This article summarizes the theory of early recollections in a way that suggests its adaptation to current practice in counseling and psychotherapy. (Author)

Approach entailed obtaining patients' scores on a sympton checklist and a role expectancy scale prior to therapy, on the basis of his scores, the patient was assigned to that therapist who, over a previous year, had obtained the most "positive" outcomes with regard to patients showing particular pretherapy score patterns. Presented at American…

Paradoxical behavior of dependent P females tending to leave psychotherapy prematurely has been linked to the initial tendency of male therapists to be nondirective with females. The proposal was tested by having 43 college females state preferences for directive or nondirective therapist statements on an otherwise verbatim therapy transcript…

A comparison of therapeutic activity of A and B therapists obtained from tape recordings of therapy hours suggested that: (1) B therapists tended to be more facilitative; (2) A therapists tended to be somewhat more interpretative and negative. The present findings are consistent with previous research with the A and B scale, which suggested a…

Comparison of college students seeking psychotherapy with a similar group not seeking therapy revealed that the former group generally had higher defense and lower coping scores than the latter. (CK)

Research supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health. Reprints from Kenneth Heller, Dept. of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

Based on a PhD dissertation (Syracuse University).

Live demonstration is a useful method for introducing concepts of psychotherapy to students in introductory psychology classes. Both audience and role-players get to experience first-hand some of the emotional dynamics of a therapy situation. Describes classroom role-playing that illustrated client-centered therapy. (CS)

Different approaches to group therapy can be conceptualized as a continuum made up of possible group goals clustered around three points, i.e., therapy in, with, and of the group. For each point, the goal, pathology, focus/content, communication patterns, therapist's/patient's roles, and optimal size are delineated. (HLM)

Reviews the history and theory of alcoholism and hypnosis and proposes a theoretical model of alcholism based on self-esteem. Suggets that hypnosis may be an effective tool in the treatment of alcoholism with cure as the goal, and calls for more consistency in theory and practice. (JAC)

Victor E. Frankl's theories concerning suffering and the meaning of life are discussed. There are many educational applications of Frankl's theories, which involve shock, apathy, refusal to make decisions, denial of wants and needs, and loss of identity. (CJ)

Game-playing has become a more generalized phenomenon than ever, entering into public recreation, school programs, and commercial promotional efforts. Games require competitive interaction between two or more individuals, making game-playing useful in clinical therapy and opening games to technological innovation. The latest such innovation is the…