Three nonverbal (or coverbal) behaviors that accompany interpersonal communication—nodding the head, smiling, and raising the eyebrows—were investigated during interviews with 60 blind and sighted school children. The interviews were videotaped, and the frequency and duration of each behavior was measured. Differences between the two groups and the study's implications for kinesic training of blind individuals are discussed.

With the evolving demographics in the U.S. population, Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic community in the United States and face many barriers to psychological well-being and overall health. Some Latinos present with culturally influenced idioms of distress such as ataque de nervios. Associations between ataque de nervios and a range of social and psychiatric vulnerabilities among Latinos living on the United States mainland have been found. An integrative, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive psychodynamic perspective can help with understanding and treating ataque de nervios. This case study presents the treatment of a young undocumented Latina mother experiencing ataque de nervios. A psychodynamic approach, integrated with narrative therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, is illustrated.