Browsing by Author "Milun, Myrna"

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    The effects of a developmental program on the intellectual and social functioning of severely and profoundly retarded children and adults
    (1976) Child, Glynis Disa; Milun, Myrna
    The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of a developmental program designed to provide activities and experiences suitable to the level of functioning of severely and profoundly retarded subjects over a wide age range. Past studies have largely concentrated on work with children, but if a critical period for intervention does not exist, adults too could be expected to benefit from training programs. An attempt will also be made to compare the effects of such a program with one providing stimulation without systematic training of any kind.
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    An examination of some proposed correlates of depressive illness
    (1976) Krenz, Rosemarie Grace Selma; Milun, Myrna
    Ten depressed subjects, ten recovered subjects and ten control subjects were assessed by the use of the Beck Depression Inventory, the Hostility Direction of Hostility Questionnaire, the Rotter Internal-External Control Scale and the Bene Anthony Family Relations Test. The depressed subjects differed significantly from the recovered and control group in the amount of hostility shown, and from the control group in the direction of hostility. Depressives did not differ significantly from the other two groups in their scores of the amount of internal control, nor in the way they perceived family relations in childhood. The results were seen to support Freud's and Bibring's theories concerning amount and direction of hostility. Rotter's internal-external control hypothesis could not be demonstrated. Nor did family feelings in childhood contribute to Bibring's theory of helplessness. The Family Relations Test was not able to distinguish between family relations of depressives and non- depressives.
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    A repertory grid analysis of the effect of language on schizophrenic thought disorder.
    (1975) Milun, Myrna; Smart, D
    Ten thought-disordered schizophrenics and ten control subjects were assessed by the use of repertory grid and clinical indices of thought disorder in both their home language and a second language. Performance of schizophrenics was on the whole poorer in the home language, while control subjects did not perform significantly differently in the two languages. The results were seen to support Bannister's serial invalidation hypothesis concerning schizophrenic thought disorder and to have some implications for clinical assessment and treatment with regard to the language medium in which they are conducted.