Bibliotherapy can help children prepare for and understand the death of a loved one. An annotated bibliography lists references with age level information on attitudes toward death and deaths of a father, friend, grandparent, mother, pet, and sibling. (Author/CL)

Recent interest in the potential uses of bibliotherapy (defined as a process of dynamic interaction between the reader and literature) has prompted research into the effects of bibliotherapy on the reader's attitudes and personality. This document lists and describes 14 completed doctoral dissertations in the area of bibliotherapy and its effects.…

The paper examines the uniqueness of gifted children and the problems facing them and their families as a result of the giftedness. Annotations from the literature are preceded by selected quotations from gifted children designed to reflect the research and expert opinions which follow. The first section considers the complex nature of giftedness…

A survey of case histories, anecdotal evidence and pilot studies shows that, as therapeutic adjuncts, pet animals facilitate rapport and enrich the treatment milieu. Pets enhance the lives of their owners in the community. Pet-facilitated psychotherapy can increase social interaction, provide comfort, and reinforce feelings of independence.…

Discusses the emotional impact of divorce on children and adolescents and, after reviewing the literature and findings from a five-year longitudinal study, describes the implications of the spiraling divorce rate for practice, research, and social policy. (Author)

In this paper, the diverse literature bearing on the topic of homosexuality and psychological adjustment is critically reviewed and synthesized. The first chapter discusses the most crucial methodological issue in this area, the problem of sampling. The kinds of samples used to date are critically examined, and some suggestions for improved…

The citations in this annotated bibliography of literature for young children cover many topics including aggression, feelings of ambivalence, anger, anxiety, loneliness, making friends, nightmares, perseverance, sibling rivalry, teasing, trust, values, and attitudes toward work. The books cited focus on aspects of children's emotional experience…

Presents an annotated bibliography of books which may provide bibliotherapy to primary grade students experiencing emotional or social conflict in coping with competition, divorce or change in family status, failure, peer group pressure, and alienation/rejection. (CMV)

A series of six fact sheets giving basic information on specific subjects of interest to those working with handicapped and gifted children. The fact sheets, developed by the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children during fiscal year 1978, are designed in a question/answer format and have…

The annotated bibliography contains 170 citations on factors that affect parental responses to their physically handicapped infants. References are given for the following specific disabilities: blind, cardiac, cerebral palsied, deaf, deaf blind, hemophiliac, mentally retarded, metabolic, neurological, and orthopedic. About 90 citations deal with…

The paper reviews the effects of a handicapped child upon parents and families in terms of adjustment responses, stress, behavior and role change, divorce, economic functions, and general coping and support systems. Professionals desiring to enhance parent involvement must first be sensitive to the parent's emotional well-being and must be able to…

This annotated bibliography concerns the styles and strategies used to cope with stressful situations and to adapt to pathological conditions, and provides mental health researchers and practitioners with recent, relevant mental health information on theoretical, developmental, clinical, behavioral, and social issues about coping and adaptation.…

This paper deals with the college freshman, his anxieties in the first few weeks of school, and the ways in which the college counselor can help. The anxious freshman is seen as expressing his panic and confusion by noting the differences between himself and his peers, and by questioning the correctness of his college related decisions. His…

The annotated bibliography on Physically Handicapped--Social Emotional Adjustment/Personal Experiences contains approximately 85 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents or journal articles published from 1960 to 1975 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the…

This paper attempts to provide a brief overview of the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment strategies presently being used with atuistics. Discussion of treatment strategies revolves around the use of operant techniques; from Lindsley and Skinner (1954) to more recent attempts of Lovaas (1976). Generalization and maintenance are also discussed in…