic illness (n = 94) to understand the relationship between adaptive skills and somatic complaints with the added medical factors of duration of illness and age of onset. The results of the children experiencing psychological distress suggest that age and sex play a role in adaptive skills, with both groups sharing common deficits in functional communication and adaptive skills. Internalizing and externalizing disorders were both positively correlated with somatic complaints, while adaptability and leadership were negatively correlated. The results of the epilepsy group indicate differing adaptive skill profiles for the complex partial (CP) and secondary generalized (SGTC) tonic clonic group. SGCT group had deficits in the areas of activities of daily living and leadership, while the CP group had no reported adaptive skill concerns but elevations in somatization. For both groups, onset and duration of illness were correlated with adaptability, functional communication and activities of daily living. Exploratory analysis utilizing teacher reports yielded negative correlations between somatization and functional communication, and deficits in the area of adaptability for the CP seizure group.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de NÃvel Superior / Segundo a OrganizaÃÃo Mundial de SaÃde (OMS, 2011), a epilepsia à uma das mais comuns doenÃas neurolÃgicas graves, afetando mais de 50 milhÃes de pessoas em todo o mundo. A principal manifestaÃÃo clÃnica de algumas epilepsias à a convulsÃo. Esta pode ser estudada em modelos animais pelo uso de diferentes estÃmulos. O Pentilenotetrazol (PTZ) à um antagonista GABA que mimetiza crise de ausÃncia e convulsÃes do tipo tÃnico-clÃnica em humanos. A Estricnina bloqueia a resposta inibitÃria da glicina, que age atravÃs de um receptor que se assemelha ao receptor GABAA. A Pilocarpina (PILO) à um agonista colinÃrgico que mimetiza epilepsia do lobo temporal em humanos. O Eletrochoque (ECS) à um procedimento que consiste na induÃÃo de convulsÃes generalizadas pela passagem de corrente elÃtrica pelo cÃrebro. Alpinia zerumbet, da famÃlia zingiberacea à uma espÃcie conhecida no Brasil por colÃnia que vem mostrando importantes efeitos depressores no SNC jà estudados por nosso grupo de pesquisa. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo investigar os efeitos da administraÃÃo aguda e repetida do Ãleo essencial de Alpinia zerumbet (OEAZ) em modelos animais de convulsÃo em camundongos (machos) por via intraperitoneal nas doses de 100 e 200 mg/Kg. OEAZ em tratamento agudo no modelo de PTZ 85 mg/kg, apresentou efeito neuroprotetor, tanto em latÃncia de convulsÃo (LC) quanto em latÃncia de morte (LM), apenas na dose 100 mg/kg. Jà em modelo de ESTRIC, em tratamento agudo, as duas doses estudadas mostraram efeito anticonvulsivante. Em modelo de PILO agudo nenhuma das doses ofereceu qualquer efeito neuroprotetor. No ECS, observa-se efeito anticonvulsivante, com relaÃÃo à reduÃÃo no tempo de estiramento, em ambas as doses comparadas ao controle. No entanto, apÃs administraÃÃo repetida por cinco dias o OEAZ apresentou efeitos anticonvulsivantes em todos os parÃmetros analisados de todos os testes de induÃÃo de convulsÃo, prolongando LC e LM com relaÃÃo ao grupo controle, podendo esta aÃÃo estar diretamente ligada aos constituintes do Ãleo, como monoterpenos. / According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011), epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological diseases, affecting over 50 million people worldwide. The main clinical manifestation of some epilepsy is seizures. Seizures can be studied in animal models by using different stimuli. The pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) is a GABA antagonist that mimics absence seizures and tonic-clonic seizure in humans. The Strychnine blocks the inhibitory response of glycine, which acts via a receptor which resembles the GABAA receptor. The Pilocarpine (PILO) is a cholinergic agonist that mimics temporal lobe epilepsy in humans. The Electroshock (ECS) is a procedure which consists in induces the generalized seizures by the passage of electric current through the brain. Alpinia zerumbet, family zingiberacea is a specie known in Brazil as colony, showing significant CNS depressant effects already studied by our research group. The present study aims to investigate the effects of acute and repeated administration of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet (OEAZ) in animal models of seizures in mice (males) intraperitoneally at doses of 100 and 200 mg / kg. OEAZ in the acute treatment model PTZ 85 mg / kg, showed neuroprotective effect both in seizure latency (LC) and in death latency (ML), only at dose 100 mg / kg. On the other hand, when using model ESTRIC in acute treatment, both doses studied showed anticonvulsant effect. In a model of acute PILO none of doses offered any neuroprotective effect. In ECS was observed anticonvulsant effect with respect to reducing the time of stretching, at both doses, compared to the control. However, after repeated administration for five days the OEAZ showed anticonvulsant effects in all parameters of all tests seizure-inducing studied, prolonging LC and LM when compared with the control group, this action may be directly related to the constituents of the oil, as monoterpenes.