A clock-light cuing device was successfully used in classrooms to control disruptive student behavior. Students were made aware of inappropriate behavior (which caused the light to be turned off) and of the time lost until the behavior was verbally identified and corrected. An accumulation of a specified amount of time in which the light was on…

A profoundly retarded adult was taught to open doors having a standard rotary door knob through prompting and fading techniques in a backward chaining sequence. (CL)

The study evaluated the effects of a fine mist of water applied to the face contingent upon self-injurious behavior (SIB) exhibited by profoundly retarded persons. Results indicated that the water mist procedure may be an effective alternative to traditional punishment techniques. (Author)

Suggestions are made for developing a code of ethics for health educators. (JD)

Data from a survey of students who participated in the School Health Curriculum Project (SHCP) are analyzed to determine the effect of the SHCP on student smoking behavior three years after participating in the program. (JD)

The impact of the Health Activities Project (HAP), an activity-centered, supplementary health education program for fifth- to eighth-grade students, on their attitudes toward health education was studied. Results indicated a positive change. (JD)

Defines assertive, nonassertive, and aggressive behavior. Discusses assertiveness training as a technique for self-growth, staff development, and teacher effectiveness. (SK)

The use of an enriched environment and differential reinforcement of adaptive behavior resulted in lower maladaptive self-directed behavior and more adaptive object-directed behavior than that observed in the enriched environment alone. (CL)

Analysis shows a significant decrease in parent's self-sufficiency index, indicating increased group dependence. Results suggest that family therapists may unwittingly foster group dependence and losses in confidence for parents receiving such family guidance. (Author)

For test anxious subjects, both forms of anxiety management training (AMT) significantly reduced test anxiety compared with controls. For speech anxious subjects, both forms of AMT reduced speech anxiety; however, heterogeneous AMT lowered it more than homogeneous AMT. (Author/BEF)

Paradoxical intention helps clients separate themselves from their neurotic symptoms. The client is instructed to exaggerate the symptom and finds, paradoxically, the symptom occurs less. In provocative exaggeration symptoms are described so as to evoke laughter at the very symptom that causes anxiety. (Author)

The influence of personal control on reactions to shock differed as a function of the type of control and of the combination of control conditions. Behavioral control in the presence of information (cognitive control) reduced stress, whereas behavioral control in the absence of information augmented stress. (Author)

Discusses the importance of a support system for effective selling, which is a management system reinforcing and supporting positive behavior and identifying desirable options, alternatives, and goals. (JOW)

Inservice teacher education on specific behavior management skills will enhance efforts to mainstream handicapped children. Among motivators for learning and applying such skills is graduate credit for completing the inservice training objectives. A table lists suggested modules and objectives for an inservice training program in behavior…

Classroom teachers and school mental health specialists must be better equipped to determine which students who practice deviant behavior are behaviorally disordered and which students are experiencing faulty social perception. (Author/PHR)