Sixty-eight of preoperative patients in surgical ward were evaluated with 3 kinds of psychological test (Cornell Medical Index; CMI, Manifest Anxiety Scale; MAS, and Yatabe-Guilford test; Y-G test). These patients were divided into two groups, i.e. a group received Jacobson-Wolp's muscle relaxation training (34 cases) and no training group as a control (34 cases).
Effects of this training for decrease of preoperative anxiety was assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I; state anxiety and II; trait anxiety), and the relationship between the score of STAI-I, II and psychological individuality of the patients was investigated.
The results were as follows:
1. The both scores of STAI-I and II in relaxation group decreased significantly than that of control group. This results suggested that muscle relaxation training is a useful method for reduction of preoperative anxiety.
2. Especially, effect of the training was recognized in both patients diagnosed to be in normal level and had neurotic tendency by CMI.
3. It was also useful for the patients diagnosed to be high level anxiety by MAS.
4. According to the results of Y-G test, muscle relaxation training was useful to diagnosed patients with emortional stable and social adaptation type.

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To determine which public health educations are liable to perform and to increase the mothers' consciousness, the actual conditions of mothers' children rearings and children's independences of habitual daily life at one year 6 months old health check-up were compared to the public health educations received by that time in two different districts on educational content and method.
As the result of investigation, it was suggested that the educational method to let her have familiar aims on every period as considering children's individuality along their development were effective. In addition, the mass education was effective and mothers can certainly master knowledges and methods as a result of practical training. For the results mentioned above, not only educations by word of mouth but also practical training suggested to be uneffective. On the other hand, it was suggested that educations of normal development and habitual daily life that was influenced by life style of family

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Seventh gynecological inpatients were evaluated with YG, MAS and a questionnaire. The changes of their scores during the period of hospital treatement were analysed by means of multi-variate statistical analysis for the factors influencing their anxiety.
The result are summarized as follows: Gynecological inpatients have various anxieties and those anxieties change in the course of hospitalization and treatment. As for the factors which cause the anxieties, the degree of disease, the stress from long hospitalization, the anxiety about treatment and their age were identified, as well as those related to their personal trait.
Judging from the facts described above, we may conclude that:
1) For benign gynecological inpatients, not only "their physical condition" but also "their family life" must be considerated.
2) For malignant gynecological inpatients, long term evaluation and careful consideration are necessary because they tend to recognize "their malignant disease (cancer)" and are in anxiety.
3) For uterine cancer inpatients, it is necessary to alleviate "their physical pains" and also to assist with "their mental anxiety", especially in radio-therapy.
4) For ovarian cancer Patients, it is necessary to lighter "their physical pain" and also assist with "their mental anxiety", especially in chemotherapy.

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