When drugs are prescribed, school personnel who are working with the medicated child should assist the physician or clinic in assessing their value as well as communicate the finding and their best judgment to both the parent and physician. (Author)

This paper examines the informal consensus that psychological dysfunction, manifested by suicide and divorce, is unusually high among the occupational group of police officers. Results indicate that those officers studied may, in fact, have lower psychological dysfunction rates than presumed. (Author)

In varying degrees, depression affects an estimated 60,000,000 Americans at any given time and is the most common emotional symptom seen by psychiatrists. Edward J. Stainbrrok, professor and chairman of the Department of Human Behavior, University of Southern California, comments on the causes and treatment of depression. (Editor/RK)

The effects of mental training on skill acquisition and performance is currently emphasized in the study of sport psychology and motor learning. This article provides the teacher and coach with general guidelines for understanding and incorporating negative thought stopping training into athletic programs. (MT)

Longitudinal study of two cohorts of children selected in the second or third year of life as being extremely cautious and shy (inhibited) or fearless and outgoing (uninhibited) in regards to unfamiliar events revealed preservation of these two behavioral qualities through their sixth year. (PCB)

Argues that the unconscious mind plays a central role in argumentation. Discusses the nature of the unconscious and analyzes invention, focusing on rules theory. Claims that argument reception is controlled by the unconscious. Identifies a series of basic issues needing investigation. (JD)

Supports research indicating that disclaimers have no effect on perceptions of source credibility. Reveals that frequency of disclaimer use was unrelated to subject-juror evaluations of witness credibility and testimony believability; females did not use more disclaimers than males during examination; and when females used disclaimers, they were…

Indicates that (1) less affluent, less educated, and divorced and separated respondents are more inclined than others to watch television to avoid the negative moods that often coincide with solitude and unstructured time; and (2) personality dispositions and internal states are more likely to dictate media use than vice versa. (JD)

Achievement motivation in women is discussed in the context of recent ideas by Gilligan and by Spence and Helmreich which consider women's development and values without considering only the ways women's behavior differs from male behavior. Implications for practice and research are included. (Author/BL)

Highlights the major parameters of current unemployment in the United States. Discusses the nature of stress, examines the stressful physical and emotional effects of being unemployed and the resulting behavior problems, and looks at the empirical and hypothetical links between unemployment, stress, and problems. (LLL)

Examined disordered eating habits and feelings of psychosocial constraint using a questionnaire completed by 2,004 high school students. Disordered eating was found in two percent of all subjects. Dieting and compulsive eating were both related to feelings of failure. (JAC)

Surveyed 160 college women to examine the incidence of bulimia and its relationship to shyness. Results indicated 23 percent of the participants were bulimic. A significant relationship was found between bulimia and fear of rejection (private shyness). (JAC)

Administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory to parents (N=342) of children seen for psychiatric services at the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute during the 1970s. Results suggested a parent population in which mothers were suffering considerably more psychological distress or psychopathology than fathers during the 1975-79…

Studied personality correlates and psychodynamics of defensively high self-esteem in 40 male college students grouped according to clinician's ratings of defensiveness. Results supported the expectation of distinguishable configurations of characteristics and suggested high defensives tend to be more confident, ambitious, self-centered, and…

Examined adjustment following physical disability using the representative case method with two persons with quadriplegia. Results highlighted the importance of previously established coping styles as well as the role of the environment in adjustment. Willingness to mourn aided in later growth. (JAC)