Examined competencies that hospice practitioners and experts in the field would agree upon as necessary attributes to being an effective hospice team member. Results indicated strong positive agreement between the rankings of the practitioners on emotional and interpersonal characteristics needed by hospice personnel to effectively function with…

Compares two major approaches to understanding how families respond to a member's chronic illness or disability with regard to how each conceptualizes illness and the family's response to illness. For each approach, discusses methodological implications, examples of research, and clinical implications. Presents advantages of combining elements of…

Directed to graduate students and young professionals, discusses time-based and strain-based interrole conflicts and offers examples of coping strategies found to be effective in ameliorating conflict. Reviews time management skills which can be implemented to enhance coping strategies. (Author/NB)

An instructional unit designed to help students accept frustration, tolerate frustrating experiences, and build coping resources is described. The unit was taught to emotionally disturbed 6th and 7th graders and included five guided discussions over two weeks. Observation of student reactions to frustration before and after instruction suggested…

Preschoolers' normative patterns, individual styles, and developmental changes in coping with anger between others (background anger) were examined. Pairs of children were observed playing while two adults in an adjacent room verbally expressed anger toward each other. Children were also interviewed concerning the feelings they had during the…

Investigated the relation of pain coping strategies to pain, health status, and psychological distress in a group of osteoarthritis patients with chronic pain. Patients completed various questionnaires. Medical status variables were also used. The Pain Control and Rational Thinking factor derived from the Coping Strategies Questionnaire proved to…

Reviews last 10 years of research, counseling, and treatment in area of bereavement. Notes that community support can help some individuals coping with grief, but that others require different interventions. Sees need for research into sequence of events that lead to adverse physical, mental, or social consequences in bereavement, and about types…

Outlines theory, research, and procedures of stress inoculation training. Discusses three phases of conceptualization, skill acquisition and rehearsal, and application and follow-through. Provides guidelines for selection and design of individual and group application of stress inoculation training. (Author/NB)

Mothers' perceptions of family stress and ways of coping with autistic (N=36) or mentally retarded (N=36) adolescents were compared. Mothers of the autistic perceived more family stress than did mothers of the mentally retarded. Marital adjustment did not differ. (Author/DB)

Surveyed experts (n=226) on teacher stress and burnout to determine relevance of 49 teacher stress items to their overall concepts of teacher stress. Items rated as most relevant dealt with feeling unable to cope and experiencing physical exhaustion; the least were related to student motivation problems. (Author/NB)

Contrasted the victims of five crime types on victim characteristics, crime characteristics, coping responses and psychological distress. Found significant sociodemographic and coping response differences. Changing telephone numbers and staying home more were associated with significantly higher levels of psychological distress. Victims of all…

Four coping styles demonstrated by mentally retarded adults are postulated: the positive-passive style (high norm orientation with little tendency to get attention); negative-passive style (high tendency to get attention); assertive style (low norm orientation, high stigmatization, and low tendency to get attention); and defensive style (low…

The study investigated coping strategies of 25 learning disabled university students who were not receiving special services. Testing indicated persistent visual and auditory processing deficits and academic skill deficits. Coping strategies used to compensate for deficiencies included carefully managing their time, purchasing previously…

Discusses stress and strategies that have been successful in managing it. Common threads running through the theme articles are (1) when you manage stress you have control and can adapt to stressful situations; (2) educators are responsible for helping others manage stress; and (3) agricultural educators face personal stress that has internal and…

Presents an overview of some indigenous ways of understanding and dealing with psychological disorders in the traditional societies of Asia. Indigenous approaches to healing and psychotherapy existing in India, China, and Japan are included. Models of healing in these three societies are classified as folk traditions, mystical traditions, and…