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Kelley, Kathryn – 1985
Self-destructiveness can be viewed in two ways: as performing an act which one knows cognitively is not conducive to one's welfare but nonetheless leads to some pleasurable affect (e.g., overeating, smoking); or not performing an act one knows one should perform but which has some negative affective consequences (e.g., dental checkups, saving…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedWiebe, Deborah J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Adolescents who were more internally focused were more able to discern which symptoms actually covaried with blood glucose (BG) fluctuations; those with higher trait anxiety tended to misattribute non-diabetes-related symptoms to BG levels. Interactions suggested those who both attend to internal physical sensations and experience-heightened…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Diabetes, Extraversion Introversion
Levey, Cathy A. – 1985
Based on a modification of Berglas and Jones' (1978) design, conditions of contingent and noncontingent success and failure were manipulated to determine when and why individuals choose to adopt self-handicapping strategies. Male undergraduates (N=76) were informed that they were participating in a study investigating the effects of music on…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Kreutzer, Jeffrey S.; And Others – 1980
For many years researchers have investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and human aggression. A "policy-capturing" methodology was used to determine how judgments of responsibility for aggressive behavior are influenced by information about a person's alcohol consumption, sex, and degree of injury to a victim. Male subjects (N=8)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedKambly, Arnold – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Within each of us there are three unique beings, or ego states: Parent, Adult, and Child. Dusay's "Egogram" is discussed. This is a new concept in evaluating personality structure. Three types of Transactions are reviewed: complementary, crossed, and ulterior. Various types of stroking are discussed, and a stroking profile is mentioned.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Counseling Theories, Identification (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedWilliams, Mary V.; Barber, William H. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1992
The question of whether special education students exhibit more learned helpless behavior and a more external locus of control than regular students is examined. The effects of these psychological conditions on school success are considered, and programs for alleviating learned helplessness and establishing a more internal locus of control are…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns
