Defining internal pollution as "the contamination and abuse of the human body through the habitual use of substances taken to relieve anxieties and tensions", this article asserts that outdoor education experiences can combat internal pollution through active physical, social, and intellectual involvement, promoting the security of belonging,…

High levels of mental health might result from accepting the dissolution of external as well as internal security objects and accepting death as a reality in life. (MJB)

Focuses on the psychological needs of women with either rheumatoid arthritis or gynecological cancer, two leading chronic illnesses among females. In addition client concerns such as emotional distress, coping, and pain and stress management are discussed. Suggestions for individual, group, marital, and family counseling are made as well.…

The group was begun to serve a narrowly defined and particularly vulnerable client-- the child grieving for a deceased parent. The author discusses recruiting participants and the group process of dealing with this specific emotional problem. Reactions of young people and the community are mentioned. (Author/BW)

The 2006 National Resiliency Response Initiative for Katrina's Kids is a systematic approach to providing resiliency support to the over 200,000 children victimized by one of the worst natural disasters in American history. From the Gulf States region, children suffered trauma during and after Hurricane Katrina as they became displaced young…

DEFECTS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PERSONALITY CAN DEVELOP IN CHILDREN. TO KEEP HIS SPIRIT NOURISHED, THE CHILD NEEDS AFFECTION, FRIENDSHIP, FREEDOM, FAITH, AND CHALLENGE FROM HIS PARENTS. SELF-RESPECT IS ANOTHER QUALITY WHICH SHOULD BE DEVELOPED IN CHILDREN AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR GOOD MENTAL HEALTH. PROVIDING WORK EXPERIENCES AROUND THE…

This study compared telephone and mail survey approaches in assessing psychological needs perceived by university students. It appears that both the telephone and mail approaches have merit as techniques for assessing psychological needs among university students. (Author/CJB)

Maslow discusses the personality problem of the troubled individual man. He suggests that what is most needed for him is reliable knowledge built upon sound and extensive research. Most important of all, more information about psychological health is needed. (Author/BY)

A review of The Mental Health Team in the Schools" (Behavioral), by Margaret Morgan Lawrence, which is based on a report written with the help of the team's clinical psychologist and psychiatric social worker, and funded by the New York State Department of Public Health. (Author/RY)

The authors' evaluate criticisms by Miller and Brofenbrenner of their earlier article. While agreeing with Miller that psychologists should be aware of the social requisites of a culture and subculture in formulating their evaluations of character, Miller's other views were not supported by their data. The Brofenbrenner critique was judged…

The counselor must be as sensitively aware of his own needs and psychological deficits as he strives to be of these needs in his counselees. As a professional person, the counselor must keep himself responsive to even subtle signs of fatigue. He needs to be able to focus on areas of depletion, to analyze the complexities surrounding his self…

The dangerous physical and psychological consequences of the loss of hope are described, distinctions between hopelessness and depression are explored, and some methods of activating and using hope as a coping device in persons under acute stress are presented. (Author)

Analysis of responses to nurses' continuing education needs assessments from 1994-1998 showed increased interest in nursing problems and mental health topics, declining interest in leadership, administration, and education. Interest in personal/emotional topics has grown more than in clinical topics. (SK)

Hazards in infant care may occur in an institution, day care setting or family day care home whenever caretakers disregard the individual needs of infants. Whether group care of infants becomes a mental health hazard or a resource depends upon several factors. In such situations, an infant may fail to establish the close ties with a single…