The Effects of Laboratory Induced State Anxiety and Frustration on m, Y, FY, and YF Rorschach Responses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between laboratory induced anxiety and frustration on m, Y, FY, and YF Rorschach responses. Forty-eight subjects, 16 male subjects and 32 female subjects, ranging in age from 19 to 43 years of age were selected for this study. All subjects were enrolled in a psychology course for the summer term of 1991 at Eastern Illinois University. Frustration was induced by erroneously telling subjects that most people could solve the Tower of Hanoi puzzle in 5 minutes then giving the subjects a 5 minute time limit. Anxiety was induced by telling the subjects that they would receive several mild electric shocks after the testing. Subjects were divided into four groups. Group 1 was the control group, group 2 was the frustration condition, group 3 was the anxiety condition, and group 4 received both the frustration and anxiety conditions. The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to all of the subjects. A one-way analysis indicated that state anxiety was produced as measured by the STAI A-State scale (F (1, 45)=5.19, p \u3e.05). Two two-way analyses of variance were conducted on the influence of anxiety and frustration on inanimate movement responses and shading responses. No significant main effects or interactions were observed. Pearson-product moment correlations, however, did reveal significant correlations between STAI A-State scores and inanimate movement responses, shading responses, and number of responses. This indicates that some possible relationship may exist outside of the experimental manipulations

The Effects of Laboratory Induced State Anxiety and Frustration on m, Y, FY, and YF Rorschach Responses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between laboratory induced anxiety and frustration on m, Y, FY, and YF Rorschach responses. Forty-eight subjects, 16 male subjects and 32 female subjects, ranging in age from 19 to 43 years of age were selected for this study. All subjects were enrolled in a psychology course for the summer term of 1991 at Eastern Illinois University. Frustration was induced by erroneously telling subjects that most people could solve the Tower of Hanoi puzzle in 5 minutes then giving the subjects a 5 minute time limit. Anxiety was induced by telling the subjects that they would receive several mild electric shocks after the testing. Subjects were divided into four groups. Group 1 was the control group, group 2 was the frustration condition, group 3 was the anxiety condition, and group 4 received both the frustration and anxiety conditions. The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to all of the subjects. A one-way analysis indicated that state anxiety was produced as measured by the STAI A-State scale (F (1, 45)=5.19, p \u3e.05). Two two-way analyses of variance were conducted on the influence of anxiety and frustration on inanimate movement responses and shading responses. No significant main effects or interactions were observed. Pearson-product moment correlations, however, did reveal significant correlations between STAI A-State scores and inanimate movement responses, shading responses, and number of responses. This indicates that some possible relationship may exist outside of the experimental manipulations

Factors in Clients\u27 Selection of Mental Health Providers

The present study was designed to identify factors people consider when selecting a mental health provider. Participants were 303 customers in a shopping mail. They responded to a questionnaire of three sections, demographic information, a test of knowledge of mental health providers qualifications and training, and 21 items rated on importance in such selection. Responses to the 21 items were subjected to ii principal components factor analysis. The factor scores were then used in a series of analyses to examine their relation with other variables. A decision-making model for choosing a mental health provider is proposed

Differences in the Dispositional Empathy of Juvenile Sex Offenders, Non-Sex-Offending Delinquent Juveniles, and Nondelinquent Juveniles

Differences in dispositional empathy between juvenile sex offenders, non-sex-offending delinquent juveniles, and nondelinquent juveniles were explored controlling for age and race. Participants were 81 males ranging in age from 13 to 18 from a southwestern state. Their scores on Davis\u27s Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) were analyzed using a one-way randomized block multivariate analysis of variance. Postomnibus analyses included mean vector comparisons followed by univariate analyses comparing the means on each IRI subscale. Juvenile sex offenders and non-sex-offending delinquent juveniles scored significantly higher than nondelinquents on the Personal Distress subscale. Non-sex-offending delinquent juveniles scored significantly higher than the juvenile sex offenders on the Empathic Concern subscale