| Description | Press Releases and drafts of press releases from British Psychological Society London Conference held 14-15 December 1993 at City University includes:
List of delegates and speakers and provisional programme.
Press releases, drafts, contacts, abstracts and summaries
General press release about the conference
1.Long Term Effects of Traumatic Experiences (Ian Robbins) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'The Long Term Psychological Consequences of War Experience in Elderly Veterans';
2. Do Mature Students Get More Out of Higher Education (James Hartley) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of papers given at symposium 'The Attainments, Strategies and Experiences of Mature Students in Higher Education;'
3. The Human Side of Genetic Engineering (Peter Hepper)- press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of papers given at Psychobiology Section and Special Group in Health Psychology symposium 'Screening for Genes: Psychological Issues;'
4.After Graduation, What? (Tony Cassidy and Sara Bailey) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Employment Status and Psychological Health in Recent Graduate: A Look At Some Mediating Variables';
5. Male Values Turn Off Competitive Sportswomen (Kirsten Andree and Hamish MacLeod) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Participation in Competitive Sports: Issues of Personality and Gender' ( part of 'Optimal Motivation for Sport and Exercise' symposium (Section for Sport and Exercise Psychology);
6. Sporting Success Through Autonomy Training (Hans Eysenck) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Autonomy Training and Its Role in Sport' (part of 'Optimal Motivation for Sport and Exercise' symposium (Section for Sport and Exercise Psychology);
7. Computer Game Junkies? (Mark Griffiths) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and copy of paper 'Acquisitive Development and Maintenance of Computer Game Playing in Adolescence';
8. Single Sex Schools Aid Computer Use for Girls (Chris Camber) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Effects of School Type, Gender and Age Upon Computer Attitudes';
9. Survey Reveals Sexual Harassment of Nurses (Sarah Finnis) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Causes and Consequences of Sexual Harassment of Nurses';
10. Child Witnesses May Tell You What They Think You Want To Hear (Julie Robinson) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts, summary and copy of paper 'Who's Misleading Who? An Investigation into Age Trends in Suggestibility';
11. Coping With Breast Cancer (Bill Fox) press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Hassles, Coping Styles and Attitudes In Women With Breast Cancer';
12. All You Need Is Love (Robin Russell) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'The Path to Happiness: A Study of British Married Couples';
13. Patients Control Their Own Pain Relief - (Michelle Sowden, Robert Edelmann and Hilary Rankin) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Individual Differences in Response to Patient Controlled Analgesia';
14. Look on the Bright Side: Helping Partners To Help Each Other (Nancy Pistrang) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper;
15. Why Do People Have Cosmetic Surgery (Eileen Bradbury) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'The Interface Between Psychology and Cosmetic Surgery';
16. How Different Are Dyslexics From Other Readers (Sine McDougall) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Comparing Dyslexics With Other Groups of Readers: Are Dyslexics Really Different?';
17. Does Dieting Make You Fat, Even If You're Spanish? (Vivien Senn)- press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Dieting Makes You Fat? Cross-Cultural Differences In Dieting and Weight';
18. How Nurses Cope With Stress (Akhar Wallymahmed) press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts, summary and copy of paper 'Stress and Coping In ICU and Non-ICU Nurses';
19. Do Asian Girls Have More Problems With Eating Than British Girls (Sameena Ahmad) press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Eating Attitudes Among Asian and Caucasian Schoolgirls';
20. Attention Dieting Makes You Distractible (Michael Green) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Impaired Cognitive Functioning During Dieting Behaviour';
21. Drinkers Face Up To Anger (Geoff Lowe and Tasmin Black) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Drinkers' and Smokers' Judgement of Facial Expressions of Emotion';
22. What Makes Couples Decide To Choose In Vitro Fertilisation? (Robert Edelmann) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Decision Making and In Vitro Fertilisation:
23. Human Brains and Computer Programs (Philip Smith) - press release, contact and coverage sheet for symposium 'Visual Cognition and Connectivism';
24. Surrogacy Less Traumatic Than It Sounds (Robert Edelmann) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Psychological Evaluation for Surrogate Motherhood Arrangements';
25. Television News Widens Politicians' Credibility Gap (Paul Dickerson) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'But What is Clear...The Quest for Legitimacy and Coherence by Television News, its construction and consequences';
26. New Health Warnings Needed On Cigarette Packs (Alex Gardner) - press release, also Health Education Authority press release; contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Boxing Clever - Or Is It - Perceptions of Health Warnings on Cigarette Packets';
27. If Disabled People Are Unhappy, It's Because of How They Are Treated (Linda Bamford) - press release, contact and coverage sheet, abstracts and summary of paper 'Everyday Emotional Experience in People With a Physical Disability';
28. Why Do Suspects Confess? (S Moston) - abstract and summary of paper.
See also BPS/001/6/01/03/01/01 for programme and abstracts. |