Twelve third and fourth grade hyperactive children were trained to use electromyographic biofeedback to signal the need to relax while working on classroom tasks. (CL)

Two strategies in teaching mentally retarded employees to maintain their work behavior are described: one incorporates cues produced and managed by change agents and the other actively enjoins the subject to ultimately rely upon management of his/her own behavior. The value of each approach is discussed. (Author/CL)

If a quick-tempered student is helped to deal with anger, she or he has learned an important lesson. Sixteen strategies to teach self-control are presented and discussed. (MT)

Effects of Instrumental Enrichment, an approach to enhance the cognitive modificability of the individual, were examined with 22 seeventh- and eighth-grade remedial students. Analysis of posttest results revealed significant positive differences in achievement and overall self-concept. (CL)

A manual to teach parents how to help their six children (3-11 years old) overcome fear of the dark included desensitization, reinforcemnt, and verbal self-control statements. Data indicated that all children were sleeping all night with the rheostat set at criterion level or lower within two weeks after initiation of treatment. (Author/CL)

Suggests that self-efficacy in relation to one's addiction is a factor in sustained sobriety, and explores implications for counseling. Treatment strategies that improve clients' coping skills, develop their sense of personal control, and enhance perceptions of self-efficacy reduce the risk of alcoholic relapses. (JAC)

A time management quiz is provided to evaluate individual work habits. Pointers for efficient meeting management are also included. (MD)

This article focuses on specific applications of biofeedback and on the technique itself to acquaint counselors and educators with the potential of this newly emerging technique and to give some ideas about ways to begin using it. (Author)

This paper is based upon a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. at Stanford University

Investigates the effects of varying the motivational context of verbal rationales on children's compliance with prohibition. Results indicate that children who received other-oriented rationales performed a greater amount of work and were less likely to show decrements in working over time than did subjects who received self-oriented rationales.…

A review of the literature was conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of self-recording, self-management, and self-instructional procedures as motivational strategies with mentally retarded persons. It was concluded that while self-control strategies have shown clear-cut efficacy in some studies, the majority show a number of deficiencies.…

An interview with D. Goodman, brain researcher, focuses on the role of the frontal lobes in intelligence and learning in individuals with learning disabilities. The technique of psychic self-regulation, intensive training in active imagination, concentrated attention, and enhanced self-control, is seen to strengthen frontal lobe functioning. (CL)

Investigated elite and subelite swimmers' retrospective perceptions and causal beliefs about the link between anxiety symptoms and performance and the underlying mechanisms involved. Interview data indicated that perceived control was the moderating factor in the directional interpretation of anxiety and not the experience of anxiety symptoms…

Prospectively followed 100 hyperactive children and 60 controls over 8 years into adolescence. At followup, hyperactive children demonstrated impaired academic achievement; impaired attention and impulse control; and greater off-task, restless, and vocal behavior during an academic task compared with controls. Concluded that hyperactive children…