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Peer reviewedDeffenbacher, 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
Peer reviewedCharlesworth, 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
