In describing the behavioral and personality characteristics of clients applying for services at a counseling center the major descriptive instrument used was the Repression-Sensitization scale. The instrument proved successful and it is hoped that it may be employed in place of intake interviews during times of increased client demand. (Author/CG)

A description of a diagnostic-therapeutic projective technique that can be employed in the classroom" to determine a student's emotional reaction to each of his subjects." (Author/AA)

A program to improve the academic skills of San Francisco students and to encourage them to improve their attitudes and behavior met with success. (CK)

Looks at 3 squatter communities in an attempt to draw upon similarities and differences in squatter communities and the problems which develop. (SW)

Explores several pitfalls that can defeat technical and management consulting endeavors in organizations, highlighting directions given to a consultant concerning a problem, the "solution machine," the relationship between client and advisor, feedback and flexibility, unmade commitments, and the narrow view of a problem. Fourteen references are…

Offers suggestions about how principals can avoid problems with substitute teachers, including location, selection, and preparation of subs; provision of appropriate information and materials; and evaluation. (WD)

Argues that social scientists convey the impression of rational behavior by means of self-serving research techniques. Concludes that their artificially constructed order masks the disorder of everyday existence and that they should have tolerance for human frailties. (Author/WD)

Explores the negative effects of divorce on children and suggests that a restructuring of marriage and divorce laws (which would prohibit divorce in marriages with dependent children) might be justified in addressing this injustice against children. (DB)

Suggests a system for classifying problems to help educators identify their problems and understand their complexity. Presents the Problem-Identification Matrix, which helps clarify the cause-and-effect relationship that exists in any problematic situation. (WD)

Students aged 7 to 12 years, identified as either learning disabled (N=295) or normal (N=515), were rated by their teachers on the Behavior Problem Checklist. Ratings revealed that school behavior problems varied by sex and pupil category, and that learning disabled Ss showed significantly greater maladjustment than normal Ss on the Personality…

Identifies significant limitations found in research on smoking behavior including the lack of common definitions of various behaviors, honesty of subject response, the lack of prospective studies, and the preponderance of univariate types of analyses. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Health Education in London, September 1979.…

The transgression behavior (cheating) of 60 behavior problem adolescents was observed in experimentally defined high arousal and control situations. Congruent with predictions, more adolescents exposed to a high arousal situation transgressed. (Author/CL)