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| Adult Students | 1 |
| Anxiety | 1 |
| Behavior Patterns | 1 |
| Desensitization | 1 |
| Learning Theories | 1 |
| Psychological Patterns | 1 |
| Testing Problems | 1 |
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| Canadian Counsellor | 1 |
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| Blum, Donna M. | 1 |
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Blum, Donna M. – Canadian Counsellor, 1972
In keeping with a learning theory approach, it is postulated that fear of examinations was a learned maladaptive pattern of behavior. Therefore, counter-conditioning through progressive relaxation and systematic desensitization was utilized to eliminate the maladaptive response in this case. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Desensitization
