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The semantic diff'ial was admin'ed to a sample of 200 U S's for the purpose of assessing similarities & cliff's in responses to 7 peoples (eg, Amer's) & corresponding nations (US). Each concept was rated on 16 bipolar scales. Data were analyzed in terms of mean-rating profiles, omnibus favorability indices, distance measures between pairs of profiles, & factor analysis. The first 3 analyses provided a wealth of descriptive information not easily summarized. Both factor analyses yielded 2 evaluative factors (intentions, capacities), an activity factor, a potency factor, & a thrift factor. Peoples were rated more favorably on intentions; nations were rated more favorably on capacities. Contrasts between peoples & nations were brought out clearly by factor profiles, & this was particularly true for Amer's/US. This sample gave the US much more credit as a nation than it did Amer's as a people. AA.

A survey of the literature on emotional disturbance in deaf youth is followed by presentation of data on a sample of 58 deaf children and adolescents who were patients at the Tampa Bay Academy, a residential treatment facility serving both hearing and deaf youth with serious psychological disturbances. These 58 patients were compared to a hearing sample of 168 patients on key variables such as admitting symptoms, diagnoses, substance abuse, aggressive and assaultive behaviors, and sexual abuse. A startling and significant finding was that all of the deaf children admitted at age 12 years or younger had strong or confirmed indications of sexual abuse. Deaf adolescents had an 85% rate of strong or confirmed indications of sexual abuse. A list and brief description of residential care facilities serving deaf youth in the United States and Canada is reviewed. Only 8 were found that provided specialized services to deaf youth. Of those 8, only the National Deaf Academy, Mount Dora, FL, provided exclusive mental health and residential care to deaf persons.