Wechsler, Theresa
| Post | Universität Regensburg Fakultät für Psychologie, Pädagogik und Sportwissenschaft Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Universitätsstr. 31 93053 Regensburg |
| Office address | University of Regensburg |
| Phone | + 49 (0)941/943-6043 |
| theresa.wechsler@psychologie.uni-regensburg.de | |
| Office hours | Appointments on request |
Development
| 2005 | University-Entrance Diploma (Abitur) |
| 2005 - 2011 | Studies of Psychology, Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg with emphasis in: Behaviour Modification |
| 2008 - 2009 | Elective Studies: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen |
| 2011 | Graduation in Psychology (Diploma, equivalent to M.Sc.) Diploma Thesis "Focus in Effective Factors in Coaching Tools: Development and Application of a Rating System" |
| 2012 | Nomination of the German Coaching Award 2012, Category "Science" |
| 2011 - 2016 | Psychotherapy Training, Center of Integrative Psychotherapy (CIP), Munich |
| Since 2014 | Additional Qualification Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Additional Qualification Group Psychotherapy |
| Since 2014 | PhD Thesis "Characterisation of Personality Traits in Patients with a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Conceptualisation and Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program for Patients with Accentuated Personality Traits and Personality Disorders" |
| 2014 | Workshops Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) |
| 2015 | Workshops Schema Therapy |
| 2015 | Mifek-Kirschner-Award (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry) for "A resource oriented-behavioral group therapy for patients with personality disorders and accentuations of personality traits" |
| 2016 | Workshop Narrative Exposure Therapy |
| 2016 | Licensure as Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) |
Professional Experience
| 2008 - 2010 | Department of Developmental Psychology, Prof. Weinert, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, Student research assistant |
| 2009 - 2010 | Department of Personality Psychology, Diagnostics and Intervention Prof. Laux, Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg, Student research assistant |
| 2008 | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice, Dr. Albert, Erlangen, Internship |
| 2009 | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital of Erlangen, Research Group Neurophysiology Internship |
| 2010 | Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Internship |
| 2012 - 2016 | Center of Integrative Psychotherapy (CIP), Munich, Psychotherapist in Training for Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy |
| 2013 - 2016 | Archiepiscopal Youth Welfare Office Munich-Freising, Project KISKO, Freelance work |
| 2013-2016 | Competence Centre for Applied Personel Psychology (KAP), Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, Freelance work |
| Since 2014 | Lectureship Medical and Health Care Education, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Department of Clinical Psychology, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg Medical Academy IB Medau |
| 2011 - 2017 | Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich Closed Acute Ward & Outpatient Clinic for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Group Molecular Psychotraumatology Research Assistant and Clinical Psychologist |
| Since 2017 | Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Prof. Dr. Mühlberger, University of Regensburg, Research Assistant |
Research Interestes
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Accentuations of Personality Traits and Personality Disorders
- Psychoendocrinology
- Psychophysiology
- Clinical Developmental Psychology
- Exposure Therapy
- Psychotherapy Research
Publications
Reichenberger, J., Wechsler, T. F., Diemer, J., Mühlberger, A., & Notzon, S. (2022). Fear, psychophysiological arousal, and cognitions during a virtual social skills training in social anxiety disorder while manipulating gaze duration. Biological psychology, 175, 108432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108432
Wechsler, T.F., Pfaller, M., Eickels, R.E.v, Schulz, L.H. and Mühlberger, A. (2021) Look at the Audience? A Randomized Controlled Study of Shifting Attention From Self-Focus to Nonsocial vs. Social External Stimuli During Virtual Reality Exposure to Public Speaking in Social Anxiety. Front. Psychiatry 12:751272. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.751272
Biehl, S. C., Schmidmeier, M., Wechsler, T. F., Kroczek, L. O. H., & Mühlberger, A. (2021). Widespread Recommendations Can Change Our Habits of Hand-Washing and Physical Distance During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3(1), 1-12. doi.org/10.32872/cpe.3061
Bahr, L.-M., Maurer, F., Weigl, J., Weber, K., Melchner, D., Dörfelt, A., Wechsler, T. F., Bauer, O., Reinders, J., Milenkovic, V. M., Wetzel, C.H., Wetter, T. C., Rupprecht, R., Mühlberger, A. ,Nothdurfter, C. (2021). Dissociation of endocrine responses to the Trier Social Stress Test in Virtual Reality (VR-TSST) by the benzodiazepine alprazolam and the translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) ligand etifoxine. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 124, 105100. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105100
Levine, S. M., Alahäivälä, A. L., Wechsler, T. F., Wackerle, A., Rupprecht, R., & Schwarzbach, J. V. (2020). Linking Personality Traits to Individual Differences in Affective Spaces. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 448. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00448
Wechsler, T.F., Kümpers, F., & Mühlberger, A. (2019). Inferiority or Even Superiority of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobias?—A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials Specifically Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure to Gold Standard in vivo Exposure in Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, and Social Phobia. Front. Psychol., 10:1758. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01758
Leon Kroczek - 08.11.2022 09:50 