The author examines the issues of teacher stress during middle age, and contends that the way teachers cope with stress in this period depends on their view of stress as either a producer of crisis or a promoter of change. (CL)

Ways of handling stress in teaching are suggested, including acknowledging that stress is present, admitting one's own responsibility in creating any conflict or situation bringing about stress, examining more than one possible solution, and seeking help from someone who can actually affect the situation. (CL)

The article emphasizes positive techniques which teachers can use to handle stress. Three major steps are outlined: identifying the problem, facing it, and developing personal or environmental management techniques for meeting and overcoming stress. (CL)

Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)

Black elderly males display the greatest death anxiety, followed in decreasing order by Black females, White females, and White males. The overall effects attributed to sex were not significant, nor were there any significant interactions. (Author)

Coping behavior of families facing plantation closures is evidenced in their job-seeking, in their dependence on social alliance systems, and in role changes experienced within their families. Behavior is constrained by expectations derived from earlier actions of plantation companies and government and limitations in education and…

The value of exercise in coping with stress is well documented. A series of isometric exercises may be used in the classroom by a teacher to release tension and reduce stress. (JD)

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)