Maintains that concepts such as self-object mirroring are bridging humanistic psychology and psychoanalysis. Information is presented on the self-psychology of Chicago psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut. (Author/DB)

The evidence is not clear-cut, but it seems presumptuous to maintain that androgyny is the standard of mental health. (Author)

Presents the major conceptualizations of John Wallen, as they relate to interpersonal relations. Wallen advises readers to be aware of three basic conditions of human existence: (1) individual experience is private; (2) each person is different; (3) people are interdependent social beings. Four skills are outlined which help bridge interpersonal…

This article is based on clinical experience and offers principles for "tailoring" differential intervention packages for treating girls in distress. Profiles of 10 types of girls are described and illustrated. Eight major features of intervention packages are discussed. Recommendations for matching intervention packages to the girls are…

Integrates the counseling theories of Individual Psychology and Interpersonal Theory. This integration provides a social/interpersonal approach to conceptualize clients' problems and address them in counseling. The integrated approach presents a structure for assessment of clients' developmental experiences as well as a counseling approach that…

Discusses and demonstrates that person-centered practice and theory are psychodynamic in a general psychoanalytic sense because they refer to unconscious processes. Proposes that person-centered practice could be enriched by reconsidering the differences from and similarities with psychodynamic therapy. (Author/GCP)

Author shares his experiences as a community counselor with the use of stories to help clients gain new perspectives on their particular issues and ultimately transfer the stories' lessons into their own lives. Includes selections of stories that work to illustrate sample topics such as hope, values, and bitterness. (GCP)

Comparative behavioral research is important for a number of reasons and can contribute to the understanding of human behavior and development in many different ways. Research with animal models of human behavior and development can be a source not only of general principles and testable hypotheses but also of empirical information that may be…

An open classroom advocate who believes that the virtues of a classroom rely on the presence of the teacher urges teachers to think creatively about themselves and the world they live in, rather than embrace unquestioningly another educational formula. (Author/CS)

This 1967 "classic revisited" discusses the importance of the first of Whitehead's three stages of learning--Romance--and how it has been excluded from formal education for the sake of Precision. (CS)

Lower-class patients in a moderate-cost clinic tend to be more authoritarian-submissive than upper-class patients. The significant curvilinear relationship indicates that for lower-class patients, the greater the authoritarian-submissiveness relative to their therapists, the longer the duration of treatment. (Author)

Contact frequency and duration "regularities" were considered as they relate to program objectives of educational and personal development. It was found that children seen varying number of times by nonprofessional child aides in a school mental health project did not differ significantly either on initial referral status or outcome measures.…

In this evaluation of the effects of therapist disclosure on subject disclosure and attraction to therapist during a first interview, Professional and Paraprofessional therapists disclosed either personal disclosure, demographic disclosure or no disclosure. (Author/EK)

Study supported largely by Contract Nonr 228(32) between the Office of Naval Research and the University of Southern California.