A forecast of the future for the mental health profession.

Used Delphic polling to predict 5 variables relating to the future of the mental health profession: quality of graduate training; certification, licensure, and accreditation practices; 3rd-party reimbursement to practitioners at various training levels; employment prospects; and future trends. Results obtained from 600 psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health administrators, counselors, and psychiatric nurses and social workers indicate a continued need for providers with master's degrees and doctorates, 3rd-party reimbursements of certified providers at all levels, increased quality and specialization of graduate training, and the continued popularity of academic training programs. (15 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

In defense of alternative advice and counsel and the ways in which it can be researched.

Argues that F. R. Wilson's (see record 1982-01645-001) comments on the present authors' (see record 1980-32896-001) study mistakenly define it as one that is concerned with the causal influence of the variable alternative counsel. Additional data on follow-up are presented that help to substantiate the claim that the effects of therapy in the authors' study were real and lasting. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Microstructural changes on the reduction of hematite to maanetite

The microstructures resulting from the reduction of hematite to magnetite have been examined for a wide range of temperatures and gas conditions. A transition in product morphology from plate or lath magnetite to porous magnetite was found to occur at a constant free energy difference between the reducing gas mixture and the hematite over a range of reaction temperatures. Direct observations of lath nucleation and growth are reported and show the self-accelerating effect of the Fe₂O₃ → Fe₃O₄ transformation. The limits of porous growth are discussed in terms of established theories of discontinuous precipitation and a mechanism for the formation of lath magnetite is proposed.     

Microstructural features produced by the reduction of wustite in H2/H2O gas mixtures

The systematic study of the reduction of pure wustites (FeO) between 600 and 1100°C in H₂/H₂O gas mixtures has revealed a number of important morphological changes. It has been shown that dense wustite can decompose to form a highly porous wustite before iron nucleation takes place. The product morphologies of iron formed on the wustite on reduction have been classified into three types, (a) porous iron, (b) porous wustite covered by dense iron, and (c) dense wustite covered by dense iron.     

Correlates of perceived fairness and accuracy of performance evaluation.

Employee perceptions of the fairness and accuracy of a performance evaluation system were examined by means of a questionnaire administered to all exempt managerial and professional employees of a large manufacturing organization. Primary (N?=?355) and hold-out (N?=?356) samples were identified, and a forward stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed on the primary sample. Cross-validation indicated that a 5-variable linear composite accounted for 29% of the variance in the dependent variable. Frequency of evaluation, identification of goals to eliminate weaknesses, and supervisor knowledge of a subordinate's level of performance and job duties were significantly related to perceptions of fairness and accuracy of performance evaluation. (3 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Perception of disability by the nondisabled.

30 male and 20 female graduate students rated the seriousness of 4 disability types for 6 personal-social areas as they would affect a 28-yr-old male, married, and with 2 pre-teen-age children. Using Duncan's multiple-range test, 70% of the pairs of personal-social dimensions were found to differ significantly. As predicted, locus of control and ratings of the seriousness of emotional disorders were significantly correlated (r = -.30). The hypothesis that disabilities other than emotional disorders would be viewed as more debilitating by externally controlled persons was not supported. Implications of the findings for rehabilitation programs are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reliability and validity of traits measured by Kelly's Repertory Grid.

Evaluated cognitive complexity, constellatoriness, and identification as measured by Kelly's Rep Grid (G. A. Kelly's Role Construct Repertory Test, 1955) by a multitrait-multimethod matrix, using 76 summer school college students. All 3 traits showed low test-retest reliability over short, randomly varied time intervals (1-3 wks), as did J. Bierie's (1955) modification of the Rep Grid to measure cognitive complexity. There was only trivial convergent validity and a massive methods effect. The latter was further investigated by analysis of randomly filled Rep Grids. The random Grids revealed that the scoring systems for the 3 traits are not independent, especially when the ratio of incidents to voids departs from 50-50. For the real Ss, too, 3 major measures were a 'U'-shaped function of the number of incidents. All analysis of the structure of Rep Grids is questioned; by inference, idiographic uses of the Rep Grid are probably also unreliable. (French summary) (24 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Solvent barrier property for fluorinated polyethylene

Solvent barrier studies for fluorinated polyethylene have shown that the fluorinated surfaces reduce the rate of permeation for many solvents. The barrier property has been related to physical and chemical properties of the solvent. For instance, solvents having a dielectric constant between 7 and 10 were not retained as well as solvents with a dielectric constant less than 7.