Search Results - "Sy, Jennifer T"

Maximizing the efficacy of interoceptive exposure by optimizing inhibitory learning: A randomized controlled trial by Deacon, Brett, Kemp, Joshua J., Dixon, Laura J., Sy, Jennifer T., Farrell, Nicholas R., Zhang, Annie R.

“…Cognitive-behavioral treatments for panic disorder (PD) emphasize interoceptive exposure (IE) to target anxiety sensitivity (AS) but vary considerably in its…”
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Targeting the probability versus cost of feared outcomes in public speaking anxiety by Nelson, Elizabeth A., Deacon, Brett J., Lickel, James J., Sy, Jennifer T.

“…Cognitive–behavioral theory suggests that social phobia is maintained, in part, by overestimates of the probability and cost of negative social events. Indeed,…”
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Do alexithymic individuals avoid their feelings? Experiential avoidance mediates the association between alexithymia, psychosomatic, and depressive symptoms in a community and a clinical sample by Panayiotou, Georgia, Leonidou, Chrysanthi, Constantinou, Elena, Hart, John, Rinehart, Kimberly L, Sy, Jennifer T, Björgvinsson, Thröstur

“…Abstract Objective Alexithymia is defined as the trait associated with difficulty in identifying and describing feelings as well as poor fantasy and imagery…”
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Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale by Deacon, Brett J, Farrell, Nicholas R, Kemp, Joshua J, Dixon, Laura J, Sy, Jennifer T, Zhang, Annie R, McGrath, Patrick B

“…Highlights • The 21-item Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale was constructed for this study. • The TBES demonstrated excellent psychometric properties in 3…”
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A concentrated approach for treating OCD: a pilot study examining the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the Bergen Four Day Treatment in the U.S by Björgvinsson, Thröstur, Klein, Keith P, Werner, Cali, Sy, Jennifer T, Smith, Angela, Brandt, Chad, McIngvale, Elizabeth R

“…The Bergen Four Day Treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated treatment for OCD that has demonstrated promising effectiveness in Nordic country samples. The B4DT is…”
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Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its suboptimal delivery? An experimental investigation by Farrell, Nicholas R, Deacon, Brett J, Kemp, Joshua J, Dixon, Laura J, Sy, Jennifer T

“…Highlights • Participants’ beliefs about exposure were manipulated to be positive or negative. • Negative beliefs about exposure caused a more cautious…”
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A Randomized Trial of Three Psychosocial Treatments for the Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Barsky, Arthur J., MD, Ahern, David K., PhD, Orav, E. John, PhD, Nestoriuc, Yvonne, PhD, Liang, Matthew H., MD, MPH, Berman, Ilana T., PhD, MA, Kingsbury, Joshua R., MS, Sy, Jennifer T., MS, Wilk, Kathryn G., CPNP, MS, NP

“…Objective To assess and compare the benefits of 3 psychosocial treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods RA patients were randomized to…”
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The effects of safety behavior availability versus utilization on inhibitory learning during exposure by Kemp, Joshua J., Blakey, Shannon M., Wolitzky-Taylor, Kate B., Sy, Jennifer T., Deacon, Brett J.

“…This study re-analyzes data from Sy and colleagues (2011; Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49, 305-314) comparing safety behavior availability (SBA) to safety…”
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Does the judicious use of safety behaviors improve the efficacy and acceptability of exposure therapy for claustrophobic fear? by Deacon, Brett J, Sy, Jennifer T, Lickel, James J, Nelson, Elizabeth A

“…Abstract Exposure therapy is traditionally conducted with an emphasis on the elimination of safety behaviors. However, theorists have recently suggested that…”
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Failure to replicate the deleterious effects of safety behaviors in exposure therapy by Sy, Jennifer T., Dixon, Laura J., Lickel, James J., Nelson, Elizabeth A., Deacon, Brett J.

“…The current study attempted to replicate the finding obtained by Powers, Smits, and Telch (2004; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 448–545)…”
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The effects of primed aggression on brief exposure therapy for social phobia by Sy, Jennifer T

“…Recent research in social phobia has postulated the existence of a hostile variant of social phobia, which is characterized by a more aggressive response to…”
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Mediating cognitive processes involved in safety behavior interference with exposure therapy by Sy, Jennifer T

“…The current study attempted to replicate Powers, Smits, & Telch’s (2004) findings showing that both the availability and utilization of safety behaviors…”
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Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its suboptimal delivery? An experimental investigation: Dissemination of empirically supported treatments for anxiety disorders by FARRELL, Nicholas R, DEACON, Brett J, KEMP, Joshua J, DIXON, Laura J, SY, Jennifer T

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Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale: Dissemination of empirically supported treatments for anxiety disorders by DEACON, Brett J, FARRELL, Nicholas R, KEMP, Joshua J, DIXON, Laura J, SY, Jennifer T, ZHANG, Annie R, MCGRATH, Patrick B

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