Discusses, with special reference to socially disapproved conduct, possible family and school influences on behavioral development. Influences are discussed in terms of alternative explanations for causal inferences relating environmental variables and children's disorders; mechanisms and processes; persistence of environmental effects; and…

Evaluated the simultaneous contribution of life event stress and coping style, as well as the independent contribution of each, to psychopathology among college students. Sex differences were found in the type of coping style related to psychopathology, the relative contributions of coping style and negative life stress to psychopathology, and the…

The paper outlines some of the most consistent problems presented by young adolescents entering full time college study and the kinds of coping skills they have learned in the effort to adjust to the college setting. Suggestions are made for using these case studies by counselors of highly gifted young students. (Author/CL)

Philosophers of education tend to stress the importance of analytic and scientific thinking. A discussion of how dialectical reasoning, as developed by Jean Paul Sartre, can contribute to educational thought is offered. (DF)

Surveyed 146 career development specialists to examine stress, strain, and burnout, using the Burnout Experience Questionnaire and measures developed by Osipow and Spokane (1981). While 75 percent of respondents had experienced burnout in the past, most reported currently low levels of stress and strain. (JAC)

The article discusses common problems facing mainstreamed hearing impaired persons and describes ways in which "maps" can designate a person's representations of reality. Mental health implications of such maps and their ability to locate the source of adjustment difficulties are noted. (CL)

Describes coping patterns of Israeli Jewish prisoners' wives (N=143) and identifies predictors of successful coping. Results indicated successful coping was related to wives' higher level of education, an egalitarian pattern of family life before the husband's incarceration, and the length of sentence served. (JAC)

In this article a learning disabled person tells about his most difficult, yet successful educational and social career as a nonreader. Both positive and negative aspects of the educational system are imbedded in this account of what it means to be a nonreader in our culture. (Author/CL)

The mother of a child with chronic kidney disease describes how selfishness--in the form of taking care of herself--has enabled her to survive and her son to develop independence. (CL)

Examined adjustment following physical disability using the representative case method with two persons with quadriplegia. Results highlighted the importance of previously established coping styles as well as the role of the environment in adjustment. Willingness to mourn aided in later growth. (JAC)

The author, a parent of a multiply handicapped child and a special education teacher, discusses the emotional stresses of parents with handicapped children and suggests ways in which teachers can help. (CL)

Examines some of the major transitions of aging and factors that determine the individual's ability to adjust to these changes. Discusses difficulties in providing services for this group, such as developing a classification system, and indicates ways counseling services can help older persons cope with role transitions and losses. (LLL)

Tested 73 male inpatients with coronary heart disease on the Defense Mechanisms Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a perception of health measure. Subjects were followed for five years. Principalization was discovered to be the most successful and projection the least successful defense. (JAC)

Examined the relationship among 10 different types of sustaining fantasies, which make individuals feel better during stress, and two measures of poor self-concept (N=124). Confirmed that poor self-concept relates to a pattern of sustaining fantasies similar to that of acute psychiatric inpatients and nonhospitalized individuals with psychological…

Traditionally, stress has been defined in terms of its sourceinternal, such as hunger, pain, sensitivity to noise; and externalseparation from family, change in family composition, exposure to conflict or violence. Although the research literature tends to focus on the impact of single-variable stressors on children's development, in real-life…