Treatment of Test Anxiety by Group Implosive Therapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13654442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold H Dawley (Veterans Administration Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, corresponding author), W W Wenrich (North Texas State University) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 383-388 |
| Publication date | 1973-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1973.33.2.383 |
| PMID | 4760817 |
| OpenAlex | W2012398973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
36 test anxious Ss were randomly assigned to 3 groups. One group served as the no-treatment control, while the other two groups received either placebo-attention or implosive therapy. Implosive therapy consisted of 5 30-min. sessions of treatment in which Ss were asked to imagine highly anxiety-evoking scenes pertaining to test anxiety while concentrating on experiencing the accompanying sensations as intensely as possible. The placebo group imagined non-relevant scenes while concentrating on experiencing the accompanying sensations as intensely as possible. The results indicated a significant difference in terms of anxiety reduction between the no-treatment control group and the implosive-therapy group. No significant difference was obtained between the placebo group and the implosive-therapy group, or between the placebo group and the no-treatment group. The importance of a placebo group in behavior therapy research was noted
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 1976 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |