This paper was presented at the Merrill-Palmer Conference on Research and Teaching of Infant Development, February 13, 1969. (MH)

Author sees adolescent alienation as natural in light of sexual drive, repressed oedipal conflicts, and resulting reorganization of psychic functions. Suggests certain treatment principles and social changes to make adolescence less disruptive. (MH)

Discusses change in temper of radical students and current tendencies to separate them into "good (nonviolent, constructive, idealistic) and "bad (violent, nihilistic, anarchistic, and destructive) groups. Rejects this theoryy with research findings and shows how radicals comprise "elite group, many of whom do not implement their beliefs.…

Argues that nonshared within-family environmental variation is a major influence on general mental performance. Data are presented from longitudinal studies revealing that intraindividual variation over age in IQ accounts for as much or more variability than has been estimated to be the nonshared within-family environmental variability in IQ.…

Uses the example of Poland as a case study to show how the development of national identity follows the same laws as individual identity formation. Findings from research on Polish values and attitudes toward their own society and other countries are presented. (AM)

Investigated possible relationships between stages of ego development and several different facets of personal constructs in 60 subjects who represented a broad range of ego functioning. Results showed a statistically significant relationship between ego level and frequency of use of three content categories. (Author/JAC)

Focuses on the ways in which cooperative education can contribute to three areas of personal development: competence, autonomy, and purpose. Investigates ways in which cooperative education programs place students on their own and assist in establishing career objectives. (JOW)

The model for an existential classroom puts a priority on humans in the educational setting. The only goal imposed on the setting is the development of a positive existential self-concept. (SK)

Explores the theories and models of self-actualization and human development. Twelve tables illustrate developmental stages, ways of knowing, moral and ethical development, management style, goals of learning, organizational development, and other dimensions. Availability: M.E.A.D. Subscriptions, C.S.M.L., University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1…

Suggests that individuals vary in the degree of cortical development necessary to sustain functional empathy and that most people can be trained to counterbalance the more animalistic determinants of behavior. Concludes that blockage of functional empathy by power drives forms the basis of interpersonal and social tensions. (Author/GC)

Maintains that concepts such as self-object mirroring are bridging humanistic psychology and psychoanalysis. Information is presented on the self-psychology of Chicago psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut. (Author/DB)