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Anger Control, Fred Berec Ongaga Aug 1987

Anger Control, Fred Berec Ongaga

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This study was designed to assess the efficiency of anger control training with twenty-three institutionalized male delinquents evidencing verbal and physical aggression. The study employed a two group crossover design. After an initial test session assessing anger with a variety of measures, the immediate treatment group received anger control training. Following this training both groups participated in a test session. The delayed treatment group then received training and both groups were finally tested a third time. For a number of measures, both groups showed significant differences between the first and the second testing sessions. However no significant differences could be …


An Assessment Of Two Behavioral Group Strands (Self Help Skills And Communication Skills) Of The Behavior Characteristic Progression System, Betty M. Condray Nov 1977

An Assessment Of Two Behavioral Group Strands (Self Help Skills And Communication Skills) Of The Behavior Characteristic Progression System, Betty M. Condray

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The Behavioral Characteristic Progression (BCP) System consists of a matrix of over 2,500 behavioral areas or strands. Each strand is composed of up to 100 progressive steps or characteristics, ranging from minimal performance to normally accepted adult behavior in that area. This study reports on a reassessment of five profoundly retarded, eight severely retarded and six moderately retarded subjects randomly selected from the population' of a Behavior Modification Unit of Big Spring State Hospital. Each subject was assessed initially with-the BCP in late Fall, 1974, or Summer, 1975. Eight self help skills strands and five communication skills strands were selected …