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O'Connell, Walter E. – 1976
The author outlines his 25-year attempt to understand the dynamics of humor. He views humor as the sine qua non of self actualization and maturity. The humorist has an adamant sense of his own significance without having to prove himself better than others or to prove his worth through some role performance. Connections with humankind--past,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Humanism, Humor, Individual Psychology

Glenn, Christopher – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1979
A survey of published research determined that individual and group reactions to natural disasters differ greatly and depend partially on the predisaster personality. Four models are examined to explain individual and group reactions to natural disasters. A conglomerate model and a possible structure to future disaster research are offered.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping
Borden, Richard J. – 1977
The individual who is a focus of public attention is an active constructor of outcomes. He attempts to anticipate important characteristics of his observers and modifies his reactions in order to control likely consequences. The nature of the task is also of central importance. For socially relevant responses the individual's behavior is closely…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audiences, Behavior Patterns, Expectation
Babladelis, Georgia – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Employed Women, Females