The discipline needed by man to live in the age of automation and the computer and how this discipline can be taught to children are discussed under the headings of Concentration, Criticism, and Communication. (DB)

Examines recent empirical evidence to test theories postulated in separate works by G. Stanley Hall and Anna Freud that adolescents must experience psychological turbulence in the transition to adulthood. Concludes that turmoil is no longer a necessary condition of adolescence and that those who do experience it need psychiatric attention.…

The author addresses the issue of programing for the preschool/primary gifted student. Young gifted children are seen to be different in three overlapping areas: advanced cognitive development, psychosocial sensitivity, and high energy levels and fine motor coordination. Suggestions are offered for parents which relate to the three areas…

The popularity of horror fiction among adolescents is discussed in terms of the use of grammar for social interaction, personal development, and emotional therapy during a developmental stage characterized by fear and emotional upheaval. (MSE)

Discusses how career educators can help gifted students in three areas of conflict: (1) making a single career choice despite multipotentiality; (2) making long-range career plans before having necessary emotional maturity; and (3) reconciling personal career goals and societal expectations. (CT)

Reviews existing empirical literature to clarify issues relating to a neglected area of developmental research: the emotional changes that accompany aging. Summarizes theoretical positions in the fields of emotions research, clinical psychology, and gerontology relevant to emotions in the adult years, offering guidelines for future research. (RH)

Reviews the role of consciousness within the discipline of psychology (including psychology research and textbooks). Presents information on the nature of consciousness, problems with consciousness, the mind/ matter controversy, and the state of the art of consciousness within psychology today. Concludes that there is a shift in psychology toward…

Combined use of Koppitz' developmental and emotional scores did not improve the prediction of school readiness from children's human figure drawings when compared with each measure separately. Nonreadiness predictions yielded by the developmental score, emotional score, and their combination were not better than chance predictions. (Author/BEF)

Conclusions from research in the areas of maternal deprivation, institutionalization, and parent-child relations are used to conceptualize and hypothesize about dimensions of daily separation experiences relevant to attachment. (SS)

The article examines some of the special academic, psychosocial, and career problems of adolescents and young adults resulting from early severe auditory deprivation. The academic, psychosocial, and career development of deaf adolescents are considered. (DLS)

Parenting a handicapped child can be perceived as an opportunity for personal growth. Given this orientation, the truly empathic counselor assists parents in learning the skills and attitudes needed to deal effectively with their child and to learn to transform their own pain into caring and love. (Author)

Results of a questionnaire designed to measure a son's feelings of being understood by his father were related to results of a self concept scale, an inventory of somatic complaints, and the presence of help seeking behavior. (Author/SB)

Argues that it is not just the teachers of art subjects who should be concerned with their pupils' emotional development. (Editor/RK)

Examined relationship of emotion regulation and emotionality to social functioning in 77 children followed from age 4 to age 10. Found that high-quality social functioning was predicted by high emotion regulation and low nonconstructive coping, negative emotionality, and emotional intensity. Measures of regulation and emotionality frequently…