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Roger and Carol V. Thompson Sheldon
No full textDr. Roger Sheldon ‘64 is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included a residency in pediatrics in Boston and fellowships in pediatric pulmonology and neonatal-perinatal medicine in Denver. Joining the CU faculty in 1976, he established one of the nation’s first neonatal nurse practitioner programs at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver and later led the neonatal section and NICU at the University of Oklahoma before serving 21 years as assistant dean for Continuing Medical Education. Additionally, he served as both assistant medical director of Heartland Health Plan and medical director of the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma. During his Wesleyan years, Dr. Sheldon was president of the Student Senate, as well as a member of the marching band, the Collegiate Choir, the Apollo Quartet, Blue Key, and Phi Kappa Phi. Since retirement, Roger has devoted time to child advocacy, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center at the University of Minnesota, and Doctors for Early Childhood. Dr. Sheldon and his wife of 57 years, Dr. Carol V. Thompson Sheldon, have two children and six grandchildren. Son Christopher Sheldon is a history, theater, and speech teacher in Massachusetts, and daughter Dr. Rebecca Ansari is a retired emergency physician and an author in Minnesota. Dr. Sheldon’s brother, Mark Sheldon ‘70, was Student Senate president during his time at Wesleyan, and their mother and father, Helen McNicol Sheldon ’40 and Chet Sheldon ‘43, won the IWU Alumni Loyalty Award in 2009. Dr. Sheldon attended his first IWU class at three or four weeks of age in a bassinet carried by his father.
Dr. Carol V. Thompson Sheldon \u2765 graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1965 with a BS in mathematics. During her Wesleyan years, Dr. Sheldon served as Kappa Kappa Gamma scholarship chairman and vice president, IWU Dad’s Day chairman, and Student Senate secretary. She was a member of Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Green Medallion, Egas, and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. After college, Carol worked in computer programming and systems analysis at Chicago’s Illinois Bell Telephone and then at Boston Children’s Hospital. She tutored an immigrant child for Hull House in Chicago and was foster mother to five-year-old Joey in Boston. Dr. Sheldon never gave up her dream of becoming a physician and in 1979, after having two children, she received her MD degree from the University of Colorado. In 1983 she completed a residency in diagnostic radiology from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Sheldon was the first woman to chair the Radiology Department and the first woman to serve as President of the Central Oklahoma Radiological Society. In 1998 she subspecialized in breast diagnosis, first at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and then working with two other women to cofound Breast Imaging of Oklahoma, where she practiced until her retirement in 2010. Since retirement and a move to Minneapolis, Dr. Sheldon has served as president of the Minneapolis branch of the American Association of University Women, a chapter of roughly 350 members. The group’s mission is equity for women and girls, supporting college scholarships to nine Minneapolis High School graduates each year, as well as providing food, clothing, and transitional housing to surrounding neighborhoods.https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/awards_distinguished/1096/thumbnail.jp
THE OBSESSION OF CONTROL IN THE CHARACTER “EVE BLACKWELL” IN SIDNEY SHELDON’S MASTER OF THE GAME
No full textDalam suatu kelompok masyarakat, terdapat berbagai jenis kepribadian. Meskipun mereka hidup secara berdampingan dalam lingkungan yang sama, kemungkinan akan terjadinya konflik sangatlah terbuka lebar. Dalam skripsi ini, penulis membahas jenis kepribadian narsisistik, konflik – konflik yang dihadapi. dengan orang – orang disekitarnya maupun dengan dirinya sendiri, serta berakhirnya obsesi untuk pengendalian dari tokoh bernama Eve Blackwell dalam novel berjudul Master of the Game karya Sidney Sheldon. Keinginan si tokoh untuk memenangkan perhatian sang nenek dari saudari kembarnya berkembang menjadi keinginan akan kepuasan lahir dan batin dengan mengendalikan orang – orang disekitarnya termasuk dalam hubungan seks. Tujuan penulisan skripsi ini adalah untuk memaparkan usaha – usaha Eve Blackwell, dalam novel Master of the Game karya Sidney Sheldon, untuk mengendalikan orang – orang disekitarnya, konflik – konflik yang dihadapinya dan juga akhir dari obsesi akan kendalinya.
Untuk menganalisis tokoh ini, penulis menggunakan metode pendekatan struktural dan psikologis dengan menggabungkan teori narsisisme dari Joanna M. Ashmun dan teori obsesi dari S. Rachman. Penulis mengumpulkan data – data yang dibutuhkan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian pustaka.
Setelah melakukan analisis yang ditunjang oleh data - data, kita dapat mengetahui bahwa orang berkepribadian narsisistik seperti tokoh Eve Blackwell , yang kekuatan utamanya ada pada parasnya yang cantik, dapat menghalalkan segala cara untuk mewujudkan keinginannya. Namun dalam usaha – usahanya tersebut muncul berbagai bentuk perlawanan yang akan berujung pada konflik, baik internal maupun eksternal. Di bagian akhir analisis, kita juga dapat mengetahui bahwa dominasi orang berkepribadian narsisistik dapat dihentikan oleh kemunculan orang yang tepat seperti Keith Webster, yang berprofesi sebagai dokter operasi plastik, di waktu yang tepat
Antecedents of Intensity and Direction Dimensions of Competitive Anxiety as a Function of Skill
No full text Described here is a follow-up and extension of the study reported by Hanton and Jones in 1995. Situational antecedents of both ‘intensity’ (level) and ‘direction’ (facilitative/debilitative) dimensions of precompetitive state anxiety in 97 elite and 114 nonelite competitive swimmers were examined. Antecedents were assessed via the modified swimming version of the PreRace Questionnaire, while cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence were measured via the modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 one hour before competition. Step-wise multiple regression analyses on the intensity scores indicated that cognitive anxiety in the elite group was significantly related to Perceived readiness (5.6%) and Internal environment (9.6%), while no predictors emerged in the nonelite group; scores on somatic anxiety correlated with those on Internal environment (9.4%) and Position goal (14.4%) in the elite group, and by Attitude towards previous performance (4.7%) and Internal environment (8.5%) in the nonelite group. Self-confidence was predicted by Perceived readiness in the elite group (30.3%) and the nonelite group (16.9%). In the case of the direction scores (facilitative/debilitative interpretations), no significant correlations of scores on cognitive anxiety or somatic anxiety emerged for the elite group; however, in the nonelite group the Coach influence factor predicted cognitive anxiety (4.5%) and somatic anxiety (4.9%). These findings show that common and unique antecedents of ‘intensity’ and ‘direction’ exist for swimmers as a function of their skill and also highlight the important role of the coach in the maintenance of facultative interpretations of anxiety by nonelite performers. </jats:p
Sheldon and Co's Modern School Third Reader.
No full textTwo fables find their way into this little book: The Lark and Her Young (47) and Trying to Please Everybody (MSA, 73). The latter has a distinctive and lively illustration. This book is in terrible condition: one missing and many torn pages, foxing, a weak binding, and coloring all help to keep its value down! There are strong engravings of children in this book. Some child has written on 238: Do let me sleep ! The binding now exposed shows a fascinating use of a small iron bar, heavy mesh, and nails.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)After Artzybasheff and Sir Robert [sic] L'Estrang
René Géronimo Favaloro : pioneer of Cardiac Surgery
No full textDr. René G. Favaloro moved to the Cleveland Clinic in 1962 and proceeded to reshape the face of cardiac surgery as we knew it. Together with his colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic, Drs. Effler, Sones, Proudfit, Groves, Sheldon and countless others, he contributed to the double internal mammary arterymyocardial implantation by the Vineberg method, and by May 1967, he reconstructed the right coronary artery by the saphenous vein graft interposition. These landmark procedures paved the way for the aorto-coronary saphenous vein bypass graft in October 1967. Many similar breakthroughs ensued, with the application of the bypass technique to the left coronary artery, the combination of coronary artery bypass graft with left ventricular reconstruction and valve repair/replacement and finally, by December, a double bypass to the right coronary artery and anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery. In June, 1971, Dr. Favaloro decided to leave the Cleveland Clinic and return to Argentina where he created a medical centre, a teaching unit, a research department and finally an Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. This was his greatest personal ambition. Over and above his brilliant mind and craft, Dr. Favaloro was a man of integrity, courage, honesty and humility, whose name will never cease to reverberate throughout the history of medicine.peer-reviewe
