A method for the use of art procedures to understand relationships in families with no, one, or two schizophrenic twins is discussed. (Author)

Human figures drawn by psychiatric patients were evaluated. It was hypothesized that differences in performance, particularly differences reflecting a lower level of cognitive maturity, would be associated with the sociocultural background variables, and that these differences might well be such as to be misinterpreted as psychopathologically…

A case study is presented in which a patient received four MMPIs and attempted to present himself as mentally healthy though suffering from a mental disorder. The changes on the MMPI profiles are interpreted in terms of the patient's clinically observed dynamics. Implications are discussed. (Author)

The authors' evaluate criticisms by Miller and Brofenbrenner of their earlier article. While agreeing with Miller that psychologists should be aware of the social requisites of a culture and subculture in formulating their evaluations of character, Miller's other views were not supported by their data. The Brofenbrenner critique was judged…

A system for evaluating the human figure drawings of children aged 5 to 12 is presented. (Author)

Jensen's article is seen as reemphasizing many of the persistent problems of psychological measurement rather than as raising a new set of issues. The report also directs attention to the social consequences of testing. (Author)

Evaluated hopelessness, depression, and suicidal intent among preadolescent psychiatric patients (N=66), using the Hopelessness Scale for Children. Results showed children who scored high on the hopelessness scale showed significantly more severe depression. Suicidal intent was more consistently correlated with hopelessness than with depression.…

Children's religious ideas can provide relevant projective material in psychiatric evaluation, sometimes revealing information about parental introjects, superego and defense formation levels and anxiety areas. Frequently ignored, the material can be a useful adjunct when evaluative techniques give an incomplete picture. (Author/CM)

Reviewed clinical usefulness of obvious and subtle Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory subscales in the detection of malingering. Comparison of obvious-subtle differences indicative of malingering (Greene's criteria) and observed differences on random-response protocols were found to be indistinguishable. (Author/JAC)

Forty-two male and 84 female undergraduate students completed measures for locus of control (Rotters I-E Locus of Control Scale), psychological stress (Emotionality Scale of the Pittsburgh Scales), and trust-suspicion. Results are discussed in terms of gender differences in response. (CM)

The Test Battery for Mentally Handicapped Children (TBGB) was developed for the psychological diagnosis of mentally handicapped children in West Germany to provide diagnostic information relevant to educational programing. Reliablity coefficients were completed, tests of validity were undertaken, and the utility of the TBGB for differential…