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Opioid use disorder and borderline personality disorder : evidence for dysregulation of the endogenous opioid system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may involve a dysregulation of the Endogenous Opioid System (EOS) characterized by a tonic deficit of endogenous ...
Rumination in depression : an opportunity to increase positive affect?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Much of the literature on depressed mood has emphasized the strong relationship between rumination, or excessive and repetitive thinking about negative ...
The role of reduced working memory resources in the associative deficit of older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Previous research indicates that older adults show problems with remembering associations compared to young adults, yet they remember single pieces of information about as well as young adults do (see Naveh-Benjamin, 2000). ...
An ecological investigation of hangover severity and time course
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The goal of the present study was to characterize the event-level severity and time course of hangover as it occurs naturalistically. Hangover symptoms were studied in a community sample of 402 adult regular drinkers (mean ...
Individual differences in alcohol sensitivity and their effects on subjective state and craving in naturalistic environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Sensitivity to the effects of alcohol has long been studied as a risk factor for developing an alcohol use disorder. Several theories exist regarding the profile of subjective responses that constitute the highest risk: ...
An investigation of automatic affective processing : behavioral correlates in schizophrenia and neural correlates in healthy adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] An important mechanism in emotional functioning is automatic affective processing. In Study 1, people with schizophrenia (n = 48) and a non-psychiatric ...
Effect of SA 4503 on the locomotor stimulatory and discriminative stimulus properties of psychostimulants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Methamphetamine and cocaine exhibit affinity (Ki value [almost equal to] 2.2 and 2.0 [mu]M, respectively) for [delta]1 sigma receptors. Sigma receptors mediate the neurotoxic properties of methamphetamine, and the convulsive ...
Assessing the role of pair familiarity in the associative deficit of older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
While aging causes relatively minor impairment in recognition memory for components, older adults' ability to remember associations between components is typically significantly compromised, relative to that of younger ...
The relationship between negative affectivity, affective instability, and interpersonal stressors in borderline personality disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using ecological momentary assessment, this study found a relationship between daily negative affect, affective instability, and negative interpersonal ...
An evolutionary perspective of the effects of emotion on the post-auricular reflex
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The post-auricular reflex (PAR), contrary to other components of the startle reflex, is potentiated by positive emotions and inhibited by negative ...
Getting over a relationship breakup : testing two interventions to facilitate recovery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Research suggests that individuals who have broken up from a romantic relationship and are also experiencing the transition to college may be particularly vulnerable to the stressors associated with both processes. The ...
The influence of basic need satisfaction on sexual risk behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Despite two-decade long HIV prevention efforts, recent reports suggest that new HIV infections are on the rise in the United States (CDC, 2008). To combat this, many researchers believe that we must achieve a greater ...
Exploring the terror management function of basic need-satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Self-determination theory suggests that experiencing autonomy, competence, and relatedness are basic psychological needs. Drawing from terror management theory, the present research considers whether need-satisfaction helps ...
Effects of alcohol primes on judgments related to drinking and driving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Although past research has tested the effects of alcohol related priming on behavior and judgments, previous studies have not investigated the effects of alcohol primes on judgments specific to drinking and driving. Based ...
To sleep, perchance to decide : the effect of sleep deprivation on error reactivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Previous research has shown a host cognitive decrements that result from sleep deprivation including impaired executive function and slowed reaction time (see Durmer & Dinges, 2005). The focus of this research is to ...
Effects of instrumentalization and personalization upon targets and agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] To better understand the effects of instrumentalization (i.e., treating a person as a means[dash]as though their value resides in their utility) and ...
Effects on sibship size and composition on younger brothers' and sisters' alcohol use initiation : findings from an Australian twin sample
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The effects of sibship size and structure on delinquency are well established, but despite strong links between delinquency and alcohol use, the contribution of these factors to drinking behaviors remains largely unexplored. ...
Motivation change in college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigates the change of motivation of undergraduate students across an academic semester. Stepwise model comparison of individual change ...
Relational aggression in families of female juvenile offenders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Developers of family-based interventions have suggested that female juvenile offenders are more difficult to treat than their male counterparts due ...
Adolescent friendship quality and emotional adjustment: examining the role of mothers' own friendships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The present study examines associations between youths' friendships and the friendships their mothers have with other adults. It was hypothesized that youth whose mothers have friendships high in positive qualities would ...