A limited comparative study of undergraduate homosexual males and control males were compared on referral source, therapy referral, academic interest and achievement, ordinal position, perceived relationship with parents, and personality adjustment as measured by the MMPI. Several differences were found and implications for treatment were…

Patients suffering from factitious illness present complex problems for themselves and hospital personnel. This article describes a multidisciplinary intervention through confrontation approach that has proved to be successful with such patients. (Author)

Data reveals that females who appear to be less cultured (music, art, poetry), less attractive, and less skilled verbally in a cultured and socially competitive environment are inclined to be less successful and withdraw. (Author)

School disordered children, and institutionalized children to a greater degree, under perceived threat to the self arising from concepts related to family and school, attach greater meaning to those aspects ofenvironment than the school adjusted children. Successful adjustment to school, at least in terms of children's perceptions, tends to be…

Results of a questionnaire indicate that most parents feel their children had no problems dealing with sex, although very few children had received sex information either in school or at home. A need is suggested for more comprehensive research in this area. (CJ)