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Effects of neuropsychological impairment in the treatment of aggression in conduct disordered adolescents
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Abstracts /Archives
of Clinical Neuropsychologv
15 (2000) 653-850
list learning task resulted in increased cardiovascular reactivity. These results are consistent with the results of previous investigations with the AAVLT; however, the present experiment provides a more refined understanding of cardiovascular reactivity with the AAVL. Consistent with past experiments, MAP increased following the negative list and decreased following the positive list. However, these results were only reliable following stress induction. Without the presence of a stressor, MAP only increased following the positive list. Therefore, this experiment expands the current literature on the effects of affective learning on cardiovascular reactivity, by investigating differences in a stress and no-stress condition. Also, these exciting results suggest that cardiovascular reactivity to the AAVLT may be dynamic. Specifically, the effect of the affective lists on the heart appears to be stress dependent. It is proposed that the diminished ability to regulate cardiovascular reactivity is a direct result of dual-task interference effects between stress and cardiovascular regulation within the right cerebrum.
Effects of neuropsychological impairment in the treatment disordered adolescents Crum TA, Teichner G, Golden U, Azrin NH.
of aggression
in conduct
Recent investigations into the cause and maintenance of aggression have shown that there are a multitude of reasons aggressive behavior occur. Cognitive-behavioral researchers have focused on the relative role of the environment (e.g. parents, peers, and neighborhoods) and cognitive processing in influencing the maintenance and development of aggression. Neuropsychological researchers have studied the correlative relationship between neuropsychological assessment and aggressive behavior, while those researchers interested in the treatment of aggressive behavior have attempted to ascertain which treatments are most effective with aggressive youth. This study attempted to integrate treatment, neuropsychological, and cognitive-behavioral theories and practices by examining the role of aggressive and neuropsychological variables in the treatment of aggressive and substance using adolescents. The Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery was administered to measure neuropsychological impairment, while aggression was measured by the Child Behavior Checklist and problem solving strategies were measured using the SPSI-R. The subjects were assigned to either a family-behavioral therapy or a individual-cognitive therapy. A repeated measures analysis was utilized to ascertain how neuropsychological impairment affects treatment outcome for aggression in this sample. The dependent variable was the difference score of the post-treatment-pre-treatment CBCL Aggression and SPSI-R scales. One-Way ANOVAs were utilized to differentiate between the neuropsychologically impaired groups on the problem solving measure. The results indicated that the neuropsychologically impaired subjects did not receive as much benefit from treatment as the non-impaired subjects on the aggression and rational problem solving measures. It is hypothesized that the poorer treatment benefit received by the subjects on the aggression measures is related to their deficient problem solving abilities.
The cumulative effects of adolescent neurologic complaints Lunger kD, Burns WJ, Dor$nan Wt Carone Jr D.
on MMPI: A-scale elevations
This study was designed to examine the relationship between MMPI-A supplementary and content scale T-score elevations and the Frequency of endorsement of neurologic complaints. Two hundred and fifteen adolescents in a residential treatment program for substance abuse and/or psychiatric
Abstracts /Archives
of Clinical Neuropsychologv
15 (2000) 653-850
list learning task resulted in increased cardiovascular reactivity. These results are consistent with the results of previous investigations with the AAVLT; however, the present experiment provides a more refined understanding of cardiovascular reactivity with the AAVL. Consistent with past experiments, MAP increased following the negative list and decreased following the positive list. However, these results were only reliable following stress induction. Without the presence of a stressor, MAP only increased following the positive list. Therefore, this experiment expands the current literature on the effects of affective learning on cardiovascular reactivity, by investigating differences in a stress and no-stress condition. Also, these exciting results suggest that cardiovascular reactivity to the AAVLT may be dynamic. Specifically, the effect of the affective lists on the heart appears to be stress dependent. It is proposed that the diminished ability to regulate cardiovascular reactivity is a direct result of dual-task interference effects between stress and cardiovascular regulation within the right cerebrum.
Effects of neuropsychological impairment in the treatment disordered adolescents Crum TA, Teichner G, Golden U, Azrin NH.
of aggression
in conduct
Recent investigations into the cause and maintenance of aggression have shown that there are a multitude of reasons aggressive behavior occur. Cognitive-behavioral researchers have focused on the relative role of the environment (e.g. parents, peers, and neighborhoods) and cognitive processing in influencing the maintenance and development of aggression. Neuropsychological researchers have studied the correlative relationship between neuropsychological assessment and aggressive behavior, while those researchers interested in the treatment of aggressive behavior have attempted to ascertain which treatments are most effective with aggressive youth. This study attempted to integrate treatment, neuropsychological, and cognitive-behavioral theories and practices by examining the role of aggressive and neuropsychological variables in the treatment of aggressive and substance using adolescents. The Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery was administered to measure neuropsychological impairment, while aggression was measured by the Child Behavior Checklist and problem solving strategies were measured using the SPSI-R. The subjects were assigned to either a family-behavioral therapy or a individual-cognitive therapy. A repeated measures analysis was utilized to ascertain how neuropsychological impairment affects treatment outcome for aggression in this sample. The dependent variable was the difference score of the post-treatment-pre-treatment CBCL Aggression and SPSI-R scales. One-Way ANOVAs were utilized to differentiate between the neuropsychologically impaired groups on the problem solving measure. The results indicated that the neuropsychologically impaired subjects did not receive as much benefit from treatment as the non-impaired subjects on the aggression and rational problem solving measures. It is hypothesized that the poorer treatment benefit received by the subjects on the aggression measures is related to their deficient problem solving abilities.
The cumulative effects of adolescent neurologic complaints Lunger kD, Burns WJ, Dor$nan Wt Carone Jr D.
on MMPI: A-scale elevations
This study was designed to examine the relationship between MMPI-A supplementary and content scale T-score elevations and the Frequency of endorsement of neurologic complaints. Two hundred and fifteen adolescents in a residential treatment program for substance abuse and/or psychiatric