This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2024, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS), held in International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2024, held in Porto, Portugal, from 20 to 22 of April…

Despite the continuing expansion of psychotherapeutic training programmes within universities in the UK, very little has been written about the psychological strains which may be experienced by teams working within the context of higher education. This theoretical paper offers a psychoanalytic perspective on the location of such teams, drawing on…

Comorbid diagnoses were examined in 55 principal generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) clients, and the effects of treatment for the anxiety disorder on the other conditions were examined. Although high rates of comorbidity were present at pretherapy, the presence of comorbid conditions declined dramatically after treatment in those for whom the GAD…

High, and low, social-connectedness scores were related to measures of anxiety, self-esteem, and social identity. Study 1 (N=185) used college women who presented with anxiety symptoms; Study 2 (N=44) was a follow-up study of connectedness in social situations. Results are presented and discussed in relation to therapy options. (Author/EMK)

Investigated treatment effects of three social influence variables frequently implicated in psychotherapy placebos. Socially anxious male university students and staff members (N=48) participated in experimental treatment for reducing dating anxiety. Results support the importance of social influence variables in therapeutic change. (TE)

Addresses emotional reactions of the therapist to the termination of a therapeutic relationship. Discusses findings which evolved from three ten-week courses in play therapy. Concludes that student therapists must be taught to accept separation as a positive, integral part of the play therapy relationship. (Author/KC)

Two experiments were conducted to isolate the trait-anxiety-reducing effects of transcendental meditation (TM) from expectation of relief and the concomitant ritual of sitting twice daily. The results strongly support the conclusion that the crucial therapeutic component of TM is not the TM exercise. (Author)

Uses work with anxiety-disordered youth as an example of potentially transportable manual-based treatment. Examines client factors, service-clinic therapist factors, and researcher factors that may contribute to the reported gap between research and practice outcomes. (JPS)

Examines whether fear of therapy and psychological distress were predictive of help-seeking. A nonclinical student sample (n=263) completed measures of their treatment fears, expectations, anxiety, psychological distress and help-seeking likelihood. Concerns about image, stigma, coercion, and psychological distress were all related to help-seeking…

A program of behavioral procedures for the self-management of social-effectiveness skills was evaluated within the context of a university course on principles of behavior self-modification. Sixteen students received training and direction in conducting seven-week self-modification projects focusing either on improving skills of interpersonal…

Writing apprehension needs to be understood and solutions found for it so that students' fears can be lessened and their success with writing increased. Carl Roger's client-centered, nondirective psychotherapy applies well to teaching composition. Composition teachers need to be real, empathic, and accepting, and should thus shed their…

Suggests that research aimed at examining the effect of death education courses may be limited by the instructor's lack of awareness of the conditions necessary to promote change. Explores the parallels between death education and group psychotherapy and the factors inherent in seminar-type death education courses. (Author/JAC)

North Americans' fear and preoccupation with safety and security as a result of the September 11 attacks is similar to that felt by gays and lesbians in daily life. Queer persons are not part of the Christian family, according to Jerry Falwell and other rightist Christian fundamentalists, including those involved in transformative ministry and…