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Behavioral Treatment of Test Anxiety in a Drug Abuse Vocational Rehabilitation Day Program
Author(s) -
WEINER HARVEY,
PADGETT WILLIAM L.,
MILLER EDWARD L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1979.tb00697.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychology , substance abuse , rehabilitation , test (biology) , test anxiety , clinical psychology , vocational education , psychotherapist , psychiatry , pedagogy , paleontology , neuroscience , biology
Anxiety is one of the critical factors present in initiating and maintaining a drug‐dependent pattern of behavior. This study examines test anxiety. The objective was to determine if a behavioral approach can be applied to the treatment of test anxiety in a vocational rehabilitation program for drug abuse clients. A case history is presented. Procedural details for applying behavioral techniques are discussed. The results of the study indicate that the treatment strategies selected were effective in reducing test anxiety. One of the side effects of using an approach that puts the technology of behavior change into the hands of the client is that the skills learned during treatment can be used to cope with problems other than those discussed with the counselor.