EFT Research & Evidence Base 4

Question 1

Which organization publishes the peer-reviewed journal most associated with EFT clinical research?

Accepted Answer

Energy Psychology Association (ACEP)

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American Psychological Association

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National Institute of Mental Health

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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Question 2

A practitioner cites a study with N=12 and no control group as 'proof' EFT cures depression. What is the most accurate critique?

Accepted Answer

The sample size makes results ungeneralizable and lack of control prevents causal conclusions

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Depression cannot be measured objectively, so the study design is irrelevant

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EFT is contraindicated for depression, so the study should not exist

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Studies without control groups are automatically fraudulent

Question 3

EFT researcher Peta Stapleton's 2019 book and related RCTs focused primarily on EFT's application in which school-based context?

Accepted Answer

Reducing test anxiety in adolescents

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Improving reading comprehension scores

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Preventing bullying behavior

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Increasing physical activity levels

Question 4

In randomized EFT trials, what is the standard minimum number of sessions researchers typically use to observe significant symptom reduction for PTSD?

Accepted Answer

4–6 sessions

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1–2 sessions

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10–12 sessions

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20+ sessions

Question 5

What statistical method do most EFT meta-analyses use to combine effect sizes across heterogeneous studies?

Accepted Answer

Random-effects model

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Pearson correlation

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ANOVA

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Bayesian network analysis

Question 6

Which EFT study design compares practitioner-delivered EFT with self-administered EFT to examine delivery format differences?

Accepted Answer

Comparative effectiveness study

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Dismantling study

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Equivalence trial

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Dose-response study

Question 7

Which biomarker, besides cortisol, has EFT research investigated as an objective stress indicator?

Accepted Answer

Salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA)

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C-reactive protein (CRP)

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Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

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