Communication Apprehension: Origins and Management [Paperback]

Betty Horwitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 20, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1565939247 | ISBN-13: 978-1565939240 | Edition: 1

Simply the most far-reaching volume on the social phobia known as stage fright, or performance jitters, Communication Apprehension literally opens new doors for clinicians and patients, alike. This work is unique in providing accessible details on the psychology, physiology, neurology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the extraordinarily common, yet neglected, affliction of performance anxiety. Designed for a broad range of communications professionals and knowledgeable lay persons, the book is solutions - based. Written in an engaging style, Communication Apprehension bolsters its message through information on the physiology and psychology of communication apprehension.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"We all know that fear of speaking plays havoc with al the aspects of communication, but we often are at a loss of what to do with these cases. Dr. Horwitz?s book provides substantive information on the origins of this phobia and gives multidiscipline management strategies for the problem. Speech clinicians, educators, and other voice professionals will benefit from this valuable work, presented in a highly readable fashion and well documented with case studies."

"This book provides a rigorous yet practical approach to long-mystified topic. It will especially serve SLP’s who treat performing artists and business speakers, but should be considered as a textbook in graduate courses on counseling in communication disorders. It may also quietly help clinicians themselves manage their fears of presenting in public."



-- Joanna Cazden, ADVANCE for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists

"Communication Apprehension by Betty Horwitz is an interesting, well-written and clinically relevant guide to the understanding, assessment and treatment of performance anxiety. The book’s title refers to performance anxiety as “the hidden communication disorderâ€? â€" anxiety “suffered by an individual of either actual or anticipated communication…â€? Dr. Horwitz argues that speech and language pathologists are uniquely qualified to address this disorder and presents a wealth of information designed to help clinicians approach the issue with confidence."



-- Mary Lou Cimovic, Biofeedback

"The author?s purpose as stated in the prefacce is to "demystify the devastating fear of performance...and to help" cope with the problem. The opjectives are extremely worthy, and the answers much needed. The objectives are met from a psychological perspective, but the treatment approaches lacked that pragmatic behavioral techniques that are so often efficacious.



The book was written primarily for speech-language pathologists according to the author. In my judgment, the book would be a valuable initial introduction to performance anxiety for practitioners, professional speakers, and self-presenters at any level from amateur to professional. The author seems to be fully knowledgeable, and has drawn from other noted authorities."



-- Mary Elizabeth Moody, MA, CCC-SLP from George Washington University (Divine)

About the Author

Dr. Betty Horwitz is a speech-language pathologist in private practice in New York City and, for the past 10 years, has been an adjunct professor at New York University where she received an award for teaching excellence. She received a B.A (Speech Pathology) from the University of Michigan, an M.A. (Speech Pathology) from Kean University in New Jersey, and an M.A. (Developmental Psychology) and Ed.D. (Speech Pathology) from Columbia University. In addition, she has postdoctoral training in child and adolescent psychology at the New Hope Guild in New York and in psychophysiology and biofeedback with the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). She is among the inaugural cadre of fluency specialists with ASHA, a contributor to the ASHA Prevention Manual, and a member of the Education and Performance Arts Psychophysiology Sections of AAPB.

Dr. Horwitz has worked in rehabilitation centers, schools and clinics with varied speech, language and voice disorders and has been on the faculty of the Communication Disorders Departments of the City College of New York, Southern Connecticut State University and, more recently, Touro College in Brooklyn, New York. She has also been a consultant and trainer in the private sector and with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for whom she developed a widely used program and textbook on Leadership and Oral Communications. Her experience and special interests in human development, stuttering and voice led Dr. Horwitz to explore the effects of anxiety on oral communications which she has written about and lectured on nationally and internationally (in the USA and abroad).

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Singular; 1 edition (July 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565939247
• ISBN-13: 978-1565939240
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #610,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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