This presentation focuses on a theory of personality development, conceptual systems theory, as a possible resource for the counselor assisting clients in stress. It describes the results of a factor analysis of four measures of conceptual structure which suggested that the construct of conceptual complexity is different from the construct of…

The second volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on the psychology of individual behavior and is divided into three separate documents. Like Volume One (EM 010 420), it is a self-instructional, syndactic…

The second volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on the psychology of individual behavior and is divided into three separate documents. Like Volume One (EM 010 420), it is also a self-instructional,…

Test items for the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) which were compiled as part of the project documentation and which are coordinated with the text-workbook on concepts of leadership (EM 010 420, EM 010 465, and EM 010…

Test items for the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) which were compiled as part of the project documentation and which are coordinated with the test-workbook on achieving effective communication (EM 010 426, EM 010 427, EM…

Three studies tested the proposition that membership in a fixed-status class would be unrelated to life satisfaction. In two studies questionnaire responses of handicapped persons were compared with those of normals. In the third study the observed moods of 40 mentally retarded children were compared with those of 40 normals. Results seemed to…

The physical abuse of children by their parents is a family matter and should be viewed within the context of the family unit. Discusses methodological considerations and parent-related aspects of abusing families, including: characteristics, childhood experiences, and marital relationships of abusing parents. (Author)

Concludes that Blacks who are socially aware of life on the streets in the inner city are most likely to be nonusers of mental health services. (Author)

Reports on a study of the effect of eye contact on 73 male and female college students. Finds that as eye contact duration increased, the model was judged to have less state anxiety, less trait anxiety, and less test anxiety. Concludes that the study confirms that as eye contact increases, an individual is judged more positively. (CFR)

The advance of science and technology, the rise of mass consumerism, the deterioration of families, and other factors have enormous implications for career counseling. This digest outlines a constructivist career counseling perspective. This perspective is based on the following concepts: there are multiple realities and no single "God's…

This paper reviews the history of Division 35 (Division of Psychology of Women) of the American Psychological Association. It discusses the meaning of the concept of a psychology of women, starting with Parlee's distress that such a concept conveys a need for a special or separate set of laws or theories about women and concludes with Mednick's…

The paper reports on a program of field and laboratory research designed to investigate some positive and negative psychological effects of seeking and obtaining help. The author reviews the reactance model and attribution theory, both of which focus on the recipient's perceptions of the basis on which help is rendered and the implications of this…

Test items for the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) which were compiled as part of the project documentation and which are coordinated with the text-workbook on discipline (EM 010 441, EM 010 442, EM 010 470, EM 010 471…

The purpose of this technical report is to describe the media and presentation variables selected for inclusion in the instructional system for the United States Naval Academy leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484). Considerations for the selection of these…

This report presents a statistical description of the Appalachian child. The population studied were fifth, sixth and seventh grade boys and girls, in home and school environments. There is no commentary beyond a brief explanation of the meaning of each scale or measure employed. Some of the areas for which data are presented are: locus of…