Biomedical subjects

G T Rosenthal

Publications and source records attributed to G T Rosenthal.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1998

Role-play gamers and National Guardsmen compared.

Scores of 54 fantasy role-game players and 64 National Guardsman were compared on a neuroticism scale and demographic variables. While the Role-gamers reported daydreaming and sleeping more than the Guardsmen, the popular stereotype that game players are withdrawn, emotionally immature adolescents was not confirmed. The typical game player was male with as many close friends as the guardsmen. Mean neuroticism scores did not appear to differ between the two groups and were not high enough to be considered clinically significant.

Adult↗

PubMed1994

Gender differences in dream perspectives.

A study exploring gender differences in self-reported dream perspectives was performed with 282 college students. Significantly more of the 164 women reported dreaming exclusively in first person and more of the 114 men exclusively in third person. Also, gender differences were found for those who dreamed in mixed perspective, a combination of first- and third-person points of view. Possible reasons for these differences were suggested and further research posited.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1990

Structuring and anxiety reduction prior to myelography.

A form of structuring (providing specific procedural and sensory information, in combination) was effective in lessening anxiety of medical patients scheduled to undergo myelography. Myelography is a complex diagnostic x-ray procedure used to assess nerve damage of the spinal cord which may be serious enough to warrant surgery. Not only was structuring shown to be therapeutically significant, but it was suggested that structuring may provide an additional means of adequately meeting the informed consent requirement prior to medical intervention.

Adult↗