Describes a new questionnaire technique for measuring change in the individual client state before and after counseling, examines its application in a series of studies on psychiatric patients, and reviews a further illustration with a 20-year-old college freshman. (Author/CJ)

Study based on a paper presented at the Western Psychological Assoc Convention, San Francisco, 1967. Reprints from: H. Peskin, Dept of Psychology, San Francisco State College, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94132.

The Group Embedded Figures Test and the Hand Test were administered to 64 community-living females, aged 60 to 81 years old. Seven low but significant correlations were obtained between personality variables and field-dependence/independence. Findings suggest that many postulated field-dependence/independence personality relations change with old…

Hypothesized that maladjustment and stress are present in divorced women but diminish over time. Four groups divorced for different time spans were studied. Personality characteristics of the groups were analyzed. Results indicated that psychological maladjustment in women diminishes over time. (Author)

Minimal differences were found in the amount, and direction, of changes. Differences in dissolution rates were found, as expected, but court-ordered counseling did appear to have a positive effect with some couples. (Author)

Explored relationship between personality and exercise over the life span using young adult personality characteristics to predict current exercise behavior in late middle-aged college graduates (N=156). Found personality variables improved classification accuracy in discriminant analysis, and especially improved identification of frequent…

Offers an account of one person's struggles with the effects of a mild brain injury. Framed within the context of current literature on mild head injuries, this first-person account discusses how the changes in sense of self created feelings of disconfirmation, confusion, and emotional distress. Discusses ways of coping with internal changes when…

Although it is commonly considered that personality characteristics are stable over long periods of time, some recent theorists have questioned this view. In order to examine a number of personality, social, and family oriented characteristics, 44 women were interviewed three times (at young adulthood, middle age and young old age) over a 40 year…

Today, in a rapidly changing society, many people are searching for ways to change the patterns of their lives. Article considered the conditions that must surround the individual seeking change and three stages in the process of change. (Editor/RK)

Dually diagnosed adolescents suffering from both severe emotional disturbance and substance abuse/addiction constitute a special population which poses a challenge to health professionals in special education as well as clinical settings. The prevalence of substance use, abuse, and addiction has been shown to be significantly above the national…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES IN OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE OF STUDENT TEACHERS AND THE OPENNESS OF THEIR COOPERATING TEACHERS AND COLLEGE SUPERVISORS. THE STUDENT TEACHERS COMPLETED THE COLLEGE STUDENT PROBLEMS Q-SORT TO MEASURE THEIR OPENNESS AND CHANGES IN OPENNESS DURING STUDENT TEACHING. COOPERATING…

The study selected as a choice point the return to the University of Oregon of women who had been away from education for at least four years. The youngest woman was 25 and the oldest, 53. Control subjects of similar ages were also tested. The instruments used were the Buhler-Coleman Life Goals Inventory, Vincent's Personal Events Time Scale, and…

Assessment of the relationship between ontogenetic (individual) and generational (historical) change in adolescent personality development was the focus of this study. The total sample included 1000 male and female adolescents (ages 13-18) randomly drawn from 32 public school systems in West Virginia following a design using longitudinal sequences…

This longitudinal study examines and compares characteristics of students from 2- and 4-year colleges. The study selected 23 2- and 4-year colleges from five states; the subjects consisted of the entire entering classes at the 2-year colleges and a sample of 100 entering full-time students at each of the 4-year schools. The instruments were…