The student's college experience is perceived by the counseling staff at Highline Community College as a process of self-assessment and self-discovery. Professional resources and personal support to promote and enhance this developmental process are offered. The program is action-oriented and is designed to place the counselor in the mainstream of…

The first section of this paper deals with the contributions of non-academic experiences to education. Two measures, "my overall development as a person" and satisfaction with the non-academic scene, indicated positive correlations both between satisfaction with experiences in the non-academic area and overall growth, and between level of…

Provides empirical evidence supporting Erikson's postulation of two ego identity status groups (identity achievement and identity diffusion). Shows that persons high in ego identity development demonstrate higher levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal psychological adjustment than persons low in ego identity. (RL)

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) is frequently used to measure changes that have occurred in participants as a result of an encounter- or growth-group experience. The pseudo-self-actualizing tendency of counseling students is explored, and rationale is presented as to why the POI should be used with other instruments. (Author)

Examined intimacy levels of college female pairs reporting no sexual contact between them, including pairs selected for high (N=25) and low disclosure (N=25). Results indicated that best predictor of intimate friendship was self-actualization. Perceived attitude similarity, but not actual attitude similarity, was also predictive of intimacy.…

College students enrolled in a required, general studies personal health course were studied to determine if individuals who reported more self-actualizing characteristics also reported more preventive health practices. Results support this theory and suggest that mental health promotion should be a central focus of health education. (DF)

The study factorially manipulated instructions (fake bad, be honest again control, fake good) and knowledge of self-actualization (naive, knowledgeable) to determine whether knowledge affects ability to create poor impressions or create good impressions in comparison with appropriate controls on the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). (Author)

Follows a group of black college students during a semester course designed to enrich their verbal skills and their understanding of themselves through guided study of literary works by black writers. (TO)

This paper attempts to illustrate the usefulness of simulated test taking (STT) in personality and abnormal psychology courses. (Author)

Discusses Psychomat groups, which were concerned with student anonymity, a reach out'' to lonely students, dealing with identity crisis, concretizing one's purpose in life and also dealing with student attitudes with regard to major social issues. (Author/RK)

Purpose of the study was to change the focus of attention in course evaluation from the course-instructor complex to the student's estimate of self-development as a result of the course. (Authors)

The authors have tried to show how our schools can perform a great service to young people in helping them achieve self actualization by allowing them to learn and practice the steps in decision making as they plan their lives after graduation. (Author)

Use of the Inventory of Feminine Values" with a group of college women indicated that they were prepared to sacrifice a career for a family. Apparently, attitudes held by fathers of young women influence their attitudes toward working wives. Counselors must help young women plan early for problems to be faced working and raising a family. (CJ)