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Klemer, Richard H. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1971
From the 1956 data, it was found that high self esteem young women did more dating and tended to go steady less often while in college. From the present comparisons, it is found that the young women who had dated more often tended to be married earlier. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Dating (Social), Females
Schimel, John L. – Sexual Behavior, 1971
Self esteem in both the male and female is seen as a need more basic than sexual activity. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Individual Characteristics, Individual Needs, Individual Psychology
Hatterer, Lawrence J.; Tripp, Clarence A. – Sexual Behavior, 1971
Presented is a debate between a physician and a psychologist concerning the possibility of successful intervention with homosexual behavior. The physician argues that homosexuality results from disturbed patterns of gender identity, while the psychologist sees homosexuality as an urge to respond to members of the same sex. From this urge may stem…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Anxiety, Behavior Change
Leah, Mary Jane – Women - A Journal of Liberation, 1971
Members of the Movement discuss the needs of women to discuss, with other women, their painful feelings concerning children, sexual relationships, social and economic resentments, and general needs. It is felt that their feelings can often be explored in consciousness-raising" groups, leaving the trained professional for the special few. (CJ)
Descriptors: Females, Feminism, Group Experience, Group Therapy
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Giacoman, Helmy F. – Cuadernos Americanos, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Hispanic American Literature, Individual Psychology, Literary Perspective
Berdie, Ralph F. – National Catholic Guidance Conference Journal, 1971
This article describes the role of guidance in helping the individual to maintain his autonomy and individuality in a society which demands it yet makes it difficult to achieve. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Careers, Guidance Objectives, Individual Needs, Individual Psychology
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Gordon, Edmund W. – Counseling Psychologist, 1970
There is an increasing need for helping persons" to manipulate the environments in which individuals function as a means of altering behaviors. Since man responds to his environments, a certain amount of tension must exist so that the relationship between man and his world does not become static, thereby preventing change. Presented at APA…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Objectives, Guidance, Guidance Objectives
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Sampsel, Bruce D.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Among third, fourth, and fifth graders tested, performance on embedded figures and leveling-sharpening tests correlated with performance on traditional items of class inclusion, suggesting that psychological differentiation is related to reasoning by class inclusion. However, age changes in differentiation do not account for age changes in class…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Concept Formation, Correlation
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Jones, Warren H.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Tested the hypothesis that psychological androgyny permits greater behavioral flexibility and leads to better adjustment. Contrary to expectations, findings indicated flexibility and adjustment were associated with masculinity. Subsequent experiments revealed that feminine subjects prefer to become more masculine if possible. Results suggest an…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Androgyny, Behavior Patterns
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Shuger, Dan; Bebout, Jim – Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1980
No significant differences between beginning and advanced clients of either school were found. Clients from the two schools differed significantly from each other, however, and appeared to be drawn to a theory by their personality. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship
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Hendel, Darwin D. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1980
Examines mathematics anxiety among female participants in a program to help overcome their fears. Mathematics anxiety is correlated with other academically relevant anxiety scales. Test anxiety and self-estimated mathematics ability are the most important variables in the prediction of mathematics anxiety. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Females, Group Therapy, Individual Psychology
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Bargar, Robert R.; Duncan, James K. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
Arguing that creativity in doctoral research has been underemphasized, this article offers five principles drawn from theoretical and research literature for advisors cultivating creative dissertation work and examines each principle from three contextual perspectives: individual psychology, theoretical-methodological, and institutional. (PB)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Creative Activities, Creative Expression, Creativity
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Sparzo, Frank J. – Contemporary Education, 1992
A summary of B.F. Skinner's work presents background information and examples of the great amount of misinformation about the work. The article discusses areas in which Skinner made major contributions to education (consequences, A-B-C analysis, rate of response, explanatory fictions, verbal behavior, programed instruction, social criticism, and…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Psychology
Young, Richard A. – 1995
Although counselors have implicitly understood and used a number of its tenets, an action-theoretical approach is a relatively recent development in career counseling. This digest analyzes the tenets of this approach. An action approach to career counseling sees clients as agents who steer and direct their activities. It represents an integration…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Careers, Cognitive Development
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Komarovsky, Mirra – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1974
This study reports patterns of self-disclosure of male college seniors to each parent, siblings, and closest male and female friends. Some findings are consistent with earlier studies of self-disclosure, whereas others appear to reflect some recent changes in male-female relationships. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Psychology
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