The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was used to assess self actualization in 266 gifted junior and senior high school students and a control group from urban and rural junior and senior high schools. Greater self actualization was noted for the gifted sample, whose POI scores most closely resembled those of college juniors and seniors. No…

A discussion of the rights and needs of adolescents. (BRT)

Adolescence is a time when children develop a need to reach a high level of self-fulfillment. Books are reviewed in which adolescent characters establish good social relationships and become more mature in communicating and understanding themselves. (DF)

The Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM) program is a health education curriculum for adolescents. Each THTM module frames an adolescent health task emphasizing development of self-assessment, communication, decision making, health advocacy, and self-management. The major goals of this module are to promote feelings of self-acceptance in…

Impact of a consciousness-raising module offered in 50-minute class periods over 20 consecutive school days to junior and senior high school women was evaluated. Women who participated became more liberal in their beliefs about women's rights and roles and also showed increases along several dimensions of self-actualization. (Author)

Describes the evolution of adolescence as a developmental stage and several psychological approaches to adolescent development. The discussion covers the need for adolescent literature to address physical, social, and emotional issues, and the need for librarians and teachers to be aware of the available literature. (29 references) (CLB)

Recounts the personal experiences of a 15-year old boy, who is scared to discover that he will be placed in a group home. Reveals that moving into the home placed him in a supportive community that helped foster his resilience and helped him take control of his life. (Author/GCP)

Describes the development of "Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning," a publication of the Girls' Club of Santa Barbara. Suggests that the growing usage of the "Choices" curriculum in secondary schools is evidence of the need for more such materials. (KH)

Investigated the relationship between depressive affect and self-actualization in gifted adolescents (N=248). Found that gifted students who were not self-actualizing types were more depressed; and guilt, low self-esteem, learned helplessness, and cognitive difficulty were important symptoms. Gifted adolescents tended to be more socially…

A health education curriculum tailored to the needs and concerns of adolescents is described. (JD)

This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study of the motivational profiles of 524 students from grade 7 through the freshman year in college. A new Motivation Inventory was administered to all students. This instrument measures six classes of needs referred to by Abraham Maslow as physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem,…

This position paper challenges the counselor to demonstrate commitment to the needs of adolescent clients by providing them a pressure-free arena for self-exploration. The counselor must be different from others, by helping adolescents recognize and actualize their own wishes and values. (Author)

According to national statistics on death rates, criminal behavior, and other indicators, the well-being of White adolescents has declined markedly between 1960 and 1980, despite certain improvements in families, schools, and youth programs. American culture seems geared to a selfish individualism inconsistent with maintaining strong families and…

Explores the development of behaviors by using Erik Erikson's psychosocial developmental theory, with emphasis on adolescents. Examines factors, such as identity versus identity diffusion, that may be contributing to increasing acts of violence by African American adolescents. Other factors are examined that may contribute to increased violence.…