The article presents an overview of adjustment and creativity focusing on specific personality characteristics (including conformity, introversion, self esteem, depression, anxiety, confidence, persistence, and self discipline) to determine the relationship between maladjustment and creativity. (CL)

The validity of the creativity scale of the Adjective Check List was investigated with a sample of inventors and non-inventors. Eight scales of the Adjective Check List showed significant differences for the two groups, including the creativity scale. (Author/JKS)

This article also serves as a rejoinder to TM 502 436, focusing mainly on Kagan's second and third themes: continuity between stages of development and resilience of human cognitive growth. (DEP)

Reality therapy is a logical psychotherapeutic orientation based on learning theory and existential philosophy. Glasser's emphasis on ego defectiveness being converted into ego strength by the help of a therapist portends his later notions of involvement and teaching of responsibility by a therapist. (Author)

Personality and attitudinal correlates of father absence early (before age 5) or late (between 5 and 11) in childhood were studied in a sample of college- aged women. Father absence was due to either death or divorce. Results showed few differences between father-absent subjects and father-present controls. (Author/JMB)

The best strategy for personality scale construction may be a utilitarian concept rather than a psychometric one. Some specific suggestions are given. (Author/JKS)

Describes a classroom exercise in which a simple personality inventory is used to assess students' perceptions of their instructor. The data generated are used to illustrate the basic cognitive processes by which individuals interpret the behavior of others, as well as numerous perceptual biases that often render such interpretations inaccurate.…

Two studies assessed the kinesthetic aftereffect using a wide inducing block with the Petrie measurement procedure and a traditional procedure. The subjects included 76 male and 101 female undergraduates. Aftereffect scores were generally correlated as predicted. (TJH)

Discusses the differences and similarities between Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration and the theories of the American humanistic psychologists. Stresses the suffering associated with attaining higher levels of spiritual development. Suggests that Dabrowski and humanists followed different theodicies. (Author/ABL)

This study contrasted two possible relations between reflection-impulsivity and analytic or holistic modes of processing. Although impulsive children were more holistic in the classification task, they made more errors than reflectives on matching tests, regardless of whether the content favored holistic processing. (RH)

Personality functioning of 90 children (ages 11-16) with intelligence quotients greater than 135 was examined using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Child Behavior Checklist. Scores of gifted males and females were more similar to each other than to high school norms and displayed no greater incidence of psychopathology. (Author/VW)

Examined whether women who experienced sexual assault early in life (N=26) would be identifiable by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results indicated four scales of the MMPI correctly classified 72.55 percent of the subjects. (Author/BL)

Examines the procedure for applying the Fog, Flesch, and Fry readability formulas to the Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance Scales and for modifying the instrument for use with adult basic education (ABE) students. (Author/CH)

Describes a counseling technique in which a game similar to Trivial Pursuit is used to aid adolescents in discovering themselves, in facilitating their sense of self-continuity, and in helping them gain a positive direction toward an integrated adult life. (Author/ABB)

College students (N=373) compared "mentally retarded" and "normal" persons on eight personality-trait characteristics. Three factors influenced students' perceptions, with mentally retarded persons perceived more favorably than normal persons on traits indicating amiability, less favorably on traits reflecting cognitive/mental competencies, and…