Item responses for the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) were contrasted for a group of introverts and extraverts. A scale was constructed for the SVIB to measure a dimension of occupational introversion extraversion (OIE). Test retest reliability of the OIE was ofthe same magnitude as the other SVIB scales. Occupations were then ranked on…

The Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale was administered to 103 children from seven kibbutzim under frequent shelling and 90 children from seven kibbutzim that were never under fire. Contrary to the hypotheses that the children from the bombarded kibbutzim would have a higher level of anxiety than those from the nonbombarded ones, no significant…

Comments on a study which appeared in the Journal of Counseling Psychology v18 p431-436, by Graff, MacLean, and Loving. (CJ)

Identified personality patterns of delinquent females and determined the relationship of ethnicity and socioeconomic status to delinquent personality patterns. Personality patterns differed significantly. White delinquents were more likely to be neurotic than Blacks or Hispanics. Middle-class delinquents were more likely to be neurotic than…

This task group report is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S.O.E.-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new research and methodological issues related…

Psychosynthesis is a name for the process of personal growth: our natural tendency to harmonize our various aspects at even higher levels of organization. This section considers the many subpersonalities that compose each one of us. It gives exercises in discovering them, understanding them, and getting free from their control. (Author/BP)

Examined the role of cognitive mediators in identifying differences in aggression of incarcerated and nonincarcerated male and female adolescents. Found hostile-aggressive individuals more likely to hold beliefs supporting aggression and to be unconcerned about the consequences of violent actions. (SKC)

Discusses world-views and their formulation by Carl Jung and William James as well as the similarity of their evaluative approaches. (RK)

The law and and nonlaw oriented students responded quite similarly to 13 of the 15 personality variables used in this study. Results suggest that a decision to enter prelaw or law school should be based on more than personality information. (Author)

The authors present a paradigm of external and internal thinking as these apply as causes for positive and negative emotional shifts. The concepts of internally and externally oriented thinking are discussed, and these are related to counseling the dependent drug user. Strategies for dealing with the dependent drug user are presented. (Author)

Social androgyny is explored from the perspective of intrapyschic processes. It was hypothesized that androgynous individuals would exhibit characteristics consistent with a more intrapsychic orientation. The purpose was twofold: to assess the ability of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) as a measure of social androgyny, and to attempt to…

Studied the relationship between the Character Disorder Style (CDS) subscale of the Multivariate Personality Inventory and psychopathy. Results clearly showed the independence of the CDS subscale and psychopathy. Additionally, the manic style subscale was independent from both psychopathy and the CDS subscale. (Author/JAC)

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Purposes a theoretical schema for analyzing and categorizing responses of abused wives. (BR)