Examined group participant interpersonal style, group development stage, and endorsement of therapeutic factors. Classified critical incidents forms completed by 36 growth-group members. More affiliative participants emphasized cognitive factors; nonaffiliative participants emphasized behavioral factors. Universality and hope decreased and…

High and low defensive subjects were given reenacted videotape and videotape feedback of an earlier stressful interview. All subjects had more negative feelings when viewing actor/actress self-portrayals. Low defensive subjects viewed both themselves and the actor/actress portrayals more negatively than did high defensive subjects. (Author)

Differences on the Personal Orientation Inventory between 39 males and 40 females who participated in encounter groups and 40 males and 44 females who declined to participate in such groups were examined. (Author)

Investigated the relation between preferences and expectations about counselors in a university student counseling service with 100 student clients before their initial intake session. Results were compared with those of an earlier study on nonclients. As predicted, preferences and expectations were more congruent in clients. (Author)

Examined the relationship of counselor gender to client return rate. Results showed male counselors had higher return rates regardless of their level of experience, the gender of clients, the concerns of clients, or the severity of those concerns. The generalizability of the results of an earlier study are questioned. (Author)

Explored relationship between group members' (n=61) interpersonal problems and their perception of group climate. Found that group members who perceived themselves as too dominant experienced group climate as more avoiding and tense. Those who perceived themselves as too cold and as not having problems with assertiveness perceived group climate as…

Examined the graduate school origins of authors of Journal of Counseling Psychology (JCP) articles for Volumes 15-28. Whereas some universities retained similar ranks, Chicago, Harvard, and University of California, Berkeley have declined in importance as sources of authors. Arizona State, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Purdue, Southern Illinois,…

Subjects (N = 81) were tested, divided into high-, medium-, and low-level thinkers, and randomly assigned as clients to behavior counseling or to a control interview. Results for the most part indicated that level of cognitive functioning does not influence a client's reaction to counseling. (Author)

Applicants for a paraprofessional counselor training program were assigned to one of two training conditions: brief, leaderless reflection training or a simultaneous control experience. Applicants then participated in Goodman's Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits (GAIT). Reflection-trained applicants used more reflections but fewer questions…

Groups (N=16), composed of three males and three females, experienced one of four warm-up conditions prior to a 45-minute leaderless encounter group. Nonverbal exercises seemed to promote the largest increases in self-ratings of extraversion. The modeling condition was most effective in fostering a group atmosphere rated as "active."…