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Book Reviews 329significant questions about the validity of such a measure. Thematic measures are also discussed, including the TAT, CAT, and Roberts. The latter test offers an aggression index. The authors mention this index, but it would have been helpful to have discussed some of the research and case data on its use. Valuable information on conducting an individual child interview is another feature of this chapter.Goldstein, Harootunian, and Conoley have produced a book on student aggression that is both comprehensive and informative. In Part I the authors discuss the nature of the problem of aggression in American society. They assert that although control and reduction of student aggression is an important theme of the book, preventive efforts are clearly to be preferred. In Part I1 various interventions are discussed. These include psychological skills training, behavior modification techniques, psychodynamic and humanistic interventions, and gang-oriented programs. Part 111 reviews system-oriented interventions and includes separate chapters on the school, the teacher, and the family.