Responds to an article in this issue (on how teachers can help students recover from pervasive trauma) with two short articles: one on a missed opportunity to make a difference in students' lives, and the other a cautionary tale of the risks and dangers inherent in the relationship between teacher and traumatized student. (SR)

The results of a series of empirical studies on perfectionism in the gifted are reviewed. Contrary to common beliefs, results indicate that perfectionism is not greater in the gifted and that striving for perfection is more likely to stimulate healthy achievement needs than to be associated with personal or academic maladjustment. (Contains…

This article discusses perfectionism in gifted students, aspects of perfectionism, manifestations of perfectionism in the classroom, and classroom based interventions. Recommended interventions include creating a classroom that encourages sharing of self, active listening, and self-evaluation and metacognition, using bibliotherapy, and providing…

A study of 174 academically talented eighth-grade students found they had significantly higher academic self-concepts than their peers but similar social self-concepts. Results found that talented females had stronger needs for achievement, dominance, and endurance than typical females, and high verbal students had less interest in relationships…

Describes a cognitive-behavioral model for treating couples' negative reactions to infertility. After a discussion of why the cognitive-behavioral approach can competently address the goals of couples coping with infertility, three phases of treatment are outlined: assessment, therapy, and closure. Areas for assessment include spouses, marital…

When teachers punish students through the use of external control, they associate themselves and learning with negative feelings and consequently alienate students from education. Teachers must apply principles of friendship to connect with students and gain entry into students'"quality worlds." (Includes an outline of basic principles of…

This study examined both continuity and familial, intrapsychic, and environmental predictors of change in adolescent attachment security across a 2-year period from middle to late adolescence. Assessments included the Adult Attachment Interview, observed mother-adolescent interactions, test-based data, and adolescent self-reports obtained from an…

The paper highlights the importance of affectivity in school retention in public secondary schools in Guadalajara, Mexico, in a socioeconomic context where the students themselves often decide whether to stay in school or to drop out. In such contexts, students' feelings towards the school and the teachers can become crucial in deciding whether to…

This study investigated the relation between parental anxiety and family functioning. Parental anxiety and depression, child attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms were all included as predictors of 3 measures of family functioning to examine the independent contributions of each. Using a…

Although many sexual assault survivors seek support from mental health sources for adverse psychological symptoms due to sexual assault, many do not. A diverse sample of adult sexual assault survivors was surveyed about their sexual assault experiences, social reactions received when disclosing assault, attributions of blame, coping strategies,…

Details improvements which the Soviet public education system should undertake to provide youth with a Communist upbringing in an age of rapid scientific and technological development. A review of educational psychological literature by Soviet scholars focuses on teaching methods, psychological development, student motivation, and the relationship…

Planning for effective use of teleconferencing involves consideration of humanization to generate a feeling of group rapport, participation by all parties to allow more natural interaction, an effective style of presentation to ensure that the message is received accurately, and feedback to correct errors and improve future communications. (JMF)

Encourages school counselors to respond to needs of secondary school students who are experiencing the effects of parental divorce. Presents model of group counseling that can be easily implemented by counselors and is likely to be supported by administration, faculty, and parents. (NB)

Discusses factors that influence women in their daily living (economic and demographic factors, feelings about mathematics ability, risk taking, and locus of control), retirement planning concerns of midlife women, retirement planning strategies and the role of educators in this planning, and social-psychological strategies. (CT)

This paper describes several issues college dropouts confront--including self-sustenance, autonomy, and escaping a fearful destiny--from a psychodynamic, social and developmental perspective. The implications for psychosocial theories of adult development are also discussed. (Author/LMO)