Brief Report Pilot Study of Emotional Freedom Techniques, Wholistic Hybrid Derived from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Emotional Freedom Technique, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Test Anxiety in University Students

NTRODUCTION his study investigated the feasibility of two “Energy Psycholgy” techniques and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reucing test anxiety. Both emotional freedom techniques (EFT) nd wholistic hybrid derived from eye movement desensitizaion and reprocessing and Emotional Freedom Techniques EMDR; WHEE) are potent self-treatment methods for dealing ith mild to severe stress, are safe for use outside the therapist’s ffice, and do not produce heavy emotional abreactions. Emotional Freedom Techniques is a mental/emotional verion of acupressure that can be self-applied for a wide range of motional, health, and performance issues. Emotional Freedom echniques is based on the connection between a person’s houghts and emotions and the body’s subtle energies, neuroogical activity, and cellular function. Emotional Freedom Techiques treatment gently removes unconscious blocks to healing ith a statement about the negative issue while repeating a selfffirmation and massaging neurolymphatic points on the chest