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M Weisenberg

Publications and source records attributed to M Weisenberg.

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PubMed1992

The case of a newspaper phobia in a 9-year-old child.

The case of E, a 9-year-old, male, with a newspaper phobia, is presented. The phobia developed over a 4-year period and gradually spread until it included many significant areas of E's life. Treatment took place over a 4-month period. It involved use of a token economy administered by E's parents. Cognitively, the treatment involved the concepts of the acquisition of perceived self-control as a consequence of the token economy agreement. This included volition, attention, and self-control by E as well as parental reinforcement.

Behavior Therapy↗
PubMed1989

Cultural and educational influences on pain of childbirth.

This study investigated the effects of sociocultural family of origin and educational level on the verbal ratings of pain and pain behavior during childbirth for 83 women. Coping style and extroversion were also measured. It was found that all women rated the pain of childbirth as high. Overall, women from a Middle-Eastern compared with a Western background gave higher ratings of pain and showed more pain behavior. This was found especially for Middle-Eastern women of a low educational background. Overall, low compared with high educational level resulted in higher ratings of pain and more pain behavior. No differences were obtained as a function of extroversion. Middle-Eastern and Western women did not differ in coping style. However, women who had higher monitoring scores rated the pain as less even through no differences were obtained for pain behavior. Sociocultural group of origin as well as other relevant reference groups, such as educational level, are important in determining pain perception and behavior. Combining this information with coping style could lead to an instructional intervention for preparing women for childbirth.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Posttraumatic stress disorder among frontline soldiers with combat stress reaction: the 1982 Israeli experience.

One year after the 1982 Lebanon War, the authors assessed the prevalence, type, and severity of posttraumatic stress disorder in a large representative sample of Israeli soldiers who had been treated for combat stress reactions. Comparisons were made with a group of soldiers who had fought in the same battles but had not been treated for this reaction. A dramatically higher percentage of soldiers with combat stress reaction (59%) than of soldiers without combat stress reaction (16%) developed posttraumatic stress disorder. Age was significantly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. The authors discuss the differential quality of posttraumatic stress disorder among both groups as well as the factors facilitating recovery.

Adolescent↗