The purpose of this study was to determine whether students who attended a two-day campus health fair reduced health risk behavior compared to those who did not attend the fair. The impact of specific activities at the fair also was evaluated. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

A more dynamic conceptualization of gender role is presented, focusing on social psychological ambivalence and developmental alienation. Current research findings are interpreted with regard to these concepts, and directions for future research are discussed. (Author/BL)

The author describes nine separate stages of help that reflect the normal process of pupil improvement and some of the corresponding teacher skills. Stages begin with the "honeymoon stage," including active resistance, limited testing, beginning trust, and achievement, and concluding with expression of genuine feelings of sadness and attachment.…

Presents a brief overview of strategic therapy and specifies possible strategic responses that a counselor might use at the point of client resistance. (Author/ABB)

Results indicated the prevention program was successful in directing its efforts toward a relatively more seriously delinquent clientele. However, it appeared to be unsuccessful either in increasing the positive behaviors or decreasing the negative behaviors of the target clientele in separate analyses or in comparison with the control group.…

Preservice and student teachers (N=180) read and judged of classroom interventions. Results revealed that interventions differed markedly in their acceptability and that amount of teacher time, severity of behavior problem, and type of intervention were salient dimensions for consideration. (Author/CL)

A home-based ecobehavioral parent-training package with a low-income single-parent referred for child neglect, and her seven-year-old son was effective in increasing the mother's frequency of descriptive praise and in producing demonstrable changes in the untreated corollary behaviors. Maintenance probes conducted two and six months following the…

Examined whether self-perceptions of Type A behavior change during adult years in 211 subjects in four age groups who completed a Type A scale. Subjects in the 30-39 age group perceived themselves as becoming more Type A while subjects over 40 perceived themselves as becoming less Type A. (NRB)

Flexible arm splints permitting the control of hand-to-mouth contacts without restricting range of motion effectively suppressed the self-injurious finger biting of a child with Lesch-Nyhan disease and a profoundly retarded adult's stereotypic finger sucking. They offered an easily applied and much less restrictive alternative to soft-tie and…

An 11-year-old nonverbal boy diagnosed autistic was trained to communicate wants and needs with manual signs. Sign training in the corner of the classroom had no effect on generalization or maladaptive responses, while training in the natural setting was functionally related both to use of signs across the school day and dramatic reductions in…

A concealed video camera can record learning disabled students' behavior and provide a nonjudgmental way for them to see how they appear to others. Such an approach can include a positive emphasis on redirecting energy as well. (CL)

Tested the effectiveness of Behavioral Self-Control Training in reducing alcohol consumption, blood alcohol concentration, drinking-and-driving incidents, and life problems. No significant differences were found between conditions on these variables suggesting that a controlled drinking goal may not be feasible for all drinking-and-driving…

Discusses sex bias in letters of recommendation written for college applicants. Examples of the problem and suggestions of ways to solve it are given. (BL)

Presents a provisional list of 11 good moments in psychotherapeutic sessions, that is, when clients manifest therapeutic process, movement, improvement, progress, or change. Lines of research inquiry are opened up by the proposed list. (Author/BL)

The Goodenough-Harris Draw-a-Person Test, if given at regular intervals during periods of remediation, may show clear evidence of improvement in behavior and attitude of learning disabled students. (CL)