Lorna W Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 5708769 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorna W Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorna W |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS L W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Victoria Infirmary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cognitive style and perceived control in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
The study investigated the cognitive style and perception of control in co‐resident spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers and their association with psychological adjustment. Depression and strain were significantly correlated with the caregivers' perception that the stress they were experiencing would continue and the expectation that it would affect all areas of their lives. However, the correlations between these factors and depression were …
The relationship between marital intimacy, perceived strain and depression in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
This study explored the quality of marital relationship between dementia sufferers and their spouse caregivers. It assessed the quality of the relationship (level of intimacy) prior to the onset of dementia and also at the time of the study. Caregivers who experienced lower levels of marital intimacy, both currently and before the onset of dementia, were found to have higher levels of perceived strain and depression. The decline in intimacy follo…
Associations between phenomenal and objective aspects of concentration problems in depressed patients
The paper explores a distinction between different kinds of lapse of concentration in depressed patients. The strategy is to begin with the phenomenological distinction between the mind (a) 'wandering' on to something else or (b) going 'blank'. Blanking, but not mind-wandering, is associated with longer planning times on the 'Tower of London' task. In contrast, mind-wandering but not blanking, is associated with poor memory for prose, at least un…
The relationship between marital intimacy, perceived strain and depression in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
This study explored the quality of marital relationship between dementia sufferers and their spouse caregivers. It assessed the quality of the relationship (level of intimacy) prior to the onset of dementia and also at the time of the study. Caregivers who experienced lower levels of marital intimacy, both currently and before the onset of dementia, were found to have higher levels of perceived strain and depression. The decline in intimacy follo…
Cognitive style and perceived control in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
The study investigated the cognitive style and perception of control in co‐resident spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers and their association with psychological adjustment. Depression and strain were significantly correlated with the caregivers' perception that the stress they were experiencing would continue and the expectation that it would affect all areas of their lives. However, the correlations between these factors and depression were …
Associations between phenomenal and objective aspects of concentration problems in depressed patients
The paper explores a distinction between different kinds of lapse of concentration in depressed patients. The strategy is to begin with the phenomenological distinction between the mind (a) 'wandering' on to something else or (b) going 'blank'. Blanking, but not mind-wandering, is associated with longer planning times on the 'Tower of London' task. In contrast, mind-wandering but not blanking, is associated with poor memory for prose, at least un…
The relationship between marital intimacy, perceived strain and depression in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
This study explored the quality of marital relationship between dementia sufferers and their spouse caregivers. It assessed the quality of the relationship (level of intimacy) prior to the onset of dementia and also at the time of the study. Caregivers who experienced lower levels of marital intimacy, both currently and before the onset of dementia, were found to have higher levels of perceived strain and depression. The decline in intimacy follo…
Associations between phenomenal and objective aspects of concentration problems in depressed patients
The paper explores a distinction between different kinds of lapse of concentration in depressed patients. The strategy is to begin with the phenomenological distinction between the mind (a) 'wandering' on to something else or (b) going 'blank'. Blanking, but not mind-wandering, is associated with longer planning times on the 'Tower of London' task. In contrast, mind-wandering but not blanking, is associated with poor memory for prose, at least un…
Cognitive style and perceived control in spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers
The study investigated the cognitive style and perception of control in co‐resident spouse caregivers of dementia sufferers and their association with psychological adjustment. Depression and strain were significantly correlated with the caregivers' perception that the stress they were experiencing would continue and the expectation that it would affect all areas of their lives. However, the correlations between these factors and depression were …
Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Dementia (2 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 works) · Depression (economics) (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Spouse (2 works)