COMM 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Systematic Desensitization, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Apprehension
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Developing confidence: coping with your fears about public speaking( cpt4 ) Stage fright is he #1 fear of most americans. The fear of giving a speech can be debilitating. People go to great lengths to avoid giving speeches. Fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication encounters. Confronting a novel or formal speaking situation. Relying on english as a 2nd language. Systematic desensitization (sd) focuses on the physical response to apprehension. Sd works on the principle that, by substituting muscle relaxation, people can learn to cope with anxiety-production situations. With sd training, people are gradually exposed to stressful communication situations are taught to relax. Cognitive restructuring (cr) focuses on changing specific irrational beliefs that people hold about speaking. Cr assumes that apprehension is learned and thus, can be in-learned and replaced. Skills training (st) assumes that people"s fears result from inadequate communication skills. Once individuals acquire the requisite speaking skills, their apprehension will be reduced.
