Journal of Consulting Psychology

Tiffany, Donald W.; Shontz, Franklin C.

doi: 10.1037/h0043969pmid: 13985021

A Q Technique, using pictures representing control and freedom from control and designed for use with preadolescents, is described and its use in several situations is discussed. "It was concluded that the PQT reliably yielded valid response measures of experienced control, as an index of adjustment, in preadolescents." Related to Rogerian theory.

Christensen, C. M.

doi: 10.1037/h0040855pmid: 14021080

Intercorrelation of a Texture Preference Inventory, MMPI, and Kuder Preference Record in college students. "2 dimensions, complexity and structuredness or ambiguity, appeared relevant. Complexity, ambiguity, arousal value of stimuli, and the individual's reactions to arousal were notions used to interpret the findings."

Feldstein, Stanley; Jaffe, Joseph

doi: 10.1037/h0040565pmid: N/A

"The results suggest that the experience of anger is not related to changes in the occurrence of speech disturbances." College freshman in an anger provoking interview situation.

Sampson, Patsy Hallock; Ray, Thomas S.; Pugh, Lawrence A.; Clark, Mervin L.

doi: 10.1037/h0043824pmid: 13976148

Procedure involves recognition of pictures of self and others. "(1) Chlorpromazine produces increased social awareness in chronic schizophrenic women as measured by increases in both nonverbal (sorting) scores and verbal (naming) scores. (2) Chlorpromazine produces a greater acceptance of self-image as reflected in increased frequency of acknowledgement of own photographs. (3) As defined by the extent to which individuals were identified by others, no effect of chlorpromazine on social stimulus value was found."

Crane, Rebecca R.; Levy, Bernard I.

doi: 10.1037/h0048791pmid: 14023682

Using the method of paired comparisons, a set of drawings of men, identical except for color, were scaled in relation to questions classified as strong-positive, mild-positive, strong-negative, or mild-negative. "There was a marked and consistent difference between the scales for the questions showing positive and negative experience. Less confidence can be placed in the differentiation between strong and mild experience." The results indicate that colors are scalable and that emotional situations lead to different color scales.

Smith, Gudmund J. W.; Johnson, Gunnar

doi: 10.1037/h0048260pmid: 13989421

"1 group of 48 patients in a clinic of psychiatry was subjected to tachistoscopic experiments utilizing pairwise presentations of 2 stimuli (A and B) before and after therapy. While the patient was adapted to B before-hand, A was exposed in a series of geometrically prolonged flashes starting from subliminal values. There were 2 parallel forms, each consisting of 2 series. In 1 series A was incongruent with B, in another A was a threat directed against B. Comparing the therapeutic group with a control group (50 patients) it was possible to describe the effects of therapy (including ECT, other antidepressive treatments, ataraxics, psychotherapy, hospital stay, etc.) in 5 dimensions of abnormal behavior. While the defense mechanisms of repression and isolation together with paranoiac forms of projection were but little affected by therapy, cases of depression, slight projection, and psychosis often improved considerably."

Block, Jack

doi: 10.1037/h0046429pmid: 13971693

"A re-analysis of the recent study by Wiener et al. (see ^W34:^n 6057) shows that, contrary to their interpretation, the use by clinicians of the concept of adjustment differs in important ways from the concept of social desirability. Personal adjustment entails behaviors which judged separately are socially desirable. However, the personal qualities subsumed by the notion of social desirability emphasize facade and denial and do not appear to relate to intrinsic psychological health."

Cattell, Raymond B.; Morony, John H.

doi: 10.1037/h0045239pmid: 14019378

A characteristic profile pattern is found for homosexuals differing from that of normals but similar to neurotics and anxiety neurotics. Theoretical discussion of homosexuality as a choice of symptom by a primarily neurotic individual.

Koppitz, Elizabeth M.

doi: 10.1037/h0048060pmid: 14034717

103 brain damaged public school children, age 5-10 yr. and controls. Total score and individual items differentiate. Good Bender performance is rare among brain damaged and occurs primarily among children with at least average intelligence. Diagnostic usefulness of deviations varies according to the Ss age.

Barthel, Christopher E.; Crowne, Douglas P.

doi: 10.1037/h0047905pmid: 13969683

Female college students on a stachistoscopic presentation task, tabu and neutral words. Ss with a high need for approval on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale who viewed the task as referring to the social disapproval associated with the tabu words showed the greatest tabu-neutral word discrepancy scores. Those having a perceptual speed set showed minimal discrepancies. Low need for approval Ss were intermediate.