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he Grid’s hi® | )er| ence reJ I ^^ors consider I Cltize n. Pilot vision. 1 ' 1 'f have visional 11 training $211 /ears. Manyfl essary) /AYS have, DIETING? Even though we do rjot prescribe diets, we make it possible for many to enjoy a nutritious meal while they follow their doctor's orders. You will be delighted with the wide selection of low calorie, sugar free and fat free foods in the Souper Salad Area, Sbisa Dining Center Basement. OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-1:45 PM QUALITY FIRST national Battalion/Page 13 April 28, 1982 Patients counseled without fear Microcomputers helping shrinks United Press International NEW YORK — Very few peo ple can sit before a psychiatrist or a psychologist and answer questions about themselves without appearing nervous or — in some cases-—justifiably para noid. Now there may be an another way to assess one’s skills and identify one’s problems without having to deal directly with the stern man or woman who sits behind the big desk and wears the somber vest. Enter the microcomputer. Many health and career spe cialists are using computerized testing systems that measure ev erything from a person’s intelli gence to his fear of loud noises or his hatred of his boss. And those who administer the tests claim there is a very high rate of accuracy with the computerized procedures and a high accept ance of the machines by the test takers. “Patients are getting better faster. Our studies show that re cidivism (tendency to relapse) is down, that is, patients are get ting the testing they need in the shortest amount of time and are getting more treatment,” said Dr. James H. Johnson, a Balti more psychologist who markets computerized tests under the name of Psychsystems. “There are prescribed amounts of times for average cases determined by insurance companies and others. For ex ample, 21 days are usually re- saviw m • • • • • • LI. A SAVIN' m i t • (A. A FIlNvn SWISS CHEESI HENPIL INC...FEATURE OF THE WEEK COORS 6 12 OZ. CANS PRIDE 6 12 OZ. CANS CELLO LAMBRUSCO FROZEN FAVORITES £L CHARRITO MEXICAN 1JOZ. PKG. AUNT JEMIMA ORIGINAL Waffles ... SALUTO PARTY Pizza 10 OZ. • PKG. 32 OZ. • PKG. KROGER CHOPPED BROCCOLI, CUT CORN, PEAS. 2 10OZ. i PKGS. < Mixed Vegt. KROOER WHIPPED Topping 89* 99* KROGER CRINKLE CUT A FRENCH FRIED . Potatoes 2 LB. PKG. COST CUTTER BAKERY COUNTRY OVEN 1*OZ. PKG. KROGER HAMBURGER A Wiener Buns.... COUNTRY OVEN ALL VARIETIES Donuts COUNTRY OVEN REGULAR A WHEAT Country Rolls . . . . PKG. KROGER REGULAR A SOUR DOUGH ENGLISH Muffins ”pS COUNTRY OVEN Shortcake 2 4 CT. PKG. KROOER BRANDS COUNTRY OVEN ICE CREAM CONES $| 19 48 CT. 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SIZE $169 CASHMERE BOUQUET TALC 6.SOZ. SIZE 89* PILLSBUBY FUDGE BROWNIE MIX 22.3 OZ. BOX $119 5 > commended for a particular psychological problem but, 14 days of that time are usually used for testing. Now with the computer, in three or four days all the testing can be completed and the clinician can use the rest of the time for the therapy,” Johnson said. Some of the standard tests available by computer include the Minnesota Multiphasic Per sonality Inventory, the Person ality Inventory for Children, the Social History inventory, the Career Assessment System, the Intellectual Screening Battery, the Rorschach Interpreter, the Beck Depression and Hopeless ness Scale, the Index of Somatic Problems and several others. The computerized tests are sold only to licensed clinicians and are designed to be given as a complete battery of tests to eli minate any chance of error or any chance of overlooking a potential health problem. The tests themselves are not new. They have been updated and revised but are based on standard psychological invem tories. “Most therapists have used these tests since they first began practice and are extremely familiar with them. But for the first time, they can get the re sults almost instantaneously and faster than ever before,” John son said. What about security? What protects the average per son from having some clever computer thief or unscrupulous collection agency from having a complete file on their secret fears and flaws? “The clinician takes the same kind of security with the compu ter memory that he does if the tests were on paper. Besides, our programs are sold to clinicians as a package with a computer that most keep in their own offices. Those who use large computers have built-in, ex tremely tight security measures to keep the data as sacrosanct as any other medical information,” Johnson said. Johnson and other therapists said the tests have several mea sures to indicate whether a per son is telling the truth or is too nervous to answer the questions honestly. Also, they said, like most psychology tests, they are only used in conjunction with per sonal evaluation interviews. China has its version of Coke United Press International PEKING — A year after Coca Cola set up a bottling plant in Peking, China says it has pro duced a “Cola of the Heavens” that not only tastes like The Real Thing, but also has medicinal value. A researcher at the China Medicinal Herb Co. was quoted in a Peoples Daily article Satur day as saying the Chinese herbal cola is similar in taste and color to Coca Cola and also has dis ease-preventive, therapeutic and nutritious qualities. “For these reasons, this soft drink is a strong competitor” on the market in the approaching summer months, the researcher said. The Chinese version of Coke is marketed in different parts of the country under different names. It is called “Cola of the Heavens” in Sichuan province because of the mountains there. In the scenic lake country of Hangzhou, the soft drink is named “West Lake Cola.” In Canton it’s “Healthy Cola.” The China Medicinal Herb Co. is behind it all, organizing affiliated local units to produce the drink. The herbal cola already has been tested on 18,000 foreign tourists. Some West German visitors who tried the “Cola of the Heavens” in Sichuan re ported no appreciable differ ence from Coke, the Peoples Daily said. The chief ingredient of the Chinese cola is an herb derived from a variety of Chinese peony, whose scientific name is paeonia lactflora. Its curative values are said to include the prevention of blood clots, resistance to bacteria and infection, and it is sup posedly good for the liver.