The influence of personality on symptom reduction has not been examined in research on treatments for women with childhood sexual abuse histories, although personality has demonstrated predictive value in other treatment contexts. This study examined personality variables associated with symptom reduction in group therapy for hospitalized women with histories of sexual abuse. Personality was me...

This article discusses the issues related to adolescence sexual and reproductive health among boys and girls having rural background of desert area of Rajasthan, India. The primary information was collected by interviewing 200 girls and boys each through structured schedule and focus group discussions. The study deals with the knowledge, attitude and behaviour on issues related to adolescent re...

The authors investigated the effect of a small amount (about 0.1ml) of a local anesthetic, 4% Xylocaine (R)(lidocaine), applied topically on the pharyngeal mucosa in a series of 450 patients with abnormal sensation in the throat. When an anesthetic state was obtained, the sensation was reduced subjectively in 362 patients (80%) which included 196 (44%) with complete disappearance of the sensati...

The students struggled with reading due to a lack of vocabulary and boredom when attempting comprehend text. Besides, the Teacher's technique did not match student's personalities, so they follow instructions given by Teacher in learning process. As result, many at MAN 1 Pesisir Barat Lampung got underscore reading. This study aimed determine whether there was relationship between personality t...

Dialectical self-thinking involves holding the view that one can possess contradictory traits such as extraverted and introverted. Prior work has demonstrated that the dorsal part of anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) plays a crucial role in conflict monitoring as well as self-related processing. Here, we tested the function of dACC in dialectical self-thinking using a modified classical self-ref...

BACKGROUND This study was planned to investigate the personality traits of cancer patients in different treatment settings, and to correlate the demographics with the personality features. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 237 patients referred either to Marmara University School of Medicine (MUSM) Oncology Outpatient Unit or to the private office of the faculty between March 10th and April 22...

" Extraversion" and " introversion " are descriptive terms denoting two types of behavioural reaction and personality organization widely recognized and described in psychological literature (Guilford, 1934; Eysenck, 1953). "Extraverted behaviour " is characterized clinically by the outward expression of feelings and attitudes, in words; gestures, and acts, in a spontaneous and direct manner, l...

0092-6566/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Inc. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2012.10.012 ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: PO Box 9, Sil University of Helsinki, Finland. E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Leikas Person perception research has focused on the accuracy of observers receiving truthful target information; however, in real life people may often wish to manage the impre...