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F N Watts

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PubMed1992

Applications of current cognitive theories of the emotions to the conceptualization of emotional disorders.

After a period of neglect the psychological study of emotions is making good progress; work from the perspective of cognitive psychology is currently predominant. Key conceptual and theoretical topics from the psychology of the emotions are reviewed and their clinical implications considered. Particular attention is given to (i) the value of formulating emotional disorder within the framework of a basic theory of emotion that emphasizes its functional value, (ii) analysing the extent to which emotional reactions are 'appropriate' in the sense of having perceptual warrant, (iii) distinguishing between thoughts/images and interpretations of the world in formulating the cognitive aspects of emotional reactions, and (iv) the application of appraisal theory, particularly to complex emotions.

Affective Symptoms↗
PubMed1992

Expedition stress and personality change.

There have been few attempts to investigate the widespread assumption that short-term challenges can have beneficial effects on personality. An expedition to India organized by the British Schools Exploring Society provided such an opportunity. The Gordon Personal Profile Inventory showed that the expedition was associated with increased ascendancy, emotional stability, sociability and responsibility, and decreased cautiousness. Women tended to benefit more than men. The results suggest that the expedition was associated with positive personality changes, though other explanations of the findings cannot be ruled out.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

The factorial structure of sleep dissatisfaction.

Research into sleep problems has been dominated by a number of theoretical perspectives from each of which useful treatment applications have been derived. However, the rich diversity of problems that are subsumed under insomnia or sleep disturbance often remain unappreciated. This paper reports the results of a factor analysis performed on the combined items of two questionnaires designed to assess sleep disturbance. Six factors are described, two of which relate to cognitive aspects of sleep disturbance; two which map onto sleep onset and sleep maintenance problems; and two which are drawn from dissatisfaction with poor sleep. Correlations of factor scores with measures of neuroticism, worry and various sleep history variables provide a strong level of construct validity. The results are discussed in terms of their treatment implications.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1978

A study of work behaviour in a psychiatric rehabilitation unit.

A rating scale developed by Griffiths (1973) was used to assess four separate areas of the work behaviour of patients in a psychiatric rehabilitation unit. Assessments were made at an early and a late stage of rehabilitation. The ability of ratings on this scale to predict resettlement was confirmed in a prospective study. The scale was also used to provide information about four separate areas of work behaviour. Social relationships provided the strongest predictor of resettlement in employment, response to supervision and enthusiasm predicted only in psychotic patients; task competence failed to predict. Changes in work behaviour during rehabilitation, and the relationships between self-reported attitudes and work behaviour were also examined.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Social deviance in a day hospital.

A search was made of records available for 65 nonpsychotic patients referred to a psychiatric day hospital. Assessments were made of whether they had shown various specified types of deviant social conduct, such detailed objective surveys of social conduct being regarded as superior to the use of concepts such as "psychopathic personality". The correlational structures of the areas of deviance produced four factors, i.e. deviant family roles, poor social integration, violence, and a more heterogeneous antisocial behaviour factor. The relationship was examined between areas of deviance and indices of the course and outcome of day hospital admission. The prognostic significance of social deviance was different for men and women; for example, only men showed a correlation between the number of areas of social deviance and the outcome of day hospital admissions. Violence and poor social integration showed no relation to outcome at all. It is suggested that there is no basis for excluding such patients from day hospitals on the assumption that they are less likely to be helped than other non-psychotic patients.

Antisocial Personality Disorder↗
PubMed1977

Previous occupational stability as a predictor of employment after psychiatric rehabilitation.

Several indices of occupational stability are discussed and the importance of controlling for age in assessing occupational stability emphasized. The ability of 6 indices to predict the stable resettlement of psychiatric patients at work after a course of rehabilitation was examined. Though mean job length was a significant predictor, indices based on change of occupation rather than change of job were more successful. Stable resettlement at work was related to how much time people had spent in long jobs but not to how little time they had spent in short jobs. The amount of unemployment during the 2 years before hospital admission predicted return to work immediately after discharge, but did not predict stable resettlement at work.

Age Factors↗