Progressing measurement in mental toughness: a response to Clough, Earley, Perry and Crust
No full textThe measurement of mental toughness, which has gained increased popularity among scholars in the past decade, is an area of research that has typically lacked a synergy between theory and method. In a psychometric examination of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire-48 (MTQ48; Clough, Earle, & Sewell, 2002), Gucciardi, Hanton, and Mallett (2012) proposed several issues that can arise when theory is disconnected from method commensurate with current best practice. Clough, Earle, Perry, and Crust (2012) offered a critical commentary of the authors’ work, citing both substantive (e.g., inadequate literature review) and methodological (e.g., inappropriate samples) issues that they argued limited its contribution to progressing mental toughness measurement. In this article, we respond to these claims by drawing from theory and research. Although these discussions center on the MTQ48, we believe many of the issues have relevance to scholars and practitioners interested in the measurement of psychological variables as they pertain to sport, exercise, and other performance or achievement contexts
Choking under pressure: A Review of current debates, literature, and interventions
No full textAthletes who "crumble" under the pressure of competition are often defamed, embarrassed, and sometimes ostracized from the sportinf community. One Australian elite rower, Sally Robbins, was heavily shunned and vilified by the media and rowin community for a potential choking under pressure episode. Sally was a member of the Australian Women's Eight rowing team competing in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. With 500 meters to complete the race and the team in medal contention, Sally stopped rowing, collapsing in the lap of one of her teammates, with her oar dragging in the water because of intense exhaustion, with the team finishing in last place. This episode may have been exacerbated by the reported intense anxiety she was experiencing prior to the well-publicized Olympic final. In fact, this was not the first time extreme anxiety and concomitant exhaustion had befallen on Sally with reports suggesting perhaps it happened up to nine times previously (Wilkins, 2008). After that event, "Lay down Sally (as she was quickly labeled by Australian media and public) ... was derided as a quitter and labeled un-Australian.... The lay down Sally affair ended in misery, defamation lawsuits and recriminations" (Davis, 2008, p.98). This type of incidence has led to media speculation about choking so often that Davis (2008), an Australian magazine editor and newpaper reporter, wrote a book explaining many potential choking incidences from elite international competitions. Some choking incidences are more easily detectable than others. For example, tennis player Jana Novotna played Steffi Graf in the 1993 Wimbledon women's final, led the match 6-7, 6-4, and had a game point at 4-1 in the third and final set. Novotna lost the game and Steffi Graf won the final five games of the match and the Grand Slam title. Professional golfers Jean Van de Velde and Greg Norman also squandered leads to lose major championships, but in different ways. Van de Velde drastically "lost the plot" in the 1999 British Open after leading the tournament over 71 holes with a 3-shot lead going into the final hole. Off the tee, each of his shots went into the rough, hit the grandstand, in a water hazard, into the greenside bunker, on the green and finally in the hole for a triple bogey and tie for the lead. Van de Velde eventually lost in a three-person playoff. Greg Norman's 1996 U.S. Masters choking episode was similar because a large lead (i.e. six strokes) diminished, however, this occurred in a round-long (rather than an acute one-hole) collapse and eventual loss to Nick Faldo by five strokes. One reason these situations could be classified as choking episodes is they were based on the person's normal standard of play, rather than on other's success. For example, Novotna's performance deterioration was credited for the choking incident and not because Graf played exceptionally well in the last set to win the tournament. Nevertheless, some researchers (e.g. Buszar
A temporal investigation into the dimensions of competitive anxiety : Theory into practice.
