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                               Utilization Of Emotional Freedom Techniques
                               (eft) To Reduce Test Anxiety In High Stakes
                               Testing
                               Marie Elaine Mohler
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              UTILIZATION OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES (EFT) 
               TO REDUCE TEST ANXIETY IN HIGH STAKES TESTING 
                             
                             
                             
                           by 
                             
                             
                             
                        Marie Elaine Mohler 
                 Bachelor of Science, Montana State University, 1969 
               Master of Science in Nursing, Montana State University, 1970 
              Certification in Nurse-Midwifery, State University of New York, 1973 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                         A Dissertation 
                             
                     Submitted to the Graduate Faculty 
                             
                           of the 
                             
                      University of North Dakota 
                             
                    In partial fulfillment of the requirements 
                             
                             
                             
                         for the degree of 
                             
                        Doctor of Philosophy 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                      Grand Forks, North Dakota 
                           May 
                           2013           
                             
           
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                    Copyright 2013 Marie Elaine Mohler 
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                              This dissertation, submitted by Marie Elaine Mohler, in partial fulfillment of the 
                       requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North 
                       Dakota, has been read by the Faculty Advisory Committee under whom the work has 
                       been done, and is hereby approved. 
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                                                                    Lars Helge n,Ph.D., Chair 
                                                                                    ire, Ph.D. 
                                                                      Darla Ad    , Ph.D., CRNA 
                              This dissertation is being submitted by the appointed advisory committee as 
                       having met all of the requirements of the Graduate School at the University of North 
                       Dakota and is hereby approved. 
                                 r. Wayne Swisher 
                             Dean of the Graduate School 
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                                       Date 
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