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Cognitive Psychology, 1970
... Therefore, the first few experiments we did were undertaken to answer a very simple question:... more ... Therefore, the first few experiments we did were undertaken to answer a very simple question: how well can a person fluent in two languages recall lists consisting of "unrelated" words in both languages, in comparison with recall from unilingual lists? ...
![Research paper thumbnail of The top Nazi criminal at Nuremberg, the psychiatrist, and the Rorschach Test. [A Review of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII by J. El-Hai].](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/57941769/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](PsycCRITIQUES, 2014
At the end of World War II a novel kind of world court-the International Military Tribunal at Nur... more At the end of World War II a novel kind of world court-the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg-was formed by the Allied powers, headed by the United States, to try to convict senior German politicians and high-ranking military individuals for their involvement in a series of criminal actions. Specifically, and for the first time, individuals were being charged for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against peace. A panel of eight judges, two named by each of the Allied powers, formed the tribunal that eventually sentenced 12 defendants to death and four to several prison terms and acquitted three of the defendants (Gallegos, 2013). One of the defendants sentenced to death by hanging was Hermann Göring, second in command to Adolf Hitler, but he eluded the rope at the last minute by committing suicide with a cyanide capsule that he had apparently kept hidden during his captivity. Jack El-Hai, a journalist with particular interests in history, medicine, and science, has written the book under review, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII, providing a detailed description of one of the mental health professionals involved in the Nuremberg prison, Douglas M.
at 93 years of age, psychology lost a giant who helped build the successful psychological treatme... more at 93 years of age, psychology lost a giant who helped build the successful psychological treatment widely known as cognitive-behavior therapy, or CBT. He was the originator, teacher, practitioner, and advocate of his method, rational-emotive behavior therapy, which became one of the foundations upon which the CBT building was erected. But Ellis was not only interested in psychotherapy; he became as well an important thinker, writer, and therapist in the field of sexuality and even became the founding president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the most authoritative sex research society in the United States (Farley, 2009).
Este trabajo proporciona una visión panorámica del desarrollo de la psicofisiología en México, ex... more Este trabajo proporciona una visión panorámica del desarrollo de la psicofisiología en México, examinando la vida y obra de tres de sus más ilustres representantes, ya desaparecidos: Raúl Hernández-Peón (1924-1968), Dionisio Nieto (1908-1985) y Augusto Fernández-Guardiola (1921-2004). Las contribuciones científicas de estos investigadores han tenido resonancia internacional y sus numerosos alumnos han contribuído a hacer de la psicofisiología una de las áreas más productivas y de mayor alcance tanto temporal como geográfico.
No obstante que el Inventario de Evaluación de la Personalidad (PAI) se ha convertido en una opci... more No obstante que el Inventario de Evaluación de la Personalidad (PAI) se ha convertido en una opción importante alrededor del mundo, se necesita una versión adaptada y válida de este instrumento psicológico para México. Este estudio presenta las propiedades psicométricas preliminares del PAI en México. Un total de 961 personas, de cuatro Ciudades Mexicanas (Aguascalientes, Distrito Federal, Mazatlán y Pachuca Hidalgo), contestaron la versión en "Español para México" del PAI, adaptado y reproducido mediante un permiso especial otorgado por la Editorial PAR. La media de edad fue 23,5 años con una D. E. de 9,63 años. Los procedimientos psicométricos estandarizados que se siguieron fueron: capacidad discriminativa de reactivos; confiabilidad por Alfa de Cronbach; Análisis Factorial exploratorio y finalmente Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio con AMOS. Basados en los resultados de AMOS de la muestra mexicana, se eliminaron 123 reactivos porque no tuvieron valores estadísticos que les permitiera ser incluidos en el modelo. Como resultado se obtuvo una versión recortada (adaptada y valida) del PAI con 221 reactivos. Concluimos que las traducciones transculturales del PAI deben ser revisadas cuidadosamente a la luz del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio.
