Encourages more frequent use of psychophysiological methods and perspectives in counseling research. Addresses three questions: (1) how counseling psychology has been studied up to now using psychophysiological methods; (2) which psychophysiological methods may prove useful for future research; and (3) some important questions to be answered using…

Argues that depression may be viewed as one of several normal affective developments of pregnancy rooted in some of the physiological events of gestation and that identification of depression during pregnancy may be difficult (but nonetheless important) because the symptoms of pregnancy and depression are confounded. (Author/ABB)

Alexander's primary contribution may be more theoretical than practical and may be idiosyncratic to his time and place. Though Dewey makes endorsement of Alexander's work, it is apparent that Dewey was aware of its lack of reliable research. (JN)

Claims that human behavior derives specifically from areas of ungratified needs, so by observing behavior we have a projection of need presence. Describes the Cassel Computerized Biofeedback Need Gratification Assessment (NEEDS) which is designed to assess the degree of need presence within an individual; both for the conscious and unconscious…

Responds to an article (1992) in which Cross and Saxe assert that polygraph testing is inaccurate and inappropriate in the area of child sexual abuse. Presents a summary of recent polygraph validity and reliability studies to refute their claims, and discusses current uses of polygraph testing in child sexual abuse cases. (JPS)

Basic questions about the concept of learning style are addressed in this paper along with several ideas about the learning process. Additionally, a psychophysiological developmental experience model of learning and learning style is presented. Included in the discussion is a comprehensive definition of learning style that encompasses elements of…

Current research correlating brain growth and changes in electroencephalograph patterns with Piagetian periods of development does not warrant conclusions about educational planning, for cognitive development studies show no correlation between spurts and plateaus in brain growth and children's ability to learn new skills. (TE)

Themes that emerged during the author's doctoral research suggest the following: anatomically based drawings may be useful in the diagnosis of certain physical pathologies, and a combination of abstract and visual modes of thinking may aid a client's cognitive understanding and verbal description of physiological processes, which may in turn aid…

A logically constructed format for the recording of the patient's personality profile is proposed. The term "personality" is used in a broad sense and refers to data that should be part of the patient's clinical record in any clinical situation and that describe the patient's general vulnerability. (Author/MLW)

Reviews Baron-Cohen's study of autism and an explanatory theory called modularity of mindreading, which proposed a domain-specific modular psychological model based on evolutionary, developmental, psychopathological, and neurobiological considerations. Enumerates problems with the modularity approach and emphasized the evolution of domain general…

Presented as a contribution to the discussion on aesthetic stimulation, the role of imagination, and the identity of specific aesthetic stimuli and their relative intensity within a given microcontext, this paper proposes the application of biometric tests to monitor readers' physiological responses to selected literary texts as a precedent for…

In this article Tortora, a dance therapist, interviews Myron Hofer, director of the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Columbia University. Dr. Hofer has spent decades studying how the mother's behaviors and actions shape and regulate the physiological, neurophysiological, and psychological functioning of her babies--specifically,…

Some of the theories which have been developed to explain how visual space is actually perceived, processed, and stored in the human brain are briefly noted, and the correspondence of contemporary systems of stereocinematography and holography to the neural processes of the brain is explored. Major concepts discussed include projective geometry,…

Examines the theoretical basis of suggestions that children's brain size and intelligence grow in periodic spurts and plateaus and that schooling should be planned accordingly. A "mock debate" presents excerpts from researchers holding conflicting viewpoints on this issue. (TE)

Technological advancements in television images have resulted in an increase of media imagery. One cause of people's fascination with the new media technology is the constant utilization of depth axis staging. The visual elements that make up the image are often placed within the Z-axis, moving rapidly toward or away from the viewer, often…