DIFFERENTIAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF ADOLESCENT MALE PRISONERS, A SUMMARY OF THE PRELIMINARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 8961
• Author(s): R T Osborne
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 25 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Georgia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Corporate Author: University of Georgia
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF EEG FREQUENCIES TO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, FOR USE IN EXPANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION IN A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

Abstract

SIXTY SUBJECTS WERE SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM THE PRISON POPULATION OF GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE. THE SPECIFIC HYPOTHESIS INVESTIGATED WAS - YOUNG OFFENDERS WITH ABNORMAL BRAIN WAVE PATTERNS WILL DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM YOUNG OFFENDERS WITH NORMAL EEG PATTERNS IN THEIR ABILITY TO ADJUST TO THE DEMANDS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TRAINING, PAROLE, AND OUT-OFPRISON JOB DEMANDS. STATISTICAL RESULTS OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS, EEG RATINGS, AND COMPOSITE ADJUSTMENT RATINGS, ARE SUMMARIZED FOR EACH MAN. FOLLOW-UP RECORDS AND FINAL REPORTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT FORM, EEG SUMMARY FORM, AND RORSCHACH PROGNOSTIC RATING SCALE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)