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Blacker, Kara J.; Herbert, James D.; Forman, Evan M.; Kounios, John – Behavior Modification, 2012
This study compared two theoretically opposed strategies for acute pain management: an acceptance-based and a change-based approach. These two strategies were compared in a within-subjects design using the cold pressor test as an acute pain induction method. Participants completed a baseline pain tolerance assessment followed by one of the two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pain, Psychological Patterns, Role
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Juarascio, Adrienne; Shaw, Jena; Forman, Evan; Timko, C. Alix; Herbert, James; Butryn, Meghan; Bunnell, Douglas; Matteucci, Alyssa; Lowe, Michael – Behavior Modification, 2013
Eating disorders are among the most challenging disorders to treat, with even state-of-the-art cognitive-behavioral treatments achieving only modest success. One possible reason for the high rate of treatment failure for eating disorders is that existing treatments do not attend sufficiently to critical aspects of the disorder such as high…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness
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Lillis, Jason; Hayes, Steven C.; Levin, Michael E. – Behavior Modification, 2011
Two thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Binge eating is a barrier to treatment adherence and sustained weight loss, and can be seen as a form of experiential avoidance. The current study analyzed the impact of binge eating on weight reduction in a previously published study of a 1-day acceptance and commitment…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Eating Disorders, Etiology, Emotional Disturbances
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Deacon, Brett – Behavior Modification, 2007
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a highly effective treatment for panic disorder. However, few patients have access to this treatment, particularly those living in rural areas. In a pilot study, the author previously described the efficacy of a 2-day, intensive, exposure-based CBT intervention that was developed for the purpose of delivering…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Counseling Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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Cohen, Alexander B.; Tenenbaum, Gershon; English, R. William – Behavior Modification, 2006
A multiple case study investigation is reported in which emotions and performance were assessed within the probabilistic individual zone of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (Kamata, Tenenbaum, & Hanin, 2002) to develop idiosyncratic emotion-performance profiles. These profiles were incorporated into a psychological skills training (PST)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Athletics
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Morawska, Alina; Sanders, Matthew R. – Behavior Modification, 2007
The study examined the effects of conducting observations as part of a broader assessment of families participating in behavior family intervention (BFI). It was designed to investigate whether the observations improve intervention outcomes. Families were randomly assigned to different levels of BFI or a waitlist control condition and subsequently…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Observation, Intervention, Child Behavior