Psychotherapeutic Effects of Transcendental Meditation with Controls for Expectation of Relief and Daily Sitting.

Smith, Jonathan C.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Psychotherapeutic Effects of Transcendental Meditation with Controls for Expectation of Relief and Daily Sitting

Smith, Jonathan C.

Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 4, 630-637, Aug 76

Two experiments were conducted to isolate the trait-anxiety-reducing effects of transcendental meditation (TM) from expectation of relief and the concomitant ritual of sitting twice daily. The results strongly support the conclusion that the crucial therapeutic component of TM is not the TM exercise. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Evaluation, Expectation, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Personality, Psychological Patterns, Psychotherapy, Research Projects, Therapeutic Environment

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