Examined the efficacy of self-examination therapy (SET) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Results, based on 38 adults who were randomly assigned to SET or to a delayed-treatment group, indicate that participants in SET had significantly fewer symptoms of anxiety than did participants in the delayed-treatment group. (RJM)

Collected data from 277 college students to explore antecedents, concomitants, and consequences of problem-solving appraisal and depression. Found preliminary evidence that self-appraised ineffective problem-solving ability is antecedent that may play causal role in predicting future depressive symptoms and that problem-solving appraisal is…

Investigated the use of Wolpe's notion of subjective units of disturbance (SUDS) to monitor anxiety. Two studies were conducted to test for reactive effects of the self-monitoring. Results indicated that self-monitoring can have a positive effect on perceived anxiety level. (Author/RC)

Assessed efficacy of behavior rehearsal procedures in assertion training. Results indicated that nonassertive subjects responded less assertively in behavior role play tests, and reported themselves more anxious than assertive subjects. The role-reversal group was least effective in modifying self-reports of assertion behaviors.…

Investigated if and how role conflict affects counselor trainees' self-statements, anxiety level, and performance. Results suggested role conflict may produce few adverse effects on beginning trainees' self-evaluations, affect, or behavior. Trainee performance was inversely related to anxiety level, and anxiety was inversely related to strength of…

Counseling sessions were structured to include clusters of verbal and nonverbal procedures administered at predetermined times. Analysis of the data did not indicate clearly significant results. (Author)

College students (Study 1, n=104) and persons with severe physical disabilities (Study 2, n=102) completed measures of depression, psychosocial impairment (Study 2 only), problem-solving appraisal, and social support. Problem-solving appraisal and social support were significantly associated with depression among students; with both depression and…

Developed Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory through five studies. Factor analysis yielded five factors that reflected counselor trainees' confidences in using microskills, attending to process, dealing with difficult client behaviors, behaving in culturally competent way, and being aware of one's values. Items were internally consistent and…

Suggests a critical methodological flaw in a study done about the relationship between the Bem Sex-Role Inventory and certain indices of self-disclosure (Stokes, et al.). Notes that multiple regression analysis was not performed in appropriate hierarchical fashion. Includes Stokes reply to the critique. (PAS)

Compares counselor trainees' anxiety during a counseling interview and conversation to determine the degree of counselor anxiety during a counseling interview. Results suggest trainees are more anxious during counseling. Trainees' expectations account for their anxiety. Habituation physiological and self-report data may be useful in identifying…

Determines how the Self-Directed Search (SDS) achieves its effects. High school girls were assessed before and after treatment for vocational aspirations, knowledge of typology, and information seeking. Nonsignificant findings imply that SDS achieves its effects partly because of its numerous occupational options. Instructional booklets increase…

Findings suggest that clients' evaluations of their improvement in self-exploration skills and their perceptions of ease of relating and learning from their counselor-partners may benefit considerably from cognitive style matching. These effects may be applicable only to extreme scorers on the field dependence-independence dimension. (Author)

The authors of the present study contribute to research on the role of sexist events in women's mental health by examining the sexism-distress relation (a) with a sample of women who are seeking mental health services and (b) in the context of the additional roles of perceived social support in positive self-appraisal (i.e., empowerment and…

Examined the disciminant validity of measures of irrational beliefs. The Irrational Beliefs Test and the Rational Behavior Inventory were highly correlated but were equally highly correlated with self-report measures of depression and anxiety. Thus, rather than assessing beliefs correlated with emotional distress, the measures may actually assess…

Counselors (N=40), ranging from novice trainees to experienced professionals, conducted counseling interviews with a female client and then completed instruments measuring frequency of task facilitative and task distractive self-talk and quality of clinical hypothesis formulation. A positive relationship was found between higher quality clinical…