Quo ibimus?

This letter complains about sites for the American Psychological Association (APA) convention, which the author considers grossly inadequate. He protests that those in psychology who select convention sites and make arrangements refuse to recognize that APA members are a large group and that most cities are simply too inadequate to handle a meeting of 6,000 some odd people. He suggests limiting convention sites to those cities that are really geared to handle conventions this size, such as New York City, Chicago, and Miami Beach. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An exploratory survey on empirically supported treatments: Implications for internship training.

Is training in empirically supported treatments (ESTs) necessary for internship? Are all internship sites embracing EST training equally? An exploratory survey reports training practices and attitudes toward use of ESTs in internship sites accredited by the American Psychological Association. Training practices during an internship year varied across type of setting, but only 28% reported offering more than 15 hr of training. Lack of managed care demands, flexibility in session limits, and perceived mismatch between client needs and treatment options were reasons endorsed for not doing more training and supervision with ESTs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited internships: An examination of the supply and demand issue.

Psychology graduate students have been worried for several years as questions have circulated about the internship imbalance between the number of students seeking internships and the number of available internships. This project examined the issue of supply of and demand for internship slots at sites accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Data were provided by 99% (437 of 442) of the internship sites and 85% (245 of 289) of the APA-accredited professional psychology doctoral programs. Results confirmed speculations about the internship imbalance, or the bottleneck effect. Cumulative effects of the deficits are expected. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Standardization of APPIC predoctoral psychology internship application forms.

Internship application forms sent by officials from 81 Association of Professional Psychology Internship Centers (APPIC) predoctoral internship sites accredited by the American Psychological Association were examined to identify common items for the purpose of developing a single standardized questionnaire. Questions found on at least 20% of 50 application forms composed a master list against which items on the remaining 31 validation applications were compared. The final revision of the standardized questionnaire includes three additional items from the validation sample and changes suggested by 72 APPIC internship directors of training. The proposed standardized application form has 47 major questions and eight requirements; it could be made available through computer technology, duplicated, and mailed electronically by applicants. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An abrupt transition in colony founding behaviour in the ant Messor pergandei

Transitions in behaviour across a continuous distribution of organisms can provide valuable information on how variation in behaviour is maintained. We used analyses developed for interspecific hybrid zones to examine geographic variation in colony founding strategy in the desert seed-harvester ant, Messor pergandei. Newly mated females initiate new colonies either alone (haplometrosis) or cooperatively with other foundresses (pleometrosis). The incidence of these founding strategies were surveyed across the species' range and found to occur in geographically distinct regions joined by a narrow transition zone. Foundresses collected from haplometrotic sites were more likely to display aggression and found solitary nests than foundresses from pleometrotic sites, suggesting that geographical variation in metrosis is due to genotypic divergence. Foundresses from transitional sites were generally not aggressive and tended to co-found nests in the laboratory, yet rarely formed associations in the field. Such an abrupt shift in behaviour indicates that variation in colony founding strategy is maintained by selection rather than the result of secondary contact of neutral characters. Level of aggression displays a wider cline than founding strategy and is likely under selection only when accompanied by active strategy preference. Copyright 1998 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Copyright 1998 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.     

DSM—IV antisocial personality disorder field trial.

The development of the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994 ) included 12 field trials to assess proposed revisions. This article provides results from the antisocial personality disorder (APD) field trial that was conducted to obtain data of relevance to the proposals for simplification and for the inclusion of more traditional traits of psychopathy. Provided herein are the results from 4 sites that had sampled from populations of particular relevance to the diagnosis of APD (i.e., prison inmates, psychiatric inpatients, outpatients with substance use disorders, and homeless persons). The results indicated that some items from the 3rd revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1987) could be deleted without affecting the diagnosis. The field trial provided mixed support for the proposal to include more traditional traits of psychopathy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Training in religion/spirituality within APA-accredited psychology predoctoral internships.

