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Marsh, D. T. – 1985
This first paper in the intrapersonal skills series presents a conceptual model of intrapersonal skills. Intrapersonal skills are defined as those skills individuals need to possess and perfect in order to manage themselves, and as a prerequisite to interpersonal skills. It is noted that intrapersonal skills are concerned with lessening internal…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Individual Development
Tuttle, Dean W.; Tuttle, Naomi R. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2004
This new and expanded Third Edition analyzes blindness within the context of two overlapping theoretical constructs: the development of self-esteem and the process of adjusting to social and/or physical trauma. The book is divided into four sections. The first section, provides an overview of blindness and the essential background for subsequent…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Guidelines, Blindness, Social Work
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Brown, Joe H.; Portes, Pedro R. – Journal of School Counseling, 2006
The present paper discusses some of the current issues confronting practitioners and researchers in understanding gender differences in children's adjustment to divorce. Gender differences in children's developmental adjustment to divorce are influenced by pre and post divorce development processes, parent expectation and children's coping…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Child Development, Parent Influence, Expectation
Wood, Barbara L. – 1982
To defend against the instability and dishonesty of his family life, the child of an alcoholic parent may adopt the role of the hero--a highly conforming, highly achieving "good child" who seeks to redeem his family and himself through his accomplishments. Children of alcoholics adhere to their childhood roles as adults and may even…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Child Role, Counselor Client Relationship
Klimek, David; Anderson, Mary – 1988
This monograph was written to help teachers, counselors, and parents who live and work with adolescents. It explains the psychological tasks of adolescence, separation from parents, and identity formation. Guidelines are provided for adolescent and parental development in several areas. An overview of regressive adaptation focuses on expressions…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior
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Lawenius, Maria – International Journal of Special Education, 1988
Fifty-one 10- to 16-year-old siblings of mentally retarded children were given the Family Relations Test and Rotter's Incomplete Sentence Test. Results indicated family dynamics were influenced by parent reaction to the handicapped child. Compared to controls, the siblings showed idealization of the mentally handicapped child and more conflicts…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Conflict, Emotional Response, Family Attitudes