The relationship between locus of control and drinking behavior in a population whose drinking behavior ranged from abstinence to problem drinking is examined. (Author)

Clinical studies suggest that A and B therapist "types" may be associated with variation in the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Because of the proliferation of A-B scales, this study attempts to replicate and clarify several scale versions in order to justify their use in future studies. (Author/PC)

Examines possible differences in psychopathological characteristics among flashbackers, nonflashback drug users, and nondrug user controls. Results indicate that flashbackers show no more general maladjustment than the nonflashback drug users. (Author)

This article presents data on a measure of depersonalization and derealization which are germane to the hypothesized independence of this syndrome from diagnosis and other factors of psychopathology. (Author)

The effect of patient and interpretive narrative characteristics on the judged accuracy of pairs of automated narratives generated by two types of norms were studied using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory protocols of 100 adolescent psychiatric patients. Narratives generated from adolescent norms were rated as significantly more…

These findings in concert with case history data suggest that the thought-stopping-covert-assertion treatment "package" may hold considerable promise as an efficient and effective clinical tool. (Author)

Examines the relationship between guilt and reading erotic literature after subjects were exposed to either positive, neutral or negative comments on the literature. (HMV)

Examines the attitudes of men and women toward former mental patients. Results indicate that women accord full and unreserved acceptance to recovered ex-mental patients, in sharp contrast to men, who strongly reject them. (Author)

Results of the present investigation indicate that when there is no actual change in behavior, knowledge by observers of predicted results is unlikely to alter behavioral recordings. (Author)

Prior to beginning therapy, 88 children (ages 6-12) participated in either a therapy preparation interview or a social history interview that was irrelevant to therapy. It was found that prepared clients were less likely to terminate therapy prematurely. (Author)

The results of this investigation support Watson's (1971) hypothesis that his Schizophrenia-Organicity scales might be valid discriminators of braindamaged and schizophrenic patients equated for degree of intellectual deficit. (Author)

Investigates the casual explanations employed by naive observers for suicidal behavior. Results indicate there are reliable differences in the way females and males are viewed when engaging in suicidal behavior. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether marihuana users differ from non-users in their orientation toward past, present and future. Results suggest a significant relationship exists between marihuana use and past orientation. (Author)

Results of this study clearly indicate a relationship between guilt and experience, attitudes, and knowledge regarding drugs. They support Mosher's conceptualization that guilt as a personality predisposition results in the inhibition of behaviors that are culturally prohibited. (Author)

Both volunteer and nonvolunteer subjects were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. In the choice condition, subjects were led to believe that they had a choice, and in the second condition subjects were denied the choice of treatment. Volunteer subjects who were given a choice significantly valued the treatment more. (Author)