In describing the self as an organized system of valuations, valuation refers to anything a person finds important in his or her everyday situation. Describes a self-confrontation method of making a person's system of valuations explicit, illustrating with case study. The person as self-investigator reflects on experiences in a dialogical…

Examines the relationship among child behavior, spouse behavior, and personal daily activities to a mother's satisfaction with her child. Results suggest that child's behavior is the best predictor of her satisfaction but that other aspects also contribute. Suggests that assessments should consider all areas of a mother's life. (SA)

Reviews different principles and techniques proposed by psychotherapy concerning the facilitation of communication and learning, as they confirm the hypotheses and methodological choices of the communicative approach. (MSE)

Describes characteristics of borderline adolescents and reviews diagnostic issues. Uses two case studies to illustrate general treatment strategies that could be useful to clinicians in mental health programs and family courts. (JAC)

Examined the impact of a specific therapist disclosure (previous involvement in therapy as a client) upon subjects' (N=175) perceptions of the therapist and the therapeutic relationship. Results indicated that subjects viewed the disclosing therapist as having more favorable personal and therapeutic abilities than the nondisclosing therapist. (LLL)

Two experiments were conducted to isolate the trait-anxiety-reducing effects of transcendental meditation (TM) from expectation of relief and the concomitant ritual of sitting twice daily. The results strongly support the conclusion that the crucial therapeutic component of TM is not the TM exercise. (Author)

Defines and explains the difference of marathon groups and psychotherapy. (HMV)

The Child Resource Team was designed to operate as an alternative to outside agency referral. The multidisciplinary unit provides intensive therapy to school-aged children and their families. Following two years of operation, an analysis of the team's successes and failures has revealed significant gains and difficulties. (Author)

Social work clinicians who continue to practice during pregnancy should be aware that their condition will affect their clients' responses as well as their own, and that the pregnancy may even present unique treatment opportunities. (Author)

This article describes a concentrated program of desensitization used to treat flight phobia. A case history illustrates the use of expanded emotive imagery, stimulus breakdown and techniques of covert positive reinforcement. (SJL)

This article reports that breast cancer is an increasingly widespread illness among women. It notes that there are many severe psychosocial adjustments to be made to having the disease and explores ways that counselors and therapists can help women undergoing this ordeal. (NG)

Publicly funded psychiatric inpatient institutions focus increasingly on stabilization and relapse prevention, readying patients for rapid community reentry. Growing emphasis on consumer satisfaction and professionals' accountability for efficient outcomes has coincided with increasing cost concerns. Since staffing limitations mandate innovative…

The attitudes and beliefs about utilization of mental health services of 201 African Americans, 18 years and older, are explored. One hundred and thirty-four females and 66 males participated in mixed sex focus groups conducted in an urban, Midwestern city. Discussion probes addressed participant perceptions of psychotherapists and psychotherapy,…

Although plentiful information is available about the long-term treatment of sexual abuse survivors, a framework for the short-term treatment of this population is lacking in the literature. A preliminary model of screening and goal-setting in short-term therapy for survivors, to be used at university and college counseling centers, is presented…

This book calls into question the degree to which early childhood experiences affect psychological development, critiquing three related myths: (1) personality is formed by early childhood experiences; (2) mental disorders are caused by early childhood experiences; and (3) effective psychotherapy depends on reconstructing childhood experiences.…