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Faherty, John K. – 1982
This paper presents a review of relevant medical and psychological literature that addresses the psychological characteristics of heroin addiction and addicts: dependence (both physical and psychological); explanations of the phenomenon of addiction (both medical and behavioral); and other psychosocial views of causation including escapism,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Drug Addiction

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: a social skills training program; facial kinesic correlates of terminal cancer patients; the relationships among indices of social cognition, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)