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Title
The
cognitive
treatment
of
agoraphobia
Author
Jackman
,
Susan
N.
,
1955-
Description
Thesis
(M.Sc.)--Memorial
University
of
Newfoundland
,
1982.
Psychology
Date
1982
Pagination
xi, 141 leaves : ill.
Subject
Agoraphobia;
Cognitive
therapy
Degree
M.Sc.
Degree Grantor
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Language
Eng
Notes
Bibliography:
leaves
77-82.
Abstract
The
present
study
assessed
the
efficacy
of
cognitive
therapy
in
treating
agoraphobics.
Subjects
were
nine
community
residents
who
responded
to
newspaper
advertisements
announcing
a
treatment
program
for
agoraphobia
, and
who
met
specified
screening
criteria.
They were
randomly
assigned
to
one
of
three
treatment
groups
,
which
differed
only
in the
length
of
time
subjects
waited
for
treatment.
--
Subjects
completed
the
Multiple
Affect
Adjective
Checklist
(Zuckerman
and
Lubin
,
1965)
daily
, and
rated
peak
anxiety
levels
on a
0-10
point
scale
at
3-hour
intervals
throughout
the
day.
Subjects
also
kept
diaries
of
time
away
from
home.
All
daily
measures
were
kept
through
a
baseline
phase
of
3
,
6
, or
9
weeks
, a
6-week
treatment
phase
, and a
3-week
follow-up
phase.
Assessments
were also
made
at
pre-
and
posttreatment
, and at
follow-ups
of
3
weeks
and
2
months.
They were
carried
out
by the
therapist
(Watson
and
Marks'
,
1971
,
phobic
anxiety
and
avoidance
scales)
, by an
independent
assessor
(Watson
and
Marks'
,
1971
,
phobic
anxiety
and
avoidance
scales)
, and by the
subjects
(Watson
and
Marks'
,
1971
,
phobic
anxiety
and
avoidance
scales;
State-Trait
Anxiety
Inventory
,
Spielberger
and
Lushene
,
1970).
-
All
measures
of
anxiety
showed
significant
reductions
following
treatment
, and
improvement
was
maintained
into the
follow-up
period.
Time
out
of the
house
,
analyzed
in
terms
of the
hours
away
from
home
and the
number
of
journeys
made
increased
significantly
, and
ratings
of
phobic
avoidance
showed
a
significant
reduction.
--
It
was
concluded
that
cognitive
therapy
is
effective
in the
treatment
of
some
agoraphobics
, and that this
finding
does
not
support
the
hypothesis
that
systematic
practice
in
entering
feared
situations
is
essential
for the
treatment
of
agoraphobia.
Type
Text
Resource Type
Electronic
thesis
or
dissertation
Format
Image/jpeg;
Application/pdf
Source
Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier
75216376
Rights
The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection
Electronic
Theses
and
Dissertations
Scanning Status
Completed
PDF File
(32.69
MB)
--
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