Physiological changes distinguished among mood states

Mood states and the reporting of life changes.

Mood States and Pattern of Adjustment among Male Alcoholics

The purpose of the present study was to determine the mood states and pattern of adjustment among male Alcoholic patients. A test of Eight State Questionnaire and Hindi adaptation of Bell’s adjustment inventory by Mohsin and Shamshad (1970) was administered on 30 alcoholic and 30 normal persons. Significant differences have been found between the scores of alcoholic and normal control group on ...

Perfectionism and Mood States Among Recreational and Elite Athletes

Recently, perfectionism has become a focus of attention in applied psychology. In athletic populations, both adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism have been found to exist (Terry-Short et al., 1995) but little research has been done on the relationships between perfectionistic tendencies and mood states in athletes. By furthering our understanding of potential relationships between perfectioni...

Can differently prepared mixed states be distinguished ?

A measurement has been proposed by B. d'Espagnat that would distinguish ensembles described by the same density matrix. This proposal is made precise and shown why it does not work in cases analogous to the EPR experiment .

Mood changes following golf among senior recreational players.

Golf has been recommended as a relatively risk-free form of exercise for an ageing population. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of playing a round of golf on mood states in recreational players. Ageing male golfers (N = 34; Age: M = 68.7, SD = 5.4 years) completed a mood measure immediately before and after an 18-hole round of golf. Distance walked per game was measured usin...