A statement of how the media influences moral development. (HB)

This paper summarizes the author's research on the role of empathy in personality development. (Author)

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)

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)

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)

Personality structure, as measured by the Preschool Personality Questionnaire, was studied in preschool children. Two studies are reported which discuss factor analysis, including the ability factors of the PSPQ. (ST)

The concept of moral intentionality was analyzed and shown to be concerned with the more general ethical problem of responsibility. Levels of intentionality were specified and discussed. (CS)

Discusses how graphotherapy (analyzing penmanship strokes) could provide a definite, behavioral criteria of each student on a personalized basis. (MM)

The results of this investigation demonstrate the reliability of ratings of accurate empathy and nonpossessive warmth during psychotherapeutic intervention with children. (Author)

A psychiatrist contributes to an understanding of anxiety by detailing the sources of young children's fears. He suggests ways adults may help children deal with these fears. (Author/WY)

Since children learn from play, play equipment should be structured to provide reinforcement of desirable behaviors. (RA)

Emphasis is placed on the importance of literature in the acquiring of our personal identities. (MF)

Concludes from cited literature and speculative discussion that the father's influence on female identification and personality adjustment is extremely significant. (DR)