A5073143272- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Mind wandering and attention
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Media Influence and Health
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
2016-2025
Texas Research Institute
2020-2023
Palo Alto University
2022
Hudson Institute
2020
Southern Methodist University
2014
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
1982-1996
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
1996
Stanford University
1980-1988
Stanford Health Care
1981-1982
Cypress (China)
1982
A propos du traitement de la detresse psychosociale chez les patients atteints cancer: l'entrainement aux aptitudes a faire face une situation fut trouve plus efficace que le groupe therapie soutien
Tenth grade health classes in three high schools received a special program focusing on the immediate physiological effects of cigarette smoking and social cues influencing adoption habit, two control standard information long-term smoking. Only subjects reported decrease from pre to post-test; they also scored higher than controls knowledge test. Carbon monoxide levels were significantly lower for group at post-test.
Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for panic disorder. However, studies investigating mechanisms responsible improvement with CBT are lacking. The authors used regression analyses outlined by R. M. Baron and D. A. Kenny (1986) to test whether a reduction in fear (FOF) underlies resulting from CBT. Pre- posttreatment measures were collected 90 CBT-treated patients 40 wait-list control participants. Overall, accounted 31% variance...
All tenth graders in four senior high schools (N = 1447) from two school districts participated a cardiovascular disease risk-reduction trial. Within each district, one was assigned at random to receive special 20-session intervention and served as control. At two-month follow-up, risk factor knowledge scores were significantly greater for students the treatment group. Compared with controls, higher proportion of those group who not exercising regularly baseline reported regular exercise...
The primary aim of the current study was to further investigate deleterious effects safety-seeking behaviors on fear reduction by disentangling perceived availability threat-relevant safety during treatment versus their actual use. Participants (N=72) displaying marked claustrophobic were randomly assigned 1 5 conditions: (a) exposure only (EO), (b) with phobic safety-behavior (SBA), (c) utilization (SBU), (d) credible placebo (PL), or (e) wait list (WL). High end-state functioning rates at...
Cognitive theories posit that exposure-based treatments exert their effect on social anxiety by modifying judgmental biases. The present study provides a conservative test of the relative roles changes in biases governing reduction and addresses several limitations previous research. Longitudinal, within-subjects analysis data from 53 adults with Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) phobia diagnosis revealed reductions probability...
This article presents data on the prevalence and symptomatology of panic attacks disorder (PD) in a large nonclinical sample (n = 2,375) college students. Results showed that approximately 12% had experienced at least one unexpected attack 2.36% met DSM-III-R criteria for disorder. Although there were no sex differences overall prevalence, men reported significantly more panic-related worry than women, women higher frequency men. Compared to subjects who PD, infrequent panickers presented...
This experiment tested whether peer approval and disapproval experiences can cause immediate change in children's state self-esteem. Children's narcissistic traits evaluator perceived popularity were examined as potential moderators. A total of 333 preadolescents (M = 10.8 years) completed personal profiles on the Internet that ostensibly judged by a jury consisting popular unpopular peers. Participants randomly received negative, neutral, or positive feedback from jury. Next, they could...
Correlates of heavy smoking (greater than or equal to 25 cigarettes per day) were examined in a group 380 smokers participating minimal-contact relapse prevention trial. The results indicate that are more dependent on cigarettes. Compared with consuming 15 fewer day, reported greater difficulty quitting, troubled by withdrawal symptoms, experienced stronger urges and cravings, had higher scores modified version the Fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire. Heavy weighed obese as measured body mass...