The study investigated the ranking of stress associated with various life events by parents of handicapped children. Forty-seven parents of children with handicapping conditions were administered the Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire. Mean values and ranks for life event items were compared with previously reported data. Overall ranking by…

An account of how families cope with the day-to-day process of living with cystic fibrosis. (CM)

After outlining the problems that are besetting the family, the author lists the objectives of a program for educating students to be parents. (IRT)

The author examines the process of psychological adaptation for a handicapped child and his family, with particular emphasis on the physician's role in the process. (SBH)

Examined approximately 100 divorcing families, half of whom had requested counseling and half whom had not. Results indicated children undergoing parental separation did not conform to a simple normal-clinical dichotomy. Significant differences in adjustment existed between the children of families requesting counseling and those who had not.…

Common family patterns observed in 25 cases of sibling incest were: (1) distant, inaccessible parents; (2) parental stimulation of sexual climate in the home; and (3) family secrets, especially with regard to extramarital affairs. (Author/DB)

This study examined the level of test anxiety of adolescent children of divorced parents. It suggests such anxiety is a possible explanation of the lower scholastic achievement of such children. Results indicated children of divorced parents had significantly higher anxiety scores than did children of intact families. (Author/BSR)

Considers the medical importance for adoptees of not knowing their family history. Notes the problems adoptees face when others misunderstand their need for information on their background. Points out that the search for background has both intellectual and emotional components for adoptees. (SKC)

"Covert suicide" refers to self-destructive behavior whose suicidal intent is denied by the adolescent and his/her family. Such behaviors are considered to be an outcome of certain family dynamics and processes. Case examples are given, and issues presented to the clinician in assessing and making initial interventions are discussed. (Author/BL)

Investigated whether personality variables differed between families with an agoraphobic parent and families with non-agoraphobic parents. Significant differences in personality variables were found by family and by sex of agoraphobic parent. (Author/BL)

Explores the reliability of the categories used to describe family structure in structural family therapy. Five clinicians independently rated three initial conjoint family interviews. Results are discussed in terms of their demonstration of the utility of the structural nonmenclature, some conceptual problems in the structural nomenclature, and…

Presents role adjustment at the familial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels as a primary influence on the effects and adjustment to divorce for spouses and children. Reviews related research and presents a model of postdivorce family adjustment that may be useful for family specialists. (BH)

The case study describes counseling for a family whose 7-year old refused to go to school and whose parents had never really come to terms with the death of their physically handicapped son. (CL)

Self-identified learning disabled college students (N=80), in comparison with their non-LD peers, tended to view themselves and their parents more negatively; recall more family stress during childhood and adolescence; and report more drug abuse problems, delinquency, and suicidal thoughts. (Author/CL)

The study explores the relationship between nonnatural family history and current educational placement in special or regular classroom settings. Results of an Independent Chi-Square Test indicated a significant difference between the two groups. Significantly more students from nonnatural settings receive educational services in a special…