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This study explored the concept of generalizability, which is to ask the question, can EFT be effective (in this case to reduce presentation anxiety) in different subsets of populations. The experiment compared a group of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) students (all women and significantly older) against Sports Science degree students (predominantly male and significantly younger). The study showed a statistically significant decrease of presentation anxiety in both cohorts.
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The Use of Thought Field Therapy in Educational Settings
This study explored how thought field therapy (TFT) was used in educational settings by students and adults, its effects, and possible difficulties. TFT is a self-help technique developed by Dr. Roger Callahan for the treatment of traumas, phobias, and the psychological pain caused by other upsetting experiences (Callahan & Callahan, 2000).
Read MoreThe Effect of Progressive Muscular Relaxation and EFT on Test Anxiety in High School Students
This study investigated the effect on test anxiety of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy with somatic and cognitive components. A statistically significant decrease occurred in the test anxiety scores of both the experimental and control groups.
Read MoreEFT for Test Anxiety: A Pilot Study
This study explored test anxiety benefits of Wholistic Hybrid derived from EMDR (WHEE), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Read MoreThe Effectiveness of EFT for Optimal Test Performance
Jain, S., & Rubino, A. (2012). The effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques for optimal test performance. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 4(2), 15-25. doi: 10.9769.EPJ.2012.4.2.SJ Read more at Energy Psychology Journal Summary by Adam Boughey, Research Associate and Trainee Health Psychologist Location Moscow, ID: USA. Aim To determine whether EFT can reduce test anxiety […]
Read MoreTapping for Success: A Pilot Study
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as tapping, is an emerging psychological intervention that has been used to treat a variety of conditions, including exam stress and public speaking anxiety.
Read MoreThe Effect of a Brief EFT Self-intervention on Anxiety, Depression, Pain, and Cravings in Health Care Workers
EFT self-application resulted in statistically significant decreases in pain, emotional distress, and cravings, and improvements for all nine subscales. On the two general scales on the SA-45, symptom severity dropped by 34%, and symptom breadth by 40% relative to normal baselines (both p < 0.001). Pain scores dropped by 68%, the intensity of traumatic memories by 83%, and cravings by 83% (all p < 0.001).
Read MoreReducing State Communication Anxiety For Public Speakers: An Energy Psychology Pilot Study
This mixed-method pilot study investigates the efficacy of implementing primordial energy activation and transcendence to address public speaking anxiety.
Read MoreThe Efficacy of Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence (PEAT) for Public Speaking Anxiety
Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence (PEAT) is one of the newer energy psychology protocols. The purpose of this study was to test the
effectiveness of a PEAT protocol on individuals experiencing communication anxiety and compare results with existing protocols such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Thought Field Therapy (TFT).
Reducing Anxiety in Dental Patients Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Adult patients awaiting dental treatment were screened for self-reported anxiety using an 11-point Likert scale. Those in the higher half of the range (n = 30) received a 10-min intervention consisting of a 4-min Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) explanation and 6-min treatment… All patients reported a decrease in subjective anxiety, with a mean pretreatment score of 8.03 and a posttreatment score of 3.03. Paired t tests revealed a statistically significant decrease (p < 0.001).
Read MoreInterventions to Reduce Anxiety for Children and Adolescents
Anxiety can cause many concerns for those affected, and previous research on anxiety and gifted students has been inconclusive. This study examined the anxiety levels of gifted students, as well as the effectiveness of two interventions: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).
Read MoreCAM and Energy Psychology Techniques Remediate PTSD Symptoms in Veterans and Spouses
The significant reduction in PTSD symptoms is consistent with other published reports of EP treatment, though counter to the usual long-term course of the condition. The results indicate that a multimodal CAM intervention incorporating EP may offer benefits to family members as well as veterans suffering from PTSD symptoms. Recommendations are made for further research to answer the questions posed by this study…
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