Reviewed by Lauren Lee There is a well-established “robust and reliable” body of research that links poorer performance on cognitive tasks with evaluation anxiety. Cognitive Interference Theory (CIT) proposed by Sarason and associates attempts to explain that association, using the term negative off-task self-dialogue...
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Are Nature-assisted Interventions Cost-effective? By: William C. Young A review of: Währborg, P., Petersson, I. F., & Grahn, P. (2014). Nature-assisted rehabilitation for reactions to severe stress and/or depression in a rehabilitation garden: Long-term follow-up including comparisons with a matched population-based reference...
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Ritualizing As a Coping Strategyby Gelman, I.A review of:Boyer, P. & Lienard, P. (2008). Ritual Behavior in Obsessive and Normal Individuals. Moderating Anxiety and Reorganizing the Flow of Action. Psychological Science, (17) 4, 291-294.Checking the door 200 times before bed, cleaning a table in counterclockwise circles,...
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Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorderby Cohen, G. E.A review of: Abramowitz, J.S., Lackey, G. R., & Wheaton, M. G. (In-press). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: The contribution of obsessional beliefs and experiential avoidance. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.In their current study, Abramowitz, Lackey and Wheaton seek to...
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A review of:Beard, C., & Amir, N. (2008). A multi-session interpretation modification program: Changes in interpretation and social anxiety symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 1135-1141.By Jonathon G. PerleBeard and Amir (2008) investigated the interpretation of ambiguous social stimuli as threatening in anxious...
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