The evidence-based parent training intervention known as Parent Management Training-the Oregon Model (PMTO) is one particularly well-supported treatment approach for addressing child behavioral problems. Yet, there remains a need to further examine how this intervention promotes change. The purpose of this study was to develop a grounded theory…

Technology need not be dehumanizing any more than traditional education need be, but sometimes is. The coming together of a technology and the unique individual should not be an encounter but a working together. (CK)

Describes how dialectic metatherapy may be used to integrate various dimensions of human development as they pertain to symptom formation and therapy. A dialectical conceptualization of therapy allows one to systematically organize individually and systematically oriented ideas. Points out the paradoxical nature of therapy and how to use this…

The study adds further support to Rogers' process theory both in the direction of movement and the kinds of changes individuals make under the stated conditions. In addition, the study suggests that the weekend format induces greater process movement than in weekly time limited groups. (Author)

Part three of the five-part series on leadership in which author describes effective channeling of self-concept as one of the principles of perceptual psychology which can promote good leadership. (Editor/IR)

The application of modern day psychology to self-image development is seen as a necessary prerequisite to the solution of people problems. (Author)

Assessed whether low-assertive college students' locus of control orientations would differentially affect their reactions to assertiveness training procedures. Subjects improved more on all self-report and behavioral measures than placebo or no-treatment control subjects. Externals showed significantly greater generalization of treatment effects…

The author explores the concept of behavior modification through self-reinforcement. This concept allows for greater responsibility for one's own behavior than other strategies. General techniques to alter behavior are presented, along with a detailed case history. (RP)

Following 14 weeks of therapy conducted by volunteer teachers, experimental subjects showed a statistically significant rise in assertiveness, particularly with their peers. The correlation between the teacher's role performance and degree of child's improvement suggests that this technique was instrumental in change. (Author/CJ)

This study investigates whether variations in method of presentation of anxiety items (experimenter's voice, experimenter's taped voice, subject's taped voice) will result in differences in autonomic arousal (as measured by self-report, galvanic skin response, cardiac rate, blood pressure). Ss were 24 Naval Academy midshipmen. The procedure…

This annotated bibliography consists of 136 entries pertaining to the counseling of women. Each annotation is preceded by a list of key words that provide clues as to the content of each article. (Author)

Three studies of behavior therapy by a therapist who was also the clients' instructor are reported. All of the clients defined target behaviors, collected data, and implemented procedures to modify the behaviors. The data were brought to each session for analysis and revision each week. Case 1 reported modification of stealing behavior, where both…

An explanation of British Coverdale training", by two of the industrial psychologist's consultants, outlines the basic theories behind his techniques and gives details on his courses. Individual development through teamwork and the systematic approach is the essential point. (PD)

Analysis of the data indicated that the low self actualizing group had the highest rate of conditioning, while the high self actualizing individuals showed a nonsignificant gain in the rate of affective self disclosures during conditioning but were more resistant to extinction as compared to the low and the moderate groups. (Author)