The effect of choice between test anxiety treatment options on treatment outcomes

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-112

  Handelzalts, Jonathan E ^a   Keinan, Giora ^b  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Choice; Control; Matching; Preference; Test anxiety; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; STUDENTS; TEST ANXIETY SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049107130     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300903121106     Document Type: Article

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