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Description:Excerpt from Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in Partial Satisfaction of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The first three experiments were conducted in the receiving ward, eleven patients serving as subjects. All were patients of comparatively recent admission to the hospital; some, how ever, were cases of several years' duration1 at the time of admission. Two were high school graduates, and the others were women of common school education. At the time of the first interview they were quiet and orderly in their behavior, and could be prevailed upon, with more or less difficulty, to comply with any request. The following notes are taken, for the most part, from the case histories. Subject 1. Age twenty-seven. Duration two years. Spends her time sewing. Subject 2. Age forty. Duration one year, convalescent. Obeys any request promptly, but when left to herself sits motionless with bowed head. Subject 3. Age forty. Duration ten years, hospital residence three months. Dull and apathetic, sits with bowed head, does no work. Subject 4. Age forty-two. Duration eight years. Busies herself at scrubbing and other rough work. Condition variable. Subject 5. Age thirty-three. Duration two years. High school education; has held a responsible clerical position. During the period of Observation her con dition underwent a very considerable change for the worse. Subject 6. Age twenty-eight. Duration seven years. Condition variable. Busies herself with reading, sewing, and playing the piano. Takes little interest in her surroundings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in ... of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in ... of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in Partial Satisfaction of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The first three experiments were conducted in the receiving ward, eleven patients serving as subjects. All were patients of comparatively recent admission to the hospital; some, how ever, were cases of several years' duration1 at the time of admission. Two were high school graduates, and the others were women of common school education. At the time of the first interview they were quiet and orderly in their behavior, and could be prevailed upon, with more or less difficulty, to comply with any request. The following notes are taken, for the most part, from the case histories. Subject 1. Age twenty-seven. Duration two years. Spends her time sewing. Subject 2. Age forty. Duration one year, convalescent. Obeys any request promptly, but when left to herself sits motionless with bowed head. Subject 3. Age forty. Duration ten years, hospital residence three months. Dull and apathetic, sits with bowed head, does no work. Subject 4. Age forty-two. Duration eight years. Busies herself at scrubbing and other rough work. Condition variable. Subject 5. Age thirty-three. Duration two years. High school education; has held a responsible clerical position. During the period of Observation her con dition underwent a very considerable change for the worse. Subject 6. Age twenty-eight. Duration seven years. Condition variable. Busies herself with reading, sewing, and playing the piano. Takes little interest in her surroundings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in ... of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Experiments on Habit Formation in Dementia Praecox: A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in ... of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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