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Peer reviewedBugg, Charles A. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1972
The author relates his experiences in using a modified form of systematic desensitization in a public school setting with counselees whose success and development are hampered by test anxiety and fear of public speaking. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Desensitization, Fear
Peer reviewedSuarez, Yolanda; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Flooding and systematic desensitization procedures were investigated for possible interactions with subject arousal level on reduction in phobic reactions. No such interaction was found. Behaviorally and on GSR response, both flooding and systematic desensitization were effective, but only the latter was effective on subjective reports. (NG)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, College Students
Leffingwell, R. Jon – 1980
Contemporary research on test anxiety shows that there are a number of sources of such anxiety: expectations of parents or teachers; association of grades with personal worth; fear of alienating parents, family, or friends; a feeling of lack of control over one's life. This paper discusses these sources of test anxiety, reviews some of the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Apathy, Behavior Modification
