Presents unilateral family therapy in which intervention is directed toward changing the behavior of an uncooperative family member through working with a cooperative member as mediator. Applies the approach to the problem of endeavoring to reach and change an uncooperative alcohol abuser. (Author)

Studied frequency of occurrence of four different types of physical contact (touching, holding hands, sitting-on-lap, and hugging) in school-based helping interactions between nonprofessional child aides and young referred children. Frequency of contact behaviors did not relate either to adjustment status at referral or to intervention outcomes.…

Assigned 24 supervisors to two behavior modeling workshops designed to improve the supervisors' skills in coaching and handling employee complaints. Generalization of observational learning to a novel context was significantly better in the experimental group, showing the efficacy of formalized retention processes. (Author)

Depressed outpatients received treatment focusing on interpersonal skills, cognitions, or pleasant events. Patients received immediate treatment or delayed treatment. All treatment modalities significantly alleviated depression. All patients improved on most dependent variables, regardless of whether variables were directly addressed in treatment.…

Women completed behavioral measures of assertion and anxiety before and after assertiveness training. High social desirability scorers described themselves as more assertive and less anxious, but were behaviorally less assertive than low scorers. Although all scorers improved their assertion skills, high scorers did not appear less anxious after…

Height-fearful volunteers were assigned to one of three groups: a warm therapist, a cold therapist, and a waiting control group. Treatment groups showed significant improvement when compared to the waiting-list group, but no consistent differences were found between the warm and cold therapist groups. (Author)

Considers Locke's philosophy of education within the philosophical and religious contexts of seventeenth-century Europe. Rejecting the view that man is innately corrupt, Locke argued that man's nature is malleable, and the purpose of education is to train children through rewards and punishment. Moral education is a process of habituation. (AM)

A study found that Kentucky school health education programs are not resulting in great knowledge of health issues among high school seniors. Reasons for this lack of health knowledge include: (1) The majority of health education teachers remain poorly trained in health; and (2) Health education has not been properly emphasized or valued within…

The rationale for health education rests on the premise that the educated individual will make appropriate life-style decisions which will be beneficial to his/her health. (CJ)

Educators must work with students to be sure that instruction in health does influence students' choices for healthier behaviors and life styles. (CJ)

Tested a strategy where didactic material on smoking and topics such as social approval, academic achievement, and career success were presented to an experimental college group. Results showed significant changes in responses to cognitive and attitudinal statements and nonsignificant but positive changes in smoker's motivation and behavior.…

Compared various cognitive treatment approaches for ameliorating the difficulties of hyperactive children on tasks requiring sustained vigilance and accuracy. Differential training techniques comparing training in attention to inhibitory control indicated that a combination of attentional and inhibitory control strategies was most efficacious in…

Suggested are many activities for making lunchtime at school an interesting activity. Included are ideas for music, games, movies, decorations, and plays. (KC)

Discusses sex equality, and documents continuing significance of sex bias issues and their relevance for counseling personnel. This article also presents a rationale for counselor renewal in sex equality, competency areas for renewal efforts, and programs relevant for each area of competency. (Author)

Author reviews behavior modification techniques as presented in books written to help parents rear children. Analyzes theoretical and ideological assumptions on which these parenting books are based. Concludes that these books reveal a fundamental disregard for children as persons and therefore require careful and critical evaluation. (Author/JLF)