Browsing Dissertations by Author "Everhart, D. Erik"
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AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY
Watson, Eric (East Carolina University, 2016-12-06)Background: Disordered sleep is a national health issue affecting an estimated 50-70 million US adults. The documented consequences of disordered sleep include impaired daily function, increased risk for chronic health ... -
A BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING INTERVENTION (SIESTA) FOR ADOLESCENT SLEEP : EFFECTS ON NEUROCOGNITION AND SLEEP-RELATED BEHAVIOR
Moran, Alicia M. (East Carolina University, 2013)Several studies have described sleep characteristics of adolescents, concluding that adolescent sleep lacks duration, quality, and consistency. Due to behavioral, environmental and biological changes, adolescents tend to ... -
Detecting Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening: An Exploration of Emotional Dampening at Different Levels of Emotion Processing
Loveless, James P. (East Carolina University, 2017-07-05)Background: Cardiovascular emotional dampening is the phrase used to describe the inverse relationship between blood pressure and emotional responsivity. The emotional dampening literature is limited, but the phenomenon ... -
PREDICTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE FROM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVORIAL ACTIVATION (BAS) AND BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION (BIS) SYSTEMS
Lehockey, Katie A. (East Carolina University, 2014)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic sleep disorder with a demanding and complex treatment regimen. Even though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for OSA, approximately ... -
The Relationship between Neuropsychological Measures of Executive Functioning and Anxiety with Neurophysiological Markers of Cognitive and Affective Control
Highsmith, Jonathan M. (East Carolina University, 2014)With cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) centrally positioned as the dominant model in the psychosocial treatment of mental disorders, research investigating biomarkers of dysfunctional cognitive processing may aid our ...