Personality adjustment and the study of abnormal psychology.

Rorschach story-completion test and autobiographical data were obtained from 21 students in an abnormal psychology class and 22 students in a history class, both at the beginning and the end of the semester. Comparisons of the pre- and post-test data "support the belief that, (a) as a group, students studying abnormal psychology differ in personality from those not enrolled in the course, and (b) while the study of abnormal psychology has little immediate effect on personality ad ustment, measurable changes occur which appear to be related to course experience." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A clinical note on the specific nature of an "oral" trauma.

Psychoanalytic theorists have emphasized the effect of oral traumata upon subsequent character development, however, experimental tests do not appear to support this hypothesis, at least in terms of specific, one-time traumatic events. A case of paranoid schizophrenia was utilized to emphasize the point that the oral trauma may not be restricted to the isolated and dramatic event. One must consider persistent patterns of mother-child interaction regarding feeding in general. From Psyc Abstracts 36:02:2HM80K. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Training facilities of the C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich.

The institute "was founded on April 24, 1948, under the aegis of the Board of Education of the Cantonal Government of Zurich with Jung as its President. The purpose of the institute was to serve as a coordinating center for study, training, and research in Analytical Psychology." The faculty consists primarily of qualified analytical psychologists. Major sections are: Admission Requirements, Program of Study and Training (Phase I. Theoretical Training, Phase II. Practical Training), Student Body, and Library Facilities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)