College students viewed religion as a useful "crutch" for relieving anxiety but not as an adaptive solution. Religious solutions were preferred for physical problems. Counselors should use caution in introducing religion as a solution to problems. (JAC)

Presents a behavioral technique that permits clients to manage their own depression by coaching clients through self-observation, self-mediation and self-reinforcement activities, counselors can use minimum intervention to achieve a maximum amount of client gain. The program is most effective for moderately depressed clients. (Author/JAC)

Forces within and outside the profession have made teachers vulnerable in dealing with disruptive student behavior. Six strategies are presented that constitute a basic plan for coping with student behavior that interferes with learning. (Author/MLF)

An alternative educational program that is highly structured, closely supervised, and appropriately staffed is proposed for the chronic disruptive student. (Author/MLF)

A review of the major schools of thought related to disciplinary techniques. (Author)

The question of whether there is a specific ethnic response to poverty and economic dependence has relevance for social policy. Explores the response of Afro-Americans to economic dependence and discusses the implications for all Americans. (Author/RLV)

Describes a group therapy program for recently widowed females, whose purpose was to allow individuals to share with each other the meaning of widowhood. A sense of group identity evolved which helped the women develop insight and courage to deal effectively with their situation. (Author/HLM)

Stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that marital satisfaction was the best overall predictor of the coping behavior of mothers of handicapped children, accounting for 79% of the predictive ability. Other significant predictors were the child's sex and residence. (Author)

The real issues of importance to teenagers are managing their lives more effectively and learning practical social survival skills. (JD)

Suggests that stress audits, the monitoring of the level of stress reactions in employees, will be more useful in determining an organization's health than the traditional, more financially oriented, measurement instruments. Available from Sloan Management Review, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50…

The article presents a coping model for helping gifted children which includes six steps, such as recognizing the problem, designing and investigation, and finding a possible solution for use in helping gifted children deal with stress. (PHR)

Discusses ways the novels of Robin Brancato help children learn about adversity and cope with hardship. (FL)

Discusses the cognitive processes and emotional needs that influence developmental changes related to fears and suggests some techniques which adults may use to help children cope with their fears. (Author/MP)

The traditional symptoms of illness may have their origins in the inability of the individual to cope with life and comfortably resolve daily stress situations. (JD)