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Treatment Of Chronic Nightmares Using Progressive Relaxation Training, Jennifer R. Trefonas Jan 1987

Treatment Of Chronic Nightmares Using Progressive Relaxation Training, Jennifer R. Trefonas

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This study investigated the effects of progressive muscle relatxation on the frequency of, and the anxiety associated with, chronic nightmares. Three females diagnosed as suffering from an anxiety disorder and who experienced at least two nightmares per week served as subjects. Treatments consisted of practicing progressive relaxation trainig twice daily with the assistance of a tape-recorded exercise. The first practice occurred prior to 3:00 p.m. and the second practice occurred before retiring at night. Subjects recorded nightmare frequency, intensity, and theme on the Daily Nightmare Questionnaire (DNQ). In addition, nightmare-associated anxiety was measured daily with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory …


The Effect Of Differential Levels Of Assumed Confidentiality On Amount Of Self-Disclosure In Hight Trait-Anxious Students, Gretchen S. Thwing Jan 1984

The Effect Of Differential Levels Of Assumed Confidentiality On Amount Of Self-Disclosure In Hight Trait-Anxious Students, Gretchen S. Thwing

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No abstract provided.


Fitness Level, Type A Behavior, And Anxiety Levels In An Occupational Setting, Susan D. Kilduff Jan 1984

Fitness Level, Type A Behavior, And Anxiety Levels In An Occupational Setting, Susan D. Kilduff

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An assessment was made of the relationship between physical fitness level, anxiety level and Type A behavior in a non-clinical sample of healthy middle-age adults. Forty nine mid-level managers from Westinghouse Steam Generator and Turbine Division, world Headquarters participated by filling out a battery of tests, including the Jenkins Activity Survey, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a fitness questionnaire. No significant relationship was found between physical fitness level and Type A behavior. A significant negative relationship was found between physical fitness level and trait-anxiety. Trend analysis revealed a significant linear decrease in mean anxiety scores for groups of increasing levels …


Anxiety, Sex-Role Orientation, And Computer Interaction, Mary Donlin-Senne Jan 1984

Anxiety, Sex-Role Orientation, And Computer Interaction, Mary Donlin-Senne

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A group of 125 female college students were given Spielberger's State Anxiety Inventory and Bem's Sex Role Inventory. Those females with minimal typing skills and minimal computer experience interacted with a computer ten minutes and then given a second State Anxiety Inventory. Pretest and posttest data were obtained from forty-eight subjects selected on the basis of Bem's Sex Role Inventory to test the hypotheses: females that score high on the Androgynous scale of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) will experience relatively low levels of anxiety while interacting with computer, females that score high on the Feminine and Undifferentiated scales …


An Investigation Of High Anxiety Verbal Behavior, John W. Wright Jan 1973

An Investigation Of High Anxiety Verbal Behavior, John W. Wright

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No abstract provided.