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Sacherman, Carol – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
Instruments were investigated with the expectation that one of them might provide a systematic way of detecting individual needs at the onset of assertion training. The result was the discovery and subsequent use of the Gambrill-Richey Assertion Inventory, an excellent instrument developed in 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Counselor Role, Counselors, Individual Psychology

Wright, Paul H. – Human Communication Research, 1978
Presents a theory of friendship based on a conception of self that regards a central motive to be the person's concern for the well-being of one's self. Considers several facets of friendship growth, change, and rewards. (JMF)
Descriptors: Friendship, Growth Patterns, Individual Psychology, Interaction

Hunt, Earl; MacLeod, Colin M. – Intelligence, 1978
The contrasting approaches of differential psychology and cognitive psychology to the same individual differences data are outlined. Using data from the Clark and Chase sentence-picture verification task, four loci of conflict between these two disciplines are identified: (1) theory versus measurement; (2) meaningfulness versus reliability; (3)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Experimental Psychology

Chalus, Gary Anton – Journal of Homosexuality, 1977
Evaluates validity of the Freudian theory of paranoia which states that delusional thinking arises as a result of the reaction-formation and projection of threatening unconscious homosexual wishes. It is concluded that a positive association between paranoid and homosexual tendencies has been found, but only for male paranoid patients. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Homosexuality, Individual Psychology, Paranoid Behavior

Burns, Edward – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
Studied the degree to which skewed score distributions can affect the interpretation of Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) Results suggest indices of score variability such as average deviation and standard scores must be interpreted with extreme caution when skewness is a significant factor. (Author)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Individual Psychology, Perception Tests, Psycholinguistics

Gardiner, Judith Kegan – Signs, 1987
Although the "self psychology" theories of Heinz Kohut tend to neglect gender, they hold promise for feminist theory because they avoid some problems and limitations of the object-relations theory, especially its conflation of femininity with heterosexuality and apparent closure to historical change. Feminist self-psychology theory, in…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Daughters, Females, Feminism

Robbins, Steven B. – Career Development Quarterly, 1987
Proposes a hierarchical model based on self-psychology that predicts a reduction in career indecision after a career intervention. Tested model's validity in a study of college students (N=107). Study showed model partially supported with goal instability, self-esteem, and interest pattern predicting change in career indecision level after career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Students

Kitwood, Tom – Journal of Moral Education, 1988
Presents an image of the person as a sentient being to illustrate several problem areas in moral psychology: the theory of social action, gender differences, the nature of moral knowledge, and behavioral consistency. Describes the sentient being relative to three "levels" of psychic activity: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Competence, Developmental Psychology, Individual Psychology

Clement, Paul W. – Journal of School Health, 1973
The author explores the concept of behavior modification through self-reinforcement. This concept allows for greater responsibility for one's own behavior than other strategies. General techniques to alter behavior are presented, along with a detailed case history. (RP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Heijden, Eugen van der – Levende Talen, 1973
Descriptors: Acting, Audiences, Characterization, Creative Development
Koopman, Maurice – Levende Talen, 1973
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Concerts, Creative Activities

McPhail, Clark – American Sociological Review, 1971
Descriptors: Activism, Aggression, Catharsis, Civil Disobedience

Myrick, Robert D.; Moni, Linda S., Ed. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1972
Describes the use, by a counselor, of a Magic Box" containing a mirror to help children recognize their own uniqueness. (CJ)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Elementary Education, Individual Development, Individual Psychology

Strike, Kenneth A. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1972
Decisions in education concerning the development of children's intellectual capacities, respecting their freedom of choice, and initiating them into democratic values will depend in large measure on the view we hold of the nature of man. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Concept Formation, Educational Policy, Educational Research

Greenhaus, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1971
The hypothesis that career salience would be positively related to the degree of self occupational congruence attained in an occupational choice was supported for males. The hypothesis that the correlation between congruence and occupational satisfaction would be greater for high career salient subjects for low subjects received no support.…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Choice, Career Development, Individual Psychology