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Sowles, Richard C.; Gill, John H. – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1970
The California F Scale, Ethnocentrism Scale, Intolerance of Ambiguity Scale, Taylor Manifest Anxiety scale, and California Test of Personality were given both before and after counseling in the institution. Changes in attitudes scores were found at the conclusion of counseling. There was no difference in institutional or community adjustment as a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Community, Counseling
Peer reviewedBalla, David; Zigler, Edward – Mental Retardation, 1971
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedMenolascino, Frank J. – Mental Retardation, 1971
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Consultants, Institutional Personnel, Institutionalized Persons
Pomeroy, Diana – Special Education, 1970
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Design, Environmental Influences, Handicapped Children
Allen, Robert M.; And Others – Training School Bulletin, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Truax, Charles B.; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1971
The present study provides moderate support for the use of one procedure which differs from standard group therapy practice, vicarious therapy pretraining. The findings suggest against the use of alternate sessions with hospitalized mental patients. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Mordock, John B.; and others – J Sch Psychol, 1968
Attempt to assess efficiency of Haine and Koppitz scoring systems with Bender-Gestalt in ability to differentiate between brain-damaged and other young people in a residential treatment center did not prove useful. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diagnostic Tests, Institutionalized Persons, Learning Disabilities
Nord, Wayne R. – Todays Educ, 1969
The college Companion Program, launched in 1964 at Overbrook Hospital in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, enables college students to interact with mental patients on an informal basis. (Author)
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Institutionalized Persons, Learning Experience
Peer reviewedAbelson, Robert B.; Johnson, Ronald C. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior, Behavior Problems, Exceptional Child Research
Ravenborg, Milton R.; Foss, Adeline – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Death, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Patients
Peer reviewedKazdin, Alan E.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
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.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedWebb, Olive J.; McNickle, Donald C. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1982
Results suggested that generally no marked differences in adaptive social behavior across the three groups occurred. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Group Homes, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedHeller, Tamar – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
Effects of relocation on 50 severely/profoundly mentally retarded and physically disabled children transferred from two facilities into a third one were examined. Relocation resulted in short term decrements in positive behavior and in deterioration in health for all Ss. High staff disruption produced a short term increase in abnormal behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Adjustment, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Biklen, Douglas – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1981
The author examines the Supreme Court decisions regarding the rights of retarded children not to be institutionalized and rights of retarded people to have aggressive medical treatment that will help prolong their lives. (SB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination, Institutionalized Persons
Spears, Debora L.; And Others – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1981
The investigation sought to teach a sequence of arrival behaviors to a severely mentally retarded 12-year-old child living in an institution. Withdrawal and reintroduction of the pacing prompts established that increases in independent arrival behavior were attributed to the pacing prompts. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Daily Living Skills, Institutionalized Persons
