Recorded war-related anxiety reactions observed over a two-year period at a Lebanese outpatient counseling clinic and constructed a 15-item Likert-type inventory. Found sex differences among 13 items as well as between total scores. The observed coefficients spoke well for the instrument's internal consistency. (Author)

Examined the relationship between spouses' (N=58) attributional styles for marital problems and their negative social reinforcement in a laboratory interaction procedure. Results indicated wives who attributed other couples' marital problems to undesirable personality traits or negative attitudes were more likely to verbally criticize their…

Describes problems undergraduate psychology faculty members encounter as they are forced to adapt to the increasingly diverse needs of their students. Faculty members must learn to be flexible and open to the idea of personal growth and professional development. (AM)

Discusses ways people cope with extramarital relationships of their spouses. Results found avoidance was significantly more common among women, especially among women with a low self-esteem. Both avoidance and reappraisal correlated positively with neuroticism. Communication occurred more often among people with high marital satisfaction. (Author)

Discusses a model for analyzing whether and how a particular school policy will be implemented. The model is based on Schultze's theories concerning policy implementation in decentralized organizations, and incorporates Lortie's and Cusick's ideas concerning student and teacher rewards. (Author/JM)

Experiments supported the following: (1) output-error assumption, by finding larger emotional responses for verbal slips than for correct vocalizations; (2) editing assumption, by finding that edited vocal responses require more processing time than unedited responses; (3) social acceptability editing criterion, by observing that neutral verbal…

In two trials, subjects completed the Depression Adjective Checklist as they felt, or were instructed to "fake good,""fake bad," or "fake average." Discussed findings for "fake bad" and "fake good" in terms of ability of an examiner to detect the manipulative set through grossly deviant scores.…

Stable characteristics of female rhesus monkeys with offspring, in terms of Confident and Excitable scores, were significantly positively correlated with the respective scores of their female offspring but not their male offspring. Female parents' Excitable scores were significantly negatively correlated with males' Confident scores. How this…

Focuses upon the relationship between Holocaust experiences and postwar adaptational styles among survivors' families. Three general family types are associated with overall psychological responses: "families of fighters,""the numb family," and "those who made it." Some implications for psychiatric treatment and for…

The study investigated the effect of the use or nonuse of separate answer sheets on responses to affective instruments with respect to both instrument and subject characteristics. Results indicated significant score differences across scales with and without answer sheets. (Author/BW)

Kibbutz children (N=998) aged 3 to 10 years were asked to indicate their personal choices in response to a projective test depicting a child in situations of distress and joy. Children selected their own parents as the most significant choice in all age groups, irrespective of communal or family type of sleeping arrangement. (Author)

Describes a model to aid counselors in understanding stress, and in designing and implementing counseling interventions to mediate its effects. The model demonstrates the dynamic interaction between the individual and the environment. Cognitive modification, values clarification, decision making, and relaxation training are described as stress…

Describes two experiments conducted to explain why retarded children of younger mental age appear to be more selective on discrimination tasks containing relevant redundant cues than do children of older mental age. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the latter group of children are overselective because they tend to solve…

Reports on research which indicates that much of the meaning of transcendental meditation (TM) is constructed from preexisting understandings and expectations. Various influences for the impact of TM are suggested including the language, rules, and world view of the social environment. (RC)

An analysis of the loss reactions of college students (N=1,139) was made over a two-year period. Variability in choice of coping mechanism, type of loss, and physical and emotional reactions was shown. Suggests social support systems and communication about the loss were important forces in resolution and grief work. (Author)