Negative Practice and Desensitization of Anxiety about Examinations

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ID13653271
AutoresRichard M O’Brien (0000-0003-2153-9761, Lycoming College, autor de correspondencia), Richard M O'Brien (Lycoming College)
Año1976
Volumen38
Número3_suppl
Páginas1147-1153
Fecha de publicación1976-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1976.38.3c.1147
PMID6988
OpenAlexW2093900191
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas9

30 test-anxious subjects were assigned to two treatment groups for 6 weekly sessions. One group experienced standard group-desensitization of test anxiety while the other group was instructed in negative practice of anxiety responses and satiation of anxiety-producing stimuli. There were no significant differences between the two treatment groups and a control group ( N = 15) in grades for the semester preceding treatment. Both treatment groups had significantly higher grades than the control group following treatment. Given negative practice, one group obtained significantly higher grades than the desensitized group. Both treatment groups reported a significant decrease in test anxiety but no such difference was reported by a second control group. It is suggested that both negative practice and desensitization might be effective intervention strategies for test anxiety

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