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Peer reviewedWard, Alan J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Examines the effect of three years of structural therapy on inpatient cases of early childhood autism (ECA). Treatment resulted in the discharge of 12 patients. Results indicate that high stimulation, physically intrusive, gamelike, novelty filled, and developmentally oriented treatment of structural therapy can produce significant improvement in…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Autism, Personality Development, Physical Activity Level
The Concept of Energy in Psychological Theory. Cognitive Science Program, Technical Report No. 86-2.
Posner, Michael I.; Rothbart, Mary Klevjord – 1986
This paper describes a basic framework for integration of computational and energetic concepts in psychological theory. The framework is adapted from a general effort to understand the neural systems underlying cognition. The element of the cognitive system that provides the best basis for attempting to relate energetic and computational ideas is…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology
