Analyzes the results of a project undertaken to measure foster parents' perceptions about the behavior problems of sexually abused children in their care. The types of behavior problems described by foster parents and implications for future research are discussed. (JPS)

Counteraggression is discussed as a biological function or survival instinct that escalates violence in schools. Expands Fritz Redl's explanation of underlying reasons why staff dealing with delinquent youth become counteraggressive. Preventing or controlling counteraggressive behavior through analysis of the reasons behind the reaction can help…

Examines how 92 practicing school psychologists rank 11 variables in their assessments of serious emotional disturbance in school-age children. Also examines the extent of school psychologists' reliance upon clinical and empirical criteria in assessing severity. Results indicate that school psychologists agree in their ranking of variables from…

The prevalence of compulsions in 210 adults with severe/profound mental retardation was studied. Prevalences were as follows: stereotypy (60.9 percent), self-injury (46.6 percent), and compulsion (40 percent). The occurrence of compulsions was positively associated with the occurrence of stereotypy, self-injury, and stereotypy plus self-injury.…

Systematic curricular accommodations reduced the problem behaviors of four elementary students with behavioral disorders. Assessments identified student interests and curricular assignments associated with high levels of problem behavior. Curricular modification was then implemented. Results support adaptations that incorporate student interests…

A panel of experts identified the top 19 articles published in the field of behavioral disorders, and another panel rank ordered the 19 classic works. The articles ranged in year of publication from 1959 to 1984, and three authors (F. Hewett, J. M. Kauffman, and W. C. Rhodes) each appeared twice on the list. (Author/JDD)

This article reviews the past research and principles for facilitating moral growth through group discussion and the theories of judgment-action discrepancies. An intervention model is suggested which utilizes actual moral misbehaviors as the basis for both moral discussion and behavioral intervention. (Author/DB)

This article reviews the psychoeducational, behavioral, and ecological models underlying educational services to students with behavior disorders. Models are compared for their explanatory nature, implications for intervention, and how they address the scientific approach to behavior disorders. (DB)

This study examined intelligence and academic characteristics of 30 elementary aged boys with pure hyperactivity and 41 boys with hyperactivity mixed with additional conduct or oppositional defiant disorders. Findings suggest a great deal of heterogeneity on all measures along with some decrement in academic performance when conduct or…

A rich array of psychoeducational approaches is available to teach students with behavior disorders, including psychodynamic, behavioral, sociological, and ecological models. A conceptual framework to bind them together is presented, based on the idea of a "reclaiming" educational environment organized to meet the needs of students and society.…

Seven steps for dealing with social violence include provide effective consequences, teach nonaggressive responses, stop aggression early, restrict access to instruments of aggression, restrain and reform public displays of aggression, correct conditions of everyday life that foster aggression, and offer more effective instruction and more…

This review describes four major hypotheses related to aggressive behavior and reviews current means for assessment. Hypotheses suggest that aggressive behavior is the result of a social skills deficit, positive or negative reinforcement, environmental deficits, or deficits in the cognitive processing of social stimuli. Changes in assessment…

This article provides an overview of language disorders and their impact upon youngsters with emotional and behavioral disorders, the extent of language problems in these youngsters, and the implications. Recommendations are presented, such as incorporating whole-language strategies, teaching vocabulary and words denoting emotional expression, and…

Examined effect of locked behavioral/cognitive treatment setting on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Jesness Inventory scores of conduct disordered adolescent inpatients. Pre- and posttest scores for 30 male and 20 female patients showed statistically significant changes on both inventories. Males responded to treatment more…

Analyses of stereotypy by a woman with severe mental retardation showed that the behavior was maintained by escape from demands. A sequence of high-probability requests issued immediately prior to a task-related request established a momentum of compliance that increased compliance with task-related demands, which was accompanied by collateral…