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Development of a Behavior Checklist to Assess Stress Tolerance in an Assessment Center

Description: This paper discusses the development of a Stress Tolerance Scale for the purpose of use at assessment centers. Charles P. Lankford discusses the behavioral checklist used in a study of graduate students in business administration and the assessment of their stress reactions.
Date: December 1982
Creator: Lankford, Charles Paul
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The Effects of Just World Beliefs and Behavioral vs. Characterological Self-Blame on College Student’s Functioning Following Parental Divorce

Description: This paper discusses the impact of self-blame on college students who have experienced parental divorce and determines whether separating this blame into behavioral and characterological manifestations can provide useful information for research purposes. Bryce E. Taylor explains the study that was conducted with 220 female college students who completed questionnaires for the project, and the results of the study.
Date: September 1991
Creator: Taylor, Bryce E.
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Neuropsychological Predicators for Return to Work Following Brain Injury

Description: This paper discusses a study created to determine the connection between performance on several neuropsychological measures and return to work. Connie D. Henson explains the study, which involved 134 brain injured patients treated in an outpatient neuropsychological re-entry program, and resulted in some mild correlations found while testing.
Date: July 1990
Creator: Henson, Connie D.
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Postmarathon Affect in First-Time and Experienced Marathon Participants: An Exploratory Investigation

Description: This paper explores postmarathon depression as experienced by first-time as well as experienced marathoners. Douglas M. Hankes discusses tests given to runners before and after a marathon and explains how the results did not substantiate other findings of anecdotal reports.
Date: 1970~/1990~
Creator: Hankes, Douglas M.
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Recurrent Traumatic Stress Responses in HIV+ Women

Description: This paper discusses the results of a study to examine how "crisis points" throughout the progression of HIV in HIV+ women contributes to stress responses of avoidant behavior, hyperarousal, and intrusive thoughts. Deborah Jones explains how stress levels were determined and stressors were analyzed throughout the course of the study.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Jones, Deborah
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