Determines the time course of circulating cortisol following circumcision in 80 healthy newborns and investigates whether changes in behavioral state following circumcision in anyway paralleled the adrenocortical time course. Adrenocortical and behavioral data indicated that subjects were able to cope with circumcision trauma. Cortisol levels…

Describes a Canadian community's approach to the social integration of exceptional persons into that community. Specific needs and skills required for successful integration are discussed. (BL)

The mother of a teenage daughter with mental retardation describes the ways in which her child behaves as a typical adolescent despite the retardation. Positive experiences with camping are described along with the difficulties of allowing her to maintain her independence safely. (CL)

Surveyed 656 widows over age 50 about changes in working caused by widowhood. Almost one-third were employed when their husbands died; another one in six took jobs. Widows reported problems in locating employment, and findings suggested work is not a universally appropriate adaptive strategy. (JAC)

Contends that anger is a temporary internal state and that counselors can teach clients to recognize early signs of anger and choose healthy responses. Proposes that counselors teach clients to speak assertively and deal fairly and to use inner dialog and inner drama to avoid displaced verbal responses. (LLL)

Discusses the critical importance and impact that specific types of cognitions may have on couples' ability to resolve their conflicts functionally, based on rational-emotive therapy. Reviews perspectives on marital conflict in terms of discovery, modification, and behavioral action and observation. (JAC)

Examined the relationship between perception of pain, personality, coping, and the reaction of family members in three chronic pain groups (sickle cell anemia, arthritis, and low back pain) (N=60). Analyses suggested that the three groups were not distinguishable in coping, personality, or in their experience of pain. (LLL)

Evaluated the role of intelligence in the selection of a coping strategy by undergraduate students in test situations (N=50). Results showed that intelligence was related to the selection of a predominant coping strategy and that identification of patterns of coping styles was more useful than one predominant style. (LLL)

Reviews coping theory and attribution theory to present a systematic approach to stress management counseling that focuses on teaching clients to diagnose life events and to choose the coping response that is most useful for them. Stresses the importance of counselors becoming proficient in a variety of coping techniques. (LLL)

States that an adult basic education teacher is not only a teacher of subject matter, but also a teacher of how to live, succeed, and solve problems. Provides a review of the development of typical coping and defense mechanisms used by students in response to inner and outer pressures. (NRJ)

Defines burnout and its symptoms, examines recommended approaches to dealing with burnout, articulates a generic problem-solving strategy, and describes its trial application to the burnout of an interdisciplinary terminal care team. Enumerates the advantages of applying problem solving to staff burnout in rehabilitation settings. (Author/LLL)

The appropriate approaches about "death education in early childhood" are addressed in this paper. It is recommended for early childhood teachers to take an advantage of children's daily lives to talk about death and dying of living things such as finding dead insects, corpses of small animals found outside, or plants that turn brown. By seizing…

Since there appears to be a connection between substance use (and abuse) and loneliness it is of theoretical and clinical interest to explore the differences of coping with loneliness which drug users employ. The present study examined the manner in which MDMA (Ecstasy) users in comparison with non-MDMA (Non-Ecstasy) users and the general…

This booklet is designed to assist those who may be in a situation of consoling a person with mental retardation who has either just lost a parent or friend or is near to someone whose death is imminent. The first part of the booklet explores why it is important that people with mental retardation know about the death. It provides guidance on how…

The Ford Policy Forum is an integral part of the annual symposium of the Forum for the Future of Higher Education. The Forum studies key economic issues likely to influence the quality and performance of colleges and universities. This publication contains the work of the Ford Policy Forum Scholars of 2001 for the annual symposium. In early 1991,…