A Comparison of Stimulus Control and Symptom Prescription Procedures for the Treatment of Sleep-Onset Latency Insomnia
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In fact, if you have a copy of the abstract of your thesis that you could send me now, I would appreciate it. Sihcerel y, E. Thomas Dowd, Ph. D. Professor and Director of Counsel'i ng Psycho1 ogy DNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON . S~TTLE,WASHINGTON 98 195 . 9 s&w/ v~urrin~,SCL~G~ * Department of Psychosorial Nursing 006)343-6960 Mark Goheen " ~aculty~ofg ducati ion * Simon Fpser University Buraaby, B.C. CANADA V5A 1S6 Dear Mark:- Ypu haye our permission to allow the National Library to copy the Symptoms of Stress Inventory as needed. Congratulations on the completion of your thesis. Good luck for Yhe future. Helen Nakagawa-Kogan, ld.,Ph.D. Profes~or,~Psychosocial~ursing HNK: ts Name: Mark D. Goheen Degree: , Master of Arts (Education) Title of Project: A Com.parison Of Stimulus Control And Symptom Prescription Procedures For:The Treatment Of Sleep-Onset Latency lnsmmnia - Examining Committee: . Chair: Cornel M. Hamm -- -- -- - Adam Horvath Senior Supervisor - / " ~on\ldW. 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A Comparison of Stimulus ~.ontroland Symptom ~rescr~~t~on. _ 6 Procedures for the Treatment of Sleep-O~setLatency Insomnia AU t hor : , , (signLture) Mark D. Goheen (name) -, - 1 * ' (date) Abstract 0 . ' . I - . ~aradoxi&lstrategies, such as symptom pre&ription, are claimed to be the .' treatment of choice with clients who tend not-to comply with intervention-instructions. I i. I This study investigated the relationshp between psycbdogical. reactance and . w intervention outcome using writt~,selfhelp symptom prescription and stimulus 0 - control procedures for difficulties falling asleep. Psychological reactance is described a; a predisposition to respond to threats ti one's freedom or autonomy * with non-compliant or "resistant" betiaviour. lnbaddition, levels of stress, levels of 6 . * client's perception*of the social influence qualities,of the counsellar, and levels of . ,counsellor-client alliance were each correlated with intervention outcome. .. Forty-one subjects.participatecl in three, seven-day experimental phases , A (baseline, two treatment phasbs). Twenty of the subjects keceived a one-hour counselling interview plus &her $written symptom prescription procedure or a written stimulus control procedure. Twenty-one of the subjects received one of the' two written interventions, but no co,unselling interview. ; ' * Six research predictions were formulafed: One, psychological reactance would be less negatively related to treatment outcome in the symptom prescription condition than in the stimulus control condition. Two, irrespective of intervention . type, there would be sbnificant overall reductions in time to sleep onset. Three, there would not be reliable differences in magnitude of treatment effect between the 'L two interventions. Four, the client's perception of social influence quallaies of the counsellor and tAe level of counsellor-client alliance. would each be*more positively related tontreatment outcome:in the symptom prescription condition than in the ,Y stimulus control condition. Five, regardless Of interventiondype, level of stress would be negatively associated with reduction in time to sleep-onset. Six, stress would be 1, less negatively related to-treatment outcome in the symptom prescription condition . , relative to the stimulus control condition. t - r d third The results suhort the first, second, and predictions.- Significant - reductionsr& time to sleep onset were observed for all conditions, however reactance was positively associated with reductions in time to sleep onset-in the * syrqptom prescription-condition, but reactance was negatively associated with - reductions in the ~timuluscontrol conditioTi, There-were, except in terms of K A' reactance, no reliable treatment effect differences between the two interventions. -0 These findings suggest that both interventions facilitate reductions in time to sleep P 6r 6 onset, yet syAptom prescription iisuperior for reactant clientele. The fou?h, fifth, and i sixth predictions we're not supported. Neither stiess nor quality of the copnseltor- . client relationship were significantly associated with treatment- effect. ,, I am indebted to the entire committee -- Adam Horvath, Ron Man, and Varda - < .- ,/ . ~hohark~olomon-- for-their time and ekpertise. Particular appreciation is extended & . to Adam Hqrvath who devoted untold hours gJiding me towards some semblance of o* '9 - clarity. I thank avid Lingley for ihe-stimulating ideas and discussion which were 0 0 -+ - in-strumental in the developmegt of this study. Glen Grunau and Suzanne Kyra, . -thank you! Your suhort and humour, and the interviews that you performed made t. t. the difference. Evelyn, love'and tolerance-are just two of the many diamonds.in your 1 * -. universe. " -. ' .. Title Page - -:i Approval Page ii Abstract I i ii Acknowledgements v I - Table of Contents List of Tables - ,. 4 ix ..I->. List of ~i~ires X Chapter I: Introduction .. 1 w Organizer - I \ 1 \ Th-e Problem x~ * 1 *. Issue 1 ,4 " Issue 2 , 6 Issue 3 7 * Issue 4 .8 ~~potheses Chapter II: Review of the Literature 10 Towards a definition of paradoxical Interventions - 10 Mechanisms Accounting for Paradoxical Phenomenon 14 9 Anticipatory anxiety .I5 Attributions 16 Double binds 17 3 (\ = Qeframing/Decontextua!ization 18 ~xperi6entallnvestigations of Paradoxical Interventions .,.