This state-of-the-art resource offers school and clinical professionals a comprehensive approach to addressing test anxiety in students from sixth grade through college and beyond (ages 11 to adulthood). The book uniquely combines acceptance-based behavior therapy interventions with practical strategies for improving study skills and enhancing test performance. By learning to disengage from unhealthy worries, students can decrease avoidance and unlock their academic potential. In a convenient large-size format, the book features sample dialogues and scripts, concrete test-taking guidance, and 27 reproducible handouts that can be downloaded and printed.
This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.
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Preface
I. Understanding Test Anxiety
1. The Nature of Test Anxiety
2. Test Anxiety Matters–But Not in the Way Students Think
3. Clinical Assessment
4. Intervention Research
II. Treating Test Anxiety
5. Treatment Overview
6. Learning about Test Anxiety
7. Mastering Bodily Anxiety
8. Focusing the Mind
9. Studying for Success
10. Doing Your Best on Tests
References
Index
关于作者
Alex Jordan, Ph D, is a psychologist in private practice in Belmont, Massachusetts, and at Mc Lean Hospital, and is Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He treats a wide range of complex psychiatric conditions, with a specialty in anxiety disorders. Dr. Jordan has over 40 publications and has conducted federally funded research. He has taught students ranging from high school to postdoctoral, has provided leadership coaching to C-level Fortune 100 executives, and has been retained as an expert consultant in major civil litigation.
Benjamin J. Lovett, Ph D, is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Most of his research and clinical/consulting work revolves around testing and assessment, including the nature and management of test anxiety. Dr. Lovett has over 100 publications, including several books. He works with schools and testing agencies on assessment and disability issues and provides test anxiety treatment.
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