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Visualization, Systematic Desensitization, and Rational Emotive Therapy: A Comparative Evaluation.

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Ayers, Joe; Hopf, Theodore S. – Communication Education, 1987

Compares the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (SD), rational emotive therapy (RET), and visualization (VIS) in reducing communication apprehension (CA). Concludes that, while all treatment modes reduce CA, no significant differences were found in their effectiveness. Emphasizes that VIS is a relatively simple technique that can be used…

Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis

Visualization and Rational-Emotive Therapy as Interventions for Communication Apprehension.

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Nelson, Eileen S.; Webster, Stephanie – 1991

A study examined the effects of rational-emotive therapy (RET) and visualization as interventions to reduce communication apprehension as measured by the Personal Report of Communication Anxiety-25. Forty-seven undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of three groups: RET, visualization, or an attention-placebo group. The RET group…

Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Higher Education