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Rats in the experimental group lived in activity wheels on a 23-h deprivation schedule, while those in the control group lived in laboratory cages on the same le ed i ng schedule. Blood-glucose determinations milde on the 1st, 3rd, and 6th days 01 deprivation indicated that, while both groups were hypoglycemic on Days 1 and 2, by Day 6 the experimental Ss were still hypoglycemic, while control Ss' blood-glucose levels approached normal ad lib levels. The results are in opposition to the hypo thesis 01 glucocorticoid involvement in activity-related selfstarvation. Routtenberg & Kuznesof (1967) reported that rats confined to activity wheels and placed on a 23-h food-deprivation schedule progressively lost weight yet dramatically increased their activity until starvation occurred. All control Ss, living on the deprivation schedule and in horne cages, were able to adapt and maintain weight. In addition, the experimental Ss ate significantly less than did controls. Routtenberg (1968) reported that adaptation to the deprivation schedule prior to introduction of the above conditions was successful in mitigating the self-starvation of experimental Ss. Leveille & O'Hea (1967) have shown that animals adapted to a 22-h food-deprivation cycle run significantly less than do animals on an ad lib schedule. Adaptation to the wheel, however, was found by Routtenberg (1968) to ameliorate the effect on initial food-intake suppression but not on self-starvation. Routtenberg (1968) postulated that two factors are contributing to the self-starvation phenomenon: "deprivation stress" and "novelty stress." It was hypothesized that the endocrine system may play an important role and, more specifically, that "self-starvation is brought about by an adreno-cortical response driven by the posterior hypothalamus [po 238J." The mechanism would presumably operate through the hypothalamic control over the adenohypophysis via the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system and the consequent secretion of ACTH followed by an increased output of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex.

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This article describes a career awareness program in psychology sponsored by the Central New York Psychological Association (CNYPA) and the Hutchings Psychiatric Center in association with the Exploring Division of the Boy Scouts of America. The Explorer post, a coeducational and low budget program, served an average of 75 high school students in each of its first 3 years. The program's goals are to provide a familiarity with the field of psychology, with its educational requirements and occupational opportunities, and with the work lives of psychologists. Monthly meetings include presentations by psychologists in their areas of expertise, followed by small group discussions. We also describe the program's benefits and costs.

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