The present research examined the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic goal attainment on older adults' ego-integrity, psychological well-being, and death attitudes. Hypotheses were derived from Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000; Vansteenkiste, Ryan, & Deci, in press). Study 1 (N = 202, Mean age = 68.2 years) indicated that, after…

The highly gifted create structures, generate ideas, and efficiently process information in ways qualitatively superior to moderately gifted and average ability individuals. Consistent, accurate, and valid feedback is more difficult to obtain, and the net effect of this is a tendency toward low self-esteem. (Author/CL)

The author states that providers of education for unemployed persons generally believe the unemployment creates social and psychological problems. She argues that this belief can lead to an inappropriate response. (Author/CH)

It is argued here that autonomy entails universal psychological needs pertaining to agency and identity formation, expressed in different ways over different developmental periods. As children develop skills and abilities related to psychological needs for self-expression and competence, they will claim areas related to the exercise of these…

A phenomenological approach to man involves self concept, perceptual field and resulting behavior. Racism to be thoroughly understood must be placed in such perspective, encompassing the racist, the object of the racism and the society which permits it to exist. (Author)

Guidance and counseling needs of gifted students are described, and 10 policy recommendations for gifted programs are made, including that programs should help students develop adequate social relationships; stress achievement without regard to race, sex, or ethnic group; and develop an accurate sense of self. (CL)

The author argues that adult society prohibits adolescents from attaining maturity and that, in response to such constraints, adolescents turn to games, rituals, and charades. This state of affairs is viewed as an implicit adult conspiracy against adolescents. (DB)

Self-esteem lies at the core of psychological health. This paper presents several strategies individuals might use for stopping negative self-criticism, overcoming self-rejection, and developing greater acceptance and compassion for themselves and others. The first step involves identifying any negative self-talk and then writing these thoughts…

The hypothesis that out-of-tune singing and musical underachievement are the result of a low self-concept is tested. (DB)

This document focuses on the experiences of three beginning teachers, contrasting the personal perspective of each teacher (the "Inside Voice") as reported to the researcher, and the more removed perspective developed by the researcher him/herself (the "Outside Eyes"). The first teacher instructs a single class at an urban vocational high school…

From the data, it was concluded that the group experience facilitated personal growth for almost all participants and could be a valuable learning experience for anyone entering a helping profession. (Author)

Discusses a number of themes in works by George Orwell, focusing on ways in which the state can crush the individual, as explored by Orwell in "1984." (GC)

Humanistic education is a systematic, conscious attempt to put into practice the best we know about the nature of human beings and how they learn. Humanistic education maintains that what students experience about themselves and their world is far too important for education to overlook. (Author/IRT)

A personal area of behavior comprising matters of choice and privacy, and differentiated from convention and moral obligation, is a psychological requirement for the construction of a distinct and bounded self. Accurate investigations of this dynamic require differentiation between cultural ideology and conceptual frames of individuals. (Author)