Biosketch
Dr. Przeworski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. Her clinical and research interests include the development, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety disorders across the lifespan. Dr. Przeworski is also interested in evaluating therapy process variables, such as the therapeutic alliance and novel methods of administering therapy, such as computer-assisted therapy.
Research Interests
Our laboratory focuses on the development and evaluation of cognitive behavioral treatments for anxiety across the lifespan. Most recently we have been focusing on children with anxiety disorders; however, we work with children, adolescents, and adults. Our laboratory primarily focuses on (a) laboratory based studies which examine family interactions in children with anxiety disorders, and (b) developing novel treatments for children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety disorders. We are currently working on developing a family-based emotion-focused treatment for young children with anxiety disorders. We are also developing a computer-assisted treatment for children with anxiety disorders. We are also interested in the ways in which life events, such as having a parent leave for military deployment, may effect the family and possibly induce anxiety symptoms. Finally, we are interested in the role that culture may play in family dynamics in children with anxiety disorders.
Dr. Przeworski can be reached via phone (216-368-2686), email, or through the Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue , Cleveland , OH 44106-7123 .
Courses Taught
- PSCL 321 - Abnormal Psychology
- PSCL 524 - Advanced Psychopathology
Recent, Representative Publications
Przeworski, A., Zoellner, L.A., Franklin, M.E., Garcia, A., Freeman, J., March, J.S., & Foa, E.B. (in preparation) Expressed emotion and Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Przeworski, A., Freeman, J.B., Garcia, A.M., Choate-Summers, M.L., Ale, C., Randall, D., & Coyne, L. (submitted). Mother-child interactions in anxious children: Are they situation specific? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
Mancebo, M.C., Garcia, A.B., Freeman, J.G., Przeworski, A., Pinto, A., Stout, R., Eisen, J.L., Kane, J., & Rasmussen, S.A. (submitted). Juvenile-Onset OCD: Clinical Features of Children, Adolescents and Adults. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.
Newman, M. G., Przeworski, A., Fisher, A. J. and Borkovec, T. D. (submitted). Diagnostic comorbidity in generalized anxiety disorder: Impact of comorbidity on psychotherapy outcome and impact of psychotherapy on comorbid diagnoses. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Freeman, J.F., Garcia, A., Coyne, L., Ale, C., Przeworski, A., Himle, M., Compton, S., Leonard, H. (in press). Early Childhood OCD: Preliminary Finding from a Family Based Cognitive Behavioral Approach. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Choate-Summers, M.L., Freeman, J.B., Garcia, A.M., Coyne, L., Przeworski, A., & Leonard, H.L. (in press). Clinical considerations when tailoring cognitive behavioral treatment for young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Education and Treatment of Children.
Przeworski, A., & Newman, M.G. (2006). The Efficacy and Utility of Computer-Assisted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. Clinical Psychologist., 10(2), 43-53.
Amir, N., Beard, C., & Przeworski, A. (2005). The effect of experience on interpretation of
ambiguous events in social phobia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114(3), 402-408
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Przeworski, A., & Newman, M.G. (2004). Ambulatory Computer-Assisted Group Therapy for
Generalized Social Phobia. In Session: Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 179-188
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Amir, N., Elias, J., Klumpp, H., & Przeworski, A. (2003). Attentional bias to threat in Social
Phobia: Facilitated processing or difficulty disengaging attention from threat? Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 41(11), 1325-1335
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Foa, E.B., Mathews, A., Abramowitz, J.S., Amir, N., Przeworski, A., Filip, J.C., Alley, A. (2003). Do patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have deficits in decision-making? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27(4), 431-445.
Newman, M.G., Erikson, T., Przeworski, A., & Dzus, E.E. (2003). Self-help and minimal contact therapies for anxiety disorders: Is human contact necessary for therapeutic efficacy?
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59(3), 251-274
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Newman, M.G., Zuellig, A.R., Kachin, K.E., Constantino, M.J., Przeworski, A., Erickson, T., & Cashman-McGrath, L. (2002). Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Generalized
Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire - IV: A Revised Self-Report Diagnostic Measure of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Behavior Therapy, 33, 215-233
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Tolin, D.F., Abramowitz, J.S., Przeworski, A., & Foa, E.B. (2002). Thought Suppression in
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(11), 1255-1274.
Foa, E.B., Amir, N., Bogert, K.V.A, Molnar, C., & Przeworski, A. (2001). Inflated perception of responsibility for harm in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 15(4), 259-275.
Zoellner, L.A., Foa, E.B., Brigidi, B.D., & Przeworski, A. (2000). Are Trauma Victims Susceptible to False Memories? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(3), 517-524.
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