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PubMed1977

The aggressive characteristics of abused and neglected children.

Awareness of child abuse as a serious social problem has risen sharply in recent years, yet there has been only limited and inadequate research on the abused child's growth and development. This study investigated the aggressive characteristics of young abused children with those of nonabused-neglected and normal children, a comparison not previously made. Results indicated that abused children exhibited significantly more aggression than the nonabused-negected and normal children on TAT stories and in a free play environment. Both the abused and the nonabused-neglected groups demonstrated significantly more aggression in a school setting than did normals. The findings lend empirical verification to previous descriptions of abused children as overly aggressive and support the social learning formulation that children exposed to aggressive parental models will demonstrate aggressive characteristics outside the home. The data are also consistent with prior research that links physical punishment in the home with hyperaggressiveness in children. The need for early identification and treatment of abused children is discussed.

Aggression↗
PubMed1988

Two methods of assessing narcissism: comparison of the Narcissism-Projective (N-P) and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI).

Students in Introductory Psychology (N = 75) were administered the Narcissism-Projective (N-P), which asks subjects to describe two TAT cards and two early childhood memories. Protocols were scored using criteria adapted from the DSM-III section that describes the narcissistic personality disorder. On the basis of these ratings, the high and low narcissists (N = 16) were chosen for further study. These subjects were interviewed by an experienced clinician who was unaware of their performance on the N-P. The interviewer rated each subject as either a high or low narcissist. After the interview, the subject was administered the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). Results indicate a statistically significant relationship between the interview assessment of narcissism and the N-P (p less than .01), the NPI (p less than .05), and the NPI factor of self-absorption/self-admiration (p less than .05). The limitations and implications of these data are discussed. It is concluded that both measures demonstrate promise as instruments useful in the rigorous scientific investigation of significant clinical and theoretical issues related to narcissism.

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PubMed1994

Inducing emotion by unilateral contraction of hand muscles.

Following 4 unilateral contractions of hand muscles, subjects told stories about pictures from the T.A.T. A propositional analysis of the stories showed that the emotional tone of stories told following left hand contractions were more negative than those told after right hand contractions. These results are comparable to those reported following unilateral facial contractions and are consistent with the arousal of the emotional properties of the hemisphere contralateral to the contractions. When the stories were compared to ones told in a control, no contraction condition, it was found that the differences between the left and right contractions were attributable to the effects of either one or the other depending on the control condition responses to the pictures. The results therefore provide evidence for both left and right hemisphere involvement in emotion.

Arousal↗
PubMed2002

Managing technology in the intensive care unit: the nurses' experience.

This study investigates the experiences of a group of critical care nurses regarding the use of technology in the intensive care unit. The study is grounded in the phenomenological hermeneutics of Martin Heidegger and argues that this methodology is compatible with the humanistic values of nursing. Data were generated from in-depth interviews and overt participant observation. The process of data analysis was guided by Heidegger's notions of phenomenological reflection and hermeneutic circle, (Van Manen's, Researching lived experience: human science for an action sensitive pedagogy. The State University of New York press, Ontario, Canada, 1990) process of thematic analysis and (Draper's, Nursing perspectives on quality of life. Routledge, London, 1997) analytical principles. The ability to manage the technology emerged as a main component of being a critical care nurse. It is revealed also that the nurses' ability to manage the technology is gained mainly through experience. The effect of machinery management on patient care is seen as part of everyday routine in the critical care setting. Moreover, technical activities are seen as more important and stimulating than other nursing activities.

Clinical Competence↗