RESUMEN Este artículo presenta una breve biografía de Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sexto presi... more RESUMEN Este artículo presenta una breve biografía de Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sexto presidente de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (SIP). Se describen datos biográficos, su papel como psicólogo de la cárcel de Núremberg y su contribución a la psicología de las dictaduras, para finalizar con su contacto con la psicología interamericana a través de la SIP. ABSTRACT This paper presents a brief biography of Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sixth president of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP). It provides biographical data, his role as prison psychologist at the Nuremberg trial and his contribution to the psychology of dictatorship, ending with his contact with interamerican psychology through the ISP.
Revista interamericana de psicología= …, Jan 1, 2006
Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2003
In view of the relatively understudied status of work-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD... more In view of the relatively understudied status of work-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this study retrospectively examined 44 workers whose claims were accepted for workers' compensation benefits in the absence of significant coexisting physical injuries. The majority of workers (82%) directly experienced the traumatic event while the rest witnessed the event. Over half (54%) of those directly experiencing the event were involved in armed robberies, whereas 38% were physically or verbally assaulted in nonrobbery situations. Almost half of the workers were assigned a coexisting mood or anxiety diagnosis. Psychoactive medication was prescribed to 66% of workers, and 93% of all workers received some form of psychological/psychiatric treatment. Twenty-three percent of the group received vocational rehabilitation assistance and only 43% returned to their previous job with the accident employer. Findings suggest that work-related PTSD is both complex and disabling and mer...
Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta, 2011
... y la influencia de la metodología conductista en la psicobiología está más allá de cualquier .... more ... y la influencia de la metodología conductista en la psicobiología está más allá de cualquier ... Laties y Weiss (1966) examinaron más detalladamente esta interacción, utilizando un pro-grama múltiple ... posteriores del mismo Laties con palomas (1975) y con ratas (Laties, Wood y ...
The Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP) was founded in Mexico City on December 17, 1951. Dr... more The Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP) was founded in Mexico City on December 17, 1951. Dr. Werner Wolff, from the United States, attended the IV World Congress on Mental Health that took place in that city and during this time he contacted psychologists and psychiatrists from other countries and they established the ISP with the purpose of fostering communication across
Rehabilitation Psychology, 2003
Objective: To determine whether individuals with traumatic upper limb amputations would report mo... more Objective: To determine whether individuals with traumatic upper limb amputations would report more symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression than individuals with traumatic lower limb amputations. Study Design: Retrospective file review. Setting: CARF-accredited outpatient rehabilitation center. Participants: Thirty workers with unilateral upper limb amputations and 25 workers with unilateral lower limb amputations. Main Outcome Measures: Presence or absence of depression, symptoms of PTSD, and pain. Results: The upper limb group had a higher frequency of depression and symptoms of PTSD than the lower limb group. The 2 groups did not differ with respect to pain complaints. Conclusion: More so than injuries to the lower limbs, upper limb injuries may render individuals vulnerable to PTSD and depression.
Psychopharmacology, 1992
The present experiment explored the anorectic and adipsic effects of fluprazine hydrochloride, a ... more The present experiment explored the anorectic and adipsic effects of fluprazine hydrochloride, a phenylpiperazine compound. Thirty-eight albino rats were randomly assigned either to a control saline group (six rats) or to groups (eight subjects each) receiving an IP dose of fluprazine in saline (1.25, 2.5, 5 or 10 mg/kg). No anorectic effect of the drug doses was observed 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 240 min, and 24 h after drug injection. However, water drinking was significantly decreased 30 rain after drug administration, with 5 and 10 mg/kg, compared to saline.
Psychological Assessment, 2006
In this study, the authors examined the stability of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-... more In this study, the authors examined the stability of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989) code types in a sample of 94 injured workers with a mean test-retest interval of 21.3 months (SD = 14.1). Congruence rates for undefined code types were 34% for high-point codes, 22% for 2-point codes, and 22% for 3-point codes. The data provide tentative evidence suggesting that defined code types are more stable than undefined code types. Cohen's kappa, a statistic that controls for chance agreement, was calculated for each clinical scale for both 2-point and 3-point code types. Only 2 of the 20 kappa coefficients were not significant at the p = .05 level.
