The subject of alcohol, to be taught effectively, should run through the entire curriculum as part of education for choosing lifelong values and attitudes. (Author/MLF)

Research is needed on the etiology, prevention and treatment of "blindisms" (stereotypic self-stimulatory behaviors characterized by withdrawal from the environment) which have been observed in some young blind children. (LH)

An analysis of educational research which indicates that behavior modification principles can be used to change or increase complex cognitive and interpersonal behaviors. (Author/HB)

Examines the relationship between resistence to interference and personality disturbance. Concludes that resistance to interference can be used as a diagnostic dimension in assessing the likelihood of personality disturbance. (HMV)

Summarizes study findings related to the effects of continuous monotonous stimulation on sleep and its physiological parameters in early infancy. (ED)

Two concepts of some importance to mental health are rationality and assertiveness. This study attempted to discover which of the two concepts is more central to good mental health. It was concluded that rationality is a more central concept to good mental health than assertiveness. (Author)

This study examined the differential patterns of pairing counsellors and clients on the personality variable Tolerance of Ambiguity and the effects on amount of counsellor talk during the interview , expressed client satisfaction, and the numbers of interviews attended by the client. (Author)

This study examined the relationship between the severity of negative consequences of a blameworthy behavior and attribution of responsibility for that behavior. (Author)

Self-disclosure may be viewed through the framework of the role-taking processes by which we come to know ourselves and to be known to others. Because individuals ground utterances contextually, in anticipation of another's responses and according to the prescriptions of the situation itself, self-disclosure is more likely to be flexibly scripted…

The role of the spouse in both the etiology and the maintenance of alcoholism has been focussed on by theoreticians of various persuasions, including psychoanalytic, behavioral, sociological and family systems. These models, focussing on individual and interactional components of alcoholism, have generated a variety of treatment interventions…

Research has documented two behavior patterns known as Type A and Type B. Type A behavior is characterized by competitive striving, a sense of urgency, and hostility, while Type B behavior is less aggressive and more relaxed. It has been theorized that individuals exhibiting Type A behavior have a strong need to maintain control over their…

Three studies investigating the behavior of nonhandicapped people in the presence of handicapped individuals and a possible tactic for reducing the nonhandicapped individual's discomfort are reported. In Studies One and Two, nonhandicapped Ss watched two videotapes of paraplegics in wheelchairs being interviewed. Each S then chose the handicapped…