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M J Farley

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PubMed1995

An ethologically based, stimulus and gender-sensitive nonhuman primate model for anxiety.

1. Adult male and female squirrel monkeys were tested for behavioral responses to 5 min. social separation (alone in test room) followed by 30-sec. exposure to 2 humans wearing a leather capture glove. 2. Trials were preceded by intramuscular injection of an anticholinergic drug, benactyzine hydrochloride, in doses of 0.0, 0.6, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 mg/kg. 3. Measured behaviors were number and type of vocalization and locomotor activity (duration in sec) in each of the two testing conditions. 4. A dose-response relationship for bark/yap vocalizations during the 30-sec trials was established, with 1.0 mg/kg being the most effective dose. 5. Males and females differed in the number of barks/yaps produced during 30-sec. trials at every drug dose. 6. The present testing paradigm provides the basis for efficiently determining the extent of gender differences in dose/response relationships for drugs of possible therapeutic value in the treatment of anxiety-related behavioral disorders.

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PubMed1993

Sex differences in anxiety behavior in rats: role of gonadal hormones.

These experiments examined the role of gonadal hormones at both the organizational and activational time periods on sex differences in plus-maze behavior. In the first experiment, adult female Long-Evans rats were found to spend more time on the open arms of the plus maze than adult males, indicating less anxious behavior. In the second experiment, male and female subjects received a neonatal treatment (chemical castration with flutamide or tamoxifen, vehicle injection, or no injection) and a prepubertal treatment (gonadectomy, sham surgery, or no surgery). Adult females receiving either neonatal tamoxifen or prepubertal ovariectomy spent less time on the open arms than control females, but females who received both treatments were the most defeminized subjects. Males were not affected by the absence of gonadal hormones at either time period. These experiment indicate that female gonadal hormones play an important role both organizationally and activationally in plus-maze behavior. The role of the GABA receptor complex in mediating this effect is discussed. Knowledge of sex differences in plus-maze behavior may help to make this maze a more useful tool in investigating anxiety behavior in rats.

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PubMed1992

Thought and talk. The intrapersonal component of human communication.

The intrapersonal component of human communication, self-talk, influences what we say and how we respond to another in interpersonal dialogues. A model of communication that incorporates the notion of self-talk, both that of the speaker and that of the listener, is useful in assisting nurses in making more realistic appraisals of communication interactions and addressing problems in communication failures.

Communication↗
PubMed1991

Teamwork in perioperative nursing. Understanding team development, effectiveness, evaluation.

Teams are an essential part of perioperative nursing practice. Nurses who have a knowledge of teamwork and experience in working on teams have a greater understanding of the processes and problems involved as teams develop from new, immature teams to those that are mature and effective. This understanding will assist nurses in helping their teams achieve a higher level of productivity, and members will be more satisfied with team efforts. Team development progresses through several stages. Each stage has certain characteristics and desired outcomes. At each stage, team members and leaders have certain responsibilities. Team growth does not take place automatically and inevitably, but as a consequence of conscious and unconscious efforts of its leader and members to solve problems and satisfy needs. Building and maintaining a team is certainly work, but work that brings a great deal of satisfaction and feelings of pride in accomplishment. According to I Tenzer, RN, MS, teamwork "is not a panacea; it is a viable approach to developing a hospital's most valuable resource--people."

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1989

The nurse executive and interdisciplinary team building.

Team-building efforts of the nurse executive will raise nursing's status and strengthen nursing's image as a reliable, self-managed department able to make valuable contributions to health care delivery. Nurse administrators who assume the responsibility of building and maintaining productive interdisciplinary teams at the executive level will be rewarded with increased visibility, recognition, and power. Such opportunities for leadership should not be ignored or left to the purview of hospital administrators, physicians, or any other discipline.

Administrative Personnel↗
PubMed1989

Assessing communication in organizations.

Communication problems exist in every organization. Nurse administrators can address these problems by conducting a communication assessment. The author provides suggestions for developing a tool to assess the communication system of an organization. Data obtained from the assessment can provide the basis for improving communications. Potential outcomes of an improved communication system include increased satisfaction of nursing personnel and greater effectiveness of the organization.

Communication↗
PubMed1987

Power orientations and communication style of managers and nonmanagers.

The purpose of this study was to compare nurse managers and nonmanagers in their orientations to power and in their communication styles. A complementary purpose was to examine the relationship between six orientations to power and social style. Forty-seven hospitals were randomly selected with 43 used for analysis. The director of nursing and a staff nurse from each hospital were asked to complete the Power Orientation Scale and to obtain ratings from others on their social style. Nurse administrators held more positive orientations to three of the six power orientations, and were perceived to communicate more assertively than staff nurses. Negative correlations were found between four of the power orientations and two dimensions of social style.

Administrative Personnel↗