Infants and young children have the ability to regulate their food intake according to their energy needs, and parents play an important role in facilitating their children's self-regulation. When overweight children learn to eat in accordance with feelings of hunger and fullness and learn to soothe themselves without eating, they will reduce…

Background: Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a leading cause of referral for youth mental health services; yet, many uncertainties exist about ODD given it is rarely examined as a distinct psychiatric disorder. We examined the lifetime prevalence, onset, persistence, and correlates of ODD. Methods: Lifetime prevalence of ODD and 18 other…

The mindfulness procedure "Meditation on the Soles of the Feet" can help individuals with mild mental retardation control aggressive behavior. In this study, our aim was to teach this mindfulness technique, using a multiple baseline design, to 3 individuals with moderate mental retardation who were at risk of losing their community placements…

Nowadays, the society witnesses the rapid development of internet information. Network has not only brought active and positive convenience to students, but also the passive and negative impact, so network moral education can not be ignored. The present paper attempts to combine the traditional moral education with online interactivity education,…

Examined four variables affecting children's resistance to deviation: (1) modeling resistance to deviation, (2) modeling alternative activity incompatible with deviation; (3) availability of alternative activity, and (4) attractiveness of alternative activity. It was concluded that the modeling of behavioral inhibition and incompatible responses…

The report describes second year efforts of a 5-year investigation of skill generalization among severely handicapped students. An overview section introduces the Washington Research Organization, noting its administration and management and its major emphasis on the collection of descritptive data and laboratory research, research in natural…

The goals and model of the Safety Harbor (Florida) Exceptional Student Center for severely emotionally disturbed children are based on three major assumptions: success in school has a high positive correlation with success in society; most severely disturbed students can be returned to mainstream school programs; and the majority of severely…

Durkheim's theory of anomie is traced and argued to be a major development that followed the publication of "Suicide." Recognition of anomie as a macrosociological problem rendered it insoluble by Durkeheim's practical-humanistic orientation. In this connection his remedial proposals -- occupational, political, education, and…

Investigates the effects of giving preschool children plans to resist distraction and their resistance in a subsequent work situation. (Author/LLK)

These findings in concert with case history data suggest that the thought-stopping-covert-assertion treatment "package" may hold considerable promise as an efficient and effective clinical tool. (Author)

To compare various cognitive treatment approaches for ameliorating difficulties of hyperactive children on tasks requiring sustained vigilance and accuracy, 48 hyperactive boys (mean age 9 years 4 months) were randomly assigned to one of four training conditions: inhibitory control training, attention training, combined training, or control. The…

Behavioral humanism is defined as the synthesis of behavioral techniques with humanistic goals. Contemporary humanism, especially humanistic psychology, offers directions for the kind of behavior that individuals should be able to engage in; contemporary behaviorism offers principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic…

Results from 2 experiments indicated that 8-to 10-year-old children can be taught to take over the punishing role of an external agent and that a training technique involving perceived freedom of self-punishment will generate greater compliance with subsequent requests from the external agent. (Author/JMB)

A case history illustrates six steps in designing self-management programs for developmentally disabled individuals: (1) general assessment, (2) specification of outcome, (3) specification of self-management process, (4) specific assessment, (5) training program, and (6) evaluation. (CL)

Nine severely retarded individuals (ages 12-20) who body rocked made choices among three conditions: a rocking chair under the individual's control (active stimulation), the experimenter's control (passive stimulation), or stationary. Results were interpreted as showing that self-stimulation involves at least two independent processes: control and…