Administered caffeine to males (N=39) who were provoked or not provoked by a partner. Provoked participants attributed their feelings to both the drug and their partner's behavior. Angered subjects were more aversive when thinking they had taken caffeine but reduced their aggression when told the drug was a placebo. (Author/JAC)

Examined the interaction patterns of adult creative problem solvers within small, leaderless groups. Presented divergent thinking problems to two groups and categorized their discussions. Results indicated the creative person plays a central role in determining task-oriented directions by initiating and receiving more orienting behaviors. (RC)

Describes a method of determining major counseling strategies with the TFA/Matrix system. A taxonomy describes individual patterns of thinking, feeling, acting, and behavior. Descriptions are integrated into four counseling steps. The system synthesizes all counseling data and ranks and sequences major strategies likely to assist the client's…

Describes the development of coping behavior in children and the role of coping behavior in dealing with conflict and anxiety. Defines various coping mechanisms including rationalization, projection, displacement, denial of reality, compensation, regression, and intellectualization. Outlines suggestions for helping children and parents understand…

Reports a study of the relationship between self-concept and food behavior. Results indicate: (1) Women with a positive self-concept tend to have better quality diets and to be influenced by nutrition information; and (2) Self-concepts are not related to acceptance of nutrition information from other persons. (Author/MA)

The Fischer-Turner Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help inventory was evaluated. Subjects reporting prior professional assistance for psychological problems espoused more favorable attitudes than individuals without such professional contact. Help-seeking attitudes were found to represent a significant positive influence on the…

Examined sex and situational factors of subject role, type of feeling, and sex of best friend in relation to affective self-disclosure and self-reported anxiety of undergraduates. Interactions revealed affective self-disclosure is sex-linked and situation specific, with females initiating positive feelings to same-sex best friends being most…

Looks at delinquency from the viewpoint of a training school chaplain and outlines factors believed to contribute to the development of delinquent behavior. Signs of maladjustment include overactivity, acute anxiety and fear, depression, psychosomatic disorders, unusual behavior, negative attitudes toward others and themselves, and resistance to…

Consultation with teachers remains untried by many counselors. Possible consultation areas are grief management and relaxation training. Grief is the normal reaction to loss. Being aware of the various stages is the first step in helping someone through the grief process. Relaxation techniques can be learned with proper guidance. (Author/BEF)

Examined subgroups of people in relation to specific types of drugs. Multiple drug clusters identified here yielded six basic drug clusters. Typology of drug abusers was developed by proximity cluster analysis. Set of psychosocial measures was differentially related to use of types of drugs and drug abusers. (Author/BEF)

Examines the role of communication and denial in coping efforts of children with cancer. Results indicate level of family communication about cancer expressed by mother's communication is correlated with hypothesized responses in child. Usefulness of three instruments as effective tools in measuring child's reactions is demonstrated. (Author/BEF)

Samples (N=2) of older and samples (N=2) of younger adult respondents, surveyed in 1972 and in 1978 with regard to permissiveness toward specific sexual behaviors, revealed considerable, but not complete, attitudinal similarity between men and women in all groups and increased permissiveness toward nonmarital sexual behaviors among older adults.…

Assessed how family interaction patterns are influenced by television viewing. Results revealed that children oriented toward their parents less, talked less, and were less active and that fathers oriented toward their children and spouses less, talked less and made fewer positive facial expressions during television-viewing than during family…

Studied males initially angered or not angered by an experimental accomplice. Later shocks were administered to the same accomplice. Subjects were told the shocks would interfere with learning and cause pain or were given no information. Results show angered men receiving hurt instructions and high-victim-pain feedback were most aggressive.…

Results indicate that individuals with relatively less developed (less differentiated) interpersonal construct systems can be expected to exhibit greater consistency between their attitudes about a person and their behavioral intentions toward that person than those with more developed interpersonal construct systems. (PD)