Psychological Assessment, 2001
Ninety-four workers completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) on 2 se... more Ninety-four workers completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) on 2 separate occasions, with an average lag of 21.3 months (SD = 14.1, range = 2-75), within the context of a psychological assessment after suffering an injury due to crime or accident. MMPI-2 profiles were moderately consistent, with correlation coefficients ranging from .61 to .73 for clinical scales, from .52 to .80 for supplementary scales, from .65 to .78 for content scales, and from .32 to .73 for the Personality Psychopathology Five scales (A. R. Harkness, J. L. McNulty, & Y. S. Ben-Porath, 1995). The results suggest that the MMPI-2 provides consistent and stable results across time in injured workers.
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1990
In Experiment 1 groups of rats received single injections of 1, 3, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg quipazine, ... more In Experiment 1 groups of rats received single injections of 1, 3, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg quipazine, and their total 24-hr food and water intake after a 24-hr deprivation period was recorded; there was a dose-related reduction of both food and water intake. In Experiment 2 a group of 15 rats received 5 mg/kg/day, SC quipazine during 29 days, and a control group received saline injections. During treatment, all animals were exposed to a 24-hr food and water deprivation schedule, alternated with 24 hr of free access. Food and water consumption was measured 2 and 24 hr after drug injection; regional 5-HT concentrations were determined at 1 and 13 treatment days by fluorometric assay. Beginning the first treatment day, food and water intake decreased, but by the 13th day the quipazine group had returned to normal ingestion levels. 5-HT concentrations were increased in cerebellum and cortex in acute conditions, but after 13 days they had decreased in cerebellar samples. In Experiment 3 we found that the effects of quipazine on food and water ingestion were recovered after 14 days of discontinuing chronic drug administration.
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 1990
Thirty-two mice were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups of 8 animals each: the first received I... more Thirty-two mice were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups of 8 animals each: the first received IP saline injections and the other 3 groups received 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg MPTP. Each dose or saline was administered 3 times in 3 consecutive days and locomotor activity was measured during the next 3 days. In addition, the animals were observed in 2 trials in a rotating rod (Rotarod) and a grip test. The 2 highest doses of the drug produced significant increases in locomotor activity. In the other two behavioral tests, the highest dose of MPTP significantly reduced the capability of the animals to remain on the Rotarod on the grid.
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 2002
American Psychologist, 1978
Cognitive Psychology, 1970
... Therefore, the first few experiments we did were undertaken to answer a very simple question:... more ... Therefore, the first few experiments we did were undertaken to answer a very simple question: how well can a person fluent in two languages recall lists consisting of "unrelated" words in both languages, in comparison with recall from unilingual lists? ...
PsycCRITIQUES, 2014
At the end of World War II a novel kind of world court-the International Military Tribunal at Nur... more At the end of World War II a novel kind of world court-the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg-was formed by the Allied powers, headed by the United States, to try to convict senior German politicians and high-ranking military individuals for their involvement in a series of criminal actions. Specifically, and for the first time, individuals were being charged for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against peace. A panel of eight judges, two named by each of the Allied powers, formed the tribunal that eventually sentenced 12 defendants to death and four to several prison terms and acquitted three of the defendants (Gallegos, 2013). One of the defendants sentenced to death by hanging was Hermann Göring, second in command to Adolf Hitler, but he eluded the rope at the last minute by committing suicide with a cyanide capsule that he had apparently kept hidden during his captivity. Jack El-Hai, a journalist with particular interests in history, medicine, and science, has written the book under review, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII, providing a detailed description of one of the mental health professionals involved in the Nuremberg prison, Douglas M.
at 93 years of age, psychology lost a giant who helped build the successful psychological treatme... more at 93 years of age, psychology lost a giant who helped build the successful psychological treatment widely known as cognitive-behavior therapy, or CBT. He was the originator, teacher, practitioner, and advocate of his method, rational-emotive behavior therapy, which became one of the foundations upon which the CBT building was erected. But Ellis was not only interested in psychotherapy; he became as well an important thinker, writer, and therapist in the field of sexuality and even became the founding president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the most authoritative sex research society in the United States (Farley, 2009).
