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The Effects of an Educational CD-ROM on Expectations and Fears about Therapy

Fende, Jennifer

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2004, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Psychology (Arts and Sciences).

Literature has consistently supported educating clients about therapy prior to their first session. A CD-ROM program was developed by incorporating general knowledge about therapy with re-enacted therapy sessions in an interactive format. Ninety undergraduates at a Midwestern school participated in this two-part study, and were asked to simulate the role of clients about to see a therapist for the first time. Block randomization was used to assign thirty participants to each of the three groups: the CD-ROM group, an information-only group, and a no-treatment control group. Results indicate that the CD-ROM decreased the amount of anxiety associated with therapy, and changed expectations about client roles and the process and outcome of therapy for the better when re-assessed two days after the intervention. Future research will focus on altering the CD-ROM so that it may encompass a greater number of expectations, and will aim to test these hypotheses with actual clients.

Timothy Anderson (Advisor)
114 p.

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  • Fende, J. (2004). The Effects of an Educational CD-ROM on Expectations and Fears about Therapy [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1080588930

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fende, Jennifer. The Effects of an Educational CD-ROM on Expectations and Fears about Therapy. 2004. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1080588930.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fende, Jennifer. "The Effects of an Educational CD-ROM on Expectations and Fears about Therapy." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1080588930

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)