Assessed the impact of relaxation response on acting out behavior and self-concept of 21 elementary school students. Results indicated that students who practiced the relaxation response improved their ability to control acting out behavior and improved their self concepts when compared with students in the behavior charting control group.…

Investigates children's misbehaviors and parental discipline strategies in families with abusive and nonabusive parents. Twenty abusive families with children between 4 and 10 years old and a matched control group of 20 families participated. Behavior of abusive parents and their children was more aversive than that of the control families.…

This study focused on identifying and classifying misbehaviors of mainstreamed students in vocational classrooms and laboratories. It also identified control techniques used by vocational teachers to resolve problems created by these misbehaviors. (Author/CH)

Reviews the use of drugs to treat hyperactivity in children. Finds that not all studies support the use of drugs to produce increased learning and control behavior. Suggests that, given the contradictory findings, counselors ought to taken an active role in students' drug therapy, monitoring their behavior and academic performance. (ABB)

Focuses on the school-related problems of children of single-parent families. Presents a way of conceptualizing such problems from a family systems perspective and examples of interventions based on strategic family therapy. (Author/ABB)

A rural deinstitutionalization project for young people with multiple handicaps and maladaptive behavior is described. Measures of adaptive behavior change, maladaptive behavior, daily activities, and consumer satisfaction indicate that young people can be successfully deinstitutionalized regardless of their skill level, their behavior problems,…

Evaluated clinical utility and construct validity of seven new Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist behavior profiles and compared them to four original profiles. Results indicated that seven cluster solution classified equally as well as four cluster solution, but with increased differentiation into more specific internalizing and externalizing…

Results of two experiments on choosing replacement behaviors for behavior problems in developmentally disabled students were consistent with the hypothesis that some behavior problems may be viewed as nonverbal communication and that behavior problems and verbal communicative acts may be equivalent in function. Therefore, strengthening the latter…

Teacher-completed rating scale data were collected on boys and girls aged 6 to 18 years identified as EMR (educable mentally retarded, N=612) or nonhandicapped (NL) learners (N=1116). Significant differences between EMR and NL students were most notable on items related to self-esteem, disruptiveness, and attentional problems. Age and sex…

Early temperament was assessed at ages six, 13, and 24 months via mother ratings on age-appropriate versions of the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ). Home observations of mother-toddler interactions at age 24 months were made, and behavior sequence variables were analyzed. The 24-month form of the ICQ was developed in this study.…

Examined a theoretical model of adolescent behavior which hypothesizes that depression and self-derogation may lead to a lack of purpose in life, which, in turn, may lead to suicide ideation and substance use. The model adequately accounted for the data although there were some important differences between the sexes. (Author/BL)

This study employed an ABA withdrawal design, replicated three times, with a control subject and a follow-up phase, to evaluate the effects of self-observation in reducing disruptive classroom behaviors. Results showed that the percentage of disruptive classroom behaviors were dramatically reduced as a consequence of treatment. (Author/LMO)

Discusses the teacher, parent and counselor roles in the identification and handling of maladjusted children. Behavior problems which are discussed include unmanageability and hyperactivity. (BL)

Presents a case study to illustrate intervention programs for children with multiple maladaptive behaviors. Suggests that counsellors should consider the general development of the child in the physical, social and intellectual domains when planning, implementing and evaluating child development programs. (Author/BL)

Seven articles discuss such aspects of student management as teacher liability; behavior on field trips; management of special needs students; effects of boredom, immaturity, and personal problems; using an escalation plan; and the 4-F principle--firm, fair, functional, fun. (SK)