The experience of bearing and caring for a sick or handicapped infant is described from the point of view of parents, whose responses were gathered from a clinical study. Implications for the child's development and methods of family support are discussed. (Author/RH)

Examined the effects of situational constraints and goal setting on job performance and satisfaction in a sample of 120 college students. Results indicated a relationship between task performance and goal difficulty only in the absence of severe situational constraints. Self-set goal level was also associated with performance. (JAC)

Discusses situational and emotional factors unique to job-loss following corporate failure. The dynamics of corporate failure and the special counseling needs of former employees are illustrated by the failure of Braniff Airways. Counseling should focus on marketable work skills, vocational testing, and flexibility in dealing with personal…

Examined the relationship between early loss of a parent due to death or divorce, and later depression and suicide. Comparison of students (N=10) who lost a parent before age eight with controls (N=10), showed early loss subjects were easily reminded of death and tended to structure death cognitively. (JAC)

Assessed whether a death education course attracted students with significantly different attitudes toward death. Results indicated that the death education class did attract persons with greater acceptance of suicide and death. The course tended to further decrease avoidance and increase acceptance. Potentiality for committing suicide was not…

Investigated emotionality and empathy in terms of empathic resonation and expressed empathy. Graduate students (N=18) watched videotapes of clients expressing sadness, anger, or fear. The results showed that students' emotional experiences corresponded to the clients' affective presentation. Empathic resonation also correlated negatively with the…

Describes interactional elements of the power of situations and presents a perspective on the instrumental use of friendships. Suggested methods for micropolitical counteraction include information illumination, independent thinking, stress innoculation, dilution of oppressive demeanor, and mental distancing. (JAC)

Student emotional state at the end of the semester is related to instructor ratings, students receiving higher grades rate the course and instructor more favorably, and items that were orthogonal in prior factor analysis are highly intercorrelated and change significantly in magnitude. (AM)

Cognitive restructuring, or cognitive relabeling procedures, teach the client how covert verbalizations (e.g., "self-talk") become linked to and actually form the basis for emotional response. These verbalizations enable the school psychologist to determine if part or all of a negative emotional state is being maintained at the cognitive…

Reports findings of a social-psychological investigation of bereavement. Using questionnaires and home interviews, information was solicited from 558 bereaved persons, including spouses, parents, and adult children responding to the death of an elderly parent. A variety of physical and emotional reactions was demonstrated by all groups following…

Discusses voodoo illness, a form of psychosomatic illness which can result in death when sufficiently intense and prolonged. The extreme physiological arousal pattern to stimulation that comprises emotional behavior produces pathological changes in physiological functioning. Persons who are socially prepared or physically predisposed are…

Evaluated the role of depression, internal/external attributions, and sex differences in negative arousal in problematic social situations. Using depressed and nondepressed students' ratings of causality and reported arousal, found those who attributed causality to internal factors experienced more negative arousal, and females experienced more…

Examined the hypothesis that subject differences in conceptual complexity (CC) may mediate individuals' cognitive and emotional responses toward problem situations. Results showed high-CC individuals reported more internal attributions and fewer negative task statements and showed less increase in negative mood. (Author)

Showed that depth of experiencing and shifts in awareness were higher following Gestalt intervention. Reported conflict resolution was also greater. Results support claims for the efficacy of Gestalt two-chair dialogue used in the context of a good working relationship in helping to resolve intrapsychic conflicts. (Author)