| Show September 26 1973 Page 4 New technique steeped in controversy Z-Thera- calls for tears and ’ 1 py by KENNETH T WALSH Colo (AP) — LAKEWOOD Whether it’s only the latest fad or a profound theory tears and rage in a new psycholotherapy technique that is steeped in controversy The technique is called “Z- - therapy” named for its developer Dr Robert W Zaslow a psychology professor at California State University at San Jose Zaslow’s license to practice psychotherapy has been revoked by the California board of medical examiners and He’s been sued by a coed who claimed are vital ingredients caused her serious A San Jose jury injuries awarded $170000 to the coed last year but Zaslow says he is appealing the judgement Despite the controversy the therapy has been approved for use by military retirees in Colorado under a government program A short stocky man with receding bushy grey hair and a brushque manner Zaslow is working out of a motel and psychologist’s house in this suburb of Denver He explained during a recent interview that most of a person’s emotional trauma can be traced to pent-u- p aggression Zaslows the school of popular following theorists like Robert Ardrey and Konrad Lrenz says man has naturally aggresive instincts which must be properly channelled rather than suppressed “It’s not mystical or witchcraft” Zaslow said “Lsay use the scientific method to analyze my theory I want to debate my critics but they refuse” Zaslow’s therapy sessions involve two primary facets which he says have not been properly combined in previous types of and face-to- face therapy-rag- e contact Zaslow added that face-to-fac- e eye contact with the therapist is vital because it duplicates an early-infanc- y attachment process” housewife who had attempted suicide The woman wept loudly writhead in anger and was urged to shout hostile words at her “The face is the focus of mother The therapy has been approved socialization” he said for use by military retirees and “All disturbances are a warof retirees and active ping of the attachment process” the families duty servicemen in Colorado according to Zaslow The most controversial part of under the Civilian Health and Medical Program for the the technique is how it is adUniformed Services CHAMPUS’ ministered federal program a A patient lies on his back CHAMPUS claims agent Eric between two rows of people who sit facing each other The Carlson said the program has “leader” usually Zaslow paid about $1200 for two or three Carlson cradles the patient’s head in his sessions of of the aware was he arms and the assistants nor- said members or friends place their hands on the patient’s body Genital contact is mally family banned The leader looks into the patient’s eyes and asks questions pertaining to the subject’s problems-question- s designed to provoke rage One videotaped volved a session in- suburban criticism but of rage The critics include Dr Bruno Bettelheim University Chicago Psychologist and 0f a respected specialist in treating severely disturbed children! Many critics doubt the longterm value of Zaslow’s work and consider it just a fad the housewife who attempted suicide is a believer “I had months of traditional therapy I was hospitalized and it didn’t work” Ann said “With the I had great exit more than and pectations Ann But ld fulfilled those expectations” Ann said she paid $3200 for two months of interviews and one added that the therapy has been therapy session but the results approved by CHAMPUS officials were “priceless” “Any psychiatric care is the therapy I was in a “Before subject to controversy” Carlson state of perpetual anxiety she Carlson said “It’s pretty hard to said “Now it’s gone” get two psychologists to agree” Students prefer dormitory living also said that other factors contributing to students moving back on camDus include the social life for new students and fewer restrictions “Each student dorm elects its own officers and sets its own rules” Osborn said “And head residents act more as advisors on today’s campus and less as Osborn By Ellen Nicholson On campus housing seems to be gaining popularity at Utah State according to Housing Office Lee G records Osborne of ' assistant coordinator student housing suggested that the time factor involved in living is the reason many students prefer' the dorms The men’s halls are already full with about 150 students on the waiting lists Osborne explained though that the waiting lists usually shrink fairly fast as students find other housing The dorms will accommodate 1664 students approximately 18 per cent of the student body It is interesting to note that the WestHighRise a women’s dorm still has many vacancies “Male students like the cafeteria service — women students still prefer the cooking apartments” explained Osborne He also claimed that the trend to off campus housing has been reversed at USU He cited the long waiting lists as proof of this claim off-camp- us policeman” Osborn said USU will have its own leadership training for dorm officers this year “They attended a leadership school in Salt Lake City last year but it wasn’t held until later in the year” explained Osborne He said that men get along better than women as room-mate- r “if they have an argument they go out and beat each other up and then get along fine whereas women just complain” “But women are better housekeepers and we don’t have as much broken furniture from their apartments Men bust the legs off chairs because they are always leaning back in them” he said Volunteers take Fellowships now available marijuana in anesthesia test for in grads arts sciences 40 The Ford Foundation and the National Fellowship funds have announced four new graduate fellowships which are now available The fellowship programs are for students who plan to pursue e study toward the doctoral degree in the Arts or Sciences or who hold a first full-tim- post-baccalaure- professional degree and plan to continue on to a doctoral degree in preparation for a career in higher education Areas of study are Graduate for Mexican Fellowships Americans Fellowships Americans Fellowships Graduate for Native and Graduate for Puerto Ricans Notice of the USU Publications Board has an opening and Is now taking applications Interested persons may pick up an application at the activity center on the third floor of the UC They should be handed in to George Rhoades UC room 317 dozen volunteers are being given marijuana in a study to see how it works as an anesthetic Dr Theodore Smith head of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital team making the study says the weed holds promise as an anesthetic but it will be at ’A least another year before marijuana could be given to a surgical patient Each volunteer is strapped to a table a mask placed over the face to monitor breathing and marijuana dissolved in alcohol is inserted into the heart through a tube entering the body at the neck and rounted through blood vessels The solution must be inserted this way because marijuana won’t dissolve in water and it is extremely painful to inject alcohol with a hypodermic syringe Smith said The researchers hope the large doses of marijuana — 10000 of active times the amount ingredients in a puff from marijuana cigarette — a will replace a large variety of drugs now required for surgical patients without the undesirable side effects |
