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This study attempted to ascertain the relationship between personality variables and the use of social settings. A sample of 46 emotionally disturbed college students was studied using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, clinical judgments of mental health professionals, and the Activity Record. The latter instrument was used to determine 5s' use of a variety of naturally occurring behavior settings during a typical day. A factor analysis yielded a structure which generally supported the hypothesis of interrelations among personality variables and use of behavior settings. As predicted, factors of action-oriented behavior emerged. It would appear that knowledge of personality variables and clinical judgments can be used to predict use of social behavior settings and, conversely, that the behavior settings used by an S are an indication of personality and type of psychopathology.

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Modifications of the intake procedure usually employed in counseling settings were adopted in order to provide students the opportunity for immediate contact with a counselor. Elimination of the waiting list, reduction in number of missed appointments, and reduction of length of counseling came about. Staff satisfaction with the new approach has been high and there would be opposition to reverting to the scheduled initial interview. Possible changes in the type of problem or clients' readiness for problem-solving were observed.