Research among adolescent English schoolgirls indicated that although girls with primary dysmenorrhea appeared to be more neurotic than those who did not experience menstrual distress, there was no apparent difference between the two groups on cognitive and academic performance measures or in school attendance. (Author/MJL)

A sense of inferiority in adolescent males can result from a split senex-puer archetype, a Jungian construct focused on the individual's identification with and/or repression of psychic age and youth. Adolescents experience healing of the split senex-puer archetype to the degrees to which they involve themselves in the eros and power of their life…

Examined the prevalence and nature of grief in response to patient suffering, loss, or death among healthcare workers. Skilled nursing facility personnel remembered experiencing bereavement in response to crises of their geriatric patients. Mourning occurred among virtually all general hospital personnel who usually serve younger patients. (Author)

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…

Investigates the roles and problems of siblings of incest victims, describes the dynamics of the incestuous family, and identifies some behavior problems of children whose siblings were incest victims. Data from two siblings' lives are presented to illustrate points. (Author/DB)

Found that among college students suffering from mental depression, there were significant sex differences in the patterns of symptoms reported. Sex differences were also found both in help seeking attitudes and in reported behaviors, with men more reluctant to seek help. (Author/ST)

Investigated the effect of stress and preparation for stress on emotional indicators (EIs) of children, aged 4 to 12 years, who were hospitalized for elective surgery. All children were asked twice to draw a human figure. EIs increased only in the group that was stressed and unprepared. (Author)

Reviews research on internal-external (I-E) locus of control expectancies and health attitudes and behaviors. The theoretical background of the I-E construct is described. Topics include I-E in relation to health knowledge, precautionary health practices, reactions to physical disorders, psychological responding, psychological disturbances, and…

Translates Oskar Pfister's 1930 article proposing that persons faced with extreme danger exclude reality from their perceptions and lapse into pleasurable fantasies that constitute a form of psychic protection against the threat of death. Notes that depersonalization takes place and prevents the conscious experience of fear. (Author/RC)

Describes the American mathematical psychologists' computer-based method of constructing representations of the psychological structure of a set of stimuli on the basis of pairwise measures of similarity on confusability. Psychological structure is represented utilizing multidimensional spatial configurations and nondimensional tree-structures or…

The author discusses the concepts of giftedness and the problems inherent in identifying gifted children. He proposes that the development of screening techniques might aid early identification of gifted children "at risk" and that attempts should be made to profile gifted delinquents who may not respond well to therapy. (CT)

Ratings of mood quality and intensity of response were derived from interviews with 58 nursery school children (ages 3 to 5) and from direct observations. Findings based on these two attributes signaled emotional distress and identified those children who required referral for clinical disorders within the subsequent five-year period. (Author/PHR)

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores yielded significant discriminations between cancer and noncancer groups. The group with cancer was significantly separated from the noncancer group on the basis of lower scores on Byrne's Repression-Sensitization scale (greater repression) and on the Depression scale of the MMPI (less…

Stress arises from the discrepancy between the teacher's needs, values, and expectations and the actual occupational rewards, job demands, and the capacity of the worker to meet these requirements. An inservice teacher workshop program for stress identification and management is outlined. (JMF)

Overviews research studies dealing with the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of menstruation and its relationship to mood, task performance, and sexual performance. Includes a discussion of research dealing with women suffering from mental health problems. (MK)