Self-esteem, well managed, is a powerful force for effective learning. Research has shown that good self-esteem is associated with analytical thinking, persistence, creative ability, social independence, stability and high expectations, and that the antecedents of positive self-esteem are found in parental models who provide firm guidance in the…

The study employed self-monitoring and a strategy for self-solicitation of feedback to improve and maintain work performance in integrated job settings (two restaurants in Eugene, Oregon) with seven severely handicapped young adults. Self-monitoring procedures included counting and recording units of work completed and the amount of time spent…

There is a need when working with mentally handicapped people to develop interventions that can be used within a self-control framework. One intervention that has demonstrated success in a self-control context with normally intelligent people is Cognitive Stress Inoculation Training (CSIT). In CSIT clients are taught to recognize current self-talk…

Three severely handicapped high school students were taught to self-deliver reinforcment after a teacher had given feedback concerning the rate of production. The students self-managed their reinforcement by use of a prosthetic to determine whether or not to give themselves reinforcement. The performance across seven tasks was evaluated during…

The study investigated whether a self control strategy training procedure was effective in improving compositions of two 12-year-old learning disabled students. Effects of training on three objective aspects of compositions (number of different action words, action helpers, and describing words) were investigated using a multiple baseline across…

Study supported in part by U.S. Office of Education, OEG-2-7-070002-3005.

An argument is made that all counseling should be aimed at eventually transforming helpees into helpers. The method of achieving this aim is to develop the client's skills of behavior change. The manner of encouraging these "counselor skills" involves the achievement of self-acceptance through two possible approaches: Magic and self-control.…

This paper deals with the role of sports in the educational process. The following points are discussed: a) sport as relaxation, b) sport as an exercise in self-control, and c) sport as a builder of character. Based on these points, the concept of automatic incorporation of physical education in the classroom is presented, with emphasis on the…

Examines the relationship between self-instructions and subsequent instruction-following performance of 7- and 8-year-old children as a function of previous reinforcement for rule-breaking or rule-following. (BD)

The relationship between auditory perceptual test performance and Kagan's Reflection-Impulsivity Dimension was explored with 44 white, middle class kindergarteners. (Author/GW)

A package comprising self-monitoring, self-administrative reinforcement, and performance feedback significantly increased the production rate of 13 mentally retarded adults in a sheltered workshop. (Author/CL)

A procedure for anger management, developed from a rational-emotive therapy orientation, is described. The technique makes use of humor and referral to "Anger Busters" (based on the film, "Ghost Busters" to defuse angry emotions. Use of the technique with an 8-year-old is described. (DB)

An overview of the behaviorally-oriented fear reduction methods for children is presented. Systematic desensitization and related procedures, flooding-related therapies, contingency management approaches, modeling procedures, and self-control methods are discussed after reviewing normative and prevalence data regarding children's fears. Research…