Describes an interactive computerized teaching program with which students learn to analyze behaviors as examples of psychological defense. Students' satisfaction with the program and their subsequent performance in identifying defense mechanisms indicated that the program was successful in developing analytical skills. (Author/JDH)

Examined type and amount of training in geropsychology available to students in doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology. Very little difference was found between responses of clinical and counseling programs and between this 1984 survey and one conducted in 1975-76. There seems to be a very small increase in training opportunities.…

Analyzed predicted decline of projective techniques in usefulness and emphasis from several perspectives. An extensive review of empirical, survey, and position studies supports the utility of projective techniques, with the exception of the clinical academic setting. The loss in status is attributed to changing roles of clinical psychologists.…

Discusses how clinical psychology can contribute to the psychological well-being of minority people. Describes theory and research on racism and racial differences. Points out the unmet health needs of minority groups and the gaps that exist in clinical practice, and stresses the necessity for training more minority psychologists. (GC)

Explored personality correlates of pain perception and tolerance in a nonmedical sample and setting. Results showed no significant correlations with personality measures and cold-pressor scores, but a significant relationship between pain tolerance and cognitive focus; those who focused on the experimental situation had much shorter tolerance…

Investigates psychology programs at the subdoctoral level, with particular regard to attitudes of clinical training coordinators toward titles, accreditation, certification, and licensing. The typical coordinator of a master's level clinical program favored accreditation of master's level programs and a national organization of these programs in…

In support of the construct validity of the revised scale, a high correlation was observed between the revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS) and the trait anxiety inventory, whereas there was no significant correlation with the state anxiety inventory. (Author)

A national survey of school psychologists (N=399) was conducted to determine current clinical supervision practices and their concurrence with professional standards. Results indicate that: (1) less than 25 percent of those surveyed received supervision; (2) supervisors often held inappropriate degrees; and (3) professional standards often went…

Outlines a model of the development of therapists' theoretical orientation and clinical practice, based on the integration of data from 161 Portuguese therapists with the extant literature. Indicates that therapists from different persuasions appear to emphasize different variables. Indicates clinical experience plays a central role, and…

Presents the official listing of accredited doctoral programs in psychology created by the Committee on Accreditation. All of the programs offer the PhD degree, except when otherwise noted. The listing includes contact information as well as the original date of accreditation for each program and the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit…

This article provides an overview of how qualitative research methods (QRMs) can augment the literature in child and adolescent clinical psychology by contributing to theory and hypothesis building. We discuss the utility of qualitative methods in examining the nature of clinical processes and obtaining deeper understandings about quantitative…

The aims in this article are to connect the conceptual structure of clinical psychological science to what the author believes to be the omnipresent principles of evolution, use the evolutionary model to create a deductively derived clinical theory and taxonomy, link the theory and taxonomy to comprehensive and integrated approaches to assessment,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effects of sport participation on the basketball skills and physical self-concept of adolescents with conduct disorders (CD). Participants were 24 adolescent males with CD, divided equally into three groups: (a) interestablishment basketball (IEBB), (b) integrated scholastic basketball (ISBB),…

General strain theory (GST) was tested as an explanation of violent and status offense delinquency of South Korean girls and boys. One research objective was to determine whether Korean girls and boys differed in their experience of each type of strain and in the levels of conditioning effects that might moderate the connections of strain to…