Multimethod assessments of temperament were obtained from 89 twins at 18 and 24 months of age. Ratings of subject reaction to restraint and parent ratings of temperament plus coordination of these temperament dimensions with analogous dimensions obtained at 12 months provided evidence of stability of temperament across six-month intervals during…

Addresses issues related to the antisocial personality disorder and offers recommendations for appropriate remediation. Includes a behavioral description and counseling implications. (JAC)

Seven gifted seventh graders designated as high creative experienced and responded to their environment with a greater intensity than seven Ss designated as low creative, as indicated by a comparison of the marked difference between imaginational, emotional, and intellectual overexcitabilities. (CL)

Examined the internal structure of the Jenkins Activity Survey. Results include identification of five factors, three of which are similar to factors identified in earlier studies, identification of a subset of items that show consistency across studies, and discovery that two scales are essentially the same in their defining items. (Author/BL)

The relationship between the "Children's Personality Questionnaire" and "Your Style of Learning and Thinking" was examined for 94 gifted 9-14 year-olds. Results revealed a relationship between personality variables and preference for a particular style of information processing. (CL)

The suicide rate of young people in the United States rose 237 percent between 1960 and 1980. This paper addresses three related issues: epidemic versus artifact; stress in adolescence; and the distinctive traits of the lifestyles or careers of a random sample of young Chicago suicides. (Author/BL)

Examined the impact of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Ego Strength (Es) level on the relationship between posttreatment alcohol use and MMPI scores in 54 treated alcoholics. Results showed that for the low Es group, the more intensive the alcohol use, the higher the MMPI scores. (JAC)

Examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory validity indicators in subjects (N=90) known to have engaged in defenesive denial of sexually deviant behavior. Results demonstrated similarities between full-denial and part-denial subgroups and differences between both these groups and subjects who substantially admitted…

Cluster analyzed the MMPI profiles of 70 male chronic pain patients into four homogeneous subgroups. Mean composites for each subgrouping were entered into a PDP 11 computer to generate an objective actuarial narrative description. Findings appeared to extend and replicate the work of earlier investigators. (Author)

Cross-validated findings of Ludenia, et al. (1984) from two independent but similar samples of alcoholic inpatients (N=219) with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Form Y. Results indicated that the STAI (Form Y) is a stable instrument across time when used to assess anxiety in an alcoholic population. (LLL)

Investigated the relationship of the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC) to personality type and level of emotional distress using Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores of 38 alcoholic males. No relationship was found between the MAC and magnitude of psychological distress, as measured by T scores. (JAC)

The connection between creativity and education was studied through interviews conducted by 2 interviewers with 53 creative individuals in northern California, selected because they had visibly recognized success in their fields and they were at least 35 years old. Both researchers developed a matrix of themes. There were 10 major themes that ran…

There is relatively little theory on how psychotherapy clients self-heal since most theories of therapy stress the magic of the therapist's interventions. Of the theories that exist, this paper briefly discusses Carl Rogers' theory of self-actualization; and the dialectical theories of Greenberg and his colleagues, Jenkins, and Rychlak. Gendlin's…

The judged accuracy of narrative paragraph types and total reports of a new Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) clinical interpretation simulation program is studied. A linear regression analysis of variance of overall narrative ratings with two narrative and four patient variables suggest that this system has considerable…

In a study of head high school football and basketball coaches, the more successful coaches were shown to be those who are also more authoritarian. (Author/KM)