Data from several clinical samples and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 standardization group are presented to familiarize the reader with response patterns of different groups on a new validity scale designed to assist in the identification of exaggeration or fabrication of psychological disturbance. Sensitivity-specificity analyses are included along with suggestions for use of the F(p) Scale with other validity scales. Cautions about setting single cutoff scores are also discussed.

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The negative therapeutic reaction is a unique case of negativism in which the patient demonstrates an inability to tolerate success in treatment. This results in the deterioration of the patient's condition shortly after progress is achieved. The NTR is distinguished from either a regression that accompanies a transference neurosis or a form of negative transference in psychotherapy. The hypothesis presented in this article suggests that the patient perceives her/his progress and approval by the therapist as a severe threat to the patient's autonomy. The fear of fusion with the therapist propels the patient into an extreme negativistic position which is expressed by her/his deterioration. Included is the report on the treatment of a middle-aged woman who reacts to improvement in treatment with a negativistic refusal to consolidate these gains and translate them into a more effective adjustment. The therapist must consider the NTR as a part of the larger process of therapy rather than to adopt the patient's view that it is a failure.

Victim sensitive interviews allow the adult investigator to gather vital facts from a child. Within these interviews, the investigator is provided with an opportunity to elicit responses from the child regarding allegations that have taken place. These allegations often have many origins and may involve sexual impropriety, abuse, taunting, and torture of a physical nature, verbal nature, or both. The purpose of this article is to provide standardized guidelines that can assist individuals from various occupational fields in conducting victim sensitive interviews. The standardized guidelines provided offer an assemblage of general principles that have consistently appeared within literature as well as in manuals provided by various jurisdictions. These guidelines refer to a practice of conduct that is recommended; however, variance with implementation is allowed. It is assumed that the reader brings a level of clinical experience to the material provided in this article.

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This initial investigation examined how state legislators score on a security-insecurity measure compared with a similar non-political group. Legislators ( n = 30) scored significantly lower ( M = 9.5, σ = 7.5) than the control group of 30 ( M = 17.8, σ = 11.9), which indicates a higher mean level of security for the political group.

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