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Limbic system function and dream content in university students.

This study explored the relationship between limbic system function and threatening dream content. Recently it has been proposed that dreams are an evolutionary mechanism designed to facilitate the rehearsal of coping strategies in dangerous situations. ...
Nichol D J Peterson, Peter G Henke, Zoe Hayes (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2002SUMMER)
limbic-system-function-dream-content-university-students.asp

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Perceptions of autonomy support, parent attachment, competence and self-worth as predictors of motivational orientation and academic achievement: an examination of sixth- and ninth-grade regular education students.

This project examined the hypothesis that students perceptions of teacher autonomy support, parent attachment, competence, and self-worth would predict motivational orientation and achievement test performance. Participants were 135 sixth-grade and 91 ...
Eugene H Wong, Dudley J Wiest, Lisa B Cusick (Adolescence, 2002SUMMER)
perceptions-autonomy-support-parent-attachment-competence-self-worth.asp

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College women: eating behaviors and help-seeking preferences.

Late adolescent women at a large, mid-Atlantic university were surveyed. Of the 578 who completed the survey, 17% were found to have eating disorders as defined by a score of 20 or above on the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26; Garner, Olmstead, Bohr, & ...
Anne M Prouty, Howard O Protinsky, Donna Canady (Adolescence, 2002SUMMER)
college-women-eating-behaviors-help-seeking-preferences.asp

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Students with mental illnesses in a university setting: faculty and student altitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and experiences.

Over the last decade, the topic of post-secondary supported education for people with severe and persistent mental illnesses has gained increasing attention and sparked interest in what colleges and universities can do to assist individuals with mental ...
Marion Becker, Lee Martin, Emad Wajeeh, John Ward, David Shern (Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2002SPRING)
students-mental-illnesses-university-setting-faculty-student.asp

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How schools can do better: fostering stronger connections between teachers and students.

Teachers are a centrally important yet often overlooked resource in the lives of youth. Teacher-student relationships, when properly harnessed, may emulate mentoring at its best. This chapter explores the teacher-student relationship and examines ways in ...
Robert C Pianta, Megan W Stuhlman, Bridget K Hamre (New Dir Youth Dev, 2002SPRING)
schools-better-fostering-stronger-connections-teachers-students.asp

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Differences between students estimated and attained grades in a first-year introductory psychology course as a function of identity development.

Two hundred sixty-eight first-year university students were surveyed about the state of their identity development and their perceptions regarding chances for academic success in an introductory psychology course. In general, it was found that students ...
Clare Lange, Mark Byrd (Adolescence, 2002SPRING)
differences-students-estimated-attained-grades-first-year.asp

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Surgical education: attitudes toward animal use in teaching surgery at Louisiana State University.

Concerns over the use of animals in teaching have lead to a reduction in the number of live animal laboratories. A survey of 275 students and faculty was conducted to characterize their attitude toward the use of animals in teaching surgery. Respondents ...
Cheryl S Hedlund, Giselle Hosgood, Sasha Naugler (J Vet Med Educ, 2002SPRING)
surgical-education-attitudes-toward-animal-teaching-surgery-louisiana.asp

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An interactive, student-centered approach, adopting the SOLO taxonomy, for learning to analyze laboratory data in veterinary clinical pathology.

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate an interactive, student-centered teaching strategy for learning to analyze laboratory data in veterinary clinical pathology. The strategy was designed to operate in tutorials of ...
Paul J Canfield, Mark B Krockenberger (J Vet Med Educ, 2002SPRING)
interactive-student-centered-approach-adopting-solo-taxonomy-learning.asp

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Difficulties and coping strategies of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrant students.

An exploratory study was conducted to investigate mental health concerns and coping strategies in a sample of 274 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrant junior high and high school students. Participants responded to two open-ended questions relating to ...
Christine Yeh, Mayuko Inose (Adolescence, 2002SPRING)
difficulties-coping-strategies-chinese-japanese-korean-immigrant.asp

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Changes over time in teenage sexual relationships: comparing the high school class of 1950, 1975, and 2000.

This study investigated the sexual attitudes and experiences in adolescence of 242 individuals who graduated from the same high school in the northeastern United States over a 50-year period. Specifically, a survey was mailed to members of the class of ...
Sandra L Caron, Eilean G Moskey (Adolescence, 2002FALL)
changes-over-time-teenage-sexual-relationships-comparing-high-school.asp