Este trabajo proporciona una visión panorámica del desarrollo de la psicofisiología en México, ex... more Este trabajo proporciona una visión panorámica del desarrollo de la psicofisiología en México, examinando la vida y obra de tres de sus más ilustres representantes, ya desaparecidos: Raúl Hernández-Peón (1924-1968), Dionisio Nieto (1908-1985) y Augusto Fernández-Guardiola (1921-2004). Las contribuciones científicas de estos investigadores han tenido resonancia internacional y sus numerosos alumnos han contribuído a hacer de la psicofisiología una de las áreas más productivas y de mayor alcance tanto temporal como geográfico.
No obstante que el Inventario de Evaluación de la Personalidad (PAI) se ha convertido en una opci... more No obstante que el Inventario de Evaluación de la Personalidad (PAI) se ha convertido en una opción importante alrededor del mundo, se necesita una versión adaptada y válida de este instrumento psicológico para México. Este estudio presenta las propiedades psicométricas preliminares del PAI en México. Un total de 961 personas, de cuatro Ciudades Mexicanas (Aguascalientes, Distrito Federal, Mazatlán y Pachuca Hidalgo), contestaron la versión en "Español para México" del PAI, adaptado y reproducido mediante un permiso especial otorgado por la Editorial PAR. La media de edad fue 23,5 años con una D. E. de 9,63 años. Los procedimientos psicométricos estandarizados que se siguieron fueron: capacidad discriminativa de reactivos; confiabilidad por Alfa de Cronbach; Análisis Factorial exploratorio y finalmente Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio con AMOS. Basados en los resultados de AMOS de la muestra mexicana, se eliminaron 123 reactivos porque no tuvieron valores estadísticos que les permitiera ser incluidos en el modelo. Como resultado se obtuvo una versión recortada (adaptada y valida) del PAI con 221 reactivos. Concluimos que las traducciones transculturales del PAI deben ser revisadas cuidadosamente a la luz del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio.
RESUMEN Este artículo presenta una breve biografía de Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sexto presi... more RESUMEN Este artículo presenta una breve biografía de Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sexto presidente de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (SIP). Se describen datos biográficos, su papel como psicólogo de la cárcel de Núremberg y su contribución a la psicología de las dictaduras, para finalizar con su contacto con la psicología interamericana a través de la SIP. ABSTRACT This paper presents a brief biography of Gustave M. Gilbert (1911-1977), sixth president of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP). It provides biographical data, his role as prison psychologist at the Nuremberg trial and his contribution to the psychology of dictatorship, ending with his contact with interamerican psychology through the ISP.
Revista interamericana de psicología= …, Jan 1, 2006
Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2003
In view of the relatively understudied status of work-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD... more In view of the relatively understudied status of work-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this study retrospectively examined 44 workers whose claims were accepted for workers' compensation benefits in the absence of significant coexisting physical injuries. The majority of workers (82%) directly experienced the traumatic event while the rest witnessed the event. Over half (54%) of those directly experiencing the event were involved in armed robberies, whereas 38% were physically or verbally assaulted in nonrobbery situations. Almost half of the workers were assigned a coexisting mood or anxiety diagnosis. Psychoactive medication was prescribed to 66% of workers, and 93% of all workers received some form of psychological/psychiatric treatment. Twenty-three percent of the group received vocational rehabilitation assistance and only 43% returned to their previous job with the accident employer. Findings suggest that work-related PTSD is both complex and disabling and mer...
Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta, 2011
... y la influencia de la metodología conductista en la psicobiología está más allá de cualquier .... more ... y la influencia de la metodología conductista en la psicobiología está más allá de cualquier ... Laties y Weiss (1966) examinaron más detalladamente esta interacción, utilizando un pro-grama múltiple ... posteriores del mismo Laties con palomas (1975) y con ratas (Laties, Wood y ...
The Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP) was founded in Mexico City on December 17, 1951. Dr... more The Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP) was founded in Mexico City on December 17, 1951. Dr. Werner Wolff, from the United States, attended the IV World Congress on Mental Health that took place in that city and during this time he contacted psychologists and psychiatrists from other countries and they established the ISP with the purpose of fostering communication across
Rehabilitation Psychology, 2003
Objective: To determine whether individuals with traumatic upper limb amputations would report mo... more Objective: To determine whether individuals with traumatic upper limb amputations would report more symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression than individuals with traumatic lower limb amputations. Study Design: Retrospective file review. Setting: CARF-accredited outpatient rehabilitation center. Participants: Thirty workers with unilateral upper limb amputations and 25 workers with unilateral lower limb amputations. Main Outcome Measures: Presence or absence of depression, symptoms of PTSD, and pain. Results: The upper limb group had a higher frequency of depression and symptoms of PTSD than the lower limb group. The 2 groups did not differ with respect to pain complaints. Conclusion: More so than injuries to the lower limbs, upper limb injuries may render individuals vulnerable to PTSD and depression.
Psychopharmacology, 1992
The present experiment explored the anorectic and adipsic effects of fluprazine hydrochloride, a ... more The present experiment explored the anorectic and adipsic effects of fluprazine hydrochloride, a phenylpiperazine compound. Thirty-eight albino rats were randomly assigned either to a control saline group (six rats) or to groups (eight subjects each) receiving an IP dose of fluprazine in saline (1.25, 2.5, 5 or 10 mg/kg). No anorectic effect of the drug doses was observed 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 240 min, and 24 h after drug injection. However, water drinking was significantly decreased 30 rain after drug administration, with 5 and 10 mg/kg, compared to saline.
Psychological Assessment, 2006
In this study, the authors examined the stability of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-... more In this study, the authors examined the stability of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989) code types in a sample of 94 injured workers with a mean test-retest interval of 21.3 months (SD = 14.1). Congruence rates for undefined code types were 34% for high-point codes, 22% for 2-point codes, and 22% for 3-point codes. The data provide tentative evidence suggesting that defined code types are more stable than undefined code types. Cohen's kappa, a statistic that controls for chance agreement, was calculated for each clinical scale for both 2-point and 3-point code types. Only 2 of the 20 kappa coefficients were not significant at the p = .05 level.
Psychological Assessment, 2001
Ninety-four workers completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) on 2 se... more Ninety-four workers completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) on 2 separate occasions, with an average lag of 21.3 months (SD = 14.1, range = 2-75), within the context of a psychological assessment after suffering an injury due to crime or accident. MMPI-2 profiles were moderately consistent, with correlation coefficients ranging from .61 to .73 for clinical scales, from .52 to .80 for supplementary scales, from .65 to .78 for content scales, and from .32 to .73 for the Personality Psychopathology Five scales (A. R. Harkness, J. L. McNulty, & Y. S. Ben-Porath, 1995). The results suggest that the MMPI-2 provides consistent and stable results across time in injured workers.
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1990
In Experiment 1 groups of rats received single injections of 1, 3, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg quipazine, ... more In Experiment 1 groups of rats received single injections of 1, 3, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg quipazine, and their total 24-hr food and water intake after a 24-hr deprivation period was recorded; there was a dose-related reduction of both food and water intake. In Experiment 2 a group of 15 rats received 5 mg/kg/day, SC quipazine during 29 days, and a control group received saline injections. During treatment, all animals were exposed to a 24-hr food and water deprivation schedule, alternated with 24 hr of free access. Food and water consumption was measured 2 and 24 hr after drug injection; regional 5-HT concentrations were determined at 1 and 13 treatment days by fluorometric assay. Beginning the first treatment day, food and water intake decreased, but by the 13th day the quipazine group had returned to normal ingestion levels. 5-HT concentrations were increased in cerebellum and cortex in acute conditions, but after 13 days they had decreased in cerebellar samples. In Experiment 3 we found that the effects of quipazine on food and water ingestion were recovered after 14 days of discontinuing chronic drug administration.
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 1990
Thirty-two mice were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups of 8 animals each: the first received I... more Thirty-two mice were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups of 8 animals each: the first received IP saline injections and the other 3 groups received 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg MPTP. Each dose or saline was administered 3 times in 3 consecutive days and locomotor activity was measured during the next 3 days. In addition, the animals were observed in 2 trials in a rotating rod (Rotarod) and a grip test. The 2 highest doses of the drug produced significant increases in locomotor activity. In the other two behavioral tests, the highest dose of MPTP significantly reduced the capability of the animals to remain on the Rotarod on the grid.
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 2002
American Psychologist, 1978