Browsing by Author "Meagher, Mary"
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Engler, Solangia (2022-02-22)Increasing evidence over the last decade suggests a relationship between nutrition and suicide risk factors (e.g., depression and suicidal ideation). For instance, several studies have linked meat consumption to reduced ...
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Binge Eating, Impulsivity, and Delay Discounting Among Individuals Engaging in Intermittent Fasting Schueler, Jordan Alexandra (2021-06-04)Intermittent fasting (IF) is an increasingly popular diet that involves short-term fasting and/or caloric restriction every day or multiple times per week. Hardly any research has examined its associations with psychological ...
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Hoy, Kevin (2012-10-19)Previous research has demonstrated that the spinal cord is capable of a simple form of instrumental learning. In this instrumental learning paradigm, rats typically receive a complete spinal transection at the second ...
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Drake, Kristin Marie (2017-07-12)This project aims to contribute to Logic-Based Therapy, the only fully formed methodology in the area of philosophical counseling. It proposes an identity-focused approach to this model of talk-therapy based on the philosophy ...
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Fingeret, Michelle Cororve (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the overall effectiveness of eating disorder prevention programs and to investigate potential moderating variables that may influence the magnitude of intervention ...
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Luedke, Jessica CAcceptance training has been used to help individuals cope with negative emotion and pain (Hayes et al., 1999), however little is known about the neural mechanisms mediating these effects. The present study examined whether ...
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Loven, Ashley Marie (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system. Over 80% of MS patients are in the relapsing remitting stage. Symptoms range from fever, fatigue, emotional distress, ...
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Sieve, Amy Nicole (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating condition of the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in paralysis and death. The etiology of MS is unknown. However, genetics, exposure to a pathogen, ...
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Crowell, Adrienne L (2016-04-21)Reflecting on what one values in life—a common means of self-affirmation—can change how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The purpose of the current research was to extend self-affirmation theory beyond the realm of ...
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Illich, Paul Anthony (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)Prior research has shown that an aversive event can produce either an increase (hyperalgesia) or a decrease in pain reactivity (hypoalgesia). Researchers have extensively examined both the behavioral and neurobiological ...
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Henry, Keisha Denythia (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)The moderating effects of ethnicity and acculturation on three relationships: media exposure and awareness of sociocultural appearance norms, awareness of social ideals and thin-ideal internalization, and thin-ideal ...
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Domenico, Carli (2013-12-12)Curcumin is an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative, herbal supplement that has been utilized in the animal model to evaluate its potential for anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects among other benefits. This ...
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Harris, Bethany Luanne (2022-07-20)Assessment of sensation seeking tendencies is currently limited to reliance upon self-report measures, to which research attributes notable limitations (i.e., impression management, self-deception, comprehension difficulties). ...
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Regan, Timothy (2022-09-29)Alcohol cue reactivity is a process in which cues typically signaling alcohol administration come to elicit conditioned responses such as strong, positive emotions and cravings for alcohol in heavy drinkers. Research ...
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Chandra Mouli, Sarayu (2020-04-20)This study focuses on the Kashmir Insurgency that has strained the economic and political relations between India and Pakistan and terrorizing the civilians of the valley. This dispute has resulted in severe loss of security, ...
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Nanavaty, Namrata (2018-11-27)The study here was designed to examine the relationship between lifetime exposure to threatening environments, related attention biases, and sensitivity to pain. There is little understanding of the mechanisms that lead ...
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Rassu, Fenan Samson (2016-12-08)Pain impairs self-regulation and cognitive abilities related to decision-making. Additionally, clinical chronic pain patients have demonstrated impaired performance on risky decision-making tasks, often choosing immediate ...
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Creech, Suzannah K (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)This study was undertaken to determine whether written emotional disclosure of trauma impacted capsaicin induced pain immediately after writing and at a one-month follow-up, and the extent to which a lifetime history of ...
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Creech, Suzannah K. (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Previous research has demonstrated the impact of negative emotional states on pain modulation. The direction of this modulation has been shown to correspond to the arousal level and the valence of the emotional state, ...
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Cooper, Danielle Louise (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of experiences with cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease on self-reported health behaviors in older adolescents/young adults, conceptualized as 17 to 24 years ...