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Levy, Kenneth N.; Meehan, Kevin B.; Kelly, Kristen M.; Reynoso, Joseph S.; Weber, Michal; Clarkin, John F.; Kernberg, Otto F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Changes in attachment organization and reflective function (RF) were assessed as putative mechanisms of change in 1 of 3 year-long psychotherapy treatments for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Ninety patients reliably diagnosed with BPD were randomized to transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), dialectical behavior…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Psychopathology, Patients, Personality
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Fisher, Sebern F. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2007
This case study examines the effects of neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) training on affect regulation in a fifty-five year-old man with a history marked by fear, rage, alcoholism, chronic unemployment and multiple failed treatments. He had been diagnosed with ADHD and attachment disorder and met criteria for anti-social personality disorder. The…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Attention Deficit Disorders, Personality, Fear
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Taylor, Jeanette; Elkins, Irene J.; Legrand, Lisa; Peuschold, Dawn; Iacono, William G. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
This study examined the construct validity of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) diagnosed in adolescence. Boys and girls were grouped by history of DSM-III-R conduct disorder (CD) and ASPD: Controls (n = 340) had neither diagnosis; CD Only (n = 77) had CD by age 17 but no ASPD through age 20; Adolescent ASPD (n = 64) had ASPD by age 17. The…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Construct Validity, Identification
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Carter, Gregory L.; Page, Andrew; Clover, Kerrie; Taylor, Richard – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Modifiable risk factors for suicide attempt require identification in clinical and community samples. The aim of this study was to determine if similar social and psychiatric factors are associated with suicide attempts in community and clinical settings and whether the magnitude of effect is greater in clinical populations. Two case-control…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Personality Problems, Suicide, At Risk Persons
Beck, Aaron T. – 1991
Personality disorders and their syndromal disorders may be considered in terms of their distal, phylogenetic origins, and their structures and functions. From an evolutionary standpoint, the syndromal disorders such as anxiety and depression may be viewed as preprogrammed reactions to a perceived threat or a perceived depletion of the individual's…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Behavior Disorders, Coping
Welch, Frances C. – 1984
School psychologists have traditionally experienced difficulty in assessing children referred for special services. In order to determine if the diagnosis of emotional disturbance in South Carolina schools follows the guidelines provided by the South Carolina Department of Education publication "Procedures for the Survey, Screening,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Lerch, Robert D. – 1986
Principals of elementary and secondary schools in Idaho (N=246) responded to a questionnaire that asked them to identify some causes of teacher failure. The major problems leading to teachers being placed on probation or not having contracts renewed appeared to be in the areas of: (1) behavior management and student motivation; (2) personality and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on families and unemployment. The hearing begins with statements given by Judson Stone, Elkgrove, Illinois Mental Health Center; David Mills, Department of Health and Social Services of Madison, Wisconsin; Judge Charles B. Schodson, Children's Court of…
Descriptors: Children, Emotional Response, Family Life, Family (Sociological Unit)
Brooks, Deems M. – 1984
The connections between human communication and mental health were first noted 50 to 60 years ago by such early psychiatrists as Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan, and Karen Horney. They were concerned with understanding those communication processes and skills that make for effective, fully functioning human beings. Adler emphasized faulty…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Individual Development, Interpersonal Communication
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Marcus, Sheldon; Palmer, John – Negro Educational Review, 1974
A description of the effects of rejected minority status on the stability of the black family unit and the consequent personality distortions of black children. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged, Ethnic Status, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Dowling, Scott – Child Welfare, 1975
This paper describes how the cottage living program of Bellefaire Residential Treatment Center helps children overcome severe personality disturbances. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Emotional Disturbances, Group Experience, Group Homes
Abrams, Jules C.; Belmont, Herman S. – J Learning Disabilities, 1969
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Research, Group Therapy, Learning Disabilities
HEIL, LOUIS M.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE VARIOUS KINDS OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF PERSONALITY AND LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE, AND THE PREDICTORS OF THOSE TEACHER BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 1,500 CHILDREN (GRADES 3 THROUGH…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Children
Castle, Kathryn; Aichele, Douglas B. – 1977
This study was an initial step to determine the feasibility of matching student teachers (ST's) with cooperating teachers (CT's) on the basis of similar educational beliefs. This project grew out of the concern of Oklahoma State University student teaching supervisors that the mismatching of ST's with CT's on the basis of dissimilar perceptions…
Descriptors: Conflict, Cooperating Teachers, Educational Attitudes, Interaction Process Analysis
MacLennan, Beryce W. – 1971
This paper discusses the growing recognition that the personalities and life experiences of group leaders are important factors in their effectiveness. Leaders should be warm, empathetic, responsive, understand individual and group behavior, give feedback, be trusted and accepted. Life experiences and personal development are important for the…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Unity, Individual Characteristics, Leadership
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