Scores from 94 psychiatric and neurological patients on the 11 subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Category and Finger Tapping tests were used in a factor analysis. The Category Test is not particularly sensitive to all types of brain pathology. (Author)

The Sensation-Seeking Scale and The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to 30 white, 30 black, and 30 Hispanic male narcotic drug abusers. White subjects scored significantly higher on the five Sensation-Seeking subscales. No significant differences were obtained between ethnic groups on state or trait anxiety. (Author)

Families (N = 86) of delinquents were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions. Results indicated that only 20 percent of families in the treatment condition had subsequent court contacts for siblings, compared to a 40 percent rate for no-treatment controls and 59 percent and 63 percent rates for the alternative treatment conditions.…

Investigated the moderating effect of both private and public self-consciousness on the predictive validity of self-reported emotional expressivity. Predictions of higher self-report-criterion correlations for low public self-conscious persons were supported. (Author)

Two measures of "breadth" and three measures of "depth" were derived, based on special administration and scoring of the Wechsler Similarities subscale. Factor analyses indicated that breadth and depth can be distinguished statistically, and multiple regression analyses revealed that the derived measures contributed to improved…

The role of the therapist was varied in a weight reduction program. When meetings with the therapist were "faded out" over the duration of the 10-week treatment period, subjects lost significantly more weight compared to subjects who met with the therapist on a regular basis. (Author)

Describes development of a situation-specific trait-state test for affective responses. Form One contains 20 situations to which subjects described responses on 16 scales for each situation. Study Two assessed reliability of these scales, sex differences, and trait-state relationships. Five validity studies are described. (Author)

Obese undergraduate women (N = 100) were assigned from stratified blocks to one of five experimental conditions. Both the weight reduction manual and behavioral contract treatments were significantly effective at posttreatment and follow-up; the self-determination group did not differ from either control group. (Author)

Scores of 1,200 subjects on the Test Anxiety Scale were factor analyzed. Both cognitive "worry" and "emotionality" items loaded strongly on the first factor, which appears to reflect worry about oneself and one's performance on tests and a wide variety of physical and emotional consequences of this intense worry. (Author)

Two experiments were performed to test whether high as compared to low insecurity leads to greater acceptance of diagnostic feedback. In both experiments, the positively worded interpretation was more accepted than the negatively worded interpretation. Possible explanations for insecurity results are discussed, and implications are drawn for…

Studied effects of three sets of instructions on poststress state anxiety (A-State) of 78 seventh-grade children. Results indicate only instructions for reporting anxiety during the test showed significant increases in A-State. Apparently, state anxiety can subside in a matter of a few minutes after cessation of a stressor. (Author)

Investigates whether or not children of alcoholic parents suffer adverse emotional consequences and whether or not Alateen is beneficial to such children. Adolescents with an alcoholic parent who were not members of Alateen had significantly higher scores on the negative scales of the Profile of Mood States. (Author)

Data are based on interviews with 31 fourth- and sixth-grade children concerning their understanding of the behavior of one normal and four emotionally disturbed boys as depicted in written vignettes. Liking and disliking were not related to each other or to degree of perceived disturbance. (Author)

Selected personality variables, sex, age, interpersonal values, and educational level, were examined as antecedents to preferences for a nondirective (Carl Rogers) or directive (Albert Ellis) therapist. Individuals who preferred the Ellis presentation proved to more dogmatic and externalized than individuals preferring the Rogers presentation.…

Counselor reports of the time and travel allocated to various activities were correlated with caseload statistics representing the rehabilitation outcomes of their clients. Increased effort devoted to placement and job development coincided with a decreased rate of cases closed as not rehabilitated. (Author)