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Deffenbacher, Jerry L.; Parks, Donald H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Compared effectiveness of counterconditioning and self-control models of systematic desensitization in reducing targeted and nontargeted anxieties. Treatments were equally effective in reducing and maintaining reduction of targeted anxiety, debilitating test anxiety. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Coping
Scherer, Shawn E.; Pass, Larry E. – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
Relaxation training is employed in relation to systematic desensitization treatment of phobias and as a direct means of dealing with tension and anxiety. Suggests that the greatest benefit may be derived when the procedures are viewed as developing coping skill and are directly related to the individual's daily living situation. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Daily Living Skills
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Deffenbacher, Jerry L.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Compared effects of relaxation as self-control and a self-control variant of systematic desensitization in reducing targeted (test anxiety) and nontargeted anxieties with those of wait-list and no-treatment expectancy controls. Groups given relaxation as self-control and modified desensitization reported less debilitating test anxiety than…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Coping, Desensitization
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Austin, J. Sue; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This article provides suggestions for treating test anxiety by training students in stress management strategies. Detailed instructions for teaching deep muscle relaxation are provided, followed by an introduction to Wolpe's (1958) technique of systematic desensitization, which features identification of a hierarchy of anxiety-producing situations…
Descriptors: Coping, Desensitization, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
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Himle, David P.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Assessed clinically test anxious students (N=14) who had been administered a treatment program consisting of relaxation skill training, cognitive restructuring and systematic desensitization. Results indicated a maintenance of decreased levels of test anxiety and continued reductions in trait anxiety and irrationality at a 12-month follow-up. (LLL)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Restructuring, College Students, Coping
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Kirsch, Irving; Henry, David – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Speech-anxious students were assigned to self-administered treatment conditions: (1) systematic desensitization, (2) desensitization with meditation replacing progressive relaxation, and (3) meditation only. Treatment manuals included coping-skill instructions. Treatments were equally effective in reducing anxiety and produced a greater reduction…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Desensitization, Independent Study
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Charlesworth, Edward A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Assessed the effectiveness of a stress management program for nursing students. The stress management group effectively reduced trait anxiety and showed a reduction in state (test-taking) anxiety from mid-semester to final examinations, while the control group showed a slight increase. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Desensitization
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Ribordy, Sheila C.; Billingham, Katherine A. – 1980
This annotated bibliography contains abstracts of 99 studies conducted in the area of test anxiety. Evaluations of the studies are presented in a format which allows comparison of the studies to be made. Information about each study includes: (1) a description of subjects; (2) the type of intervention or treatment used; (3) the dependent measures;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Coping
Ross, David B. – 1990
This document presents a handbook for high school and college counselors and teachers who work with students who have school anxiety. Chapter One defines school anxiety as a strong physical and psychological reaction to specific situations in school that seriously impairs the ability of the student to perform. General anxiety is described, along…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, College Faculty, College Students