The impact of the identity crisis on the adjustment of late adolescent males

The relationship between ego identity status and MMPI scores was investigated using 73 college males. Identity status was assessed using a semistructured interview. The results obtained indicated that subjects in the identity achievement status obtained MMPI scores which fell within the normal range of functioning. Subjects currently involved in working on identity issues (moratorium status) obtained a pattern of scores indicating the presence of psychological conflict, as did foreclosure subjects—that is, subjects who are characterized by rigid adherence to parental norms and values. Subjects who had not successfully resolved their identity crisis (identity diffusion status) had MMPI scores within the normal range. The findings partly support Erikson's theorizing on ego identity and indicate that further analysis and refinement of Marcia's typology is required. Results from the present study also indicate that future research with male subjects on ego identity status should include some assessment of sexual attitudes.This research was partly supported by research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF-USDP No. GU 1598) and a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH 16899). The senior author was supported by a National Science Foundation traineeship during the time this study was performed.Clinical psychology graduate student, doing research on adolescent personality development from an Eriksonian perspective.Received Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Current research is on adolescent personality development from an Eriksonian perspective.     

Democracy and populism

He is currently president of the New England Political Science Association and has been a member of the Advisory Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities. His books include America’s Constitutional Soul; Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power; Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories;and a new translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince.     

Sex education for emotionally disturbed adolescents

Under investigation were effects of a course in sex education on a population of emotionally disturbed adolescents who were enrolled as day patients in a school program that is part of the Adolescent Treatment Program of the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital. Pre- and posttesting of knowledge and attitudes and staff observation were used to measure changes. The results of the study indicated that patients responded age appropriately and gained knowledge and an increased openness about sexuality issues. In addition, there was no regression nor dysfunction as a result of the materials presented, and therapeutic and educational processes were not disrupted by the patients' involvement in the course. It was concluded that a sex education course is clinically and educationally useful on many levels within a therapeutic setting.Received M.S. from University of Pennsylvania. Research interests: Special education, Sex education.Received M.D. from Temple University School of Medicine. Research interests: Psychopathology of adolescence, treatment of seriously disturbed adolescents.Received Ph.D. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Research interests: Sexuality education.     

HPLC of basic drugs on microparticulate strong cation-exchange materials - a review

Propylsulphonic acid (SCX)-modified silica HPLC columns used with methanol or aqueous methanol eluents of appropriate pH and ionic strength can give good retention and peak shape for basic drugs. In the system studied, eluent pH influenced retention via protonation of basic analytes, the pK(a) of the analyte indicating the pH where retention begins to decrease at constant ionic strength. At constant pH, retention is inversely proportional to ionic strength for protonated bases and quaternary ammonium compounds. The underlying retention mechanism appears to be ion-exchange with the SCX moieties, although ionized surface silanols may also contribute to retention at higher eluent pH values. In capillary electrochromatography (CEC) unprecedented efficiencies, but similar selectivity, to that observed in conventional HPLC have been obtained for a standard range of basic drugs using Waters Spherisorb S3SCX.SCX-modified silica columns can be used in the HPLC of many basic drugs, including some compounds that are poorly retained on unmodified silica using methanol-rich eluents. N-Desalkyl and sulphoxide metabolites are often resolved at an appropriate eluent pH. Even analogues differing by a methylene unit in a side-chain remote from a basic centre are often resolved. Applications of Waters Spherisorb S5SCX columns include HPLC of antimalarials such as chloroquine and quinine, cardioactive drugs, for example amiodarone and flecainide, antipsychotics (clozapine, olanzapine), and antidepressants (amitriptyline, clomipramine, dothiepin, fluoxetine) and their N-desalkyl metabolites. Major practical features of these systems are that (i) acidic and neutral compounds are not retained, (ii) solvent extracts can be injected directly, and (iii) eluent recycling can be performed routinely.     

The Impact of Television,Electronic Games,and Social Technology Use on Sleep and Health in Adolescents with an Evening Circadian Preference

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - There are mixed findings when examining if technology use is harmful for adolescent sleep and health. This study builds on these mixed findings by examining the...     

A Dominant SNP in a Unionist Scotland? The 2019 UK General Election in Scotland

The UK general election in December 2019 produced a resounding victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, returning a majority government and the mandate for Brexit that he had campaigned for. The picture was less rosy for the Conservatives in Scotland, where his party lost half its seats to the SNP. This article reviews the election outcome in Scotland, considering the fortunes of each of the main parties, and projects forward to the devolved election in 2021, when the parties will once again debate the key constitutional question in Scotland.