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The Effects of Depressive Symptomatology and Postural Reserve on Physical Functioning in Older Adults
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016)
The Effects of Depressive Symptoms and Postural Reserve on Physical Functioning Previous research has demonstrated the high prevalence and societal costs of depressive symptomatology in older adults and its strong association ...
Visual evoked potentials in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)
Visual evoked potential (VEP) research is a means of acquiring a better understanding of the neural processing of visually-presented information. The VEP is a noninvasive electrophysiological measurement to visual stimulation. ...
The buffering effect of forgiveness on cardiovascular reactivity & recovery
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006)
Research has suggested that forgiveness is negatively correlated with poor health and, in particular, cardiovascular reactivity (CVR). Although the mechanisms of the link between forgiveness and cardiovascular health are ...
Night eating syndrome, binge eating disorder and cortisol response
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2009)
This study explored the relationship and impact of a stress response on the psychological state and hormonal changes in obese females with Night Eating Syndrome (NES), and Binge Eating Disorder (BED). The data for this ...
Impact of yoga on cognitive function among an ethnically diverse sample of breast cancer patients
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012)
Background: In the Bronx, New York, breast cancer is one of the most predominant cancers occurring among women which may subject them to a variety of side effects lingering after treatment. One side effect that can impact ...
Mediation and Moderation of Urban Distress and Coronary Artery Disease
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012)
This study examines stress and cardiovascular disease among young normotensive adults and CHD inpatients. It was based on archival data from the Friedberg, Suchday, and Srinivas (2009) study, as well as the Friedberg, ...
Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying object recognition in humans
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2002)
Humans readily identify objects despite sub-optimal conditions affecting either the quality or quantity of the visual features defining that object. Qualitative changes may derive from alterations in an object's contrast, ...
Cognitive behavioral treatment of juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2004)
This study evaluated the efficacy of a manualized CBT that managed physical and psychological symptoms of JPFS. Eighty children (72% female, 14% male) diagnosed with JPFS were treated in our large-scale Fibromyalgia Treatment ...
Health locus of control and HIV+ individuals with peripheral neuropathy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2003)
Eighty-five men (n = 60) and women (n = 25) diagnosed with HIV-related peripheral neuropathy completed the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLOC), the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), the Beck Depression Inventory ...
Acculturative distress in Greek immigrant adolescents
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2005)
The current study examines emotional distress directly linked to acculturation, the change that occurs in a culture or person when two autonomous cultural groups come into contact, usually due to immigration. It is ...