Biomedical subjects

C J Golden

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PubMed1975

Personality correlates of the Stroop Color and Word Test: more negative results.

Numerous studies have investigated personality correlates of performance on the Stroop Color and Word Test. With one exception, these studies have failed to identify any significant correlates between the two variables. The present study examined this relationship by administering the Stroop Color and Word Test, Cattell's 16 PF, and the Maudsley Personality Inventory to a sample of 210 college students. Results indicated no significant correlates existed between five different measures of Stroop Color and Word Test performance and the personality scales. It was concluded that the Stroop Color and Word Test has little relationship to measures of personality and may best be understood in terms of specific cognitive processes.

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A multimodal approach to treatment of aggression in a severely brain-injured adolescent.

This case study presents a multimodal treatment approach to the rehabilitation of a severely brain-injured adolescent exhibiting significant aggressive and noncompliant behaviors. All treatments were mass-rehearsed in an overly concrete manner, given her cognitive deficits. Specific interventions included contingency management, stimulus control, problem solving, social skills training, relaxation training, anger management, and parent training. Results indicated a significant reduction in delinquent and aggressive behaviors and in social and attention problems. This success was maintained at an 8-month follow-up. These findings may assist nurses, rehabilitation specialists, and families to better manage aggressive and noncompliant behaviors that frequently follow a traumatic brain injury.

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Identification of neuropsychological subtypes in a sample of delinquent adolescents.

Although research has long recognized a relationship between neurological dysfunction and delinquency, the nature of this relationship is unclear. Based on the theory that there may be clusters of delinquents with different types of neurological dysfunction which contribute to the delinquency in different ways, the present research attempted to identify these subtypes using neuropsychological testing. Seventy-seven such adolescents were administered the full Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-III (LNNB-III) and a battery of assessments measuring behavioral functioning and substance use. A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis yielded four identifiable neuropsychological clusters: Verbal/Left-Hemispheric Deficits, Subcortical-Frontal Deficits, Mild-Verbal Deficits, and Normals. The distinctiveness of these subtypes was confirmed by univariate analyses. Results further indicated that the number of LNNB scales that were in the abnormal range differed per subtype, with each subtype differing significantly from one another. These neuropsychological subtypes were found to be associated with specific psychological and behavioral problems.

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Concurrent validity and analysis of learning curves on the memory scales of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Third Edition.

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the concurrent validity of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Third Edition (LNNB-III) memory scales with the WSM-R (study 1), as well as to investigate performance differences between brain-injured and nonbrain injured subjects on the LNNB-III memory indices, first trial learning, and learning curves of each scale (study 2). Study 1 had 90 subjects (46 males and 44 females). Study 2 had 228 subjects (109 normals and 119 brain-injured). Significant correlations were found between the LNNB-III memory scales and the WSM-R index scores. Findings also revealed poorer overall performance and initial learning of brain-injured subjects across all LNNB-III memory scales. Brain-injured subjects also demonstrated significantly reduced learning curves across repeated trials on two of the three scales. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Abbreviated form of the Wisconsin Card Sort Test.

While the Wisconsin Card Sort Test is a popular procedure used to evaluate executive functions, the test may take extended times to administer, especially in impaired clients. This has led to interest in the development of a short form of the test. Axelrod, Paolo, and Abraham (1997) earlier failed in an attempt to develop a short form of the Wisconsin Card Sort Test (WCST). The authors suggested that a regression-based approach might work better than their predictive model. In a sample of 145 consecutive subjects referred for neuropsychological testing, linear and nonlinear regression formulas were generated to predict the full 128 card version of the test from 32, 64, and 96 item versions of the test. Overall, the data obtained strongly suggests that multiple regression equations can reliably predict WCST whole test scores from a 64 or a 96-item version of the test, but not a 32-item version. The results indicate that the 64-item version is a clinically sound substitute for the entire test.

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The relationship of neuropsychological functioning to measures of substance use in an adolescent drug abusing sample.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between recent and long term substance use on adolescents' neuropsychological functioning. Subjects were 77 adolescents who were referred for outpatient treatment for drug and conduct problems. Subjects were administered the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-III, structured interviews to assess substance use, and urine tests. Subjects were divided into neuropsychologically impaired and nonimpaired groups. Results indicated no significant group differences for: self-reports of lifetime use of alcohol, cannabis, and hard drugs; self or collateral reports of recent (past 30 days) use of alcohol, cannabis, and hard drugs; or urinalysis detection of alcohol, cannabis, and hard drugs. Correlations between these dependent measures of substance use and neuropsychological functioning were also nonsignificant (all ps > .05). Although neuropsychological impairment was observed for some subjects in this sample, it was unrelated to their cannabis, hard drug, or alcohol use. These results are consistent with those found in the adult literature, given the relatively short period of time that these youth have used such substances. However, given the severity of their absolute levels of substance usage, they may be at greater risk for developing future neuropsychological problems, related directly to the ingestion of alcohol and illicit drugs, and to their secondary effects (e.g., head traumas, malnutrition).

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