This study points to the importance of sexual similarity when making empathic judgments as well as the need to consider the sex of the object as well as the sex of the judge when judging empathy. (Author)

The conflicting direction of anxiety changes in students new to their particular school building makes it difficult to attribute the change to something inherent within a school system's organization of grades. (Authors)

This study was designed to compare experimentally the therapeutic efficacy of group therapy stressing interpretive procedures intended to bring about client insight, with a form of group therapy experience encouraging client-to-client interaction without the intentional development of insight. (Author)

The authors predicted a low linear relationship between internality and self actualization, one conception of ideal personal adjustment. The results supported the hypothesized relationship more strongly for females than for males. The measurement instrument used was the Internal External Control of Reinforcement scale and the Personal Orientation…

Results of this study showed generally low correlations between the behavioral test and the self-report measures of specific fear. This finding is consistent with the proposal that fear is not organized in a unitary way but has several components. (Author)

Results indicated that instead of being associated with increased patient-therapist attitudinal similarity, improvement in marital therapy was associated with attitudinal convergence between the two partners in the therapist's attitudes during treatment, regardless of whether they improved or not. (Author)

As elaborated and illustrated in this paper, learning difficulties determined by the combined impact of psychodynamic factors constitute a fairly specific pattern of psychological disturbance that can be labeled passive-aggressive underachievement. (Author)

While certain forms of sex behavior may serve as a clue to the existence of mental illness, care must be taken not to view such behavior outside the overall context of a person's particular life situation, since sex behavior is a reflection of the totality of human existence. (Author)

The relationship between MMPI Mf, Hsx, and education was investigated, using heterosexual and homosexual men. Mf was a better discriminator between the homosexual and heterosexual groups than Hsx, and it was less contaminated by educational bias. The relationship between educational level and Mf appears to be more complex than generally assumed.…

The results of this study showed no significant differences in the size estimation levels of acute and chronic schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic psychiatric patients. Also, there were no significant differences when these groups were subdivided on the basis of both premorbid adjustment and paranoid status. (Author/CG)

While depression often interferes with sexual feelings, the author suggests that sexual feelings and sexual activity can be used to help prevent or overcome depression. (BY)

Scores of 168 women on the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire revealed they were highly intelligent and creative as compared with the standard for adult women. Factor direction suggested that self renewing women as a group might be described as self sufficient extroverts," in contrast with Cattell's description of creative people as self…