The Effects of Pre-Operative Stress Upon Rorschach Test Factors Alleged to Be Signs of Anxiety

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by  Bernstein, Leonard

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SCHOOL
November 1$ ^
This dissertation prepared under my direction by
Leonard Bernstein
entitled Effects of Pre-operative Stress Upon Rorschach
Test Factors Alleged to be Signs of Anxiety.
has been accepted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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THE EFFECTS OF PRE-OPERATIVE STRESS
UPON RORSCHACH TEST FACTORS ALLEGED. TO BE
SIGNS OF ANXIETY
BY
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
A.B* Colorado College, *47
M«A. Fordham University, *50
DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF PSYCHOLOGY AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY.
Nm YORE
1951
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
LIST OF TABLES ...... ........... iv
AOKNOiLEPGEMENTS. ♦ ... ................................ vi
I. INTRODUCTION. ................................... X
II. METHOD AND PROCEDURE.. .......... IS
III. TREATMENT OF RESULTS....... 32
17. DISCUSSION....... 54
7. SUIXIARY AND CONCLUSIONS............. .... 66
APPENDIX A. ....... 71
Analysis of Covariance Tables of Rorschach 7ariables
for Total Experimental and Control Groups
APPENDIX B............ ........ 82
Analysis of Covariance Tables of Rorschach 7ariables
for Experimental and Control Groups Matched on
Productivity (R)
APPENDIX €.. ..... 94
Sample Sheets of Tests Used as Independent Indices
of Anxiety
APPENDIX B. ..................... 100
Analysis of Covariance Tables of Independent Indices
of Anxiety for Total Experimental and Control Groups
APPENDIX E... ..... 104
Definition of "Shading Shock Signs11
BIBLIOGRAPHY.... ..... 105
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
I* Analysis of Experimental Group According, to
Medical Diagnosis, Type of Surgical Procedure
and Type of Anesthetic Employed........................ 19
II. Mean Age, Distribution and Variability in Age
for Experimental and Control Groups..... • •... « ....... •. 21
III. Average, Distribution and Variability of
Educational Level for Experimental and Control
G r o u p s . ........ 22
IV. Distribution of Occupational Level of Experimental
and Control Groups Classified According to the
Dictionary of Occupational Titles . ...... .... ........... 23
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V. Approximate Time limits for Completing Each
Test in the Battery..•• ....••••...••••.•••••......• • • 25
VI. Average, Distribution and Variability of Interval
Between Pre- and Post-testing for Experimental
and Control Groups.•....................••«•••••«•••••• 31
VII. Pre- and Post-test Scores Obtained on Rorschach
Variables by Total Experimental and Control
Groups....•••.«•••••••«••••.....••••«••••.... 33
VIII. Pre- and Post-Means of Transformed-Scores on
Five Rorschach Variables for Total Experimental
and C o n t r o l . G r o u p s . .•.•••••••«..•«•• 35
IE. Pre- and Post-Mean. Scores Obtained on Rorschach
Variables by Experimental and Control Groups
Matched, on the Basis of Total Productivity ( R ) . 39
X. Pre- and Post-Means, of Transformed Scores
Obtained on Rorschach Variables, by Experimental
and Control Group Matched on the Basis of Total
Productivity (R) ......... .•••••••••••«• • •. • • •«•. . •... •• 40
XI. Analysis of Covariance and Test of Significance
of Adjusted Group Means for Total Number of
Popular Responses (P)...«.......«.......••••••..••••••• 43
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LIST OF TABLES (Gont’d.)
Table Page
XII* F- Eatios for Twelve Borsehaeh Variables From
Analysis of Variance and Covariance Tables for
Total Experimental and Control Groups** *•* *«..«**• •* 45
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XIII# F- Eatios for Twelve Rorschaeh Variables From
Analysis of Variance and Covariance Tables for
Groups. Matched on Total Productivity (R)*«*******«• ♦ 47
XIV* Means of Scores Obtained on Independent Indices
of Anxiety for Total Experimental and Control
Groups*. • . « . . * * * * • 50
XV* F- Ratios for Independent Indices of Anxiety
From Analysis of Variance and Covariance Tables
for Total Experimental and Control Groups •.••*•«•••• 52
ACKlTOVTLEDGKvIMTS
The author wishes to express Ms gratitude to ..
Doctor Joseph F, Kubis, mentor, for his direction, sup­
port, and interest in tMs present investigation#
The writer is further indebted to the Veterans
Administration for the use of its facilities and patients
in tMs study and to the Veterans Administration person­
nel, Dr* Solomon Levine and Dr, Robert M. Eichler far
their invaluable advice and encouragement.
THE EFFECTS OF SURGICAL STRESS
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RORSCHACH TEST FACTORS ALLEGED TO BE
SIGHS OF AHX.IETY