Self-Desensitization and Meditation in the Reduction of Public Speaking Anxiety.

Kirsch, Irving; Henry, David

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Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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Self-Desensitization and Meditation in the Reduction of Public Speaking Anxiety.

Kirsch, Irving; Henry, David

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v47 n3 p536-41 Jun 1979

Speech-anxious students were assigned to self-administered treatment conditions: (1) systematic desensitization, (2) desensitization with meditation replacing progressive relaxation, and (3) meditation only. Treatment manuals included coping-skill instructions. Treatments were equally effective in reducing anxiety and produced a greater reduction in self-reported anxiety than in untreated subjects. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Desensitization, Independent Study, Public Speaking, Relaxation Training, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Help Programs, Speech Skills, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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