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Mrazek, Patricia J.; Mrazek, David A. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Life stories of three child maltreatment survivors illustrate how resilience is fostered by various protective factors. Protective factors include personal characteristics or skills (e.g., precocious maturity, dissociation of affect), generic life circumstances (e.g., good health, social welfare services), and abuse-specific factors (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Coping, High Risk Persons, Individual Development
Foster, Thomas V. – 1979
The poor self-image of many collegiate high achievers is due to the development of an obsessive-compulsive personality. Typical of this psychological maladjustment is the concept that external achievements are directly related to internal personal worth in a linear and absolute fashion. Characteristic symptoms include physical as well as emotional…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Clinics, College Students, Competition
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Nathawat, S. S.; Singh, Ram; Singh, Bhim – Journal of Social Psychology, 1997
Examines how people with a high-achievement need attribute success to their ability and effort and failure to external factors such as task difficulty. Contrasts this behavior with people who have a low-achievement need. The measuring device was a multiple-choice questionnaire designed to reveal participant tendencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Causal Models
Hillman, Aaron W. – 1975
The document presents a course outline and teacher material for a nine-week high school psychology course. The objective is to introduce students to the psychology of human personality and adjustment and to encourage them to apply what is learned to their own lives. The major thesis is that students must understand themselves in order to…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Individual Psychology, Learning Activities