Contrary to the hypothesis, obese Ss were significantly higher in feminity scores. Analysis of subtests revealed that the major contributing factor was greater emotional reactivity of the obese. The author concluded that the interaction of obese characteristics make it difficult to test the hypothesis on standard M-F scales. (Author)

Author discusses the merits of affective education but warns it is a potentially dangerous innovation that may accentuate unhealthy development." (Editor/Author)

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of the interaction of leader empathy, participant motivation to change, and leader-participant relationship. When a multiple regression analysis was used to observe the relationship between changes in effective sensitivity and the three variables, a significant positive relationship was found.…

This paper suggests guidelines for working with the current social pathology of both adolescents and adults. The author suggests that today's adolescents often have not experienced the mutuality of interpersonal relationships that require not only a capacity to seek love, but equally to love. (Author/AJ)

The author contends that to treat the cause of bad behavior we must supply the love experiences that have been missed. (Author)

Teachers can be more effective if they develop an understanding of the causes of anxiety and the inner conflicts it may represent. (NH)

The discipline needed by man to live in the age of automation and the computer and how this discipline can be taught to children are discussed under the headings of Concentration, Criticism, and Communication. (DB)

Examines recent empirical evidence to test theories postulated in separate works by G. Stanley Hall and Anna Freud that adolescents must experience psychological turbulence in the transition to adulthood. Concludes that turmoil is no longer a necessary condition of adolescence and that those who do experience it need psychiatric attention.…

The author addresses the issue of programing for the preschool/primary gifted student. Young gifted children are seen to be different in three overlapping areas: advanced cognitive development, psychosocial sensitivity, and high energy levels and fine motor coordination. Suggestions are offered for parents which relate to the three areas…

The popularity of horror fiction among adolescents is discussed in terms of the use of grammar for social interaction, personal development, and emotional therapy during a developmental stage characterized by fear and emotional upheaval. (MSE)

Discusses how career educators can help gifted students in three areas of conflict: (1) making a single career choice despite multipotentiality; (2) making long-range career plans before having necessary emotional maturity; and (3) reconciling personal career goals and societal expectations. (CT)

Reviews existing empirical literature to clarify issues relating to a neglected area of developmental research: the emotional changes that accompany aging. Summarizes theoretical positions in the fields of emotions research, clinical psychology, and gerontology relevant to emotions in the adult years, offering guidelines for future research. (RH)

Reviews the role of consciousness within the discipline of psychology (including psychology research and textbooks). Presents information on the nature of consciousness, problems with consciousness, the mind/ matter controversy, and the state of the art of consciousness within psychology today. Concludes that there is a shift in psychology toward…

Combined use of Koppitz' developmental and emotional scores did not improve the prediction of school readiness from children's human figure drawings when compared with each measure separately. Nonreadiness predictions yielded by the developmental score, emotional score, and their combination were not better than chance predictions. (Author/BEF)