Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Act) vs. Systematic Desensitization in Treatment of Mathematics Anxiety

By R. Zettle. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Psychological flexibility as a mechanism of change in acceptance and commitment therapy (2010, unknown): “, 2004), whereas 10 studies reported that increased flexibility mediated the observed improvements (Dalrymple & Herbert, 2007; Forman, 2007; Gratz & Gunderson, 2006; Kocovski et al., In press; Lappalainen et al., 2007; Luoma, Kohlenberg, Hayes, Bunting, & Rye, 2008; Roemer et al., 2008; Twohig, 2009”
Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A Review of Empirical Studies (2011, background): “Among populations with depressive and anxiety symptoms, ACT was generally found to be superior to no intervention, and as effective as another established treatment in reducing levels of depression, anxiety, and poormental health outcomes (Bond & Bunce, 2000; Forman et al., 2007; Lappalainen et al.,”
Climbing Our Hills: A Beginning Conversation on the Comparison of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (2008, unknown): “…published literature (Bond & Bunce, 2000; Forman, Herbert, et al., 2007; Forman, Hoffman, et al., 2007; Hayes, Bissett, et al., 1999; Lappalainen et al., 2007; Masedoa & Esteve, 2006; Zettle, 2003; Zettle & Hayes, 1986; Zettle & Rains, 1989) and all have found differences in processes of change.”
A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression (2007, background): “…& Bunce, 2003), psychosis (Bach & Hayes, 2002; Gaudiano & Herbert, 2006), depression (Zettle & Hayes, 1986; Zettle & Rains, 1989), test anxiety (Zettle, 2003), trichotillomania (Woods, Wetterneck, & Flessner, 2006), epilepsy (Lundgren, 2004), obsessive–compulsive disorder (Twohig, Hayes, &…”
A Practical Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2004, background): “These studies or ongoing projects have targeted substance abuse (Bissett, 2002; Hayes, Wilson, Bissett, Gifford, Piasecki, Batten, Byrd, & Gregg, in press), smoking cessation (Gifford, Kohlenberg, Hayes, Antonuccio, Piasecki, Rasmussen-Hall, & Palm, in press), stress (Bond & Bunce, 2000; Huxter, 200”
Experiential avoidance as a functional dimensional approach to psychopathology: an empirical review. (2007, methodology): “Zettle (2003) compared the usefulness of acceptance and commitment therapy and systematic Journal of Clinical Psychology DOI 10.1002/jclp desensitization in alleviating math anxiety in a sample of college students.”
A Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Group Treatment for Social Phobia (2006, background): “ACT GROUP TREATMENT FOR SOCIAL PHOBIA 403 2000; 2003), chronic pain and stress (Dahl, Wilson, & Nillson, 2004; Gutiérrez, Luciano, Rodríguez, & Fink, 2004), mathematics anxiety (Zettle, 2003), and specific social phobia (Block & Wulfert, 2000).”
The math anxiety-math performance link and its relation to individual and environmental factors: A review of current behavioral and psychophysiological research. (2016, background): “At the level of an individual, practicing a computer adaptive math program [39 ], reappraising pre-performance anxiety [40 ,41 ], practicing a focused breathing exercise [42 ], stimulating neural circuits involved in cognitive control [43 ], cognitive behavior group therapy [44], relaxation training”
Understanding and addressing mathematics anxiety using perspectives from education, psychology and neuroscience (2016, background): “Cognitive-behavioural approaches have some evidence of effectiveness in reducing MA and improving test performance (particularly if combined with relaxation techniques) (Gregor, 2005; Zettle, 2003).”
Acceptance and commitment therapy: model, processes and outcomes. (2006, unknown): “Zettle (2003) compared ACT and systematic desensitization for math anxiety ( N ¼ 24) and found equivalent reductions in math-related anxiety, but greater change in trait anxiety with systematic desensitization.”
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Different Treatments, Similar Mechanisms? (2008, background): “The first relevant study for anxiety disorders treatment is a small ( n = 24), randomly assigned, ACT versus imaginal systematic desensitization six-session trial for the treatment of mathematic anxiety among university students (Zettle, 2003).”