Presents a reply by Robert Bornstein to comments from Chronister and regarding his article, "The complex relationship between dependency and domestic violence: Converging psychological factors and social forces." In addition to raising some important issues regarding the link between dependency and domestic violence, the comments by Chronister and…

Reviews available data documenting modal adults' beliefs, feelings, and actions regarding nuclear war. Examines discrepancies between peoples's beliefs and their relative lack of affective and behavioral response. Reviews data on possible psychological and social sources of those reactions. Contrasts average citizens, antinuclear activists, and…

Examines the emotional control card techniques developed by Sklare, Taylor, and Hyland (1985) to help clients more effectively use the rational-emotive imagery technique of Ellis (1974). Suggests a revision of the emotional control card technique. (NB)

Reviews behavioral, medical, and social science literature to illustrate the complexity and multidisciplinary nature of the job loss experience and provides a conceptual model to examine individual responses to job loss. Emphasizes the importance of including organizational-relevant variables in individual level conceptualizations and proposed…

Examines the place of emotion in teacher identity formation, discussing the political dimension of how emotions constitute identities and how these identities are assigned to teachers through discourses, practices, and performances. Using the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Nikolas Rose on strategies of resistance and self-formation,…

Provides a model for career transition and predictable paths through that model. The phases are letting go of what is no more; the neutral zone which appears to be an unproductive time-out; and the new beginning, the fruit of the previous phases. (JOW)

Instead of approaching emotions as secondary reactive responses to circumstances, an innovative approach is to treat emotional experiences as information which helps us understand our world. This article discusses working with feeling as a way of knowing and a six-step strategy for understanding the importance, meaning, and value of specific…

Self-renewal, personal development, and change create an inexorable link. Change management processes include the following: (1) internal locus of control; (2) freedom from institutional crutches; (3) flexible teaching; (4) recognition of emotional reactions to change; and (5) identification of the causes of indecisiveness and insecurities. (JOW)

The effects of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and other natural disasters will be felt by young children in the affected areas for a long time to come. This article offers tips on how to talk with children about natural disasters in order to clear up any confusion they might have, how to answer their questions with sensitivity, and how to…

The authors comment on the article "The primacy of cognition in schizophrenia," by R. W. Heinrichs. They state that Heinrichs persuasively argued as to the primacy of cognition in schizophrenia by citing an impressive body of evidence in favor of the view that schizophrenia is a complex biobehavioral disorder that manifests itself primarily in…

A family resemblance model of emotions is proposed which uses Darwin's discussion of emotions and Eleanor Rosch's and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's work on family resemblances. In Darwin's discussion of emotions, certain core features are thought to be widely shared by the members of the respective families of emotions, and more marginal…

The thesis of the first article is that much pathology derives from inability to deal with feelings of hurt. This inability results in the externalization of responsibility, which in turn creates victims and dysfunctional behavior. The second article discusses the "scapegoating" aspect of family dysfunction. (Author/HMV)

Since emotions play such an important role in moral education and moral activities, the author argues, it is important that emotions be studied in a scientifically legitimate manner. He concludes that commonsense categories and descriptions of emotion could legitimately be used in scientific inquiry. (MT)

Presents a proposed typology of absent parents who do not pay support, as well as observations on certain emotional issues for the nonrecipient parent which should be resolved. (Author/BL)

Suggests not an exclusive focus on emotion in couples therapy, but rather, the inclusion of emotion into an integrative approach which involves affect, cognition, and behavior in a systemic framework. Affect has too long been neglected both as an agent of therapeutic change and as a direct target of change. (Author/ABL)