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Disentangling the Effects of Safety-Behavior Utilization and Safety-Behavior Availability During Exposure-Based Treatment: A Placebo-Controlled Trial
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Powers, Mark B.; Smits, Jasper A. J.; Telch, Michael J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The primary aim of the current study was to further investigate the deleterious effects of safety-seeking behaviors on fear reduction by disentangling the effects of perceived availability of threat-relevant safety behaviors during treatment versus their actual use. Participants (N=72) displaying marked claustrophobic fear were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Safety, Fear, Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy
The Effects of Personal Construct Group Therapy on Breast Cancer Survivors
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Lane, Lisbeth G.; Viney, Linda L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
In this study, the authors evaluated the effects of a brief personal construct group therapy on breast cancer survivors (N = 42) randomly assigned to either the treatment or wait-list control condition. The Gottschalk Gleser Content Analysis Scales were used to measure the effects for group across time (preand posttreatment, pretreatment, and…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Cancer, Counseling Techniques, Females
Targeted Naltrexone Treatment Moderates the Relations Between Mood and Drinking Behavior Among Problem Drinkers
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Kranzler, Henry P.; Armeli, Stephen; Feinn, Richard; Tennen, Howard – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
One hundred fifty-three problem drinkers were randomly assigned to receive naltrexone 50 mg or placebo on a daily or targeted (to high-risk drinking situations) basis. Using structured nightly diaries, participants recorded negative and positive mood, desire to drink, and alcohol consumption over 8 weeks. Results indicated that individuals engaged…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Diaries, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons
A Closer Examination of the Structured Written Disclosure Procedure.
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Sloan, Denise M.; Marx, Brian P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The current study examined psychological and physical health outcomes of the written disclosure paradigm and the hypothesis that the principles of therapeutic exposure account for the beneficial effects of the paradigm. Participants were randomly assigned to either a written disclosure condition or a control condition. Reactivity to the writing…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Physical Health, Well Being, Emotional Response
Initial Intervention Outcomes of the Dependable Strengths Project.
McMurrer, James E., Jr. – 1989
Dependable Strengths Articulation Process (DSAP) is a self-development process designed to facilitate positive self-constructions and improved personal functioning. This study examined the effectiveness of DSAP interventions. Participants (N=30) were college graduates who had expressed a desire to improve their educational and career planning and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Graduates, College Students, Coping
Checklist Identification of Elementary Schoolboys for Clinical Referral or Evaluation of Eligibility for Special Education.
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Mattison, Richard E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
The Achenbach and Edelbrock parent and teacher checklists were evaluated with boys, ages 6-11, with either severe emotional disturbance, psychiatric outpatient status, or in the general population. Logistic regression analyses showed the Total Problem scales of both checklists to be the most efficient and economical scales for classification.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Children, Clinical Diagnosis