As alternative options to the traditional use of the traits, the proposals of unity of analysis of the personality offered by two behavioral approaches selected taking into account their pertinence and validity are mentioned: that of the "basic behavioral repertoires", and that of the "interactive styles", quantitatively evaluating them according to their respective degrees of conformity with guidelines of theoretical and practical utility (if they generate research, if they are refutable, if they organize the data, if they serve as a guide, if they have internal coherence and are simple). It is concluded that both proposals have a good livelihood, with a slight advantage (for its greater simplicity) for the basic behavioral repertoires.

The formulation of coherent psychological models to address problems related to health care, especially with regard to the lack of adherence to health and psychotherapeutic treatment, is hampered, as far as the behavioral clinic is concerned, by the rejection on the part of radically environmentalist behavioral variants of the theoretical and evaluative use of dispositional categories—personality traits and health beliefs in the context of this article. It is suggested that such use is beneficial and not inconsistent with the premises of a behavioral approach, so the aforementioned constructs are interpreted in terms of learning theory and it is shown how this reformulation, embodied in Staats' theory, can Contribute to the construction of alternatives that facilitate the examination, prediction and modification of the client's attitudes in the biopsychosocial framework of their health...

The present study aims at the identification of Positive Mental Health in students of the Pre-University Center of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos for which an accidental sample of 938 students of which 436 are male and 502 are female_ Adapting Positive Mental Evaluation Scale (EESMP), obtaining a validity between 268 to .649 and a reliability between, 637 to 791 The results indicate that there are differences as a function of sex in factors F2, F3 and F5_ As for the shift in which they study, differences are observed in F1, F2, F4 and F5. As far as the Educational Institution from which they come, there are no differences In the Professional Ares where they postulate there are differences in F1, F3 and F4; Sex there are no differences and the correlation between the factors show significant posítive and negative relationships between low. and moderate.

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo la identificación de la Salud Mental Positiva en los alumnos del Centro Pre-universitario de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, para lo cual se seleccionó una muestra accidental de 938 alumnos, donde 436 son del sexo masculino y 502 del sexo femenino. Se adaptó la Escala de Evaluación Mental Positiva (EESMP), obteniéndose un índice de validez de .649 y una confiabilidad entre .637 a .791. Los resultados indican la existen de diferencias en función al sexo en los factores F2, F3 y F5. En cuanto al turno en el que estudian se observa diferencias en F1, F2, F4 y F5; en cuanto a la Institución Educativa de donde provienen no existen diferencias; en el Área profesional donde postulan existen diferencias en los F1, F3 y F4; en el género de pertenencia no existen diferencias, y la correlación entre los factores muestra relaciones sign...