No full textThis thesis provided a detailed examination of psychological preparation during the time leading up to competition. Competitive anxiety symptoms were investigated through a fine-grained measurement approach incorporating the dimensions of intensity (i.e., level), directional perceptions (i.e., facilitative/debilitative), and frequency (i.e., amount of time) using the modified Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (Jones & Swain, 1992; Swain &Jones, 1993). Three different research methodologies were employed across the thesis. The first two studies adopted a quantitative design. Study three used a mixed method design utilising an idiographic labelling approach and qualitative interview techniques. The final study utilised a single-subject multiple baseline design. Study one investigated intensity, direction and frequency dimensions of competitive state anxiety throughout a one week preparation period as a function of skill level in a sample of National and Club performers. Results indicated no skill level differences in the intensity or frequency of symptoms, but the national level performers were more facilitative in their interpretation of cognitive and somatic anxiety. Additionally, change-over-time effects were only noted in the intensity and frequency of symptoms, with greater variation being observed in the frequency dimension. Study two examined preparation based temporal variations in anxiety symptoms (intensity, direction and frequency) as a function of symptom interpretation (facilitative/debilitative/mixed). Results indicated facilitators displayed higher intensities of self-confidence, a more positive interpretation of cognitive and somatic anxiety, lower frequencies of cognitive anxiety and higher frequencies of self-confidence than the debilitators during the week leading up to competition. Further, change-over-time effects were observed in the dimensions of intensity, direction and frequency, with greater variation being noted in the frequency dimension. These findings highlighted important practical implications regarding the preparation strategies facilitators and debilitators used during the time leading up to competition. Study three addressed how the two groups of performers psychologically prepared during the time leading up to competition using qualitative interviews. Causal questions, and probes underpinned by an Experience Sampling Method technique followed by causal network analysis and composite sequence analysis revealed that in comparison to the debilitators, the facilitators utilised a refined psychological preparation routine during the time leading up to competition. This routine relied on specific imagery, thought rationalisation, cognitive restructuring, goal setting and self-talk skills during certain phases of the preparation period. These findings generated important practical implications when attempting to restructure performer's negative symptom experiences during preparation time for competition. The final study examined the influence of a multi-modal preparation based intervention programme on performers debilitated by their pre-performance anxiety symptoms. Intervention effects were examined over competitive sporting performance and the symptoms experienced during the preparation time for competition throughout a ten match competitive cycle. The intervention programme successfully restructured cognitive and somatic anxiety symptoms, increased self-confidence intensity, decreased cognitive anxiety frequency and increased self-confidence frequency throughout the preparation time for competition. Further, these changes were associated with an approximate 10% improvement in sporting performance. These findings indicated preparation based interventions provide beneficial effects for the performance of athletes, and the pre-event symptoms they experience. In summary, this thesis suggests sport psychologists, both researchers and practitioners, should consider the reactions to competition as preparation based temporal processes incorporating the dimensions of intensity, direction and frequency and develop interventions that are shaped by the time leading up to competition
The relationship between psychological skills usage and competitive anxiety responses
No full textOBJECTIVES. To investigate equivocal findings within the literature addressing the relationship between
competitive anxiety responses and psychological skills. Intensity (i.e. level) and direction (i.e. interpretation
of intensity as facilitative or debilitative) dimensions of competitive state anxiety and self-confidence were
examined in performers with different levels of psychological skills usage.
DESIGN. Cross-sectional design assessing psychological constructs during competition. The independent
variable was psychological skill usage (“high” and “low” groups) and dependent variables were competitive.
METHOD. Non-elite competitive swimmers (N=114) completed a modified version of the Competitive
State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) which examined both intensity and direction dimensions prior to racing.
Following the event these participants completed the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) which measures
psychological skills usage. Based on the TOPS scores the swimmers were dichotomised using post hoc
median-split into high and low usage groups for certain psychological skills.
RESULTS. MANOVAs revealed significant differences in the CSAI-2 scores between the high and low
usage groups for the skills of relaxation, self-talk and imagery. ANOVAs indicated significant differences
on all CSAI-2 subscales for relaxation groups, and differences on cognitive intensity, somatic direction
and self-confidence for self-talk groups, and self-confidence for the imagery groups.
CONCLUSIONS. Non-elite swimmers, in contrast with previous research examining elite swimmers (Hanton,
S. & Jones, G. (1999a). The acquisition and development of cognitive skills and strategies: I. Making the
butterflies fly in formation. The Sport Psychologist, 13, 1–21), primarily use relaxation strategies to reduce
and interpret their anxiety intensity levels as facilitative, relying minimally on other psychological skills
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