With the vast majority of the U.S. population reporting allegiance to a particular faith tradition, it is important that psychologists have the experience and training to work with clients from a wide variety of religious/spiritual perspectives. In order to assess the current level of training in religion/spirituality for predoctoral interns, 139 American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited predoctoral internship sites completed a Web-based survey. Religion/spirituality is most often addressed in internship training when clients bring it up, and religion/spirituality is processed further in the context of supervision. Relatively few internship sites provide more formal training in religion/spirituality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rat guanylyl cyclase C expressed in COS-7 cells exhibits multiple affinities for Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin

Intestinal cells exhibit binding sites with different affinities for Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) and guanylin, suggesting the existence of different receptors for these peptides. Guanylyl cyclase C from intestinal cells has been identified as one receptor for these peptides. Equilibrium and kinetic binding characteristics of rat guanylyl cyclase C expressed in COS-7 cells were examined, employing ST, to determine if this receptor exhibited multiple affinities. Scatchard analysis of equilibrium binding yielded curvilinear isotherms consistent with the presence of high (pM) and low (nM) affinity sites. Kinetic analysis of binding demonstrated that these sites exhibited similar dissociation but different association kinetics. In addition, two distinct affinity states of low affinity sites were identified with dissociation constants of 0.15 and 5.85 nM. Association of ST and low affinity sites was biphasic, while dissociation from these sites was unimodal. Close agreement of equilibrium and kinetic dissociation constants suggested that low affinity sites were in the lowest affinity state at equilibrium. Comparison of the ligand dependence of guanylyl cyclase activity (EC50 = 110 nM) with receptor occupancy revealed that binding of ST to the lowest affinity state of low affinity sites (EC50 = 80 nM) is directly coupled to catalytic activation. These studies suggest that binding sites with different affinities for ST exhibited by intestinal cells reflect the expression of a single gene product, guanylyl cyclase C, rather than different receptors for the ligand. The shift in affinity state of low affinity sites and its correlation with catalytic activation suggest a central role for this phenomenon in mechanisms mediating receptor-effector coupling of membrane guanylyl cyclases.     

A survey of APA- and non-APA-approved internship programs.

A survey questionnaire eliciting information on the number of internships offered, average salary of interns, selection criteria, and percentages of work time was sent to 294 American Psychological Association (APA)- and non-APA-approved internship sites. Results of this study and the new criteria for accreditation indicate that students from approved doctoral programs have a definite advantage in the internship marketplace. Sufficient evidence exists, however, to conclude that students from non-APA-approved programs may be encouraged to risk competing for APA-approved internships. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Perceptions of Multicultural Training in Predoctoral Internship Programs: A Survey of Interns and Training Directors.

Multicultural training at internship sites is a critical component in the preparation of doctoral-level psychologists, so the quality of this training is of the utmost importance. In the following study, the authors examine multicultural training from the perspective of predoctoral interns and training directors at counseling center sites that offer a major or minor rotation in multicultural therapy. Results suggest that perspectives vary between interns and training directors and that there is a great difference in the type of criteria used by each site as evidence of a major or minor rotation. The need for more standardized criteria to define major and minor rotations and suggestions for the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, internship training directors, and prospective interns are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1995 reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 1995 reports of the Western Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association, and Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (0 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2000 reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 2000 reports for the annual meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1999 Reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 1999 reports for the annual meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Official APA and Division announcements.

Provides the official American Psychological Association's announcement for the year 1971. Additionally, division announcements are provided for the following: (1) Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology; (2) Eastern Psychological Association; (3) Western Psychological Association; (4) Southeastern Psychological Association; (5) Southwestern Psychological Association; (6) Midwestern Psychological Association; and (7) Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1992 reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 1992 reports of the Western Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association, and Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (0 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1996 reports of the regional associations.

Presents 1996 reports for the annual meetings of the Western Psychological Association, the Midwestern Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, the Southwestern Psychological Association, the Southeastern Psychological Association, the New England Psychological Association, and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1990 of the regional associations.

Presents reports for the 1990 regional associations. Associations included are: Western Psychological Association; Midwestern Psychological Association; Eastern Psychological Association; Rocky Mountain Psychological Association; Southwestern Psychological Association; Southeastern Psychological Association; New England Psychological Association; and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1987 of the regional associations.

Provides reports for the 1987 Regional Associations. Associations included are the Western Psychological Association, the Midwestern Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, the Southwestern Psychological Association, the Southeastern Psychological Association, the New England Psychological Association, and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1997 reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 1997 reports for the annual meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, the Midwestern Psychological Association, the New England Psychological Association, the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, the Southeastern Psychological Association, the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, the Southwestern Psychological Association, and the Western Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1985 of the regional associations.

Presents reports of the 1985 annual meetings of the Western Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association,and Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)