Some factors which impede observation, intervention and change in the assessment and treatment of the ethnocultural minority family result from conceptual stereotyping, stereotyped behavior and interactions comprising pseudopsychologies. Social science literature has played a role in psychosocial stereotyping as well. One of the primary factors in…

Self-help approaches to the treatment of problem drinking were investigated in five studies, including methods oriented toward controlled drinking as well as those designed to produce abstinence. Study 1 explored the utility of a self-help manual as an agent in improving maintenance following treatment by a paraprofessional. Clients who read this…

A recent revision of the proposed DSM III description of the borderline category is presented with reference to the work of Masterson and Grinker. The contributions of Roger Shapiro and his group to a psychoanalytic formulation of the developmental and familial dynamics are summarized with reference to genetic factors and the lack of validation,…

Recognizing the widespread use of journal keeping, divergent views of the process, and the dearth of formal attempts to study this process, this study determined the cumulative (post-28 days) and immediate (daily) effects of unstructured (journal) and structured (bipolar checklist) self-evaluative writing upon self-evaluation and…

THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AS A PSYCHOTHERAPIST WHO DEALS WITH THE EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IS DISCUSSED. PSYCHOTHERAPY IS PROVIDED AFTER AN EXTENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION WHICH INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER PROJECTIVE TESTS IS MADE. THIS EVALUATION PROVIDES THE PSYCHOLOGIST SOME INFORMATION ON…

Phenomenology is an important force in the development of psychological theory, rather than a variant type of counseling method. A distinction must be drawn between the sensory phenomenology in which gestaltists focus on sensory receptors, and logical pheomenology in which the grounding of belief or self-identity is viewed as a prediction or…

Although almost one-third of licensed psychologists who work in health care settings are employed primarily in private practice, no major study of outcomes in this setting has been undertaken. Outcomes in a private practice were investigated with 33 adult clients who planned to pursue psychotherapy until release by their therapist. The clients…

In the past, psychotherapy process research has operated in a vacuum, cut off from clinical practice. It has been dominated by short-sighted, simplistic methodological short-cuts which have hampered its usefulness. Over the next decade new research approaches may substantially close the gap between psychotherapy process research and the practice…

Differences were compared in the short-term and long-term responses of subjects with headache, insomnia, or hypertension to biofeedback training, relaxation, or a combination of both. Headache sufferers, insomniacs, and hypertensives were randomly assigned in equal numbers to biofeedback, relaxation training or a record-keeping control. Over 2…

Fifty-six subjects were treated in an eight-week program including social learning, behavioral, cognitive, and assertiveness training procedures aimed at the alleviation of depression. Therapist contact, a cost-effectiveness variable, was varied across four treatment groups: individual therapy, small group, large group, and bibliotherapy.…

The possible influence of cognitive dissonance in psychotherapy was examined by conceptualizing therapy as an effort justification process. It was predicted that freely choosing to undergo a highly effortful procedure would aid in positive therapeutic change. Subjects (N=52) participated in a weight-reduction experiment in which the degree of…

The course of psychosocial adjustment to cancer was examined in 105 adults with cancer of the lung, breast and skin. Half of the patients received a program of systematic psychosocial rehabilitation plus evaluation, and the other half received only an evaluation, consisting of a series of psychometric instruments and a problem-oriented structured…

Chicanos comprise the second largest and yet least acculturated minority in this country. Existing literature suggests that acculturation is stressful for Chicanos because they are caught between two cultures with frequently conflicting values and role demands. However, current research indicates that Chicanos strikingly underutilize mental health…

A disabled counselor discusses the psychological needs of developmentally disabled persons and suggests solutions for meeting those needs. Considered are the needs for family counseling, individual and group psychotherapy, and sexual counseling. Among approaches recommended are specialized training and practicum for counselors to work with…

Power and women's mental health are considered from two perspectives. First, evidence that powerlessness is psychologically stressful is presented. It is argued that powerlessness associated with the female role may be responsible for women's elevated risk of psychological disorder. Second, the paper considers the extent to which psychotherapy is…