Rodney L. Lowman

Counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions.

The client with work problems the working environment - a primer toward a taxonomy of work dysfunctions problems of undercommitment problems of overcommitment work-related anxiety and depression personality problems and work work counselling with the creative afterword - toward a psychotherapy of work disorders.

Validity of self-ratings of abilities and competencies☆

Abstract This study examined the validity of self-estimates of ability on a vocational interest measure (the Self-Directed Search). Self-ratings of 149 female undergraduates were correlated with well-validated measures of abilities corresponding to each of Hollands six interest domains. Employing a multitrait, multimethod methodology, the study found a pattern of, at best, moderate correlations between self-ratings of ability and the objective ratings. Higher correlations were found between self-ratings of abilities and objective measures than for self-ratings of competencies on the Self-Directed Search. However, for both areas there were findings contrary to predictions. Implications for the use of self-ratings in the measurement of vocational interests and related constructs are discussed.

The ethical practice of psychology in organizations

Personnel Selection (Cases 1-13) Organizational Diagnosis and Intervention (Cases 14-27) Managing Consulting Relationships (Cases 28-34) Research and Academic Issues (Cases 35-44) Professional Training and Certification Issues (Cases 45-47) Billing and Marketing Issues (Cases 48-51) The Ethics of Professional Behaviour (Cases 52-61).

The structure and relationship of college women's primary abilities and vocational interests

Abstract This study examined the structure and relationship of vocational interests and primary abilities in a sample of college women. A comprehensive battery of well-validated tests of primary abilities corresponding to each of Hollands six vocational interest types was administered to a sample of 149 female college undergraduates. Factor analysis of the ability measures showed a pattern similar to Hollands interest model, except that no ability factor analogous to Realistic interests emerged, and there were two Artistic factors, musical and artistic/spatial. There was relatively little common variance between abilities and their corresponding vocational interests. The results suggested that, although abilities and interests appear to be similarly structured, each domain may be relatively independent of the other. Implications of the study for future research on womens primary abilities are discussed, including the desirability of including measures of musical, artistic/esthetic, leadership, and social abilities in future studies.

The Dimensionality of Social Intelligence: Social Abilities, Interests, and Needs

In this study, we used measures of social vocational interests, needs, observed behavior, and knowledge of socially effective responses to examine dimensions of social intelligence. A multifactoria...

Pseudoepileptic seizures of psychogenic origin: A review of the literature☆

Abstract The clinical and research literature on pseudoepileptic seizures of psychogenic origin is reviewed. Differing terminologies and definitional criteria account for some of the diverse findings on the incidence and prevalence of the disorder. Recent advances in diagnosis are reviewed, including behavioral monitoring procedures. The literature has often failed to differentiate between neurogenic only, pseudoseizure only, and mixed groups, each of which presents unique diagnostic and treatment issues. Intervention approaches are also reviewed, including behavioral, relaxation, psychodynamic, hypnotic, educational, and environmental methods, along with the scant literature on outcome evaluation. Recommendations are made to improve future research and treatment.

Psychometric Characteristics of a Vocational Preference Inventory Short Form.

This article presents reliability and validity evidence for Form B of Hollands Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), a 42-item short form which was further reduced to 30 items for this study. The psychometric properties of this revised scale were assessed by using employees from five Federal Government organizations as respondents (N=2621). Factor analyses, interscale correlations, measures of internal consistency, and criterion group profiles are presented and discussed. All data, with some minor exceptions, support the utility of this form in research studies in which longer instrumentation cannot be used because of space or other limitations. In general, the evidence was supportive of both the construct (factorial) and criterion-related validity of the newly devised 30-item form of the VPI.

Consulting to organizations as if the individual mattered.

In this article the author explores relevant paradigms for creating an intellectually viable consulting psychology. It is argued that consulting psychology (as applied to organizations) needs its own models and training paradigms that address organizational, group, and, above all, individual perspec

Leading the 21st-Century College and University: Managing Multiple Missions and Conflicts of Interest in Higher Education

Leading the 21st-century higher education institution calls for recognition of the changed nature of higher education and the multiple purposes such institutions serve. This article briefly outline...

Teaching Individual Differences

Instructors of Organizational Behavior, regardless of their institutional setting, often face the problem of having to teach a considerable amount of theory-based material about human behavior in organizations in a time span which does not permit detailed explanation of the theories, their application, and implications. This difficulty may be complicated, particularly in professional schools, by the presence of many students who may hold the more quantitative and procedureoriented disciplines in higher regard. Often, such students actively resist OB courses, categorizing them