Close teacher proximity (within three feet) resulted in fewer disruptive responses of a 10 year old, suggesting that proximity control may be a useful part of a management plan for disruptive students. (CL)

Female elementary, middle, and high school students (N=146) identified as educable mentally retarded were rated on the Quay-Peterson Behavior Problem Checklist by their teachers. Normal females were also rated for comparison. Analyses indicated that mentally retarded females exceeded normal females on the Conduct Disorder, Personality Problem, and…

A selective review of the literature explores biofeedback and relaxation as practical alternatives to drug therapy in controlling the behavior of hyperactive children. (JW)

The case study presents the perspectives of the mother and father of an adolescent with spina bifida and school behavior problems. The parents and the student were helped to resolve conflicts and the student had a fairly successful year in school. (CL)

A pediatrician recounts his experiences in diagnosing and treating allergies to common yeast germs that may result in behavior and learning problems. He lists characteristics that may predispose children to yeast-connected health problems. (CL)

Presents an interactional basis for the evolution of a paranoid cycle. Treatment strategies and tactics are delineated along with a set of clinical examples. The major therapeutic principle advocated is for the therapist to help to build new action based upon old labels and premises. (JAC)

This article proposes simulation as a method of training teachers to become managers of behavior. (JA)

Reports longitudinal data collected when children were 5 and then 7 years old on incidence of behavior problems in 26 urban infant schools serving "deprived", working class, middle class, and rural area schools in England and Wales. (DP)

This paper concentrates on one principal disruptive behavior-aggression. Several of the basic determinants of aggression have been summarized and some methods of effective control are reviewed. Guidelines for the implementation of a behavior modification program are presented. (Author)

The Elementary guidance and Psychological Services project of the Memphis public schools, an effort to find children who need help and to see that they receive it, is described. (DB)

Emphasize the importance of a positive diagnosis of perceptual handicap, rather than a wastebasket" diagnosis. The tendency to separate the child's handicap from his feelings about it is reflected in the treatment process. There exists little concern with the totality of the child's development in his total environment. (Author)

Reviews and assesses current knowledge on children's aggression: the determinants and regulation mechanisms. (AJ)