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The Pascal-Suttell method of scoring the Bender-Gestalt Test, which is molecular and seemingly homogeneous, and the Lacks method, which is molar and apparently heterogeneous, were compared for efficacy in diagnosing brain-damaged (n = 52) vs. non-brain-damaged (n = 52) outpatients. Both methods were superior to the FS WAIS IQ in making this distinction, and adding the WAIS in a discriminant analysis did not contribute much in terms of overall differentiation. The two scoring systems were correlated highly, and, although the predictive power of the Pascal-Suttell procedure was a little better than that of the Lacks, the latter has some practical advantages in terms of applicability and ease of scoring.
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Prueba de Bender-Gestalt/estadística & datos numéricos , Daño Encefálico Crónico/diagnóstico , Trastornos Neurocognitivos/diagnóstico , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto , Atención Ambulatoria , Daño Encefálico Crónico/psicología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Trastornos Neurocognitivos/psicología , Psicometría , Reproducibilidad de los ResultadosRESUMEN
The eight Bender-Gestalt (B-G) designs scored by the Pascal-Suttell (P-S) system proved to be highly intercorrelated, while the ninth component, the Configuration score, was modestly related to only design one. A factor analysis of the eight designs revealed one significant factor, which was interpreted as reflecting general reproductive accuracy rather than special gestalt properties of the drawings. While the P-S Total score could discriminate between organic (n = 52) and nonorganic (n = 52) clinical outpatient groups with a 74% hit rate, only one design (seven) yielded a 73% discrimination. It was suggested that a quick and reliable method for screening for organicity with the B-G would be to calculate the P-S score for design seven only.
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Prueba de Bender-Gestalt/estadística & datos numéricos , Trastornos Neurocognitivos/diagnóstico , Atención Ambulatoria , Prueba de Bender-Gestalt/normas , Interpretación Estadística de Datos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Análisis Discriminante , Humanos , Trastornos Mentales/diagnóstico , Trastornos Mentales/psicología , Trastornos Neurocognitivos/psicología , PsicometríaRESUMEN
The Hand Test was administered to 98 severely behavior handicapped (SBH) children and a matched control group of public school children. The withdrawal score and associated variables, indicative of severe psychopathology, differentiated the two groups. In addition, a qualitative analysis of the SBH protocols tentatively suggested a preponderance of four behavioral types that could be described as the underproductive, perseverative, psychotic and impulsive child. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/psicología , Trastorno Depresivo/psicología , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/psicología , Técnicas Proyectivas , Trastornos Somatomorfos/psicología , Niño , Educación Especial , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Desarrollo de la Personalidad , PsicometríaRESUMEN
The NcoI RFLP of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) beta gene was analyzed in a panel of 105 unrelated healthy Italian blood donors. The gene frequencies of the 10.5 kb and 5.5 kb allele were 0.73 and 0.27, respectively. The 5.5 kb band was significantly positively associated with HLA-A1, B8, DR17.1, and C4AQ0, and negatively associated with DR7.2, DQw9 and C4A6, all being specificities which belong to two well-known Caucasoid ancestral haplotypes. When the population was subdivided on the basis of TNF phenotypes, different linkage disequilibria between HLA alleles were detected in the three phenotypic classes. From this analysis it was possible to relate preferential HLA associations, most of which are characteristic of ancestral haplotypes, to TNF polymorphism.