This study aimed at assessing whether successful therapy outcome is related to positive attitudes towards therapists. Subjects were 93 clients. Those clients who were very satisfied with therapy, as opposed to those who were not very satisfied, described their therapists as warmer, more likable, more active, and more involved. (Author/SE)

This study used time-out (TO) as the primary therapeutic intervention with a 13-year-old highly aggressive male in a public school setting. TO was used over a 10-week period with extinction of the specified behaviors occurring after the seventh week. During an 8-week follow-up only three instances of the aggressive behaviors were observed. (Author)

The spouses were counseled jointly with a cognitive approach and separately with behavior modification techniques for the husband's obesity and the wife's lack of affective verbalization. After eight weeks, the husband had lost thirty pounds and the wife's affective language had increased markedly. (Author)

This article describes the functioning of a therapy group for latency-age psychotic children that emphasized verbalization, expression of feelings, and interaction. (BRT)

The basic disagreement between Humanists and Behaviorists is outlined, and evidence advanced that the two positions are not as mutually exclusive as is often suggested. (Editor)

Describes a program for treating the mentally ill that pays attention to cultural differences. (Author/CJ)

Relocation is often seen as a high-risk stress for the elderly. The present study compared relatively healthy older people moving voluntarily with nonmovers. An examination of behavioral test performance in a pre-post design revealed no decrement in function among those who changed residence. (Author)

Subjects were pretested on objective and subjective responses to test suggestions of the Barber Suggestibility Scale. After being exposed to one of three treatments--experimenter modeling, hypnotic induction, or control--each subject was retested. Experimenter modeling was as effective as hypnotic induction in enhancing responsiveness to test…

A 22-year-old female graduate student who suffered colitis attacks at the onset of therapy was apparently successfully treated by a procedure in which the therapist labeled antecedent stress events that appeared to be precipitating the attacks. The client was then taught a behavioral coping strategy to counter the stress events. (Author)

Presents a scale of thirteen positive and seven negative statements designed to measure attitudes of teachers toward behavior modification. Results of the item analysis indicate that the individual statements discriminate very effectively between high and low-scoring groups. (Author/PC)

This paper presents rationale, methodology, and implications for using action plans to facilitate behavior modification of college students in marriage education courses. Case studies are given as illustration of how action plans may be implemented. (Author)

Participants were divided into three groups: (a) control group, (b) Treatment 1 involving the application of learning theory plus group therapy, and (c) Treatment 2 involving the same as Treatment 1 plus mutual help principles. Both treatment groups lost significantly more weight over a seven-week period than did the control group. (Author)