A controlled study of hostile-helpless states of mind among borderline and dysthymic women

The aim of this study was to determine whether women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are more likely than those with dysthymia to manifest contradictory Hostile-Helpless (HH) states of mind. A reliable rater blind to diagnosis evaluated features of such mental representations in transcripts of Adult Attachment Interviews from 12 women with BPD and 11 women with dysthymia of similar socioeconomic status (SES), all awaiting psychotherapy. In keeping with three hierarchical (non-independent) a priori predictions regarding the mental representations of women with BPD, the results were that (a) all those with BPD, compared with half the group with dysthymia, displayed HH states of mind; (b) those with BPD manifested a significantly higher frequency of globally devaluing representations; and (c) they exhibited a strong trend toward identifying with the devalued hostile caregiver (58% BPD vs. 18% dysthymic). In addition, significantly more BPD than dysthymic patients made reference to controlling behavior towards attachment figures in childhood. These findings offer fresh insights into the nature of BPD and extend previous evidence concerning affected individuals' patterns of thinking and feeling about childhood attachment figures

Alien Registration- Lyons, Peter C. (Baldwin, Cumberland County)

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Peter Lyons to Unknown Person, December 10, 1785

Peter Lyons wrote from Hanover to an unknown person, address not included. He wrote about selling tobacco both in the states and in London and mentioned he was pleased with the sales of Mr. Gist, Mrs. Burton, and Captain Maconas. Mr. Burton was stationed in London, ad presumably, helped sell tobacco there. The possible recipient of the letter was Alexander Donald who was associated with the tobacco business and many of the people mentioned in the letter.https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/1337/thumbnail.jp

Modeling Mammalian Carboxypeptidase O Expression Patterns with the Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)

Carboxypeptidase O (CPO) is a protease that cuts acidic amino acids from the carboxyl terminus of a substrate protein. Besides its potential digestive application, not much else is known about its other activities in the body. This study aims to describe the expression pattern of CPO using the thirteen-lined ground squirrel as a model mammalian system. Thus far we have sampled tissue from one ground squirrel and analyzed those samples via Western blot. Immunoreactive bands likely to be CPO (molecular weight approximately 42 kDa) were seen in kidney, liver, and small intestine tissue samples. Further investigation will include immunohistochemical analysis