Archive for August, 2021
If You Don’t Call It “Anchoring…”
…then it isn’t NLP, it’s science. Right?
A 21-yr-old student reacted with severe anxiety in test-taking situations. She was successfully treated by cue-controlled relaxation methods. The procedure involved (1) training in deep-muscle relaxation, and (2) pairing of breath exhalations while relaxed, with a self-produced cue word—“calm”. After five weekly training sessions, follow-up results were reported on the Interpersonal Anxiety Scale and for midterm and final exams. The potential advantage, under certain conditions, of cue-controlled relaxation over systematic desensitization is discussed.