Trait anxiety and children's state anxiety, cognitive behaviors, and performance under stress

Social Anxiety and Social Phobia in Youth

“…The child may be asked to log thoughts in such situations as they are encountered on a daily basis or do so in a clinical setting during a behavioral assessment test. Think-aloud procedures are similar to thought listing but require a child to verbalize thoughts and feelings before, during, and after a behavioral assessment test (Houston, Fox, & Forbes, 1984). Following the tasks, videotapes were reviewed with each child, who then gave ratings of their performance and recalled their cognitions during different segments.…”

Anxiety in Children

“…Thus, SAD may be a risk factor for the later development of OAD. The data also suggest an overall preponderance of females diagnosed with childhood anxiety disorder, with the exception of OAD, which appears to range from neutral to male genderbiased (see also Bauer, 1976;Houston, Fox, & Forbes, 1984;Ollendick et at., 1985). Although it is possible that these results reflect differences between the genders, they may also be artifacts of reporting biases on the part of both parents and children (Bauer, 1976;Ollendick et al, 1985).…”

Stress, time distortion, and failure to recover among obese individuals: Implications for weight gain and dieting

“…During baseline, subjects were instructed to relax and press a buzzer every time they perceived 5 minutes had passed. During the second period (stress), subjects were told that this period was a test to determine their time perception accuracy; their assignment was to be as accurate as possible without using any counting or contrived means, and their responses were to be evaluated and compared with those of other subjects (Houston, Fox, & Forbes, 1984). For the third period (poststress), subjects were told the test period had ended and were instructed to relax and press the buzzer each time they perceived 5 minutes had passed.…”