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Norman, Russell P. – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Anxiety, Emotional Adjustment, Rating Scales, Responses
Henrichs, Theodore F.; Kausch, Donald F. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior, Emotional Adjustment, Evaluation, Personality Assessment

Dikmen, Sureyya; Reitan, Ralph M. – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1974
The purpose of the present study was to examine the emotional adjustment of brain-damaged patients with dysphasic deficits. (Editor)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Data Analysis, Emotional Adjustment, Psychological Studies
Gravitz, Melvin A. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Emotional Adjustment, Mental Disorders, Personality Assessment

Friedman, Alan F.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Constructed three new scales (neurotic, psychotic, and maladjustment overlap scales) to test the hypothesis that overlapping items of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales measure factors common to the criterion groups associated with the scales. Results support the hypothesis and the validity of the three new scales. (WAS)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Adjustment, Individual Differences, Neurosis
Erickson, Marilyn T. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Based on paper presented at 1967 meeting of the American Psychological Association.
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Neurosis

Davis, Leo J., Jr.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Diseases, Emotional Adjustment, Performance Factors

Stehbens, James A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Showed that Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for adolescent and adult victims of rheumatic fever (N=162) were generally lower than Mayo Clinic norms. Significant age effects confirm findings that adolescents score higher on the MMPI. Found patients without carditis scored higher than carditis patients, contrary to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Cohort Analysis
Schneider, Lawrence J.; Cherry, Paul – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1976
In the late 1960s researchers noted signs of increased emotional impairment among college students. In 1974 Yankelovich reported indications of major reversals in the campus atmosphere suggesting a lessening of personal difficulties. Annual MMPI profiles of college males for 1965 to 1973 suggested changes in adjustment patterns supporting…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Higher Education
Soares, Anthony T.; Soares, Louise M. – 1971
Using the MMPI, this study investigates the extent to which sex lines are diffused among college students who tend to represent the middle class. In a comparison of MMPI scores, male college students scored higher than females on all ten clinical scales with seven of these significant, indicating better adjustment in general for women. In regard…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Individual Characteristics

Holifield, Joseph E.; Nelson, W. Michael, III; Hart, Kathleen J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
Explored psychological effects of sexual abuse in adolescents by comparing Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of sexually abused adolescents with those of nonabused adolescents with behavior problems. Found significant differences on four of the scales. Sexually abused adolescents revealed more severe pychopathology than the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
MYKLEBUST, HELMER R. – 1964
INTENDED FOR ADVANCED COURSES IN DEAF EDUCATION, THE TEXT CONSIDERS (1) THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DEAFNESS, (2) DEAFNESS AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES, (3) LANGUAGE, INCLUDING SPEECH, SPEECHREADING, READING, AND WRITING, AND (4) OTHER HANDICAPS, SPECIAL ABILITIES, AND APTITUDES. THE FOUR AREAS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 14 CHAPTERS COVERING THE PROCESS…
Descriptors: Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), Aptitude, Child Development