A Comparison of three Behaviour Therapies in the Treatment of Social Phobia

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Previous Trial ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Present Trial

No previous trial has been reported in which only patients with social phobia were treated. There were nine such patients in a previous trial involving 18 agoraphobics and 18 other phobics (Gelder et al, 1973), in which they responded poorly to desensitization but no conclusion could be drawn from such a small sample. Gordon Paul (1966) found that volunteers with public speaking anxiety, a limited manifestation of social phobia, responded better to desensitization than to psychotherapy. Donald Meichenbaum (1971) also showed that similar volunteers responded well to desensitization but when social anxiety was more general subjects did better with a psychotherapy involving modification of self-instructions. It seemed clear that desensitization in the treatment of patients with social anxiety required further investigation and in the present trial it was compared with imaginal implosion and also with social skills training, an in-vivo treatment.

The relation between public speaking anxiety and social anxiety: A review

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke W. Blöte ◽  
Marcia J.W. Kint ◽  
Anne C. Miers ◽  
P. Michiel Westenberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Anxiety

scholarly journals A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality and In Vivo Exposure Therapy as Psychological Interventions for Public Speaking Anxiety

2021 ◽  
pp. 014544552199110
Author(s):  
Rachel Reeves ◽  
David Curran ◽  
Amanda Gleeson ◽  
Donncha Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Exposure Therapy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Speaking Anxiety

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a prevalent condition with disabling occupational, educational, and social consequences. Exposure therapy is a commonly utilized approach for treating PSA. Traditionally, this intervention has been delivered as in vivo exposure therapy (IVET). Limitations inherent to in vivo as a mode of delivery have been identified and studies have increasingly explored the use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) as an alternative. Understanding the efficacy of both VRET and IVET as psychological interventions for PSA is important. A systematic search identified 11 studies with 508 participants. Meta-analysis yielded a large significant effect wherein VRET resulted in significant reductions in PSA versus control of −1.39 ( Z = 3.96, p < .001) and a similar large significant effect wherein IVET resulted in significant reductions in PSA versus control of −1.41 ( Z = 7.51, p < .001). Although IVET was marginally superior to VRET, both interventions proved efficacious. Given the advantages of utilizing VRET over IVET future research and clinical practice could explore VRET as a treatment option for PSA.

scholarly journals To Speak or Not to Speak in Public: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial Regarding the Effects of a Public Speaking Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-99
Author(s):  
Mihaela Beligeanu
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
General Scale

Public speaking has become an increasingly sought-after skill, which is why more and more people choose to get professionally trained. But is it possible for a public speaking program to have other effects, in addition to improved performance? The aim of this study is to discover the effects of a public speaking program on reducing social anxiety, public speaking anxiety and shame, and also on increasing self-efficacy. The sample (high-school and university students) consisted of 164 participants aged between 15 and 47 years, M = 19.93, SD = 4.70. There were 82 participants in the experimental group and 82 participants in the control group, and the instruments used were: Liebowitz's Scale for Social Anxiety (Liebowitz, 1987), Personal Report on Public Speaking Anxiety (McCroskey, 1970), General scale of self-efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), Cognitive Schema Questionnaire (Young, 2005). A test-retest design was approached, the participants completing the questionnaires one week apart from the others. The results indicate that a public speaking program is useful for reducing social anxiety and public speaking anxiety, with significant differences between the experimental and control groups. However, in terms of self-efficacy and shame, the results were not conclusive. Thus, even if there has been a decrease in shame and an increase in self-efficacy, it is not clear whether these changes can be attributed to the proposed program. This study can serve as the beginning of a program that can contribute to reducing the level of social anxiety and public speaking anxiety..

scholarly journals Virtual Reality Treatment for Public Speaking Anxiety in Students. Advancements and Results in Personalized Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena ◽  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz ◽  
María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche ◽  
Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres ◽  
José-María Romero-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Time Period

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common phobia in the student population. Traditionally, exposure therapy has been used as a treatment. However, the use of virtual reality (VR) is increasingly common to treat PSA. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the published scientific literature on VR as a treatment for PSA in students. The articles indexed in two databases (Web of Science and Scopus) were analyzed, with a time period from the beginning of the first publications until 2019 included. The systematic literature review was based on fixed inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 13 studies were identified which included 481 students. The results collected indicate that the duration of treatments to have positive effects was at least one week, where the number of sessions was between one and twelve. Furthermore, most VR treatments reported positive effects. Finally, this study showed evidence that VR treatment for PSA is effective while being less invasive than in vivo exposure.

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