The course of psychosocial adjustment to cancer was examined in 105 adults with cancer of the lung, breast and skin. Half of the patients received a program of systematic psychosocial rehabilitation plus evaluation, and the other half received only an evaluation, consisting of a series of psychometric instruments and a problem-oriented structured…

Evaluated factors associated with depression and suicidal behavior in 13-year-old (n=8) psychiatric inpatients. Suicidal behavior was associated with children's tendency to perceive their families as low in control and cohesiveness and high in conflict. Suicidal children generated fewer cognitive mediational strategies for coping with stress.…

Explored the relationships among divorced and intact homes, early and later latency age groups, and sex to establish how emotionally taxing the parents' divorce can be for children. (ABB)

The author provides parents with information and suggestions about ways to alleviate strains placed on the natural attachment (bonding) process when their child has a hearing impairment. Strategies to foster the child's communicative and behavioral development are presented and the roles of parental responsivity, letting go, and fathers are…

Identifies key issues in the psychosocial development of women and men that are important to understanding dual-career marriages. Describes life as a dual career family considering rewards, sources of stress, and factors that promote effective coping. Addresses pertinent metaissues--concepts of equity and the nature of society. Offers…

Investigated coping strategies for dealing with role conflicts among returning women students (N=92). Found that professional and nonprofessional women used different coping strategies for different conflicts. Indicated that professional women experienced more intense conflicts between roles as employee-home maintenance person and employee-parent…

Adaptive behavior and mental retardation are addressed in terms of their historical relationship, current definitions and concepts, and issues related to structure and content. The role of community environmental factors in the adaptive behavior of mentally retarded persons is examined. Through a case study, implications of using adaptive behavior…

Suggests some special considerations that might be given the homosexual or lesbian high school student. Examines knowledge, beliefs, and values about homosexuality. Encourages counselors to help homosexual students develop healthy identities and self-disclosure skills and help them come to terms with disclosing or not disclosing their sexuality.…

The mother of a five-year-old with partial growth hormone deficiency recounts how she and her son attempted to deal with the physical pain and emotional upheaval caused by the regular injections of human growth hormones she had to administer to the child. (CB)

Compared ego identity in adolescents identified as having behavioral problems with those reported not to have behavior problems. Found ego identity achievement, including trust, initiative, and identity, but not autonomy and industry, significantly greater in those without behavior problems. Adolescents who had achieved a higher degree of identity…

Measured family stress, resources, parental coping, and family types in families who had a child with myelomeningocele. Determined the relationships between the family characteristics, the child's health status, and number of active health problems based on level of impairment. Demonstrated an increasing level of family system involvement…

Describes a support group for women with relationship dependency focusing on friendship, decision making, and feelings. Issues discussed include loneliness, coping with loss, anger, and self-esteem. Guidelines for counselors are provided. (Author)

Presents ways female therapists may manifest co-dependent patterns in their work. Defines co-dependency as a pattern of beliefs, learned behaviors, and habitual feelings that make people more dependent on things outside themselves than they have to be. Offers suggestions for changing these behaviors. (Author/KS)

A program was designed to provide gifted preadolescent students with a better resistance to stress. Based on the stress inoculation procedure, the program's six sessions gradually exposed students to stressful situations through imagery techniques and role-playing, while helping them apply newly learned coping skills. (JDD)

Reviews current resource materials available to help educators, counselors, and others who work with rural families in an effort to support them in crisis, to facilitate their decision making and long-range planning, and to foster their problem-solving efforts. (Author)